The Joomlashack Blog
How to Recover a Lost Joomla Username and Password
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 03 May 2017 03 May 2017
We've had several people recently contact us after losing the login to their Joomla site.
In this tutorial, you'll learn:
- How to recover your lost Joomla username
- How to recover your lost Joomla password
- How to recover your lost Super User password
Read more: How to Recover a Lost Joomla Username and Password
You Can Now Get Easy Updates for the Wright Framework
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 27 April 2017 27 April 2017
The Wright framework is the base of our Joomla templates.
Wright is bootstrapped, responsive and lightweight. You can learn more about it and why it's unique in a world of everything-but-the-kitchen-sink bloated frameworks. You can also download it for free from this page.
Despite it's lightness, like many Joomla templates, updating Wright was not a straight-forward and easy process. You had to update Wright manually, by downloading the latest version from Joomlashack. So many of our customers never saw the benefits of Wright's updates and bug-fixes.
We have just released Wright 3.2, and this version uses Joomla update system. It now super easy to update your template when a new version of Wright is available.
Read more about what makes the Wright Framework unique.
Read more: You Can Now Get Easy Updates for the Wright Framework
How to Display the Same Joomla Module in Multiple Positions
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 26 April 2017 26 April 2017
Joomla allows you to display the same module in multiple positions and place it on different pages.
For example, you might want to display the "Search" module in the "search" position on your Home page, but you want it in the "left" position on each sub-page.
Here is a quick and easy way to accomplish this.
Read more: How to Display the Same Joomla Module in Multiple Positions
Meet the New Features in Joomla 3.7
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 25 April 2017 25 April 2017
The stable release of Joomla 3.7 is here!
In a series of blog posts over the last few months, we've covered some of the most important new features in Joomla 3.7:
- Custom fields for articles, user profiles, and contact forms
- The ability to create custom admin menus
- Improved translation management
You can click the links above for in-depth explanations on all those major changes. There are also several smaller features that you will see in 3.7.
Multiple Joomla Installations With 1 Database
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 25 April 2017 25 April 2017
I just recently installed Joomla! using a database that already had an instance of Joomla! installed in it. It was actually really easy. This article explains how to install multiple instances of Joomla! with 1 database.
How to Create a Blog in Joomla Like This One at JoomlaShack
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 20 April 2017 20 April 2017
Would you like to know how to build your own Joomla blog like the one we have here at JoomlaShack?
Joomla is a powerful and flexible content management system. It has blogging features built into its core. So, why wouldn't we use them?
In this tutorial, I'll show how you can build a Joomla blog just like the one we use here at JoomlaShack.
Read more: How to Create a Blog in Joomla Like This One at JoomlaShack
How to Fix the "Cannot write to log file" Error in Joomla
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 10 April 2017 10 April 2017
A number of our students have had an error message occur inside Joomla:
"Cannot write to log file"
Here's how the error message appears inside their Joomla administrator area:
Read more: How to Fix the "Cannot write to log file" Error in Joomla
How to Use K2 Sub-Templates in Joomla
- Written by Dan Riefstahl Dan Riefstahl
- Published: 03 April 2017 03 April 2017
Joomla provides you with a powerful and safe way to override your site's default HTML layouts.
Why does it matter to you? Making changes to Joomla's core files is often necessary.
The wrong way is to directly edit Joomla's files. If you do, you'll lose all your changes when you next update your site.
The right way is to use an override. You can place copies of any layout file into your /templates/ folder. Joomla checks this folder first before loading the original files and if it finds these files present, it uses them instead of the core files. If you're new to using overrides, check out OSTraining which has 13 great tutorials on using template overrides.
How to Check The Joomla Version Via the Files
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 29 March 2017 29 March 2017
Your new client has an emergency. Their site has been down for two days after they tried upgrading and they can't log into the admin. They can't figure out how to fix it and need your help.
Thankfully, you've learned Reset Core Files trick. But, since it's a new client, you're not certain what their version is and they haven't respond to your latest email. So what do you do now?
This tutorial will show you a quick way to figure out the Joomla version via the files. Let's get started.
How to Remove .html in Joomla's URLs
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 29 March 2017 29 March 2017
One Joomlashack University student was wondering how to remove the .html at the end of his URLs.
This tutorial will show you how to do that and provide a useful SEO tip.