By default, the date an article was created will not show for articles on the front end of your Joomla 3.0 website. Joomla gives you the option to toggle this setting, which is controled by the Show Create Date setting. The following description is given for this setting: Show Create DateIf set to Show, the Read More >
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How to hide the Article Author in Joomla 3.1
By default, the author of an article will be shown on the page in Joomla 3.0. You can disable this feature in Joomla 3.0 by toggling the Show Author setting. Joomla 3.0 gives the following description for this setting: Show AuthorIf set to Show, the Name of the article’s Author will be displayed. This is Read More >
Using the Link Parent setting in Joomla 3.1
In our last tutorial, we showed you how to show parent categories within your Joomla 3.0 articles. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to make those parent categories link to the parent category itself. How does the Link Parent setting work? This linking to the parent category is controlled by Read More >
How to Show Parent Categories for Articles in Joomla 3.1
In Joomla 3.0, there is an article setting referred to as Show Parent. This setting controls whether parent categories of article categories are shown. Joomla gives the following description for this setting: Show ParentIf set to Show, the title of the article’s category will show. Understanding the Show Parent setting In our testing, we Read More >
How to Disable Linked Categories in Joomla 3.1
The default behavior within Joomla 3.0’s article options is to show the category an article belongs to, and to have that category as a link. When you click the category link, it will bring you to a page showing other articles that belong to that category. If you don’t want the category name to be Read More >
How to Hide Article Categories in Joomla 3.1
When viewing articles in Joomla 3.0, the default behavior is to show the category the article belongs to. This is useful for your visitors. If they are interested in a particular article, they can click the category link to view other articles within the category. Joomla 3.0 has an option you can use to toggle Read More >
How to Disabled Linked Titles in Joomla 3.1
When writing new articles in Joomla 3.0, you may notice that when you view the article on your site the title of the article is a link. The link points back to the article itself, and is the default behavior in Joomla 3.0. There is an article option within Joomla 3.0 that you can configure Read More >
How to Hide Article Titles in Joomla 3.1
If you want to hide an article’s title in Joomla 3.0, you can configure this within the article’s options. In this tutorial, we’ll review the Show Title setting in Joomla 3.0. Joomla 3.0 gives the following description for the Show Title option: Show TitleIf set to Show, the article title is shown. Hiding an article Read More >
How to Assign an Article to a Category in Joomla 3.1
After creating your new article category in Joomla 3.0, you can then assign articles to that category. This is a very simple process, and we’ll show you just how to do this in today’s tutorial. To move an Article to a different Category in Joomla 3.0: Log into your Joomla 3.0 admin dashboard In the Read More >
How to create a new Article Category in Joomla 3.1
Before you create your first article category, all of your articles in Joomla 3.0 will be assigned to the Uncategorised category. You can see to the screenshot to the right where the article’s category will be displayed within your article. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps needed to create a new Read More >
Changing Email Settings in Joomla 3.1
Your Joomla 3.0 website may send many emails, so it’s important to ensure your email is setup properly. For example, Joomla can send emails when new users register, and it can also send new emails when comments are posted on an article. Joomla can use different methods to send these emails, such as the php Read More >
How to change Database Settings within Joomla 3.1
Joomla 3.0 requires a database in order to run. If you Joomla website is running right now without any issues, then it is safe to assume that your database is setup correctly. If you move your Joomla 3.0 website to a different server, you may need to update your database username / password / etc. Read More >
Configuring FTP Settings in Joomla 3.1
One of the server settings available in Joomla 3.0 is the FTP Settings group. While most users do not need to enable this feature, if your server does require you to use FTP within Joomla, you’ll need to enter your FTP credentials into Joomla. Joomla 3.0 gives the following description regarding FTP: Enable FTP:Enable the Read More >
Joomla 3.1 Server TimeZone
Joomla 3.0’s Server Time Zone setting can be found within the Joomla Server Settings section. Joomla gives the following description for this setting: About the Server Time Zone Available Time Zone Options Server Time ZoneChoose a city in the list to configure the date and time for display The default time zone is set to Read More >
How to Force SSL in Joomla 3.1
Another Joomla 3.0 Server Setting that is available is Force SSL. Description of the Force SSL Option Available Options for Force SSL Force SSL Force site access to always occur under SSL (https) for selected areas. You will not be able to access selected areas under non-ssl. Note, you must have SSL enabled on your Read More >
Joomla 3.1 Error Reporting
Joomla includes the ability to use error reporting to help determine if there are problems occurring with your site. In this guide, we will explain what error reporting is in Joomla, go over the available options, test the settings, then show you how to change them. What is Error Reporting What Options Are Available for Read More >
How to use Gzip Page Compression in Joomla 3.1
Within Joomla 3.0’s server settings is an option labeled Gzip Page Compression. What this feature does is allow your server to compress files before sending them to the user. This means that the user has to downloaded less content because it is compressed, and thus in theory pages should load faster for your users. To Read More >
How to change the path to your Temp Directory in Joomla 3.1
One of the settings available in Joomla 3.0 is the Path to Temp Folder. It’s safe to assume that this temporary folder is used for miscellaneous purposes, and the files stored in this folder are most likely deleted or moved to a more permanent location almost immediately after being put in the tmp folder. Read More >
A look at the Joomla 3.1 Session Handler Setting
In our last Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we talked a little about sessions, specifically the session lifetime setting. Again, the session lifetime setting allows you to change the amount of time idle users will stayed logged into Joomla 3.0 Joomla 3.0 includes another session setting you can adjust, Session Handler. Joomla gives the following description on Read More >
How to change the Session Lifetime in Joomla 3.1
When you visit a website managed by Joomla 3.0, a session is started. Sessions help Joomla track specific information about specific users. What are sessions? Let’s say that two people are sitting side by side in an office. Each user visits the same website at the same time, and that particular website is driven Read More >
