Should I Bother to Write Joomla Metatags?
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, “should I use an automatic metatag generator?”. Should we leave our metatags for machines to create? My answer depends on your website…
Steve
Joomla URL Week Part 3 – Artio SEF Review
In the third part of our series on optimizing Joomla’s URLs, we’re going to take a look at Artio SEF. Artio is the new kid on the block, having been in the hands of its current developers for less…
How Can I Keep Track of People Visiting My Website?
Anyone like myself who spends all day online and browsing across many different websites, will be able to tell you one thing: “spotting an old-fashioned website is as easy as spotting an old-fashioned movie or car”. Wheres an old movie…
Is Flash a Good Choice for My Website?
Flash is it allows a web programmer/designer to implement animated graphics, movies, and even sound at a website. It can be used to create an entire website or just small pieces. It is the tool used for some of the…
Joomla Extension of the Month – April 07
As popular as Joomla is, its surprising how many gaps remain to be filled when it comes to having an extension to cover the needs of most normal websites. We’re still searching for a decent jobboard, advertisment management and customer…
What’s Your Favorite Joomla Extension Discovery?
OK …. A very simple post today and a test to see how many people actually read this blog 🙂 One of my favorite things about working full-time with Joomla is that even though I spend 12 hours per day…
Using Robots.txt to Keep Your Joomla Pages Under Control
The technical side of Joomla SEO can be summed up in one sentence: keep your URLs under control. Joomla really is a powerful tool for creating content-rich websites but its also easy to end up with a whole lot of…
How to Control the “Read More” on Joomla’s Frontpage
A simple tip today. This small Joomla code hack is designed to help those of you who have a lot of people submitting content to their site. Everyone writes and submits in their own way, so its easy to…
Why Aren’t Open Source Projects on Digg More Often?
JoomlaCode.org was released last week, and it was a major step forward for Joomla. Despite this good news the story didn’t make it far beyond the Joomla community. Amy Stephen posted on her blog, urging people to vote for it…
Interview with Ryan Szrama from Ubercart
Today, we’re delighted to have the chance to talk with Ryan Szrama who has just announced the launch of Ubercart, a new E-Commerce platform for Drupal. In our comparison between Drupal and Joomla, we noted that one of Drupal’s major…