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How to Build The Perfect Joomla Landing Page
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 22 April 2014 22 April 2014
By now, you've heard of landing pages and know how essential they are to a complete Inbound marketing campaign.
But are you a little confused about what should go on your landing page, and wondering how to put all the pieces together on Joomla?
Read on to learn how!
Basics and Essentials: 6 SEO Tips for Joomla Sites
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 17 April 2014 17 April 2014
As a Joomla developer, you know the in's and out's of every site you build. From navigation to wireframing to content, you're the master of the big picture. But what if that message and information you're putting out isn't getting picked up by search engines?
This article will help you do improve SEO performance on Joomla sites - an essential skill for the modern developer.
Read more: Basics and Essentials: 6 SEO Tips for Joomla Sites
6 Free Tools to Boost Your Joomla Agency Performance
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 April 2014 15 April 2014
Are you running a successful Joomla agency, but looking to take it to the next level?
Are you looking for ways to empower your team and boost productivity to improve your outputs?
Check out this list of totally free tools to boost your agency's performance!
Read more: 6 Free Tools to Boost Your Joomla Agency Performance
Which of the three is the best CMS platform for you?
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 15 April 2014 15 April 2014
How has website development changed?
With the rise of PHP to the top of the language heap in terms of developer adoption and web usage at-large, it's no surprise that the top three open-source web content management systems in use today are written in PHP, namely--Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. While features and functionality are comparable amongst the three, deciding which system to implement can ultimately hinge on several factors that vary across organizations and roles.
Read more: Which of the three is the best CMS platform for you?
Create a Quick Install Package for Joomla
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 12 April 2014 12 April 2014
Most template clubs have their own Quick Start packages, which help their users to quickly install a demo site with the template, module positions, and sample content already configured.
The following article will highlight a quick and easy way to create a Quick Install package for Joomla. And it's with an easy-to-use tool that you've probably already used or heard about: Akeeba Backup.
How to Install Google Analytics in Joomla 3
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 11 April 2014 11 April 2014
In this tutorial, we'll show you one quick and easy way to install Google Analytics in Joomla 3.
We're going to use a very helpful extension called Shack Analytics.
With Shack Analytics, you have an option to add Google Analytics to all pages of your Joomla site. Install Shack Analytics from your Joomlashack account, then follow this guide.
Step #1. Get the Google Analytics ID
- Sign in to your Google Analytics account. Please, visit this tutorial on how to create a Google Analytics account, if you still don't have one.
- In your Google Analytics dashboard, click Admin.
- You will see the new columns. In the Property column, click Property Settings.
- Copy the Tracking Id. This is what we will use to connect your site to Google Analytics.
Step #2. Add your Tracking ID to your site.
- In your Joomla administrator area, go to Components > Shack Analytics Pro.
- You will be taken to the Shack Analytics: Tracking Tags administrative page.
- Click System - Shack Analytics.
- Enter the ID number of your Google Analuytics account into the Universal property ID box.
- Make sure that this plugin is enabled.
There are some key settings on this page. Here is what they mean:
- Google Analytics: Choose the Google Analytics version to use; Universal or Classic.
- Disable cookie: Let the plugin use visitor IP addresses to calculate a unique client ID instead of using a cookie. Accuracy is decreased a little but data is collected even if cookies aren't accepted.
- Cookie domain: Override the default cookie domain. The default is the domain of the current web page (minus any sub-domain). Leave it empty to preserve default behavior of Google Analytics.
- Anonymize IP: Anonymize visitor IP addresses by telling Google Analytics to not store the full IP address.
Step #3. Check your result
- Check the source code of your website pages. You will see your Google Analytics tracking code added:
You can also go to your Google Analytics account to make sure that the Google is accepting the code. The best to way to check is by clicking "Real-Time" and seeing if Google is picking up people currently on your site.
5 Tips for a More successful Joomla Website
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 10 April 2014 10 April 2014
Having a website is one thing. Having a good website is something different. And then there's actually having a successful website.
Having a successful Joomla website takes more than just getting putting your products and services in a nice structure and layout. While structure and a clean layout are key components, there are a few other things to consider when wanting to make your site more successful.
Marketing Widgets You Want On Your Joomla Website
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 April 2014 08 April 2014
Wondering how to make your Joomla website a little bit more fresh and modern? Perhaps you are looking for ways to easily tie in your social media accounts to your site?
It sounds like your website is in need of some new visual and lively appeal! You can very easily add some marketing widgets to your site for a nearly instantaneous change-up. Depending on the nature of your site and the type of company it is, you can choose the widgets that are the right fit.
Today, we're going to focus on three popular widgets that you can easily add to your Joomla website.
Read more: Marketing Widgets You Want On Your Joomla Website
Joomla 3 is the Future of Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 April 2014 08 April 2014
In our CMS predictions for 2014, we made this forecast:
"When people use Joomla 3, they seem to love it. The interface and features are far more user-friendly than previous versions. So there's really no rush to move on to version 4. The community is still absorbing Joomla 3 and there's a lot of sites that still need to upgrade. Most people just aren't ready for version 4 yet.
We predict the Joomla team will keep developing and improving version 3."
10 Lessons From Our First Open Source Event
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 April 2014 07 April 2014
This past weekend we held the first Joomla Day Atlanta.
The day was a success, but it took a lot of hard work and nervous energy to get there. None of us had ever run an event before.
After seeing us do it, several people asked for advice about running their own events. Here are some tips for putting on your own open source event: