For Joomla 3.2, the Joomla User Experience Team focused on improving the user experience for Joomla site administrators. In this article, we will outline several of the user experience changes in Joomla 3.2. There is also a great video walk through of these new features on YouTube. In this tutorial: Dashboard Article Manager Article Editor Read More >
Brad Markle
Using the Joomla App Store to install extensions in Joomla 3.2
In this tutorial: Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 The Joomla App Store is a new feature introduced in Joomla 3.2. This feature allows you to download and install Joomla extensions directly from your Joomla dashboard – which is a big time saver. Prior to this feature, you would need to search the web for Read More >
How to use version control in Joomla 3
In this tutorial: Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.1 Joomla 3.2 Joomla 3.0 / Joomla 3.1 Version control was not introduced until Joomla 3.2. Joomla 3.2 A new feature in Joomla 3.2 is version control. This tool allows you to save previous versions of your articles, and also allows you to revert to any previous version at Read More >
Drupal 8 – Create new revision
In this tutorial: Creating a Revision Restoring a Revision When creating / editing pages in Drupal 8, you’ll see a feature labelled, Create new revision. In this tutorial, we’ll review what this feature is and how to use it. What does the create new revision feature do? Each time you edit a page in Drupal Read More >
FAQ – Installing programs with Softaculous
Can I install more than one program on my account? Yes, you can install more than one program on your account. You can install programs onto subdomains, addon domains, and in separate folders. The following table gives examples of what your URLs will look like for each option, as well as how you would set Read More >
How to run Exim on an additional port
By default, exim runs on port 25. Because a lot of internet services providers block port 25, this can cause many users problems when sending email. If you are on a VPS server or have Dedicated hosting, and you have root access, you can setup exim to run on an additional port. In this tutorial, Read More >
How to Open a Port in Your Firewall
I was recently asked how to open ports within the firewall. Since it’s been quite a while since I’ve had to do something like this, I took the time to relearn and write some documentation. In this tutorial, I’ll cover how to open a port on your server and test that it is open. More Read More >
Joomla Error – Plugin Uninstall: Folder field empty, cannot remove files
When trying to remove an extension in Joomla 2.5, sometimes you may get the following error: Plugin Uninstall: Folder field empty, cannot remove files What causes this error? According to reports in the Joomla forums, this error most likely is caused by differences in table structures between Joomla 1.5 and later versions of Joomla. How Read More >
How to register a user in the PHP-Nuke admin area
In PHP-Nuke, you can create a user from within the back office. This tutorial explains how to register a new user from within the administration interface of your PHP-Nuke website. Registering a new user in PHP-Nuke Log into your PHP-Nuke admin interface. From the main admin page, click on the Users icon from the Read More >
How to Change the Language Used in PHP-Nuke
Changing languages within PHP-Nuke can occur in two main places – in the content that you are publishing and in the back-end using the Administration back end interface. The following article explains where you can find the options to change the language when working with PHP-Nuke. Setting the Language within PHP-Nuke Changing Language in the Read More >
Adding an Image to a Page in Mambo
When you are creating a page, often you will want to add an picture. In this tutorial we will show you how to add an Image to a page in Mambo. Upload the image you want to add to the page using FTP. If you are not familiar with the directory structure, I recommend reading this Read More >
Recovering After a Hack To Your Website
Recovering from a hack can be overwhelming. Not only do you have to deal with restoring your site to a good working state, you also need to take steps to help prevent a repeated attack on your site. The following is a series of recommended steps for recovering from a hack (regardless of the nature Read More >
Editing your SMF 2.0 post settings
There are many settings to consider when administering your SMF site. You may wish to adjust settings for your user posts such as allowing Flash, limiting the post size, etc. This can help you with maintaining a consistency in your site and disallowing features that may pose a security risk or increase server load unnecessarily. Read More >
Joomla 3.1 Search Component Tutorial
The Joomla Search component allows you to do two things – view statistics about what people are searching for on your site and customize the available search settings. In this tutorial, we’ll cover both of these topics, starting first with search statistics. Search Statistics Search Options Search Statistics Enabling Gathering of Search Statistics When you Read More >
Joomla 3.1 RSS Newsfeeds Component Tutorial
The Joomla 3.0 Newsfeed component allows you to show RSS feeds on your site. Besides using the Newsfeed component, you can also use the Feed Display module to show RSS feeds. The first part of this tutorial covers using the Newsfeed component, and the latter part of this guide will cover the Feed Display module. Read More >
Joomla 3.1 Messaging Tutorial
This guide will show you how to send, read, and configure the messaging component in Joomla. Joomla 3.0 includes a component called Messaging. This Messaging extension allows site Administrators and Super Users to send and receive private messages from within the Joomla administrative dashboard. How to send a New Private Message Log into your Joomla Read More >
How to change a user’s password in phpBB
When administering your forum members you will perform many actions from time. One of the most common tasks is changing the user password. Perhaps they forget or you need to do so for security reasons. Follow the steps below to learn how to reset a member’s password in phpBB 3.0 Changing a user’s password in Read More >
Creating a new user in SMF 2.0
Since the vast majority of users will sign up for your site themselves, there is not a way to create a user directly in the admin dashboard. If you wish to create a new user profile, you will need to do so within the normal registration method as your site visitors. Below are instructions for Read More >
The Joomla search feature finds your Contacts
When you are using the Joomla Contacts Component, the search feature on your site will allow you to search through your contacts. For example, we have a contact named Student A and Student B. As you can see in the screenshot to the right, searching our site for student brings back both of these contacts Read More >
Using a Captcha with the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.1
Question: How do I setup captcha for contact forms created by the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0? Answer: Configure the global captcha setting in Joomla By default, there does not appear to be any settings within the Joomla 3.0 Contacts Component that deal with captcha setup. If you want to setup captcha for your contact Read More >
