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Can the Real Web Design Industry Please Stand Up
OK, so this is firmly in the rant category. I recently got an email from a good friend of mine who is a veterinarian. She is starting her own practice and seeking website advice. I said I’d be happy to help, and in our emails back and forth she sent…
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Displaying the Joomla Search Results Page with the Correct Template and Modules
Recently, we built a website that had one template for the home page, and a second template for every other page on the website. We used Joomla’s core search functionality for the search on the website. The search module displays on every page of the website. There was no link…
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Never Use Raw RSS URL’s in Joomla
So I have been updating my Joomla book website, I discovered a problem with my RSS. Ironically, I discuss exactly NOT doing what I did in the book, but do as I say, not what I do (or something).I wanted to redesign my home page. Right now its a category…
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Non-Profit Websites with Joomla
IITEmpoweringHaiti.org is a Non-Profit website powered by Joomla that showcases the work of a team of undergraduates from the Illinois Institute of Technology who are working to improve the primary educational situation in Haiti, by helping support the implementation of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Program. IITEmpoweringHaiti.org chose Simplweb…
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Joomla Day New England Now Open For Registration
The third annual Joomla Day New England is now open for registration! This year’s event will be held on April 2, 2011, at the Marlboro College Graduate School in Brattleboro, Vermont. Located conveniently just a mile from Exit 1 on Interstate 91, we’re 12 miles from Massachusetts and a river’s…
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Comparing Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.6 ACL
With the release of Joomla 1.6 RC1, one of the first areas of this new version of Joomla to catch the attention of the community is the ACL portion of the site. ACL stands for Access Control Levels. Many people think of ACL as “who can see what” on the…
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New Joomlashack Annual Template Club – $100 off
Last week, Joomlashack announced the launch of our the new Joomlashack Annual Developer Template Club! Get $100 OFF the cost to join if you sign up before Monday December 24th. There is also a $100 OFF the price of our Lifetime Developer Club membership (templates for life!) AND $100 OFF…
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Be Careful: Joomla 1.6 Super Admin Permission
With Joomla 1.6 release candidate upon us, one of the first new features many Joomla enthusiasts are likely to explore is ACL (access control levels). Like most software, you change settings and see what happens. Whatever you do, be very careful when configuring the Super Admin permission.
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Adding social media to your Joomla site
In a recent workshop at the Marlboro College Graduate School, a student complained that she was unable to figure out how to post her Facebook “fan box” on her Joomla site.
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Should I use Joomla 1.6?
With the excitment of the release of Joomla 1.6 building, more and more frequent questions are “Should I use Joomla 1.6 when released?” or “Will Joomla 1.6 RC1 ready for production/live sites?” Everyone is going to have their own opinion, but here we have some answers from two best-selling authors…
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