The Joomlashack Blog
4 Useful Tips for Fabrik in Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 16 June 2015 16 June 2015
Fabrik is a Joomla extension that allows to create many types of applications. From simple forms to complex applications with extended database integration, the possibilities are huge.
Our members really like Fabrik, but at the same time they have been stuck regularly because the amount of features and settings are almost endless.
In this post, I'll share 4 helpful tips for when you're using Fabrik.
Day 1 Review of PayCart, Joomla E-Commerce
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 04 June 2015 04 June 2015
PayCart is a new Joomla 3 e-commerce extension from the team at ReadyBytes.
Good shopping carts are always hard to find. In Joomla, we currently recommend HikaShop, but that comes with hundreds of different options.
So, we were excited to test PayCart which presents itself as a very simple, easy-to-use shipping cart. Here's our review of PayCart.
The Joomla Reorganization in Plain English
- Published: 21 May 2015 21 May 2015
Last week, the Joomla project voted in favor of a major reorganization.
Several people have asked us about this change, but we could never find a simple, plain-English explanation of what was happening.
So, for those of you have been too busy to follow along, here's what's changing with the Joomla project.
What to Expect in Joomla 3.5 and 3.6
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 April 2015 15 April 2015
Joomla 3.4 was released at the end of February and the roadmap is starting to take shape for Joomla 3.5.
There's no estimated release date yet, but there are some exciting plans.
Here's an overview of what you might see in Joomla 3.5.
Change Google's Page Titles and Descriptions in Joomla
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 27 March 2015 27 March 2015
What many starting site builders don't realize is that it's possible to change the information that Google displays about pages.
That means that you can optimize it for the people that are searching for your site.
We do that at Joomlashack, OSTraining, and other sites using OSMeta. This tutorial will show you how to do it as well. Let's get started.
Read more: Change Google's Page Titles and Descriptions in Joomla
Moving from HTML to Joomla: MagLab at Florida State University
- Published: 18 March 2015 18 March 2015
Over the last couple of years, the OSTraining team has been working with the team at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab for short) at Florida State University.
MagLab is a research powerhouse with discoveries in physics, biology, bioengineering, chemistry, geochemistry, biochemistry.
But, MagLab was stuck with an old, slow, HTML website. I talked Kristen Coyne who helped their team build a new Joomla site at nationalmaglab.org.
Read more: Moving from HTML to Joomla: MagLab at Florida State University
7 New Features in Joomla 3.4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 25 February 2015 25 February 2015
Joomla 3.4 was released this week and it arrives with new features for both end-users and developers.
End-users will find it easier to find and edit modules, because they can now do that fully from the front-end.
Developers will enjoy the integration with Composer and the ability to release different versions of their extensions to different user groups.
Here's a rundown of what's new in Joomla 3.4 ...
JSN PageBuilder, easy Drag-and-Drop Joomla Pages
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 09 January 2015 09 January 2015
JSN PageBuilder by JoomlaShine makes it possible to create custom layouts. It does this by turning an article into a page with customizable rows and columns. The process is so easy that anyone can do it.
In this tutorial, we'll introduce you to JSN PageBuilder and show you, with examples, how to build a page.
OSDownloads - Social Sharing for Joomla Downloads
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 23 December 2014 23 December 2014
We're really happy to announce a complete overhaul of the extension and the release of OSDownloads Pro.
OSDownloads Pro allows you to ask users to enter an email address or to share your site on Twitter or Facebook before downloading files. You can also add start and finish publishing dates for your files.
Read more: OSDownloads - Social Sharing for Joomla Downloads
Beta 3 of Simple Renew is Here
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 December 2014 14 December 2014
Simple Renew is the easiest way to create a membership site with Joomla.
We're delighted to say we've released Beta 3 of Simple Renew.
We're getting closer and closer to a stable release of Simple Renew. This extension is now powering Joomlashack.com and an increasing number of live sites.
So what's new in Beta 3?