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Test Joomla Upgrades Before Updating Your Live Site
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 12 December 2013 12 December 2013
It is common for people to update their sites before testing to see if anything will break.
However, although this is common, it definitely isn't wise. We always recommend that you test your updates before applying them, particularly if your site is important to your business.
The following tutorial will show you how to test Joomla upgrades before updating your live site.
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Add BT Social Share to Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 10 December 2013 10 December 2013
Social sharing can improve our website by bringing more users from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.
BT Social Share is one of the best and easiest Joomla plugins to add social sharing buttons.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install and setup this plugin.
Joomla 1, Joomla 2, Joomla 3 and Joomla 4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 09 December 2013 09 December 2013
People love software that they can understand.
If we want to make software that is loved, we need to make it easily understood. This extends to every aspect of the software from the user interface to how new features are added.
One of the most common points of misunderstanding with Joomla is the version numbers.
In order for everyone to understand Joomla version numbers, I'm going to propose that we change the way we talk about them.
The Beginners Guide to Zoo from YooTheme
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 03 December 2013 03 December 2013
Over the last few years, we've covered two of the most popular ways to build flexible content.
We've created training for K2 and SobiPro. This week we're going to introduce you to Zoo from YooTheme.
There is a free version of Zoo that allows to create blogs and static pages. However, you can buy extra apps that enable Zoo to support directories, catalogs, downloads area, documentation and much more.
Fixing a Broken Captcha in Joomla 2.5 and 3
- Written by Hope Kiah Hope Kiah
- Published: 22 November 2013 22 November 2013
If you're like me, you have a "captcha" function on your contact form where your users have to type in the squiggly letters to prove that they're human and not spam bots.
This is a good thing. Using Captchas can greatly reduce the amount of spam you receive. This tutorial shows you how to use captchas with Joomla.
However, many of these forms (including mine) stopped working because Google changed the URL used for ReCaptchas.
This is mostly impacting Joomla 2.5 and 3.0+ sites at the minimum. This fix will be included in the next Joomla 3 release but in the meantime, it's not good to have a broken contact form.
Joomla 3.2 - How to Enable Content History
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 November 2013 19 November 2013
One of the best new features in Joomla 3.2 is Content History.
This tutorial will show you how to enable the feature if you're upgrading from Joomla 3.1, as well as how to adjust some of its options.
For those that are starting new sites in Joomla 3.2, the feature is enabled by default.
If you want to learn about revisions in WordPress, check out the WordPress revisions guide.
The New Joomla 3 Template Manager
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 November 2013 12 November 2013
We've covered the new features in Joomla 3.2 already.
We've given you a rundown of the top 15 features and shown you interviews with the lead developers.
This week, we're going to focus on the new Template Manager.
In the updated Joomla 3.2 Template Manager you can edit files, create files and folders and even create overrides directly inside your admin area.
The Joomla Developers Introduce You To Joomla 3.2
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 November 2013 12 November 2013
Joomla 3.2 is now available.
This is one of the most interesting releases that Joomla has ever put out. Important new features include an app store and content versioning.
The Joomla community had the wonderful idea to get the developers involved to introduce the new features.
Here are 7 interviews with some of Joomla's core developers, explaining the new features in Joomla 3.2.
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The T3 Template Framework for Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 29 October 2013 29 October 2013
In Joomla, there are two widely-used, commerical template frameworks.
We previously covered one of those frameworks by showing how to use Gantry from Rocketheme.
This week we're going to examine the T3 framework from JoomlArt.
T3 has since become the framework of choice for another well-known template company: JoomlaBamboo. The T3 framework and blank template are free to use and licensed under the GPL.
Joomla 3.2: Over 15 New Features Worth Checking Out
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 23 October 2013 23 October 2013
Joomla! 3.2 is set to be released on November 6, the day before the Joomla World Conference
3.2 is going to be one of the most feature-packed releases that Joomla has ever had.
Here is a list of the top 15 new features worth checking out in Joomla 3.2, followed by a description and/or screenshots for each:
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