Joomlashack Blog and Updates

How to change your Joomla WYSIWYG editor

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 17 September 2006 17 September 2006

With your standard Joomla! installation, you get a WYSIWYG editor called TinyMCE. A WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editor basically enables you to edit content items in your browser just like editing a document in a word processor without needing to know how to write HTML code.

For most people, TinyMCE will serve their needs adequately. However, you might prefer to use a different editor. If so, this article will teach you how to install a new editor and make it your default editor.

mosLoadModules - An Explanation

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 13 September 2006 13 September 2006

At the Joomla! help site, there is a great article explaining the various functions to be used in a Joomla! template. It gives an explanation of the parameters involved in the mosLoadModules function, which often cause confusion for new template developers. You can either read that article, or if you don't feel like leaving this page, you can continue reading this article, which will explain the same concepts.

How to Create a Joomla Horizontal Menu

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 13 September 2006 13 September 2006

When you create a menu with the Joomla! menu manager, a corresponding menu module is automatically created. In the resulting menu module, you will have 3 options for how to display your menu with the "menu style" parameter.

The 3 choices offered are vertical, horizontal, and flat list. In this list, there are 2 ways to create a horizontal menu: the right way, and the not-so-right way. In this article, I will explain both ways, and try to persuade you that the right way is the right way. I'll start with the not-so-right way.

Organizing Your Joomla Content

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 13 September 2006 13 September 2006

Although it can do so much more than managing content, Joomla! is, at its core, a Content Management System (CMS). It is important for aspiring Joomla! site developers to have at least a basic understanding of how Joomla! is set up to organize content. A proper content organization can greatly improve the flow and usability of your website. This article is meant to provide that basic understanding and give steps to successfully organizing your content.

CBAuthorBot Hack

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 13 September 2006 13 September 2006

If you use Community Builder (CB) and the CBAuthorBot (the one that makes the author's name linkable to their CB Profile), then you might be interested in this hack. It enables you to display the author's CB avatar at the top of an article with a link back to his or her CB profile. I originally posted it here on the CB website. You can go there for more information, and to see how other people have modified the hack.

Here's the code:

Making module positions viewable only by unregistered visitors

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 12 September 2006 12 September 2006

Here is a trick for making your module positions viewable only by unregistered visitors.

There are some powerful programming objects in the Joomla! API that are available to template designers. One such object is the user object, which is accessible with the php variable $my.

Must-have Free and Commercial Joomla 1.5 Components

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 08 September 2006 08 September 2006

It is little secret that Joomla! has a thriving 3rd party developer community. Any function you can think of is probably already available in one of the many 3rd party extensions. It is sometimes difficult to wade through all of the choices that are out there to determine what you need, so I have put together a short list of components that I feel are must-have components. So, without further adieu, here is my list: