The Joomlashack Blog
Typography Trends in Web Design
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 25 March 2014 25 March 2014
The current web design trends take a turn to minimalism, with flat design coming out in the lead. When you strip away many visual elements that create a visual impact, you rely heavily on typography to make your design beautiful. 2014 is shaping up to be an exciting year for typography trends, particularly if you are working with responsive or flat designs for Joomla. Keep an eye out for these popular trends, and consider incorporating them into your own designs if they need a typography face lift.
Watch the Joomla 3 Access Control Webinar
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 23 March 2014 23 March 2014
Last week we launched the Joomla 3 Access Control and Maintenance class.
In this class, Rod shows you how to use Joomla's access controls. How do give different permissions to different users? How do you give control to different groups of users?
After the class launched, Rod held a webinar all about access control.
You can watch a full replay of the webinar here:
5 Essential Tips for Positioning a Joomla Agency
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 21 March 2014 21 March 2014
Joomla agency owners have an uphill battle to climb.
With Joomla being such a widely used CMS, there are plenty of developers and service providers competing to build and maintain sites for the diverse companies utilizing Joomla.
If you're unsure how to differentiate your company to stand out, read on to learn some tried and true techniques to position your Joomla agency.
Creating Joomla Macros with RokCandy from RocketTheme
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 19 March 2014 19 March 2014
Macros are really useful, whether you're writing a document, a spreadsheet or a website. Put simply, a macro is a shortcut to a task you do repeatedly.
RokCandy is an elegant way to create macros in Joomla.
We're going to show you some examples of what's possible with RokCandy, including adding font icons to our new Breeze template.
Read more: Creating Joomla Macros with RokCandy from RocketTheme
5 Pieces of lousy blogging advice you need to forget
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 18 March 2014 18 March 2014
Video on building a blog with Joomla
1. The purpose of a blog is list-building/SEO/virality
So why do you have a blog in the first place? It is okay to admit that it's part of your digital marketing strategy, and a great blog can be a key part of that strategy.
Read more: 5 Pieces of lousy blogging advice you need to forget
Breeze - An Updated, Free Joomla Template
- Published: 17 March 2014 17 March 2014
Over the next few weeks we've several launches planned.
Some of these launches will be brand-new projects. Some of these launches, like today's, will breathe new life into old names.
We first published the Breeze template back in 2009. It was called "the World’s Easiest Joomla template".
5 years later, we've completely rebuilt Breeze. The new version is ready for 2014, but it's still as easy to use as it ever was.
Watch the Joomla 3 Template and Overrides Webinar
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 March 2014 16 March 2014
Last week we completed the Joomla 3 Intermediate class.
In that class, Rod takes us through the process of building a complete Joomla site.
The final lessons in the class covered design, using the Breeze template.
After the class launched, Rod held a webinar with Valentin, the designer of Breeze. This is a great introduction to Joomla templates and overrides.
Read more: Watch the Joomla 3 Template and Overrides Webinar
The Secret Ingredient Your Joomla Agency Is Missing
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 March 2014 14 March 2014
Are you a Joomla developer turned agency owner looking to set your business apart?
Read on to learn about the #1 secret ingredient that your agency's strategy needs to try out - today!
Read more: The Secret Ingredient Your Joomla Agency Is Missing
5 Must-Have Joomla Extensions
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 12 March 2014 12 March 2014
Joomla's basic feature set is powerful, especially with Bootstrap being included in Java's core coding. Bootstrap is a collection of javascript and CSS snippets that are easily added to your website, the template, or modules. It provides a great deal of flexibility to an already great content management system, but sometimes you need features that Joomla and Bootstrap can't cover. The open source nature of this script provides fertile ground for an endless amount of extensions. When you're ready to go beyond Joomla's basic functions, a quick jaunt into the available extensions reveals a way to take your website to the next level.
Tips for Responsive Design on Mobile Devices
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 10 March 2014 10 March 2014
Responsive design spells the difference between creating one version of your site and creating dozens. Instead of tailor making your website for each type of mobile device, you let the responsive design take care of the heavy lifting. When you create a responsive design with mobile device compatibility in mind, you want to keep a few best practices in mind.