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Joomla 4 was recently released. If you’re like us, then you probably spent a lot of time exploring the latest extensions included with Joomla 4, playing around with them to see what’s new and what’s different. The thing is, it’s never a good idea to leave a bunch of extensions installed that you aren’t using! Read More >

Custom fields are a great way to add additional content, whether manually or automatically, to your articles. Custom fields can be applied to the general article creation template. So if you want to change this content from article to article you can easily type or click to add supplemental information. A popular use case for Read More >

User security is always a concern when you must have a website that is housing sensitive data.  Joomla! 4.0 has implemented support for WebAuthn (W3C Web Authentication). This option allows you to use security keys and passwordless login provided that you have an authenticator and a valid SSL certificate applied to the site. This article Read More >

A common need in building websites that display images is a means of displaying multiple images.  The typical way is to list images or create a gallery of thumbnail size images.  However, Bootstrap has the option of adding a carousel of images that can be controlled.  This is also called a slideshow. Follow the steps Read More >

Joomla 4.0 includes Bootstrap (version 5.1) which includes many features to help build a responsive, mobile-prioritized website.  One of these features is the ability to collapse text.  This option can be set to a button or link and allows a content creator to hide a large text section that can be made visible by the Read More >

Tables are widely used in many types of widgets and plugins for CMS’s like Joomla.  Bootstrap tables provide a wide variety of control that you can apply to tables including their columns, rows, and cells. For the purpose of this article, we will show you the basic Bootstrap code that applies to the tables, rows, Read More >

Creating various content categories on your Joomla site helps make sure all of your content is placed into the right buckets. It also helps you control which pieces of content are sorted correctly on the front end of your site. In this article, you will learn how to create categories and how to assign them Read More >

One of the primary content types in your Joomla system is articles. Articles can be used as individual pages or blog posts, depending on how you want to organize and display them to your users. In this article, you will learn how to create and edit articles in your Joomla dashboard. You will also become Read More >

Joomla allows you to create or delete different user accounts as needed. This means you can allow access to your site for other contributors and assign various levels of privilege. For example, if you want someone to be able to add content to your site, you can give them an “author” role. Or, if you Read More >

RSS is a general purpose format for syndicated news feeds. Most websites will provide such feeds, or a link to one, on their site. You can use this feed to display syndicated content on your own site that will link back to the origin site. In effect, this procedure will create an RSS feed page Read More >

In this article, you will learn how to create a simple contact form on your Joomla 4 site. A basic contact form is a great way to request feedback or simply provide your visitors with an easy way of getting in touch with you. The contact form you will be creating with this tutorial will Read More >

Putting a slideshow on your website is a great way to let visitors go through a photo gallery while keeping your site layout elegant. Whether you’re an artist, a retailer, or just want to show off your vacation slideshows, sliders are the tool for the job. The popular Smart Slider extension has returned in Joomla Read More >

Joomla! 4.0 provides an updated version of the TinyMCE interface for adding content.  One of the most common types of content added is when you embed PDF files.  By default PDF files are only viewable through a link when adding them into a Joomla article.   The free plugin from Techjoomla called PDF Embed allows you Read More >

Joomla! 4.0 provides an updated interface that has many convenient features for management and finding information.  One of these options is the system information portion of the interface.  The Administrator Dashboard actually provides a section for system information, but it is abbreviated and there is another section with much more detail. This article will show Read More >

You can easily enable caching in Joomla using the global configuration options.  It comes with a built-in system of caching that can help to speed up the site if it’s necessary.  This article will define the type of caching Joomla provides as well as how to enable it in the new Joomla 4.0 interface.   Understanding Read More >

There are times when you will have the need to clear cache files that Joomla has saved for optimizing the performance of your site.  This is often done when you have made changes and the cached file remains the older (unchanged) version of that file or content.   Joomla! 4.0 makes the process of clearing cache Read More >

This guide will show you how to add a module to the Dashboard in Joomla 4. The Home Dashboard page of your Joomla Admin Panel consists of common features you may need. This allows quick access to data or information that is important to your site. You can add more sections, known as modules, to Read More >