Search Engine Optimization: Images Image optimization is a form of On-Page SEO. As with all SEO, it is important to be as descriptive and accurate as possible. Alt Tags When adding an image to an article, you will have the option to add an “ALT” tag....
Banner Module (Joomla 3) Joomla features a Banner component to help users create and edit banner ads that can feature products and product details, advertisements, affiliate marketing ads, or many other pieces of information relevant to a site. Banners...
Random Images Module (Joomla 3) The Random Images Module will allow you to create a module that displays custom images in a random order. Each time someone visits your site, Joomla will randomly pull a different image from a folder of images that you...
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...
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...
Email Configuration (Joomla 3) This article includes directions for using the core Joomla PHP email function and information about configurating a SMTP server as proxy for your mass emailing. We use the core PHP email function to regulate the quantity...
Protostar Options (Joomla 3) There are a number of options that you have for personalizing your site using the Protostar template. They include the following: Changing the Template Color Changing the Background Color Adding a Logo Creating a Title &...
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...
A Comprehensive Guide to Joomla Compression and Caching The Basics of Compression and Caching Types of Joomla Compression and Caching The Bottom Line The Basics of Compression and Caching When visitors come to your site, their browser displays content...
The CloudAccess.net Joomla Update Stripe Process Important: Now that Joomla has improved it's updated process, CloudAccess.net is no longer performing auto-updates for Joomla 3+. If you have a Joomla 3 site, our Support Team would be happy to manually...
Site Management permissions As a Managed Hosting Provider we need access to your sites in order to provide the support or features that our company offers. However, we allow our clients to disable these permissions as they see fit. Currently there are...
Creating & Uploading a Custom Package Creating a Custom Package The CloudAccess.net API injects your custom installable Joomla Package into a core-Joomla application. Your custom package can include any extensions, template and/or dataset. This package...
Removing the Main Body Area The main body area of a particular page is usually where article(s) or major components are displayed. This article explains how to remove the main body area on all pages and how to duplicate a template so you can remove the...
CloudBase 3 Bug Reporting & Feature Requests CloudBase 3 is a free Joomla template created by CloudAccess.net. Important: Before reporting any bugs, please ensure that you are using the latest release of the template. The bug you are experiencing may...
Displaying Modules/Menus on Mobile Devices CloudBase 3 is a template based on the Gantry4 Framework, which uses Bootstrap, a responsive grid system. A useful feature of Bootstrap is the collection of responsive utility classes that can be used to help...
Using CloudBase 3 Style Presets CloudBase 3 comes with 15 predefined style presets. To access the presets, open the CloudBase 3 template through the Template Manager and click on the Presets button in the toolbar. Use the scroll feature to scroll...
Aligning Module Content Left & Right By default in the CloudBase 3 template, content in modules is aligned left as illustrated in the Latest News module below. To get the content to align left, open the module in the Module Manager , click on the...
Joomla SEO Checklist The recorded webinar below runs through the 10 step Joomla SEO Checklist that follows. Watch the webinar and follow the steps to organically improve your Joomla Instance's visibility and ranking on search results. 1. Determine...
Protostar: Adding a Favicon (Joomla 3) This video below illustrates how to add a favicon to the Protostar template and the following article is broken down into the steps to help you successfully create and install a favicon into your Joomla site....
Joomla and WordPress Backup Services All of our hosting plans include daily backup services. Rest assured that your Joomla and WordPress sites have backups within the last 14 days. The Managed Backup Service Includes Daily incremental backup of your...