In some rare cases, you may want to run two (or more) different websites on a single Joomla installation, so you will have different databases but same filesystem. The reason for doing so is to maintain just one Joomla installation (e.g. upgrade, secure, host, etc…) instead of two ore more. At first glance, this seems […]
At one point or the other, you may want to do some major work on your website without jeopardizing your online presence. Obviously, you can’t work on your live Joomla website, you have to work on another copy of your website and then upload it back once all the work is done. There are two […]
Custom (or dynamic) forms are forms that website owners can create themselves. Website owners usually need custom forms to create the following types of forms: RSVP forms Quotation/inquiry forms “Tell us about you” forms etc… Unfortunately, Joomla, by default, does not offer administrators the flexibility to create their own custom forms, so what is the […]
We are regularly asked by our Joomla clients whether they can use a Joomla 1.5 template in Joomla 1.6 (or Joomla 1.7, for that matter). Our immediate answer is No, but… The reason we give this answer is because a Joomla 1.5 template work in Joomla 1.6 (or again, 1.7) is not impossible, but is […]
After the Joomla work we did in Qatar for a high profile school, we were contracted to do Joomla work for a major supermarket (that again, wanted to remain anonymous). The work included: – Installing a Joomla website. The latest version of Joomla was required. – Modifying a Joomla 1.5 template to make it compatible […]
Sometimes, you see a WordPress theme, and you wish there was a version for it in Joomla so you can use it on your website. You start thinking, is there an immediate way to make a WordPress theme work on a Joomla website? The straightforward answer is no. You can’t just make a few modifications […]
Every now and then, we have clients asking us how to remove the sample data in Joomla. The sample data is the data that the Joomla installer loads into your website during the installation process (note that the Joomla installer asks for your permission to do this). In any case, there are two ways to […]
Those who are experienced in website development and SEO know that when a website gets a virus, it will be deindexed (or at best lowered in rankings) if the virus remains for a long time, or, if the issue is transient, then new pages will no longer be indexed. Of course, search engines will forgive […]
Many of our customers are small to medium law firms, who want to expand or create their presence on the Internet. In the first case, our customers just want to expand their Joomla website to include features such as powerful newsletters or social networking. In the latter case, the customers don’t have a website yet, […]
In this article, we will discuss outsourcing for Joomla websites, its advantages and disadvantages. We will also conclude on whether or not you should outsource your Joomla development. Outsourcing means having someone do the programming work for you, even if you have some programming experience, typically for a cheaper price. Outsourcing, in all of its […]
In our small post on how to get the Joomla version, we mentioned that some website developers hide the Joomla version for security reasons. So what are these “security reasons” and how do they hide it? The main reason why some website developers hide the Joomla version is because there are malicious scripts running on […]
When we receive a support call from a new client, one of the questions that we usually ask is “Which version of Joomla are you using?” In many cases, the client doesn’t know the version, so we check his Joomla website to find out which version he’s using ourselves. What we do is that we […]