Joomla 3

K2 is a content component for Joomla 3. What is a content component? It’s a component that allows you to write and publish articles. It’s Read More >

ReCaptcha is a very popular captcha plugin. It is in use all across the web, and is not just limited for use in Joomla 3.0. Read More >

Joomla 3.0 includes a component named Redirect Manager. The Redirect Manager helps you identify URLs that your visitors are accessing that don’t actually exist, pages Read More >

This guide will show you how to send, read, and configure the messaging component in Joomla. Joomla 3.0 includes a component called Messaging. This Messaging Read More >

The Joomla 3.0 Newsfeed component allows you to show RSS feeds on your site. Besides using the Newsfeed component, you can also use the Feed Read More >

The Joomla Search component allows you to do two things – view statistics about what people are searching for on your site and customize the Read More >

When performing tasks such as troubleshooting or moving the database, you may need to know the exact name of your Joomla 3.0 installation. While installing Read More >

When creating a Joomla Login Form menu item, two of the several options you’ll see are Login Description Text and Login Image. The Login Description Read More >

When creating a Joomla menu item, you will find that most menu item types have Page Display settings. In this article, we are going to Read More >

Artisteer is a desktop program you can use to easily create templates for software such as Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. I’ve known of the software Read More >

One of the new features in Joomla! 3.3 is the addition of microdata. This is a very exciting feature as it allows for a major Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

jimport is a function that is used to include Joomla library files. How to use Jimport: Find the path to the library file you want Read More >

The knowledge is this article has been obtained from this page. While learning about DocBlocks, we felt the information in that article would be more Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Please note the following: This article is supporting documentation for our tutorial, using DocBlocks in Joomla. There is official documentation that references what headers to Read More >

Joomla uses the base tag By default, Joomla adds the base tag to your header (as in the example below): <head> <base href=’http ://www.domain.com/page.php’ /> Read More >

Joomla is a powerful CMS (Content Management System) that makes it easy to create and maintain a custom website. But, if it is not optimized Read More >

In this tutorial: 1. Install the JotCache Extension 2. Disable the System-Cache plugin 3. Enable JotCache In this tutorial, we will show you how to Read More >

In the early hours of July 13th 2012, Joomla announced that Joomla 3.0 Alpha 1 was available for download! This is the first step towards Read More >

As Joomla 3.0 Alpha-1 was just released, we have installed it to check it out. The Joomla team informed us that there were no changes Read More >

The information in this article has been transcribed from the Joomla! User eXperience (JUX) Webinar. This was a webinar upload in early June of 2012, Read More >

The information in this article has been transcribed from the Joomla! User eXperience (JUX) Webinar. This was a webinar upload in early June of 2012, Read More >

After you have creating your first article, you can set it as a featured article so you can see it on your Joomla 3.0 homepage. Read More >

Thus far in our Joomla 3.0 testing, we have created a new article and published it to the front page. When we visit this new Read More >

  As we continue to review the SEO settings in Joomla 3.0, the next option we get to is Use URL rewriting. In our testing, Read More >

The next Joomla 3.0 SEO Setting we will look at is Include Site Name in Page Titles. This setting will allow you to adjust whether Read More >

Unicode Aliases is the next Joomla 3.0 SEO Setting that we are reviewing. This setting controls how non-latin characters are handled in your aliases, whether Read More >

Your site’s meta description is a short description about your website set within your HTML head tag. It’s often used by search engines when they Read More >

In the early days of the internet, search engines heavily relied on meta keywords and other meta settings in order to learn what a particular Read More >

The Author meta tag allows you to add a meta tag to your Joomla 3.0 pages that specifies who wrote the article. By default, the Read More >

In Joomla 3.0, you have the option to show / hide your Joomla version number. If you choose to show it, it will show as Read More >

Within Joomla 3.0 you have the option to set a rights meta tag. This setting within Joomla is referred to as Content Rights, and can Read More >

Your Site Name in Joomla 3.0 is used in several different places. For example, if you look at your HTML source code, you’ll see your Read More >

If you’re making significant changes to your Joomla 3.0 website, you may want to put your website in offline mode. This will allow you to Read More >

When you set your Joomla 3.0 site to be in offline mode, the following message by default is shown to users: This site is down Read More >

In addition to putting your Joomla 3.0 site in offline mode and configuring a custom message, you can toggle whether or not to show any Read More >

In addition to showing a custom offline message in Joomla 3.0, you have the option to show an image on your offline page. This setting Read More >

Whenever you write content in Joomla 3.0, you are using some kind of editor. For example, it could be a simple editor with no options, Read More >

Using a captcha is an easy way to help prevent spammy activity on your website. For example, setting up a captcha can help prevent automated Read More >

Within the Global Configuration settings for Joomla 3.0 is a setting labeled Default Access Level. Joomla 3.0 offers the following description for this setting: Default Read More >

There are many places within Joomla 3.0’s Control Panel in which there are things listed. For example, when you’re within your Article Manager, you will Read More >

When troubleshooting various issues in Joomla 3.0, you may find it beneficial to put your website in debug mode. Enabling the debug system allows you Read More >

When you put Joomla 3.0 in Debug Mode, you have the additional option to turn on Debug Language. Joomla 3.0 gives the following description for Read More >

There are various times that Joomla 3.0 will attempt to write to a log file to your hosting account. For example, when a user attempts Read More >

When you visit a website managed by Joomla 3.0, a session is started. Sessions help Joomla track specific information about specific users.   What are Read More >

In our last Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we talked a little about sessions, specifically the session lifetime setting. Again, the session lifetime setting allows you to Read More >

One of the settings available in Joomla 3.0 is the Path to Temp Folder. It’s safe to assume that this temporary folder is used for Read More >

Joomla 3.0’s Server Time Zone setting can be found within the Joomla Server Settings section. Joomla gives the following description for this setting: About the Read More >

One of the server settings available in Joomla 3.0 is the FTP Settings group. While most users do not need to enable this feature, if Read More >

Before you create your first article category, all of your articles in Joomla 3.0 will be assigned to the Uncategorised category. You can see to Read More >

After creating your new article category in Joomla 3.0, you can then assign articles to that category. This is a very simple process, and we’ll Read More >

If you want to hide an article’s title in Joomla 3.0, you can configure this within the article’s options. In this tutorial, we’ll review the Read More >

When writing new articles in Joomla 3.0, you may notice that when you view the article on your site the title of the article is Read More >

When viewing articles in Joomla 3.0, the default behavior is to show the category the article belongs to. This is useful for your visitors. If Read More >

The default behavior within Joomla 3.0’s article options is to show the category an article belongs to, and to have that category as a link. Read More >

In Joomla 3.0, there is an article setting referred to as Show Parent. This setting controls whether parent categories of article categories are shown. Joomla Read More >

In our last tutorial, we showed you how to show parent categories within your Joomla 3.0 articles. In this tutorial, we are going to show Read More >

By default, the author of an article will be shown on the page in Joomla 3.0. You can disable this feature in Joomla 3.0 by Read More >

By default, the date an article was created will not show for articles on the front end of your Joomla 3.0 website. Joomla gives you Read More >

Joomla 3.0 gives you the option to show to your visitors the last time an article was modified. This option is disabled by default, but Read More >

By default, Joomla 3.0 will display to your visitors the date when an article was published. If you don’t wish to show this to users, Read More >

By default, Joomla 3.0 will dispaly under articles Prev and Next navigational buttons. This is helpful for your readers if they are reading a set Read More >

View Module Positions in Joomla Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 In Joomla 3.0, the location a module shows up on a page is determined Read More >

In our last Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we walked you through the steps for setting up a menu in Joomla 3.0. The menu will not show Read More >

The default settings in Joomla 3.0 allow users to register and create new accounts within your website. Not all websites need to have registered users, Read More >

In our last tutorial, we showed you how to disable user registration in Joomla 3.0. You may have noticed that even though we disabled registration, Read More >

If you’re using Joomla 3.0 to run a blog, one of the first things you may want to learn is how to publish your first Read More >

In our last tutorial, we showed you how to write a blog post in Joomla 3.0. Our example was a very short post, but if Read More >

In our testing of the blog sample data in Joomla 3.0, we noticed the header image of raindrops on each of the pages. In this Read More >

In our last tutorial, we showed you how to change the banner image within Joomla 3.0. If you want to hide the banner image all Read More >

When we installed Joomla 3.0, we chose English as the default language. Joomla 3.0 is able to support different languages. In this tutorial we’ll show Read More >

InMotion Hosting is pleased to announce our first Joomla 3.0 template, available free for download! The template was designed to mimic a standard blog, and Read More >

As we continue to create a Joomla 3.0 template, we will begin adding module positions to the index.php file in our simple template. If you Read More >

The last thing we need to do before we can install the Joomla 3.0 template that we are creating is to create a templateDetails.xml file. Read More >

At this point in our building a Joomla 3.0 template tutorial series, we are ready to zip / compress our template files and get it Read More >

Welcome to another article in our tutorial series on creating a Joomla 3.0 template. In our last tutorial, we showed you how to install the Read More >

If you’ve been following along in our tutorials series on creating Joomla 3.0 templates, you would have seen in our last tutorial after changing site Read More >

Now that we have added CSS and JS files to the Joomla 3.0 template that we are creating, we will now add the necessary bootstrap Read More >

As we continue to create a Joomla 3.0 template, the next task we will do is add a bit of style to it. Starting off, Read More >

In the last tutorial within our building a basic Joomla 3.0 template tutorial series, we showed you how to add style to login form using Read More >

In this Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we’ll show you how to add an iframe when writing an article. You can’t simply use the HTML editor and Read More >

Language files are text files in Joomla 3.0 that basically list a set of common words for a specific language. The English language file may Read More >

In our last tutorial, we gave you a brief introduction about Joomla 3.0 language files. If you remember, there are three basic things involved: Language Read More >

When writing content on the web, it’s natural to link to other content that you’ve written. If you have two similar articles, linking them to Read More >

One of the settings within the Protostar template for Joomla 3.0 is Template Colour: Template Colour Choose an overall colour for the site template. Default Read More >

As we continue to review the available settings within the Protostar template of your Joomla 3.0 hosting, the next setting we will look at is Read More >

Another option in the Joomla 3.0 Protostar template we will review is the logo setting: LogoUpload a custom logo for the site template. Uploading a Read More >

The first Blog Layout Option that we will review is the # Leading Articles setting, an option that controls the number of articles on your Read More >

By default, the frontpage of Joomla 3.0 shows articles in one column. As you can see in the screenshot to the right, we have 4 Read More >

You may have noticed on your Joomla 3.0 frontpage there are links that show below your leading articles and your intro articles. Refer to the Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

In this Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we are going to show you how to add a new banner. This is the first of several articles in Read More >

If you’re following along in our tutorial series on using Joomla 3.0 banners, we now know how to create both image banners and flash banners. Read More >

In our previous articles, we showed you how to setup your first banner on your Joomla 3.0 website. We created a simple banner, and now Read More >

There are many settings available for banners in Joomla 3.0. One such setting, which we discussed in our last article, is adjusting your banner size. Read More >

As we continue our tutorial series on working with banners in Joomla 3.0, we will now discuss banner categories. Why should I create banner categories? Read More >

Welcome to another tutorial in our guide on using banners in Joomla 3.0. In this article we will discuss banner clients. What is a banner Read More >

Article Overview: What data about banners is kept How to view this banner data How make sure this data is being logged When using banners Read More >

As we continue to learn about the Joomla 3.0 banners component, our next topic of discussion is rotating banners. When you create a banner module, Read More >

As we dive deeper into another tutorial about using banners in Joomla, we will now teach you how to show your banners side by side. Read More >

In this Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we are going to show you how to create a new Category within the Contacts module. Log into your Joomla Read More >

It is easy to create a new contact within the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0. Here are the steps: Creating a new Contact Log into Read More >

After creating new contact categories and new contacts within the Joomla 3.0 Contacts Component, you are now ready to create new Menu Items for this Read More >

If you’ve been following our tutorial series on using the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0, then you’re now ready to review how the actual contact Read More >

In our previous tutorial we showed you how contact forms work in Joomla 3.0. One of the points that we mentioned is that when you Read More >

Question: How do I setup captcha for contact forms created by the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0? Answer: Configure the global captcha setting in Joomla Read More >

It is simple to upgrade your Joomla 3.0 to 3.1. Within Softaculous, you can upgrade to 3.1 with a one-click upgrade. You can also run Read More >

In this tutorial: Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 Joomla 3.0 / Joomla 3.1 Version control was not introduced until Joomla 3.2. Joomla 3.2 A Read More >

In this tutorial: Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 The Joomla App Store is a new feature introduced in Joomla 3.2. This feature allows you Read More >

For Joomla 3.2, the Joomla User Experience Team focused on improving the user experience for Joomla site administrators. In this article, we will outline several Read More >

We’ve already seen that the admin user experience has been updated and improved with the release of Joomla 3.2. Similar to these backend changes, the Read More >

In this tutorial, we will review two new module features released in Joomla 3.2: access control and easy editing. Module Permissions New in Joomla 3.2 Read More >

The JEvents Calendar in Joomla 3 helps you easily track and manage events. In this tutorial we will show you how to install the JEvents Read More >

Now that you’ve installed the JEvents Joomla 3 calendar component, the next thing to do is allow users to add events. In this tutorial, we Read More >

In our last tutorial, we showed you how to create an Add an event page to allow users to create events within your JEvents Calendar Read More >

After you have added new events to your Calendar, the next thing to do is display the calendar on your site so others can see! Read More >

The Admin Tools Joomla component can be used to protect your Joomla website against brute force attacks. In a snutshell, a brute force attack is Read More >

If you are using the breadcrumbs module in Joomla 3, you may have noticed that the breadcrumbs’ pathway begins with a You are here pinpoint. Read More >

As we continue reviewing the settings available for Joomla’s breadcrumb module, the next setting we see is Show Home. Joomla’s documentation defines the setting as Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

Be default, individual items in your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs are separated by an orange arrow, . You actually have the option to use a different Read More >

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. Read More >

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 Read More >

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. Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

This tutorial series, Joomla 3 component development, is currently in progress… So far in this tutorial series for creating a component in Joomla 3, we’ve Read More >

This tutorial series, Joomla 3 component development, is currently in progress… So far in this tutorial series we’ve been testing our new component by visiting Read More >

How to add a new model Create the models folder If you haven’t already, you will need to create the models folder. This is where Read More >

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 Read More >

What is a Joomla Menu Item Type? When setting up a Joomla menu item, you need to choose the menu item type. The menu item Read More >

When you are using the Joomla Contacts Component, the search feature on your site will allow you to search through your contacts. For example, we Read More >

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps on how to install Joomla 3.0. As Joomla 3.0 was recently released, we are eager Read More >

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install the Admin Tools Core Joomla component. With this component, you can perform certain administrative tasks such Read More >

If you’re domain name is not yet pointing to your InMotion Hosting account and you would like to test Joomla, you can install Joomla on Read More >

The next Joomla 3.0 Metadata setting we will look at is the Robots setting. This setting will allow you to set the meta robots tag, Read More >

Joomla Menu Location Settings: Available Options What does this setting do? How to change When configuring menu items in Joomla 3, the Menu Location setting Read More >

When working with menu items in Joomla 3, one of the settings you will find is Target Window. This setting controls which browser window the Read More >

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps for writing a new article in Joomla 3.0. There are many settings you can configure for Read More >

If you’re having trouble logging into your dashboard because you’ve forgotten your Joomla 3 admin username, you can have Joomla remind you of it by Read More >

This article will assist you with installing a Joomla template on your Joomla hosting. Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Read More >

Much like Joomla 2.5, the Joomla 3.x series includes a template editor available within the admin dashboard. The template editor allows you to edit your Read More >

The information in this article has been transcribed from the Joomla! User eXperience (JUX) Webinar. This was a webinar upload in early June of 2012, Read More >

In this tutorial, Installing a Joomla 3.0 template, we will be installing a Joomla 3 template that you’ve created yourself or downloaded from the internet. Read More >

Welcome to our tutorial series on creating a basic Joomla 3.0 template! Over the next few articles, we plan to show you how to build Read More >

In this tutorial: Creating a Menu Creating a Menu Module An important part of making your website easy to navigate is by creating menus. The Read More >

By default, menus in Joomla 3.0 will be displayed vertically. Many users would like to instead create horizontal menus, such as a menu that appears Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >

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 Read More >