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Shack Spreadsheets Is Now Live at Joomlashack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 26 September 2018 26 September 2018
We are happy to announce that Shack Spreadsheets is now available for Joomlashack members.
Shack Spreadsheets enables you to upload spreadsheets to your Joomla articles. This extension will automatically display your spreadsheet data in a clean HTML table.
This really is the quickest and easiest way to take information from a spreadsheet and add it to your Joomla site!
Shack Spreadsheets, previously named PixParse Sheets, is the third of several extensions we'll be launching as part of our acquisition deal with PixPro Labs.
This is the 26th extension available to our Joomlashack members!
Shack Editorial Calendar Is Now Live at Joomlashack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 September 2018 19 September 2018
We are happy to announce that Shack Editorial Calendar is now available for Joomlashack members.
Shack Editorial Calendar is designed for people with busy Joomla sites. With this extension, you can manage large amounts of Joomla articles. You can create, edit and schedule all your content from a single calendar screen.
Shack Editorial Calendar is the second of several extensions we'll be launching as part of our acquisition deal with PixPro Labs. This extension was previously called PixPublish.
This is the 25th extension available for Joomlashack members!
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OSYouTube Has New Settings for Related Videos and Your Video Display
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 September 2018 19 September 2018
We recently posted about our plans to change the OSYouTube Pro Joomla plugin. The OSYouTube Pro 3.3.12 release implements those changes.
This update is needed because Google is making some signifcant changes to how embeds are displayed. In short, you will have less control over the display of your video title and the YouTube logo. You will also lose the ability to disable the "Related Videos" feature.
Read more: OSYouTube Has New Settings for Related Videos and Your Video Display
What Is a Legend in Shack Locations?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 September 2018 14 September 2018
In one of our previous blog posts, you learned what a location type in the Shack Locations map directory extension is.
You learned that a location type is actually a cornerstone of a Shack Locations map directory.
A Shack Locations location type always belongs to a Shack Locations legend.
In this definition blog post, you will learn what a Shack Locations legend is.
What Is a Location Type in Shack Locations?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 September 2018 12 September 2018
We launched a new extension Shack Locations, formerly FocalPoint a few days ago. Shack Locations is the best Joomla extension to create an easily searchable map directory with multiple locations.
The Location Type feature is one of the cornerstones of a Shack Locations map directory.
In this blog post, you will learn what the Location Type feature is and take a look at one of its practical applications.
YouTube is Changing Their API So We're Updating OSYouTube
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 11 September 2018 11 September 2018
Starting from September 25, we will be making some changes in our OSYouTube Joomla plugin.
In this blog post, you will learn what exactly will be changed and why we are making these changes.
Read more: YouTube is Changing Their API So We're Updating OSYouTube
Shack Locations is Now Live at Joomlashack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 10 September 2018 10 September 2018
We are happy to announce that Shack Locations is now available for Joomlashack members.
Shack Locations is based on FocalPoint, an excellent extension, originally developed by John Pitchers.
Two of our extensions already support Google Maps. Both OSEmbed and Shack Toolbox allows you to show Google Maps in Joomla.
However, the FocalPoint extension goes much, much further.
With FocalPoint, you can create advanced map-based directories with custom legends, markers, infoboxes and hundreds of locations. You can define the content for each location using CCK functionality. You can also give your users the ability to search and filter all the locations.
New Videos for Joomlashack Members: Bootstrap 4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 September 2018 06 September 2018
Bootstrap is the most popular design framework in the world. It's an HTML, CSS and Javascript framework that allows non-designers to create clean-looking websites and interfaces.
Joomla 4 will arrive with Bootstrap 4 in the core.
Bootstrap is popular because it provides a pre-built code that solves many of the tricky problems that slow down web projects.
The latest class for Joomlashack members, "How to Use the Bootstrap 4 Framework" is the perfect introduction for anyone who wants to start using Bootstrap. These videos will show you how to use Bootstrap 4's grid system and responsive features. You'll learn how to design menus, buttons, media, and text. You'll also see how to safely override Bootstrap's defaults with your own code.
If you are an Everything Club member, click here to start watching the class now.
Shack Search is Now Available Here at Joomlashack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 30 August 2018 30 August 2018
I'm delighted to say that Shack Search is now available.
Shack Search is a free extension that improves your Joomla search box. Your visitors can get instant search results. Instead of clicking the "Search" button and waiting for the page to slowly reload, Shack Search provides instant results as you type.
Shack Search is the first of several extensions we'll be launching as part of our deal with PixPro Labs.
Read more: Shack Search is Now Available Here at Joomlashack
New Feature in OSDownloads: Custom Fields in Notifications
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 30 August 2018 30 August 2018
We are happy to announce that we implemented a new feature in OSDownloads Pro 1.13.3.
OSDownloads supports Joomla's custom fields in two ways: you can use fields to show more information about your downloads, and to collect more information from your visitors.
Starting from this release, you can get notified about that information you collect from visitors.
Read more: New Feature in OSDownloads: Custom Fields in Notifications