Joomla Events No Longer a Rare Event
I’ve been in the Mambo and Joomla world for several years now without going to a Joomla event. Now I’m headed to two within the next six weeks (Chicago and Vancouver) and every time I look at Joomla.org theres a…
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Joomla Training in Atlanta Starting in June
We’re delighted to announce that we’re going to be holding Joomla training sessions in Atlanta, Georgia starting on Saturday June 21st, 2008. The classes are aimed at people who want to manage and build successful Joomla sites. We’ll be giving…
Review of the Missing Metadata Module
Dan Rahmel’s Missing Metadata module has been floating around the “top rated” list on joomla.org for some months. The module was created as an example for Dan’s book Beginning Joomla!, but is it useful as more than a coding demonstration?
The One Where Steve Goes All Matt Cutts
Those of you who hate having their picture taken (90% of you? 95%?) will know how I felt. Several people have been asking for photos of me ready for upcoming events. I tried to put if off for as long…
Five Really Useful Joomla Blog Posts
I write summary posts very rarely, but in the last few weeks I’ve read several great Joomla-related articles. Its time to point you towards five really useful Joomla blog posts, one each on the topics of usability, performance, analytics, e-commerce…
Facts and Figures on the SEO Clubs First 6 Months
Wow – its been six months since we launched our Joomla SEO Club. Back then I promised that one day, when enough time had passed to provide reliable data, we would post a detailed overview of our experience. Today, is…
A New Alternative to Joomfish on Joomla 1.5
For years, there has only been one option if you wanted to build a multilingual Joomla site. Joom!fish is one of the most popular and widely-used extensions in the Joomlasphere and has a great team behind it, including Joomla core…
What Joomla People Can Learn from Bear Sterns
“Does putting yourself in a position where someone else can turn off all your income just by saying two words (?You?re fired?) sound like a safe and secure situation to you? Does having only one income stream honestly sound more…
A Simple Way to Use Internal URLs for External Links
This is the answer to a question we’ve been asked repeatedly: “I’m looking for a Joomla component that will allow me to change outbound links from direct urls into internal urls.“ Essentially they’re looking to change a link from …
Drupals Garland Theme Inspires JoomlaShack and Rockettheme
Almost a year ago now (April 27th 2007) we covered the new color-switcher in Drupal’s Garland template. It allowed you to either choose from one of sixteen default color sets, or to select your own colors for the site’s base,…