How to Embed YouTube Videos in Joomla

How to Embed YouTube Videos in Joomla

Displaying YouTube videos is one of the most popular things you can do with your Joomla site.

The OSYouTube plugin is the fastest and easiest way to do it. All you need to do is add the URL of the video into your articles.

There is a completely free version of OSYouTube. Here's how it works:

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How to Add Extra Fields in K2 in Joomla

How to Add Extra Fields in K2 in Joomla

K2 is a popular extension to build sites with CCK capabilities. Its flexibility makes it possible to add custom fields to manage additional text, images, links, etc.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create extra fields within your K2 items.

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Embed YouTube Videos in ZOO and K2 with OSYouTube for Joomla

Embed YouTube Videos in ZOO and K2 with OSYouTube for Joomla

ZOO and K2 are popular Content Construction Kits for Joomla. Out of the box, both extensions are ready to use features such as social sharing, comments, custom fields management and more.

OSYouTube by Joomlashack makes embedding YouTube videos in Joomla easy even to beginners.

In this post, I'll show you how to easily embed YouTube videos in ZOO and K2 items.

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How to Override Almost Anything in Joomla Extensions

A Few Thoughts on Asset Overriding in Joomla

Did you know what it is possible to override almost of the output from Joomla extensions and templates?

It's possible to override images, stylesheets, scripts, layouts, templates and much more. This support for overrides in Joomla enables you customize anything you install on your site ... so long as you know the correct approach.

In this blog post, I'll give you a quick guide to overriding extension displays.

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How to Use JavaScript or PHP Code in a Joomla Article

How to Use JavaScript or PHP Code in a Joomla Article

Normally in a Joomla article, code such as Javascript or PHP will not work. This is for good security reasons. People could do a lot of harm if they were free to use these inside your articles.

However, many advanced users need to use such code. This tutorial will show you how to add a JavaScript or PHP code to a Joomla article.

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Hide the Prev and Next Navigation Links in Joomla

Hide the Prev and Next Navigation Links in Joomla

If you create a list or blog in Joomla, you will often see navigation link at the bottom of the articles in that list or blog.

This "Prev" and "Next" links allow your site's visitors to navigate to newer or older articles.

One of our students was wanting to know how to remove the navigation options so we created this tutorial for them.

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How to Fix the Database Connection Error in Joomla

How to Fix the Database Connection Error in Joomla

Do you have a blank page on your Joomla site showing this message?

Error displaying the error page: Application Instantiation Error: Could not connect to MySQL.

This means that your Joomla system can't connect to your database. Since your site's data is stored there, it is highly important you fix the connection to get your site back.

Continue reading this post to find out how to fix the database connection error.

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Responsive Design and Joomlashack Templates

Responsive Design and Joomlashack Templates

A few years ago we wrote the Ultimate Mobile Joomla Guide. We discussed two different techniques for making your Joomla site ready for mobile phones. Both of those techniques worked by showing one template to desktops and another to mobile devices.

Since that post, a third option has emerged: responsive design. Responsive design means that your one and the only template is flexible enough to look good on any device.

In this blog post, we'll show you how two of the mobile-ready Joomlashack templates look on some mobile devices.

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How to Change Joomla Folder and File Permissions

How to Change Joomla Folder and File Permissions

Sometimes when you're trying to upload extensions to your Joomla site, you'll be faced with error messages like this: "JFolder::create: Could not create directory" or "Warning! Failed to move file."

Often this is because your Joomla site doesn't have the correct permissions to upload the extensions. What are permissions and how can you fix this problem? Read on ...

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How Do Joomla Menu Levels Work?

How Joomla Menu Levels Work

Joomla menus allow you to create different levels. This is essential for creating any kind of sub-menu such as a dropdown menu.

Sometimes it's necessary to show only one or two levels from the menu. For example, you may show the top level links in the main navigation and sub-links in a sidebar navigation.

In this post, we'll show you how to display only specific menu levels in a sidebar module.

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