The Joomlashack Blog
How to Reset Joomla and Solve File or Database Problems
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 10 November 2020 10 November 2020
If you face issues with your Joomla site, then reinstalling its core files and database might be the best solution.
Our customer support team used this tested approach to resolve hundreds of issues. In this post, you will learn how to reinstall the Joomla core files and database to their default state.
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How to Create Multi-Lingual Joomla Sitemaps with OSMap
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 30 October 2020 30 October 2020
Do you have a multi-lingual Joomla website? Would you like to improve your site's SEO?
If both answers are yes, you're in the right place. OSMap is the best Joomla sitemap extension.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create sitemaps for a multi-lingual site using OSMap.
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How to Upload Large Joomla Extensions
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 29 October 2020 29 October 2020
Uploading large Joomla extensions, such as Joomlashack's JCal Pro, for example, can be a tricky business. Because some extensions contain a large number of files, it's often hard to install them via the Joomla administrator area.
This is because hosting companies often put strict limits on the amount of resources you can use on your server. Uploading large files takes a lot of resources. When you try to upload these large extensions, you may end up with timeouts or error messages.
We're going to show you two methods for upload large extensions. One of these methods will also allow you to install dozens of extensions at once.
Finally, at the end of the tutorial, we'll show you a technique that (to our knowledge) has never been documented in Joomla before.
What is a Page Class Suffix in Joomla?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 28 October 2020 28 October 2020
When you set up menu links in Joomla, you may have seen a "Page Class" option.
A Page Class allows you to add custom CSS to individual pages. This makes it really good for styling landing pages or particular important pages.
In this video, Rod shows you how to use page classes to change the background color on a page. This video is part of our "CSS for Joomla", class which explains page classes, module classes, template overrides and much more.
How to Use Different Joomla CSS for Different Pages
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 28 October 2020 28 October 2020
One of our users was wanting to have a different background for her site's home page.
Joomla does offer you several ways to customize individual pages.
This tutorial will introduce you to four Joomla options. Let's get started ...
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How to Use the Guest Feature in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 26 October 2020 26 October 2020
In this tutorial, we'll show how to hide content from logged-in Joomla users.
Why would you want to hide information from logged in users? The most common reason to do this that you want to encourage visitors to join the site. Then, if a visitor logs in, they no longer need to see the "join now!" content.
Fortunately, this is really easy to do with the "Guest" feature in Joomla. This guide will show you how to hide content without using any extensions.
How to Use {loadposition} and {loadmodule} in Joomla
- Written by Ed Andrea Ed Andrea
- Published: 23 October 2020 23 October 2020
There are two features in Joomla that allow you to easily place modules directly inside articles:
- loadposition allows you to publish all the modules in a particular position.
- loadmodule allows you to publish just one particular module.
One of our students was using these features to create a layout but wasn't happy with how it looked inside his article. He wanted more control.
This tutorial will show you how to place modules inside your article with more style.
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Remove Duplicate jQuery Files in Joomla With jQuery Easy
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 15 October 2020 15 October 2020
One common problem with all CMS's is 3rd party software that loads extra scripts. This can often lead to slower sites or conflicts with other software on your site.
For example, In WordPress, Joomla and other platforms, it's not unusual for software to load their own jQuery libraries.
jQuery Easy is a Joomla plugin which helps fix common conflicts with jQuery files. The extension makes sure that you only ever load a single file.
Here's how to use jQuery Easy ...
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How to Duplicate a Live Joomla Site with Akeeba Backup
- Written by Alex Smirnov Alex Smirnov
- Published: 08 October 2020 08 October 2020
We've had a few customers recently asking us how to duplicate their live Joomla site. They wanted to create a clone of their main Joomla site for testing purposes.
Creating such a test site is a four-step process:
- Install Akeeba Backup on your live Joomla site.
- Configure your Akeeba Backup extension.
- Create a .JPA file with a compressed copy of your live Joomla site with Akeeba Backup.
- Use this .JPA file to install the copy of your live site.
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How to Edit Joomla Modules via the Frontend
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
One of the hardest things about updating a Joomla site used to be figuring out which module to edit:
- What was the name of the module?
- What position was the module in?
That problem can be solved easily - you can edit your modules just by visiting the frontend of your site and clicking on them.