Joomlashack Blog and Updates

Joomla 3 Day Videos Now Online

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 26 August 2014 26 August 2014

About 10 days ago, we held a special online event called "Joomla 3 Day".

Joomla 3 Day was like a free, online Joomla Day.

We had a series of 30 to 45 minute presentations. The expert speakers talked about speeding up your Joomla website, building multi-lingual websites, the new features in K2, and much more.

We held the event to mark the publication of Joomla 3 Explained, so all the presentations focused on Joomla 3.

OSMeta, a Very Simple Joomla Metadata Manager

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 26 August 2014 26 August 2014

Over the last 6 months we've been working on OSMeta, which is a metadata manager for Joomla sites.

We created OSMeta because we couldn't find a metadata extension that was simple and usable enough for our needs.

We've been using OSMeta on our own sites and on customer sites. We've also been recommending it to OSTraining members. The most gratifying thing is that most of our members didn't require any explanation. They just installed it and were able to figure out how to use it with no explanation.

So, the feedback has been good, and we're ready to release OSMeta to the public.

Sample Media Queries for Responsive Joomla Templates

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 15 August 2014 15 August 2014

joomla media queries responsive css Everyone wants a responsive Joomla template for their site.

However, if you buy or download a responsive Joomla template you will probably need to edit certain elements to meet the needs of your site. You may also need to fix problems on certain screen sizes.

In this tutorial, we're going to show you some CSS examples so that you can see how to customize your site for different screen sizes.

A Wider Perspective on Joomla Security

: Published: 07 August 2014 07 August 2014

joomla security Brent Laminack is one of the most experienced developers I've had the privilege of working with.

Brent's been a coder and sysadmin for over 30 years. He's been involved in the open source community in Atlanta for many years.

So, it won't surprise you to hear that Brent takes a much wider view of security than simply keeping your site up-to-date.

How to choose the best Joomla Template for your project

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 31 July 2014 31 July 2014

Invest your time better when desiging a site

You already know that Joomla is a versatile platform with a theming system that provides great features and flexibility. As a Web developer working on your own projects or a client site, you also already know that it’s a great idea and the best use of your time to invest in purchasing a professional template to build upon. When you do this, you don’t have to focus on laying out the groundwork for your web-design project, because the template will take care of that. Instead, you can spend your time on the small details, the customization, the incorporated features, and the site design.

The Joomla theme market is huge, so it’s important to go into the process with a list of features, requirements, and theme characteristics that will work best for your needs, skill level, and the particular project.

Easy Social Icons with a fresh new look!

: Written by Oscar Rodas Oscar Rodas; Published: 17 July 2014 17 July 2014

Updated and Optimized for Joomla 2.5.22 & 3.3.1

The team has been busy giving Easy Social Icons a great new update. It now works seamlessly with the latest versions of Joomla, 2.5.22 & 3.3.1. Use it with all Joomla Templates to add cool and easy icon sets.

New Features and Social Icon Sets

A great value: Easy Social Icons contains 6 different icon sets that have now been updated and revised. These icon sets will give your site a classy look and a social capability. Our graphical design team worked hard to give the icons a fresh new look. They now include new Social Networks like Dribbble & Vine.

Easy Social Icons: Easily add icons for all of your social networks!

The Easy Social Icons Joomla module by Joomlashack is very easy to use:

Go to the configuration menu.
Add a link to your network(s).
Select the icon style, direction and order that best matches the look of your site.
Publish the module.

Do you know an easier way to add social networks to a site?

Re-Launching OSTraining from the Command Line

: Written by andersonsantos andersonsantos; Published: 10 July 2014 10 July 2014

ostraining redesign We redesigned this site at the end of the June.

This was a complete redesign and, in addition to the new template and images, the whole process required deep changes to your site structure.

We need to change menus, modules, categories, articles, extensions options and apply many other updates. We started to worry about the complexity of the upgrade and what could go wrong during the process.

This post outlines how we approached the problem and how we managed to successfully complete a complex update inside 20 minutes.

Joomla SEO: A Practical Guide

: Published: 08 July 2014 08 July 2014

Joomla SEO Steven Johnson is an affiliate marketer who has run several successful sites around TVs, iPhones and iPods.

Steven is also a long-time Joomla user, and he's really learned how to optimize Joomla for high rankings.

In this presentation, Steven gives a practical guide to optimizing your Joomla site. He covers popular SEO extensions, metadata and plenty of off-page factors.

6 Web-Entrepreneurship Books you Must Read

: Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack; Published: 03 July 2014 03 July 2014

The path to becoming a successful web entrepreneur and freelancer takes a great deal of time and effort. Your friends and colleagues are good sources of advice, but you also want to hit the books during the course of your research. From marketing to work-life balance, there's plenty of resources out there for web entrepreneurs and freelancers who want to get the most out of their unconventional careers.

1. The 4-Hour Workweek

Keystone reading for any web entrepreneur or freelancer, and for good reason. When you start your own business, you put in a lot of time to get everything just right. The problem with this is that over time, you may find yourself unable to actually scale back the amount of hours you're working. "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss lets you figure out out how to work smarter instead of harder, so you can enjoy your success and have a good work/life balance.

I have never been able to work just 4 hours a week, however, this book helped break many paradigms about what I need to be doing vs what I want to be doing. I learned how to delegate tasks I was not skilled at in order to make more time for the areas of my business I excelled at.