Change Joomla Can Believe In
Joomla.org has a new template today. The design looks a little similar to the website of another emerging new force in the United States. It’s also interesting to note that the ! has been dropped from most uses on the…
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Joomla ECommerce Solutions Compared
I’ve made this chart after getting several requests in the last few days, all asking which Joomla E-Commerce they should use. There’s no right answer as the two main shopping carts, Virtuemart and iJoomla Digistore, are both very different. There…
Where Have the Joomla Forums Gone?
There has been an interesting update to the forum sections on the Joomla Extensions Directory. It has been split into Native Joomla Forums and Forum Bridges. I was shocked to see only five native Joomla forums remaining. There are two…
Joomla Trademarks Name and Logo
There are some third rails in every community … things that people are reluctant to discuss. Joomla’s move to a GPL license was one of those, and I think we did a reasonable job of openly talking about the issues…
1 Great Post Beats 100 Mediocre Posts
You may have noticed that I’ve been blogging less lately. There’s probably a dozen reasons for that (family visiting from England, new projects, running the SEO Club, the hot summer making my brain tired) but theres been one stand-out ……
Solving Common Problems With sh404SEF
If you read this blog often, you’ll know I love building sites with sh404SEF. However, its such a powerful extension that it can be complex. There are several issues that people keep asking me about. So instead of giving the…
Joomla Training Discounts in Atlanta and New England
Are you looking to learn Joomla 1.5? There are Joomla training sessions coming up in Atlanta, Boston (MT), Manchester (NH), Hartford (CT) and Albany (NY). We have a special offer for Alledia blog readers today … $50 discounts for all…
Joomla Challenge for Google Knols
Google launched their Knol site last week. Despite the slightly silly name and Google’s failure to get Knol.com from a Joomla site, I though it would worthwhile to take some time and write a couple: Joomla – a general introduction…
Open Questions: Gifts from Customers?
Back at JoomlaExpo in Chicago, one guy stood up during Barrie North’s presentation and very happily announced he’d found Barrie’s tutorials so useful that he’d sent him a box of juicy steaks. I didn’t get any food this week, but…
Full Site RSS Feeds on Joomla 1.5
No doubt about it, RSS feeds on 1.5 are better than they were on 1.0. Not perfect, but certainly better. Instead of a single feed, the 1.5 RSS feed that appears in the browser bar is always changing because it…