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It is recommended to always update Joomla 4 to the latest version. This ensures that your site has the most recent Joomla features and security updates.  Any available updates should be listed in the Notifications section of your Joomla Dashboard. But you can also check for updates manually at any time. This guide will show Read More >

Uploading files in Joomla 4 is an essential part of being a successful Joomla user. “Hot linking” images, or embedding images from another website or server, should be avoided as it can slow the page for your users or result in the image being unavailable if the originating source fails. Whether you need to know Read More >

When you first login to your Joomla 4 site, you may have noticed a warning message stating “Joomla! would like your permission to collect some basic statistics.” This information is sent to the Joomla development team so they can analyze the data and use it to improve the software. This guide will explain what Joomla Read More >

The Joomla 4 Privacy Policy plugin forces users to acknowledge and agree to your website privacy policy. If manual user registration is enabled, they’ll be prompted to read it within the registration form. Existing Joomla 4 users will be notified of the new change upon their next login. Disabled by default, the Privacy Policy plugin Read More >

As you may know, Joomla 4 provides you with the TinyMCE editor by default. This interface basically mimics your standard what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editor in the style of Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or Open Office. You can highlight text, bold, italic, center, and do other basic formatting to make your text come alive. However, some web Read More >

After installing Joomla 4, you probably noticed a “Login Form” section on the right when you first visit your site. This login section is not useful if you don’t allow user registrations, or it may not match the purpose of your website. This is known as a site module, which are pieces that make up Read More >

In this article, you will learn how to destroy and reset Joomla from base settings. This procedure is not recommended for someone who has an active Joomla site, as this process is designed for someone who is just learning Joomla 4 and wants a clean slate to start over. This action is destructive. The purpose Read More >

The Terms and Conditions plugin grants the ability to add a custom Joomla 4 registration terms and conditions statement on your user registration page. This is a step up from the User Profile plugin which only displays a “Terms of Service” (ToS) link with radio buttons for “Agree” or “No.”  This plugin is useful for Read More >

Joomla! 4.0 comes with a new template called Cassiopeia.  You can see a great demonstration of this new template by simply loading the sample data that comes packaged with the Joomla! 4.0 installation.   This tutorial will walk you through a brief tutorial on how to load the sample data so that you can see an Read More >

Installing applications are much easier when using Softaculous.  Softaculous has recently updated the installation script for Joomla! to include version 4.0.   This tutorial will show you how to install Joomla! 4.0 with Softaculous. Steps to Install Joomla! 4.0 with Softaculous Login to cPanel. Open Softaculous in the Software section. Depending on your version of Softaculous Read More >

Softaculous makes backups of installations that it tracks as simple as a mouse click. This brief tutorial will walk you through the steps of making a backup with a Softaculous-installed Joomla! site. Create Joomla 4.0 Backups with Softaculous This completes our tutorial on how to back up a Joomla 4.0 installation using Softaculous. Note that the Read More >

After 9 years of diligent work, Joomla developers have reached the major milestone of Joomla version 4.0.  This article will walk you through how to manually install Joomla 4.0 in two major steps – the database setup and the webserver installation. Note that these instructions will be using a cPanel-based web server installation using the Read More >

One of the first things you should do when you install a new website is install an SSL certificate, free or paid, to encrypt traffic. Then, you must force HTTPS on Joomla 4 traffic. Neither are difficult tasks to complete and both instantly secure Joomla for you and your visitors.  cPanel server hosting includes AutoSSL, Read More >

Joomla 4 user registration is disabled by default. For many website owners, this is a more preferred method to secure Joomla from cyber attacks and unauthorized users. This could become overwhelming for eCommerce sites and forums, though.  Fortunately, enabling Joomla user registration and custom registration forms is a painless process. Allow Joomla 4 User Registration Read More >

Improving Joomla 4 accessibility is painless and fast. No third party plugins required to get started. All you need to do is enable the web accessibility plugin that’s already included in your installation. Enable Joomla 4 Accessibility Features Log into your Joomla 4 administrator dashboard (e.g. https://example.com/administrator). Select System from the sidebar. Under Manage, select Read More >

Creating URL redirects for dead links is one the easiest methods for improving Joomla search engine optimization (SEO) in larger websites. This Joomla 4 SEO method is easy with the pre-installed Redirects module. There’s no need to install a third party redirect plugin, though there are plenty available for other SEO tasks.  Below we’ll cover Read More >

Learning how to secure Joomla 4 is easier than ever before. With the pre-installed HTTP Headers Joomla plugin, you can add up to ten security HTTP headers to protect your data against next-generation cyber attacks. How to Secure Joomla 4 with HTTP Headers Log into your Joomla 4 administrator dashboard (e.g. https://example.com/administrator). Select System from Read More >