The Joomlashack Blog
How to Edit a Class Difficulty Level in OSCampus
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 22 June 2018 22 June 2018
One of our customers asked how to edit a class difficulty level in their OSCampus classes.
By default, OSCampus displays the three following levels of difficulty:
- Beginner.
- Intermediate.
- Advanced.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to change these three levels to your liking.
How to Style Joomla Articles with Joomlashack Templates
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 June 2018 19 June 2018
One of our template customers asked us how to style their Joomla articles.
Joomla is flexible enough for any beginner without coding skills to tweak an article style.
In this post, you will learn a few tips for styling your Joomla content.
Read more: How to Style Joomla Articles with Joomlashack Templates
We Are Willing to Adopt Joomla Extensions
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 June 2018 15 June 2018
Over the last few days, we've been contacted by several Joomla users. These users were customers of a particular Joomla extension developer. The developer seems to have vanished overnight, shutting down their website.
This is not the first time we've seen a situation like this. Life happens. People get busy, create new extensions and services, change jobs, or may need to stop development for 1,001 other reasons.
But, if you don't want to disappoint your existing customers, let me offer an option: Joomlashack is willing to adopt your extensions.
Shack Open Graph Is Now Live at Joomlashack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 June 2018 14 June 2018
Back in March, we announced the acquisition of Perfect Web, another Joomla extension company.
As a result, three Perfect Web extensions are moving to Joomlashack. We already moved over Shack Toolbox and Shack Forms.
We are happy to announce that the final extension is also here today. Say hello to Shack Open Graph.
OSDonate and PayPal Users: You Must Get an SSL Certificate with TLS 1.2
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 June 2018 12 June 2018
If you're using OSDonate (or any software that integrates with PayPal), your site needs to use a valid SSL certificate with TLS 1.2 protocol starting Saturday, June 30.
PayPal has a post on their blog with details on this important change.
Here's the important section of the PayPal post:
Read more: OSDonate and PayPal Users: You Must Get an SSL Certificate with TLS 1.2
10 Ways to Improve Your Joomla Contact Form
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 June 2018 08 June 2018
One question we frequently get is about the Joomla contact form. Some people think its too plain and want to redesign it or add features. Some people get too much spam.
This week we'll walk you through how to improve your Joomla contact form.
If you want to use the Joomla core, check out this guide: how to create Joomla contact forms.
But there are some serious limitations to the Joomla core. For example, you can't even store messages that are sent to you. So we highly recommend the Shack Forms extension for better Joomal contact forms.
How to Create a Joomla Contact Form Module
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 June 2018 08 June 2018
This tutorial will show you how to add a contact form to the front of your Joomla site.
This will allow people to contact you quickly without having to navigate through to a dedicated "Contact Us" page.
New Feature in Shack Forms: Review Submitted Data
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 June 2018 07 June 2018
One of the customers of our Shack Forms extension (formerly known as "Perfect AJAX Popup Contact Form") asked us for a particular feature.
They wanted to be able to view and search the data sent via their Shack Forms.
We happily implemented this feature. In this quick overview, you will take a look at it.
Read more: New Feature in Shack Forms: Review Submitted Data
Send Your Joomla Forms Entries to Google Sheets
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 June 2018 07 June 2018
Our favorite Joomla forms extension is Shack Forms.
It has a ton of cool features that you won't find in many other Joomla forms. For example, you can store your entries in Google Sheets. Once your data is inside a Google sheet you can analyze, share or use the information in thousands of different ways.
Let's show you how to send your Joomla forms data to Google Sheets.
Open a Joomla Form by Clicking on a Menu Link
- Published: 04 June 2018 04 June 2018
Some websites make it really hard to contact them. The "Contact Us" page is hidden in the footer. The social media icons, if there any, lead to accounts where no-one ever replies.
Why not make it as easy as possible to contact you?!?
One good idea is to place a "Contact Us" in your menu. As soon as people click on it, they'll get a pop-up box with a contact form. Your visitors don't even need to visit a different page. That's as easy as it gets.