In this tutorial we’ll show you how to place a Twitter feed inside a block. You can then display that Twitter feed anywhere around your theme. There are many different Twitter options out there but most have a couple of…
Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the day-to-day decisions. Not just resolving problems with a particular client, or a bug just won’t get fixed. Not even whether you should be focusing on Drupal, WordPress, Joomla or something else entirely.…
This tutorial is the answer to a question asked by a user in our support forum … “how do I collect more information from my members when they register?”. The user’s problem is that the normal Joomla registration form gives…
You may have noticed a countdown clock on the right of the site, ticking away each day. We’re counting the days until we make a major product launch on February 1st. It’s now 2 weeks before the launch and we’re…
One of things we often do for our training clients is simplify the admin area for them. There is a module that allows users to manage their site via a clean, dropdown menu. It has proven so popular that companies…
Why Add a Sitemap? I’ll be honest and say that I don’t believe sitemaps improve your ranking in search engines. However, they do make sure more pages get indexed and that they get indexed more quickly. This article presents evidence…
Why Block Spam Comments? If you site is new, this might not be too much of a problem. However, as your site grows, it will increasingly be seen as a valuable target for spammers. If they succeed in placing links…
What is a WYSIWYG Editor and Why Do You Need It? So your site users don’t have to use code. Its as simple as that. WYSIWYG stands for “What You See Is What You Get” … if you select some…
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to place an RSS feed inside a block. You can then display that RSS feed anywhere around your theme. We don’t need any extra modules this week as we’ll be using the core…
People often ask “what’s the best blog extension for Joomla?”. Our answer: “how about Joomla itself?”. We use Joomla for our blog on alledia.com and get 10s of 1000s of visitors every month. Here’s how to set up a blog…