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Tutorial #3: Clearing all Content (Joomla 2.5)
Tutorial #3: Clearing all Content (Joomla 2.5) After launching any new Joomla application, your site will be filled with sample data sets. Your Joomla site will be full of Joomla information that comes in the form of featured articles, main and side...
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Embedding Media (Joomla 1.5)
Embedding Media (Joomla 1.5) Creating hyperlinks to things like images or .pdf files has always been more reliable than adding them to articles as attachments. This article explains how to upload files via the Media Manager and link them to an article...
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User Groups (Joomla 2.5)
User Groups (Joomla 2.5) Joomla! user groups are used to control what users are allowed to do on a site. By assigning permissions to groups, you can allow users to access and edit the back end of your site, create and/or edit articles through the front...
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Installing Extensions (Joomla 1.5)
Installing Extensions (Joomla 1.5) At some point, you may decide that the core Joomla! functionalities are not enough for you - you want to create even more functionality in your site. This is where the ever-expansive world of Joomla extensions becomes...
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Changing a Template Background Using FTP
Changing a Template Background Using FTP Incorporating a background image into your Joomla Instance is a great way to personalize and customize a template. Many templates don't offer an option to do something like this in the Administration area (the...
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Updating Extensions (Joomla 2.5)
Updating Extensions (Joomla 2.5) Joomla 2.5 has an extension updater feature within the back end of your site. If there is a newer version of an extension available, you may receive a notification and be able to update the extension all within the back...
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Module Suffix (Module Styling Box)
Module Suffix (Module Styling Box) The Cloudbase 2.0 template comes with a pre-designed module “chrome” or styling element. The image below demonstrates what that looks like: Sometimes you may not want your module to have the box styling element around...
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Embedding a Module into an Article (Joomla 2.5)
Embedding a Module into an Article (Joomla 2.5) One of the many new features in Joomla 2.5 is the Load Modules Plug-in. In the past, users had to search, download, install, and enable a plug-in that would let them put a module within an article. This...
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Media Manager Overview (Joomla 2.5)
Media Manager Overview (Joomla 2.5) The Joomla 2.5 Media Manager supports a variety of different file types that can be displayed or utilized within the site. This article explains how to access the Media Manager and illustrates few basic concepts that...
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Supported File Types (Joomla 2.5)
Supported File Types (Joomla 2.5) Depending on the version of Joomla that you're using, different file types are support. Uploading different file types to your site is important if you want to provide links to different files instead of incorporating...
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Cloudbase 2.0 - Adding Google Analytics
Cloudbase 2.0 - Adding Google Analytics The best way to check the site’s traffic is to setup a Google Analytics account and connect it to your Joomla site. This article contains details on how to accomplish that using the Cloudbase 2.0 template and...
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Cloudbase 2.0 - Removing the Main Body Content Area
Cloudbase 2.0 - Removing the Main Body Content Area At some point you may want to build a page within your site that doesn't feature an article - a page based entirely of modules. This article explains a way to accomplish this by creating a Featured...
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Search Engine Optimization (Joomla 2.5)
Search Engine Optimization (Joomla 2.5) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an incredibly important topic to consider when developing your Joomla Instance, especially if you’d like people to locate you using various search engines. It is important to...
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JCE: An Overview of the JCE Editor
JCE: An Overview of the JCE Editor This tutorial explains some of the basic functions of the JCE Editor. First, learn how to install the JCE Editor , the most popular editor for the Joomla CMS. Many of the functions you'll be familiar with if you've...
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Accessing a Joomla or WordPress Site Using FTP
Accessing a Joomla or WordPress Site using FTP Most hosting services give you a different set of credentials - one for the Joomla/WordPress back-end and another to the file transfer protocol (FTP). With CloudAccess.net, you only have one set of...
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JCE: Code Filtering, Editor & Plugin Parameters
JCE: Code Filtering, Editor & Plugin Parameters Sometimes the JCE will strip out different types of code that you have placed into your article text area. This article explains how to change default settings within the JCE so that you can use different...
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Adding Anchors (Joomla 3)
Adding Anchors (Joomla 3) Anchors like hyperlinks within an article so that you can link together titles, subtitles and headings. Adding an anchor into an article can be quite useful especially if your article is broken down into different sections or...
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Media Manager Overview (Joomla 3)
Media Manager Overview (Joomla 3) The Joomla Media Manager supports a variety of different file types that can be displayed or utilized within the site. This article explains how to access the Media Manager and illustrates few basic concepts that any...
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Supported File Types (Joomla 3)
Supported File Types (Joomla 3) Depending on the version of Joomla that you're using, different file types are supported. Uploading different file types to your site is important if you want to provide links to different files instead of incorporating...
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Offline Mode (Joomla 3)
Offline Mode (Joomla 3) At some point you may want to take your site offline as you make updates, upgrades, edits, or if you'd simply like the site to not be live as you develop it. The video below illustrates how to take your site offline so that it...