Joomlashack Blog and Updates

Use Google Custom Search Engine with Joomla

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 24 February 2016 24 February 2016

Joomla comes with a search component that can look inside articles and other components. However, the search component does have some limitations. For example, it can't index content that is included in modules or plugins.

To search through all of the content on your Joomla pages, Google Search Engine provides a powerful alternative.

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to integrate Google Search Engine in Joomla.

How to Embed Google Forms in Joomla

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 24 February 2016 24 February 2016

Google Forms is Google's product for easily creating forms and collecting the results.

It is really easy to add Google Forms to Joomla sites, using our OSEmbed extension.

You can embed Google Forms into your Joomla site with just a URL. If you're looking for a Joomla-native extension, we highly recommend Shack Forms. But if you're already using Google Forms, here's how to use it with Joomla ...

Add a Photo Gallery to Joomla using Event Gallery

: Written by Sven Bluege Sven Bluege; Published: 18 February 2016 18 February 2016

So you want to set up an image gallery on your Joomla site?

There are many options for a gallery component. We're going to look at one option called Event Gallery.

Event Gallery features a fully responsive, adaptive layout system, and will get you started in no time. This article will deal with the basic setup. The best thing for you: the main component is available at no cost.

OSEmbed Pro Now Supports Everything Google

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 18 February 2016 18 February 2016

Today, Joomla loves Google!

We've launched a new version of OSEmbed Pro that allows you to embed anything from Google using just a URL.

You can easily embed Google Maps, Docs, Slides, Forms, Sheets and Drawings in Joomla.

Updates and Bug-fixes for mid-February 2016

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 18 February 2016 18 February 2016

This week we released a new round of updates for some of our extensions, focusing on bug fixes. Here are more details:

Build an Ajax Search Module for Joomla

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 16 February 2016 16 February 2016

Ajax makes it possible to create websites that are easier and faster to use. You can use Ajax to refresh a specific section of a page without reloading all the content.

One really common use for Ajax is a search feature. With Ajax, visitors can try multiple different searches without refreshing the page.

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to use Ajax to create a Joomla search module.

How to Reorder Menu Items in Joomla

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 12 February 2016 12 February 2016

One of the cool features in Joomla 3 is drag and drop to reorder articles, menus, categories and more.

I'm going to show you how to use drag-and-drop to re-order Joomla menus.

When reordering menu items, I personally recommend to do it by filtering up to the maximum menu level, as explained in this post.

How to Test Beta Versions of Joomla

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 11 February 2016 11 February 2016

Before the release of any Joomla version, everyone has the chance to test the beta and pre-release versions.

If you use Joomla and want to contribute, or if you just want to test your site and extensions, it is absolutely worth testing. You may find some bugs that need fixing before the final release.

I'm going to show you how to test Joomla beta versions.