The Joomlashack Blog
How to Install a Joomlashack Template Demo Site with Akeeba Kickstart
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 31 May 2019 31 May 2019
Now and then our templates customers ask for a template Quick Start pack. Some Joomla templates providers offer them but we don't.
Instead, we offer an installable .jpa file of the requested template. Once you installed it, you will get an exact copy of the template's fully-fledged Demo site that you see at Joomlashack.
Use it if you would like your Joomla site to be its exact or very close replica.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install it using the popular "Akeeba Kickstart Core" tool. For this demonstration, I will use our Alasse template.
Read more: How to Install a Joomlashack Template Demo Site with Akeeba Kickstart
How to Fix Joomla folders and files permissions with Admin Tools
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 08 May 2019 08 May 2019
A common issue with server migrations, components installations, and site security in Joomla is wrong folders and files permissions. If you are new to Joomla folders and file permissions, please visit our tutorial How to Change Joomla Folder and File Permissions.
In this tutorial, however, you will learn how to fix wrong files and folders permissions using free Admin Tools Core. This popular component is a powerful way to quickly correct any folder and file permissions you may encounter.
Read more: How to Fix Joomla folders and files permissions with Admin Tools
How to Fix Broken Joomla User Groups
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 May 2019 01 May 2019
Joomla's user groups can be really powerful.
However, it's also possible to cause problems for yourself by making errors while setting up the user groups.
One Joomlashack member remained a super administrator and able to log-in to their site, but they lost the ability to see the administrator menu links and edit their site.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to rescue yourself if your super administrator account no longer has the permissions it should.
OSMap: Removing Links From a Joomla Sitemap
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
OSMap is the best and easiest way to create a Joomla sitemap.
When you install OSMap, it automatically creates a sitemap for you.
For more advanced users, it's possible to edit your sitemaps to include or exclude certain URLs. You may want to do this for visual purposes (you want a short and clean sitemap) or for SEO purposes (to exclude certain URLs from Google's index).
Converting a WordPress Site to Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 10 April 2019 10 April 2019
This tutorial will show you how to move an existing WordPress site over to Joomla. This will work for many WordPress versions up to 5 and will work for Joomla 3.
We also have a tutorial showing how to move in the opposite direction, migrating from Joomla to WordPress.
How to Fix 1054 Unknown Column 'client_id' in 'field list'
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 February 2019 07 February 2019
When you run an update from older versions of Joomla, you may see an error.
If you go to Menus > Main Menu, you may see this error:
1054 Unknown column 'client_id' in 'field list'
This is a problem with Joomla's database update, but it is easily fixed. In this tutorial, you will learn how to quickly fix it.
Read more: How to Fix 1054 Unknown Column 'client_id' in 'field list'
How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 01 February 2019 01 February 2019
Joomla has a drag-and-drop for re-ordering articles, categories, modules, menu links and plugins.
The drag-and-drop feature works perfectly, but it can be hard to spot for new Joomla users.
There are two ways to activate drag-and-drop re-ordering:
Read more: How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus
How to Add Google ReCaptcha to Joomla Contact Forms
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 30 January 2019 30 January 2019
Previous versions of Captcha tried to prevent spam by presenting users with distorted letters and numbers. This system was more painful for users than it was for spammers.
The new Google system is known as No Captcha ReCaptcha. This new system is way more user-friendly and only requires the user to click in a checkbox.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable this spam prevention solution on your Joomla site. If you want to take a step back and learn how to create forms, read this guide on how to create Joomla contact forms.
Read more: How to Add Google ReCaptcha to Joomla Contact Forms
How to Find The File for Joomla Template Overrides
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 29 January 2019 29 January 2019
Template overrides are wonderful because they are allow you to safely redesign almost any part of your Joomla site.
Here at OSTraining, we teach people how to create template overrides in Joomla.
However, for Joomla template beginners, it can be difficult to find the right file. If you're looking at the front of your site, how do you know which file is controlling the layout?
This tutorial will show you an easy way to find the file you need.
Read more: How to Find The File for Joomla Template Overrides
How to Stop Joomla Sending Passwords in Emails
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 18 January 2019 18 January 2019
One of our members contacted us today and asked about web site security. They asked whether it was a good idea for Joomla to send passwords by email.
Our answer was "No!". You really should stop Joomla from sending passwords inside emails.
The image below shows a typical Joomla registration email, with the username and password included.