How to Change your Favicon in Joomla 3 Updated on March 18, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You may have noticed in your Joomla 3 websites, that it automatically displays the Joomla logo in browsers by default. This little image is known as a Favicon. In this tutorial we will show you how to replace the Joomla Favicon with one of your own. This common customization can help people identify your brand Read More >
How to add a New Format to your Joomla 3 Component Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle This tutorial series, Joomla 3 component development, is currently in progress… In our last few tutorials about creating components within Joomla 3, we’ve been creating new views. The default format for views is HTML format. However, you can setup your views to return data in other formats too, such as json or xml. Creating a Read More >
How to add a New View to your Joomla 3 Component Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle This tutorial series, Joomla 3 component development, is currently in progress… In our last tutorial, we showed you how to create the default view for the component that we are creating. The component’s name is com_helloworld, so the default view is helloworld – this is just how the “default view” works. In this tutorial, we Read More >
PrestaShop 1.6 logo size questions Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell After installing your PrestaShop 1.6 store, you naturally want to begin working on customizing your store. One of the first things most people do is to upload their own logo so that it displays in the header of the store. We have had some questions about the logo and what sizes are allowed when uploading Read More >
Adding a Weather Module in Joomla 3 Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial: Install Weather Module Configure Weather Module In this Joomla 3 tutorial we will show you how to add a weather module to your website. You will then be able to display the weather forcast for a specific region. In this guide, we will be using the free Weather365, which is powered by Read More >
Disabling all overrides in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell When you run into errors or malfunctions for your store you may want to https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/login-prestashop-dashboard/debug the application. This allows you to track down any offending code and fix it. PrestaShop 1.6 has some new features you can use to help you debug your store. One of these features is to disable all overrides. PrestaShop’s object Read More >
How to add a Default View to your Joomla 3 Component Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle This tutorial series, Joomla 3 component development, is currently in progress… In our last tutorial, we created a very basic Joomla 3 component called helloworld. As we continue our tutorial series on creating components, we will now learn how to add views to a component. What is a view? A “view” in Joomla is the Read More >
How to enable error reporting in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell Once you have installed your PrestaShop 1.6 store and began working with it, you will inevitably come upon errors from time to time. Although the developers do their best to code error checking and error messages into the code, some errors are not code related. These other errors may be due to server settings or Read More >
Creating a Hello World Joomla 3 Component Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle In this tutorial we are going to create a Hello World component for Joomla 3.3. When we say, “create a component“, we mean: Create the files for the component Install the component View the component on the front end of the website Creating the files for the Hello World component Within your Components folder, create Read More >
List of Top Anti-Spam Plugins for WordPress Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson WordPress anti-spam plugins are plentiful, but finding the right one to protect your WordPress site from spam comments can be an intimidating task. In this article, we will show you the best anti-spam plugins that may be used to help protect your WordPress site from an onslaught of spam. If you’re looking for a plugin Read More >
I’m Learning Joomla Component Development! – My Introduction Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle This tutorial series, Joomla 3 component development, is currently in progress… I’ve already written tutorials on writing Joomla plugins and creating Joomla templates. A topic I’ve skipped for quite some time is how to create a Joomla component. Why? Well, it’s always seemed pretty difficult. Instead of writing code and placing it typically in a Read More >
Globally disabling comments in WordPress Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson Disabling comments globally in WordPress usually takes some work in either creating a child theme, or adjusting your existing theme. Thankfully, a plugin has been developed to easily disable all comments on your WordPress with ease called simply, Disable Comments. In this article, we will show you how to globally disable comments on your WordPress Read More >
Fix: Missing Products in UPS Module Settings for PrestaShop Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell In this tutorial: What is the error? What causes it? How to fix it UPS is one of the most recognized names in the shipping industry. They are also a very common choice when shipping products to your customers. PrestaShop has modules for UPS so that you can use them for your shipping needs. There Read More >
How to Create a Sitemap in Joomla 3 Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Note that development for this plugin has ceased. The download link is no longer valid. If you follow the link, it will bring you alternatives. The following article will remain for archive purposes. In this tutorial: Install Xmap Generate a Sitemap The easiest way to create a Sitemap for a Joomla 3 website is to Read More >
Creating tables in WordPress using the TablePress plugin Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installing the TablePress plugin Creating new tables Adding content to your table Inserting your table into a page or post Creating tables in WordPress usually requires a lot of HTML, but with the TablePress plugin, you will be able to easily insert tables into pages and posts with just a few clicks. Read More >
Fixing the Error: “This file is missing” in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell One great feature PrestaShop has is to allow the sale of virtual products. These are downloadable items such as ebooks, videos, audio files, software, etc. These files can be very small or very large in size, depending on the nature of the file. When adding a virtual product in PrestaShop, there may be issues when Read More >
Fixing the blank white screen error on PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell PrestaShop 1.6 has been released to the public and many people are upgrading their sites. One of the more common errors that we are seeing after upgrading or a new installation is a white screen. This is very disturbing to some people there is no error message telling you what is wrong. Most often, this Read More >
Text Separator – Joomla 3 Breadcrumb settings Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle Be default, individual items in your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs are separated by an orange arrow. You actually have the option to use a different separator in your breadcrumbs, and you can change the separator using the Text Separator breadcrumb setting. Joomla doesn’t say much about the Text Separator setting. The help information they provide in Read More >
Show Last – Hiding the current page in your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle As we continue reviewing the settings available for the breadcrumb module in Joomla, we come across the Show Last setting. According to Joomla, this setting controls the following: Show Last Show/Hide the last element in the Pathway Breadcrumbs are intended to show you where within the site you are, and to allow you to easily Read More >
Text Entry for Home – Joomla 3 Breadcrumb settings Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle In our last article, we showed you how to remove “Home” from your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs. If you wanted to keep “Home” but change the text to something else, you can. For example, you can have “Blog” show instead of “Home” in your breadcrumbs. One of the Joomla 3 breadcrumb settings, Text for Home Entry, Read More >
