Steve’s Blog

November 21, 2006

Adding Login and Logout Buttons to Joomla

Are you fed up with little square grey boxes saying "login" and then "logout" on your Joomla site. Here's how to liven up your login box. 1) Make 2 little graphics – one saying "login" and one saying "logout". 70 pixels wide and 20 pixels high is a nice size. Upload them to the /images folder as login.gif and logout.gif 2) Go to and replace DEFINE('_BUTTON_LOGIN','Login'); with DEFINE('_BUTTON_LOGIN',''); and also replace DEFINE('_BUTTON_LOGOUT','Logout'); with DEFINE('_BUTTON_LOGOUT','Logout'); This means no text will sit on top of your images. 3) Upload the new mod_login.php to your /modules folder. Click here to download it…

November 21, 2006

IE7 and Mobi – A Very Exciting October

One of the great things about working in technology is that exciting developments occur so frequently. Some ideas are gone within months whereas others change the business completely. Whether the events of October 2006 go down as boom or bust might not be known for several years, but I thought it might be interesting to revisit two events that have the potential to reshape the World Wide Web. The Launch of IE7 and of .mobi are the key items in this month’s featured article. Read the whole article.

November 21, 2006

Joomla Extension of the Month – November 06

There are some extensions that are so lightweight and versatile, so funky yet practical, that we use them on the majority of sites that we make. The KL_Rssfeed mambot is one of those plugins. Install it to your Joomla site via the Mambot installation area and with a few clicks you produce one line of code that can be used to place as many news articles as you want on your site. To give just two examples, we use it on Pune.in and Nagpur.in among many others. So few lines of code, and yet so useful. KL_RSSFeed – you are…

October 18, 2006

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We’re sorry, you need to register in order to access that page. Please click here to register. Have You Considered Joining the Joomla SEO Club? For the same price as a new component or a template club subscription, you can get all the following benefits: Complete one-hour review of your Joomla site with at least ten practical ways to improve your site’s SEO. Copy of the Joomla SEO eBook Access to our members-only forum with boards focused on Joomla 1.0, Joomla 1.5 and many individual components. Monthly newsletter with exclusive Joomla SEO tips and tricks Available Subscriptions Free Subscription Use…

October 15, 2006

October 2006 – A Very Exciting Month

One of the great things about working in technology is that exciting developments occur so frequently. Some ideas are gone within months whereas others change the business completely. Whether the events of October 2006 go down as boom or bust might not be known for several years, but I thought it might be interesting to revisit two events that have the potential to reshape the World Wide Web. Internet Explorer 7 Throughout the history of the Internet there has been but one way to surf the Internet – using Roman characters. If you’re language used any script other than A…

October 13, 2006

Joomla 1.5 Out in Beta

Here it is, Ladies and Gentlemen… Joomla 1.5 (in Beta form at least). You can read the official posting here: The long and the short of it is that 1.5 is a developer-friendly leap forward from the older framework. Non-coders won’t see a huge difference in how Joomla operates until developers start putting forward their new components. Then the potential of the new software will hopefully become apparent. This is a crucial release for Joomla that will go a very long way to deciding whether it continues its current, impressive momentum: More than 60,000 registered users on the Official…

October 11, 2006

Drupal ? Creating Blogs, Forms, Portals and Community Websites

Drupal has suffered somewhat in recent months, in comparison to other CMSs such as Joomla.? Whereas Joomla, which many developers consider to be a technically inferior CMS, has steamrollered ahead, Drupal has kept on plodding along. If you don?t believe me, go to Google Trends and see how the number of people searching for Joomla has doubled every three months while Drupal has inched slowly upwards, barely doubling in the last two years. Part of Joomla?s comparative success has been its branding success. Whereas Drupal has a slightly intimidating blue head for a logo and a staunchly community-orientated focus, Joomla…

October 1, 2006

Out of Site, Out of Mind – Buying Domains

When setting up a retail business, there are many hoary clichés and pieces of advice. “Out of sight, out of mind” is among the oldest and the hoariest. It basically warns you to buy or lease the best real estate available to you in order to make your company visible. Well, what was true in the 1900s is still true today, and thus you should be thinking about buying good real estate online. Domain names are often referred to as “21st century real estate” and this is declared with good reason. A good domain can make a business. A bad…

October 1, 2006

Out of Site, Out of Mind – Buying Domains

September 1, 2006

What We Do

We build small to medium size business websites and provide superb customer service. That is our key business strategy. We specialize in companies that have between 1 and 1000 employees and we provide them with great website solutions at low prices. Our core services are: 1) Website design, plus logo and graphic design services 2) Custom software built on top of the Joomla Content Management System. 3) Training in building and maintaining Joomla websites. 4) Consulting. Unsure as to which solutions would be best for your company? We can help. 5) Domain name…