One of the hottest things on the web at the moment is Google+, it seems that everyone wants to have it on his website in order to drive more traffic. There is currently a Google+ craze the same way there was a Facebook Like craze a couple of years ago. In our opinion, Google+ will […]

As a Joomla website owner/manager, it might be that you need a Joomla technician because: Your whole website is down and you need it up as soon as possible. (Note: We’ll be able to fix it for you, even if it’s midnight. You can call us anytime!) Your website is functioning, but there are some […]

We have talked before on when to clear your cache in Joomla, so probably you have read the article and thought that now is the best time to do it. So, you went ahead and disabled the cache, thinking that this will delete your cache. But your pages are still cached. Weird! You double check […]

If you are on a shared hosting plan that restricts you to a specific amount of hard disk space, then you might be wondering how much disk space does Joomla need to see if your hosting plan can accommodate it. Fear not, Joomla (core Joomla – with no extensions installed) is lightweight, so it has […]

If you have been using Joomla for a long time, then it might be that you have faced the dreaded “Invalid Token” when you try to login to the Joomla (on the real website, not the control panel), or when you try to perform other activities, such as voting, submitting forms, etc… In this post […]

One of the common and recurring problems that our clients have is when their Joomla website shows a 404 Error on the homepage (and it says something like Article #n not found). There are many causes for this error, including SEF installation/compatibility issues. However, the most common cause of this error is when the client […]

In a previous post, we explained how to create a super administrator user in Joomla. In that post, we also explained how to delete a super administrator, which can simply be done by going to the User Manager under Site, clicking on the checkbox next to the super administrator you wish to delete, and then […]

We have been working on Joomla websites since the creation of Joomla (before that we were working on Mambo websites). We consider ourselves Joomla experts, we know all the ins and outs of Joomla. Not only that, we are experts in web development in general, and we can see trends when it comes to web […]

We, at itoctopus, are the Joomla Experts! That’s what our ad on Google says! But do we deserve this title? We believe that we do, and here are 20 reasons on why we think we deserve the title of Joomla Experts: We know how to create any feature (extension) you want. We also can modify […]

In our post about Acunetix and Joomla, we briefly mentioned the topic of Cross Site Scripting (XSS)1 in Joomla. In this post, we will discuss it in details. Let us first explain what is Cross Site Scripting, and then we will discuss how it can affect your Joomla website, and finally we will tell you […]

In our last post on how Joomla can be used by doctors, we briefly discussed that doctors, as well as any other small businesses, should list their Joomla website on Google Places in order for their business to get more exposure. In this post we are going to elaborate on how to do this. Below […]

We have talked before on how small businesses can use Joomla to their advantage. Today, we are going to talk on how doctors (who run probably the most and critical important small business in every country) can use Joomla. Let’s first discuss on why doctors need a website in general… In this day and age, […]

Several customers approached us at one time or the other with the following problem: When they try to add an item to the cart in VirtueMart (on their Joomla website), the add to cart doesn’t work (nothing will happen – the person remains on the same page). They also tell us the following information: The […]

It is normal for a business to advertise on its website to get some extra revenue. There are many ways to advertise on a Joomla website: Use contextual ads: Contextual ads are advertisements that are displayed by 3rd party companies such as Google and Yahoo. The advantages of contextual ads are the following: They flow […]

At itoctopus, we have started using Joomla since its inception, and we are familiar with every single version of Joomla. We are always excited to know when will the next Joomla version be released, and that’s why we’re writing this post… As stated earlier, we have been using Joomla for a long time, however, we […]