How to hide a module after login in Joomla 3.1

In our Joomla 3.0 testing site, we have the following custom HTML module showing in our right sidebar: Become a Registered UserRegister for an account on this website to gain access to all features that we offer We don’t want our registered and logged in users to see this message, as they’re already registered. How Read More >

How to hide a module title in Joomla 3.1

In our last tutorial, we showed you how move a module to a different position in Joomla 3.0. If you noticed in the screenshots, the title of the search module did not appear when in position-0, but it did show in position-3. What if you wanted to hide the module title? In this tutorial we’ll Read More >

How to move a module’s position in Joomla 3.1

Now that you know how to view the available module positions in a template, we will now show you how to move a module to a different position. Putting a module in a different position on the page is a very simple process, and so we’ll get right to the steps. Moving Module Positions in Read More >

Modifying Site Administrators in the User permissions section of Moodle

Occasionally when administering a Moodle site, several different teachers or administrators may need to be added as a Site Administrator for editing capabilities. Moodle Admin permissions can be added to existing users allowing more admin roles. In the last article, Configuring the User Permission policies in Moodle, user permissions and roles were outlined. In This Read More >

Working with the Most Read Posts module in Joomla 3.1

When you build a blog using Joomla, you’ll see a module in your right sidebar named most read posts. The most read posts widget simply shows your posts that have been seen the most by users on the web. By default, there will be a few posts already listed: About your home page Welcome to Read More >

Working with the BlogRoll module in Joomla 3.1

If you’re using Joomla 3.0 to blog, you’ll see a BlogRoll module in your sidebar. This module, commonly called a widget in other programs, allows you to link to other blogs that you either write or enjoy reading. The screenshot to the right shows where the blog roll module is located by default. In this Read More >

Configuring the User Permission policies in Moodle

Moodle 2.3 has the capability of globally setting user permissions or roles within the site administration section. Visitors, Guests and Users can have a special role or permission when visiting and loging in the site. In this tutorial, the User Profiles will briefly be explained. To see the last tutorial in this course, please visit Read More >

Managing the Moodle question bank

The Moodle Question bank is a feature in Moodle 2.3 that allows the administrator to add new questions, edit existing questions, and import / export questions. The previous article explained How to edit the Front page settings in Moodle. This tutorial will briefly explain the Question Bank and what it is used for. Moodle question Read More >

Configuring Older Posts in Joomla 3.1

If you installed Joomla 3.0 with the blog sample data, you will notice in your sidebar a section labeled older posts. You can see in the screenshot to the right where this feature is shown by default. If you’re familiar with WordPress, this Older Posts feature would be referred to as a widget, in Joomla Read More >

How to edit the Front page settings in Moodle

When first setting up the Moodle site, the administrator will want to edit the Home page or Front Page to display the correct Course information. This can be done in the Settings section on the left of the Moodle home page. The following tutorial will focus on the Moodle 2.3 Front page settings. To review Read More >

309: How to set up a payment gateway in PrestaShop 1.5

Accepting different payment types is important when configuring your PrestaShop 1.5 store. If you are wanting to accept credit cards (such as VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) you will need to set up a payment gateway. A payment gateway is an interface to a third party payment processor that processes the credit card transactions Read More >

How to change an employee password in PrestaShop 1.5

Password security is very important for your store. As the admin of your store, you will sometimes need to change the passwords for some of your employee users. This is done via the back office, or admin area, of your PrestaShop 1.5 store. Follow the instructions below to learn how to do that. Modifying an Read More >

Joomla 3.1 frontpage article order

The Joomla 3.0 frontpage article ordering can be configured using various options within the Blog Layout Options. For example, you can control the direction of the ordering, such as across or down. You can also control how they are ordered, such as by date created, date modified, or date published. In this tutorial, we will Read More >

Exporting or Downloading users in Moodle

In this article, exporting and downloading the user data from Moodle 2.3 will be discussed. Saving user data from Moodle is done with the Bulk user actions in the Moodle Site administration section. This option is a time saver, as the administrator of the Moodle site can download the users in a .csv file and Read More >

Importing or Uploading users in Moodle

User data can be imported into Moodle 2.3 using the Upload Users feature in the Moodle Site administrator section. This option is good and can save time when creating users. For example, the teacher can edit a .csv file with Microsoft Excel, add the user information through Excel and then import or upload them into Read More >