The Joomlashack Blog
Add a New Module Position to a Joomla Template
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 26 October 2015 26 October 2015
Do you want a new module position in your Joomla template?
Creating new positions involves editing two files: index.php and templateDetails.xml.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you to create a custom module position for almost any template.
Exclude Files, Folders and Database Tables from Akeeba Backup
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 23 October 2015 23 October 2015
Sometimes you might have folders and files that you want to exclude from backups. Examples might be folders that aren't updated often or that contain really large files.
In this video, Ron will show you how to exclude folders and files from AkeebaBackup. You'll also learn how to exclude database tables.
This video is taken from the complete Akeeba Backup class which is available to Joomlashack members.
Read more: Exclude Files, Folders and Database Tables from Akeeba Backup
How to Find Any Language Constant in Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 21 October 2015 21 October 2015
Have you had problems customizing or translating the text on your Joomla site?
This tutorial is for those cases when you can't find the language constant, which are the key for language overrides.
Our previous tutorial explains how you can translate or customize language strings. This tutorial will explain what to do if that tutorial isn't enough.
Webinar: Become a Hikashop Master
- Published: 20 October 2015 20 October 2015
Here at OSTraining, we're huge fans of Hikashop. We have an in-depth video class on Hikashop and cover it regularly on this blog.
We think Hikashop is the best way to build a Joomla e-commerce store.
We're delighted to be hosting a webinar with Nicolas Claverie, the lead developer of Hikashop. Nicolas is going to show you how to power up your Hikashop site and get it ready for the holiday season.
OSDownloads Export Email and Sort Files
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 October 2015 16 October 2015
One of our most popular extensions, OSDownloads, just got some great new features added to it. Including some bug-fixes, the new version allows you to export emails and sort the files. 
New releases for both versions, Free and Pro, are now available.
Read on to find out more...
OSMap and OSContent Bug Fixes
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 October 2015 16 October 2015
We have just released OSMap 3.1.6 and OSContent 1.10.3 addressing improvements to input sanitizing and other bug-fixes.
Read on to find out more...
Joomla 3.5 Will Have Drag-and-Drop Image Adding
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 October 2015 15 October 2015
Joomla 3.5 is due for release early this year.
It has a really nice new usability improvement: drag-and-drop image adding. You can pick up any image from your desktop and drop it directly into your content. This is a standard feature in blogging platforms these days, so it's good to see Joomla keeping up.
Here's how to add an image with this new feature ...
Gantry 5: Advanced Tips and Techniques
- Written by Simon Kloostra Simon Kloostra
- Published: 04 October 2015 04 October 2015
Welcome to the fifth and final part of our series on the Gantry 5 framework.
In this closing post, I'm going to discuss more advanced options in Gantry. Don’t expect anything extremely technical - all these options are useful for (almost) non-coders and are very practical for most template users.
Joomla Video Slideshows with OSYouTube and Flexslider
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 02 October 2015 02 October 2015
OSYouTube is a very useful Joomla plugin that allows you to embed videos easily. Flexslider is a jQuery plugin to create slideshows.
By using both of these together, plus template overrides, you can create a video slideshow.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to combine FlexSlider and OSYouTube to display your video embeds inside a slideshow.
Read more: Joomla Video Slideshows with OSYouTube and Flexslider
Create a Joomla Page with Only Modules
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 02 October 2015 02 October 2015
At OSTraining, we get this support request regularly:
"How can I hide the component so that only the modules show? I tried creating a blank article but it leaves a big space."
This tutorial will show you an easy way to have a Joomla page that uses only modules.