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Using Joomla template folders in the templateDetails.xml file
I was just working on a template and was getting an error due to a missing file. The problem was that the file was not listed in the templateDetails.xml file and so never got installed/uploaded into Joomla. In Joomla 1.5, templates have a new function where you can specify the…
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Behind the Curtains of Joomla Videos
You may have noticed a recent increase in the number of videos there are available for Joomla. Particularly at lynda.com, there are now several training titles for Joomla. I have actually been working away on my own title, and I have finally shut down Camtasia for the last time! Over…
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What does it take to build a Joomla community
You may have noticed a couple of days ago, I added some new community/social networking features to compassdesigns.net – powered by Jomsocial. "What’s the deal?" you might ask… Over the last few months I have noticed more and more of my blog posts and presentations talking about community in some…
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Redirecting non-SEF URL’s from Joomla 1.0 to 1.5
You may have noticed that Joomlashack is now running on Joomla 1.5. We did a stealth migration yesterday. We had one problem we needed to address, and it took a while to figure out, so we thought we would share the solution for others. Our old site used Joomla 1.0,…
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My Videos Stopped Working When I Upgraded to Joomla 1.5.7
Hopefully, you are a diligent Joomla webmaster and you make sure you keep up to date with releases. But sometimes its not always good to be bleeding edge, maybe just cutting edge is OK. A while back I upgraded a site to Joomla 1.5.7. All was hunky dory and I…
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Milwaukee Joomla Users Group
Just 3 weeks left to the first meeting! The Milwaukee Joomla User Group (MKE JUG) is the best place in Wisconsin to learn about the Joomla! content management system and to network with folks in the area who use Joomla! on a regular basis.
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Can Joomla developers be convinced to release GPL extensions
On June 14th 2007, the J! Core team announced its intent to move towards a greater compliance to the GPL. Many things were part of this process, including such things as joomla.org itself moving away from non-GPL extension use. "No lawsuits, no pogroms, no martyrs. More to the point, no…
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3rd Annual Joomlashack Charity Contest Voting Begins
Support these five charities, but vote for just one! Last month we asked our Joomlashack community to nominate their favorite charity for a $1,000 USD cash prize. Within 10 days, we had nominees from all corners of the globe and doing incredibly diverse work. Our team carefully reviewed every entry…
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Tweet Tweet
Or is is Twit? It got mentioned a couple of times at the Denver CMS Expo I was a twitter-hater. I think the expression I used was “web-enabled verbal diarrhoea”. Well, a got a good email from someone with a daft pic, so I thought I would take the plunge.
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Roundup Of CMS Expo
Joomlashack was in the house for CMS Expo Denver last week, and enjoyed a three days of packed Joomla action. The Expo brought together for the second time a dogpile of friends and colleagues in the Joomlaverse, including our buddies at Alledia.com (SEO Club), Azrul.com (Makers of JomSocial, MyBlog, JomComment,…
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