JFBConnect Integrates Joomla and Facebook

tutuploadsmedia_1339190815865.pngWe get a lot of students wanting to connect their Joomla site to Facebook.

We often recommend using an extension called JFBConnect because it offers a wide range of integrations between Joomla and Facebook including:

  • Users can register and log into your site with their Facebook credentials.
  • Users' Facebook profiles will be automatically pulled into their JomSocial, Community Builder, or Kunena profile. 
  • You can add Facebook comments to your site.

New Joomla Multi-Lingual Sites Class

Joomla Multi-lingual sitesSince we wrote it a year ago, our tutorial called "Multi-language Sites in Joomla" has been hugely popular.

Today we're happy to announce a full course on the topic: Joomla Muitl-lingual Sites.

The class has 11 parts. You'll start by adding easy, automatic translations to your site and by creating full multi-lingual sites. We show how you to create a multi-lingual site using the Joomla core and also using the Falang extension.

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Frontend Article Management for Joomla Users

Frontend Article Management for Joomla Users

Last week we were talking with a Joomlashack customer who wanted to have a lot of colleagues contribute to their company's Joomla site.

We asked, "Do you want your Joomla site contributors to access your administrator area?" The answer was "No!"

The customer wanted contributors to manage all of their articles from the frontend of their site. The Shack Article Manager extension is a great way to make that happen.

Here's how Shack Article Manager works:

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Creating a Mega Menu in Joomla

cars megamenuAs websites add more information, Mega Menus are increasingly popular with designers.

Mega Menus are dropdown menus that allow for the inclusion of content as well as links.

In the example on the right you see not only links to various cars, but also a photo.

In this tutorial we're going to show you how to create a Mega Menu in Joomla.

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Content Versioning for Joomla 2.5

6260 box twoDo you have several people all contributing and editing articles to your Joomla site? Do those people sometimes make mistakes? Are you the one messing things up sometimes? We all do it. Simple Content Versioning is the solution.

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Fabrik: Create a Custom Joomla User List

Fabrik: Create a Custom Joomla User List

This is another of our series of tutorials on Fabrik. Now, instead of using Fabrik to collect information, we're going to use it to display information.

In this tutorial we're going to do two things:

  • Create a list of your Joomla users.
  • Search that list in advanced ways.

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An Introduction to Fabrik

An Introduction to Fabrik

There are nearly 30 options for creating Joomla forms. Fabrik is probably the most powerful of them all.

Rather than simply create forms, Fabrik allows you to create real applications. You can collect data and then feed that data into charts, maps, calendars and more.

However, although Fabrik is powerful and flexible, it can also be complicated to use. In this tutorial, we're going to give you a gentle introduction to Fabrik, and we'll show you how to set up your first form.

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Automatically Resize Images in Joomla

resizeMany Joomla users have faced the question of how to automatically create images of a standard size.

The SmartResizer plug-in is a great solution.

SmartResizer not only takes care of images in your articles, but can also create thumbnails for different layouts such as blogs.

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How to fix VirtueMart: Warning, the safe path is empty...

After you install VirtueMart you may get one of the following warning messages. We have had several questions about how to, and where to, set up the safe path. The server file structure is understandably confusing for beginners.

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Google Now Shows if Your Joomla Site is Out-of-Date

googleOver the last few weeks, Google has quietly rolled out a new Joomla-specific feature. They will tell you if your Joomla site is out-of-date. Previously this useful feature had only been available to WordPress users.

Here's how to take advantage of this new Google feature.

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