The Joomlashack Blog
Major Improvements in Shack Slides Pro
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 18 October 2017 18 October 2017
One of our goals at JoomlaShack is to make things simple for you.
With that in mind, we merged Joomlashack's Visionary component into Shack Slides. Visionary was an extension that was sold separately that integrated with Shack Slides and allowed you to easily upload images. The goal is help make it simpler for you to work with slideshows.
With the same low price, Shack Slides now includes the features that made Visionary so popular.
If you install or update Shack Slides to its latest version 3.1.4, you will notice a significant change in your Joomla control panel.
What's New in JCal Pro 4.3?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 26 September 2017 26 September 2017
We are happy to announce the release of JCal Pro 4.3.
This is a major release that introduces significant improvements to the database and code. End users will also notice some improvements in JCal Pro user interface.
Here's a rundown of what's new in JCal Pro 4.3:
Joomla 3.8 Launched With a Secret Feature
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 21 September 2017 21 September 2017
There's an Easter Egg hidden in the new Joomla 3.8.
Earlier this week, we wrote about (almost) all the new features in Joomla 3.8.
Well, it turns out we missed one, and it wasn't mentioned in any of the launch announcements either.
Thanks to this patch, the Articles screen now has much more powerful features.
Go to Content > Articles in your Joomla site, and you'll be able to use multi-select filters to search for articles. This will be very useful for sites with large numbers of articles. This feature supports Categories, Access Levels, Authors, and Tags.
What New Features Will You See in Joomla 3.8?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 September 2017 19 September 2017
Joomla 3.8 has been released and it's time to update your sites.
Much of the energy in the Joomla project is going towards Joomla 4, but there still new features arriving in 3.8.
The headline improvement in 3.8 are new URLs that will make Joomla more search engine-friendly, but there are several interesting new features for developers.
The New, SEO-Friendly URLs in Joomla 3.8
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 19 September 2017 19 September 2017
Joomla 3.8 brings major changes to the URL structure of new Joomla sites.
Existing sites won't be impacted, but new sites may want to use these improvements.
OSYouTube Pro Now Supports Short YouTube URLs in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 September 2017 14 September 2017
We are happy to announce new releases for the OSYouTube plugin.
OSYouTube Free 3.3.4 and OSYouTube Pro 3.3.5 are now available.
The new Free version is a maintenance release with bug fixes, but the new Pro release contains an important new feature. OSYouTube Pro allows you to use https://youtu.be URLs.
We've also updated the technical requirements for OSYouTube.
Read more: OSYouTube Pro Now Supports Short YouTube URLs in Joomla
OSTimer is Now a Powerful Marketing Tool for Joomla Sites
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 September 2017 14 September 2017
We are pleased to announce a major new release for OSTimer.
OSTimer Pro is no longer just a countdown clock, but it's also a powerful marketing tool.
Let's give you a rundown of all the changes in OSTimer Free 2.8.10 and OSTimer Pro 2.9.8.
Read more: OSTimer is Now a Powerful Marketing Tool for Joomla Sites
Important: Call for JCal Pro Beta Testers
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 14 September 2017 14 September 2017
Are you a JCal Pro user? If so, we'd love your help, please.
We're looking for beta testers to test the upcoming JCal Pro 4.3. This will be a major update that requires some changes to the database to reset the dates of pre-existing events.
Testing these date changes is where we would really appreciate your help.
A First Look at Joomla 4
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 August 2017 15 August 2017
Here at Joomlashack we've started to get questions about Joomla 4.
We've even had people asking us why we don't have training available for Joomla 4 yet!
So, it's time to give people an overview of the progress being made on Joomla 4. What's the current state of this new version? What features will be included? Will it be easy to update?
Let's dive in and answer those questions.
Our Alasse Template is Back and Available for Free
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 04 August 2017 04 August 2017
Many of our customers requested this, and we listened to their request. As the result, our Alasse template is back, improved and available for free.
Alasse has a clean and open design, which makes this Joomla template ideal for a huge variety of end uses.
The free version of Alasse has the same design as the Pro version. However, if you buy the Pro version you'll get support and two Pro extensions: Easy Social Icons and Shack Slides. If you are interested in getting the full experience with the Alasse template, we recommend you buy a subscription.
Read more: Our Alasse Template is Back and Available for Free