The Joomlashack Blog
How to Manage PDFs and Other Documents with Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 February 2019 05 February 2019
When we get two people inside a few minutes in our support system asking how to do the same thing, it's time for a tutorial ...
This week, two Joomlashack members were asking how they can upload documents and link to them from articles. Our recommendation is an extension called OSDownloads.
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How to Use Content Versions in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 04 February 2019 04 February 2019
Do you work with clumsy people?
Are you sometimes clumsy?
If you answered "Yes" to either question, then there is a Joomla feature that's perfect for you.
Versions is a security feature for your content. Versions allow you to keep a copy of your Joomla articles every time you save a change.
What Does Checked Out Mean in Joomla?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 February 2019 01 February 2019
We had a question from a Joomlashack member. They wanted to know what "Checked out" means in Joomla, because they would see this message when trying to edit an article:
Check-out failed with the following error: The user checking out does not match the user who checked out the item. You are not permitted to use that link to directly access that page.
Why are these articles locked and what does "Checked Out" mean? We'll answer that question in this blog post.
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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
How to Embed YouTube Videos in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 January 2019 16 January 2019
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:
How to Add Extra Fields in K2 in Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 14 January 2019 14 January 2019
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.
Embed YouTube Videos in ZOO and K2 with OSYouTube for Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 14 January 2019 14 January 2019
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.
Read more: Embed YouTube Videos in ZOO and K2 with OSYouTube for Joomla