Joomlashack Blog and Updates

Turn on Error Reporting for Joomla Super Users Only

: Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov; Published: 28 August 2015 28 August 2015

Joomla's default error reporting is great for debugging a test site. However, Joomla's error reporting is not ideal for live sites because it's visible to everyone, including your users.

Let's fix that with a plugin called Easy Error Reporting.

What Were You Doing 10 Years Ago When Joomla Arrived?

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 27 August 2015 27 August 2015

Joomla is celebrating it's 10th birthday this month.

When Joomla launched in 2005, it was a different internet. There were no iPhones, no X / Twitter, no Chrome, no Instagram. Social media, apps and the mobile web barely existed at all. It was a more innocent time online, before Edward Snowden and the NSA.

Fast forward 10 years and Joomla has changed many of our lives. I asked our team this question:

"What were you doing 10 years ago when Joomla arrived?".

Here are their answers. We'd love to hear your stories too - please post them in the comments.

How to See Module Positions in Joomla 3 Templates

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 25 August 2015 25 August 2015

If you can see an overview of all the module positions on your site, it becomes much easier to edit your modules and layouts.

However, the ability to see an overview of module positions is disabled by default in Joomla.

Here's an easy way to enable a preview of your module positions in any Joomla template:

The Easiest Way to Create Template Overrides in Joomla 3

: Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov; Published: 18 August 2015 18 August 2015

Creating a template override for the first time can be intimidating. This tutorial will show you the easiest way to create a template override in Joomla 3.

And this approach only uses the Joomla administrator. No other software is needed.

Let's get started.

How to Query Your Joomla Database with Jumi

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 13 August 2015 13 August 2015

Jumi is a powerful extension that allows you to add custom PHP code in your site.

One way to use Jumi is to create custom PHP scripts that can be easily and safely used inside Joomla.

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to build Joomla database queries using the Jumi module.

Find Your Joomla Extension Version Number

: Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov; Published: 07 August 2015 07 August 2015

We answer this question often: "How can I find the version number of my Joomla extension?" So we decided to create a quick tutorial for it.

Some extensions don't display their version numbers within their user interfaces. This tutorial will show you how to find the version number of any Joomla extension.

Let's get started ...

Create a Custom Short Link in Joomla

: Published: 06 August 2015 06 August 2015

Update: Weblinks is now on the JED, not in the Joomla core.

This week one of our members was planning to hold an event.

They had a long, complicated URL from their events provider and wanted to replace it with a short, simple link.

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to replace external URLs with great looking links from your own site.

This technique can not only be used to create short URLs, but you can use it to run an affiliate program. If you put affiliate links through this technique, you can disguise the links and also record how many times the links are clicked.

How to Set Up a Joomla Dropdown Menu

: Published: 05 August 2015 05 August 2015

Many people want dropdown menus on their Joomla sites.

However, when you first install Joomla, there's a good chance that it won't have a dropdown menu available out-of-the-box.

To get a dropdown menu you need to make sure your template, menu links and modules are all working correctly.

If you have trouble getting your Joomla dropdown menu to work, follow these four steps ...

How to Use Advanced Template Manager for Joomla

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 30 July 2015 30 July 2015

Advanced Template Manager is the latest extension from the prolific developer, Peter van Westen.

If you've used Advanced Module Manager, that allows you to display any module according to very flexibile set of criteria. Advanced Template Manager does the same thing for templates.

As with all of Peter's extensions, there is both a free and a Pro version.