How to change the Site Language in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. By default, Joomla 2.5 comes with the English language pack installed. If your site is not intended for English speaking users, Read More >

How to change the timezone in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When working with time, Joomla 2.5 records dates in UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time). This can really come in handy because Read More >

How to link to other articles within Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. It’s common when writing an article in Joomla 2.5 to link to other articles within your site. While this feature is Read More >

How to configure Joomla 2.5 error.php timezone

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. By default, logs written to Joomla’s logs/error.php file are written in UTC time. There may be instances however when you need Read More >

How to disable user registration in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. If your Joomla 2.5 website is not community driven, for example you don’t have a forum or you don’t allow comments Read More >

How to Configure Joomla 2.5 to Send Email Using SMTP

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. By default, Joomla 2.5 uses the php mail() function to send emails from the server. At InMotion Hosting, our servers support Read More >

How to enable ReCaptcha in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. If you have never seen one before, captchas are parts of a website where you sometimes need to type in a Read More >

How to put your Joomla 2.5 site in Maintenance Mode

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. From time to time, you may need to put your Joomla 2.5 site in maintenance mode. Maintenance mode takes your website Read More >

Understanding Global Module Caching in Joomla

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Enabling caching in Joomla 2.5 is a great way to speed up page load times and reduce server load. While there Read More >

How to enable the Debug System in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. As with many applications that run on the internet, Joomla 2.5 can at times use excessive CPU time or memory. When Read More >

The Difference Between a Joomla Plugin, Module, and Component

New users to Joomla 2.5 often ask, “What is the difference between a plugin, module, and component?” All three are referred as extensions, as they extend the basic functionality of Joomla and add additional features. In this tutorial we’ll explain what sets apart plugins, modules, and components. What is a Plugin? When you think of Read More >

How to install a Joomla 2.5 Component

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Along with installing modules and installing plugins, you can install Joomla 2.5 components to add additional functionality to your Joomla website. Read More >

How to install a Joomla 2.5 Module

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. As we continue to learn about Joomla 2.5 extensions, we will now walk you through the steps needed for installing a Read More >

How to install a Joomla 2.5 Plugin

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our previous tutorial, we explained the difference between plugins, modules, and components in Joomla 2.5. In this tutorial, we’ll begin Read More >

Joomla 2.5 Menu Items – Category List vs. Category Blog

In a previous article, we created a new Joomla 2.5 menu item that links to a category. When we selected the menu type, we chose Category List. You may have noticed that there was a Category Blog option as well. What is the difference between a Category List and a Category Blog menu item? Category Read More >

How to link to a Category in a Joomla 2.5 Menu

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In a previous article, we created a new Category in Joomla 2.5, “Test Category 1”. We’ve also created 3 articles and Read More >

Working with Article Categories in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. How to work with Article Categories in Joomla 2.5 What is a Joomla Category?When you write an article in Joomla 2.5, Read More >

How to link to an Article in a Joomla 2.5 Menu

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our previous article, we created a new Joomla 2.5 Menu called “My First Menu”. We’ve also previously created a new Read More >

How to create a new Menu and Menu Module in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of creating a new menu in Joomla 2.5. If you don’t Read More >

An Introduction to Joomla 2.5 Menus

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Menus With your Joomla hosting, menus provide the basic site navigation for your website. They allow you to link visitors to Read More >