The Joomlashack Blog
The Future of Joomla is CSS Grid, Not Bootstrap 4
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 12 October 2020 12 October 2020
Joomla 4 is currently in development. It may be months before Joomla 4 is released, but we're already working on compatability for Joomlashack templates.
One of the most important changes in Joomla 4 is the upgrade from Bootstrap 2 to Bootstrap 4. However, one thing we've discovered is that Joomla 4 will not rely exclusively on Bootstrap.
Joomla 4 will also rely on CSS Grid Layout, a CSS method that is revolutionizing the frontend web design industry.
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In Joomla 4, Module Styles Will Move to Layout Files
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 30 June 2020 30 June 2020
Here at Joomlashack, we've been writing a lot about next year's Joomla 4 release. If you want to quickly catch up on Joomla 4, I recommend watching this video.
In this tutorial, I'm going to talk about a technical change in Joomla 4 that will have a big impact for designers.
In Joomla, module styles define the HTML output for modules. These styles control the output for the module title, heading and class suffixes.
Up until Joomla 3, module styles were managed through a unique file named modules.php located inside the /html folder of each template.
Starting in Joomla 4, module styles will be now managed in layout files.
In this post, I'll introduce you to the new approach for styling modules implemented in the upcoming Joomla 4.
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The 2019 Joomla World Conference Will Be In London
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 March 2019 01 March 2019
The Joomla World Conference is the premier Joomla event and it's back again in 2019.
The event started in 2012 in California: Joomlashack was there at the beginning, sponsoring and attending.
The conference has since traveled around the world, and in 2019, it is coming to London for the first time.
The venue will be the ILEC Conference Centre in west London, from November 8 to 10. The organizing team expect around 400 people to attend.
There will be workshops on the Friday and then a full 2 day schedule on Saturday and Sunday.
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Introducing the New Joomla 4 Administrator Template
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 06 August 2018 06 August 2018
A few months ago, we wrote about the proposed design for the Joomla 4 administrator template.
The Joomla team is now making progress in turning that design into code.
In this post, I'll show you the current state of the Joomla 4 admin template, which is called Atum. Keep in mind that the current version is Alpha 4, which means we don't even have a Beta version available yet. A lot will change before the final release.
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CSS Grid #2: How to Use the Firefox Grid Inspector with CSS Grid
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 23 July 2018 23 July 2018
We recently wrote that Joomla 4 will adopt CSS Grid. This generated a really positive response from Joomlashack readers, many of whom are excited to use CSS Grid in Joomla.
So we decided to write some tutorials about the CSS Grid, helping everyone get up to speed. If you haven't read our first tutorial yet, head over tolearn the basic of CSS Grid.
This second tutorial expands on that first article. Now that you know the basics, let's show you how to use the Grid Inspector tool in Firefox. We'll also explain the difference between implicit and explicit grid.
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CSS Grid #1. Everything Joomla Users Need to Get Started with CSS Grid
- Written by Jorge Montoya Jorge Montoya
- Published: 16 July 2018 16 July 2018
One of the major changes in future Joomla 4 will be the adoption of CSS Grid.
CSS Grid is revolutionizing the front end design industry. It is fast becoming an Internet standard.
Joomla most likely will keep Bootstrap 4 for backward compatibility. However, the future is clear.
Long-term, the future of Joomla frontend design is CSS Grid. You already can see CSS Grid in action in Cassiopeia, the default frontend template for Joomla 4.
In this blog post, I'm going to help you master the key ideas behind CSS Grid.
Read more: CSS Grid #1. Everything Joomla Users Need to Get Started with CSS Grid
50% Discount for Tickets to Joomla Day Texas 2018
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 24 April 2018 24 April 2018
We are pleased to offer a whopping 50% discount for tickets to Joomla Day Texas 2018.
The event will take place in Houston this Saturday, April, 28.
Whatever your level of experience with Joomla, you will find a session catered just for you.
They are divided into two pathways: one for beginners, and another for intermediate to advanced users.
Read more: 50% Discount for Tickets to Joomla Day Texas 2018
Exciting New Test-Drive System for Joomla Learners
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 17 April 2018 17 April 2018
The Joomla project and Cloudaccess.net just announced a launch of the new test-drive system for Joomla learners, launch.joomla.org.
Previously, you had two free options to take Joomla for a test-drive. One was at joomla.com and the second one - at demo.joomla.org.
In this blog post, you will take a look at the background of the new testing system. You will also learn what the launch.joomla.org offers Joomla learners.
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The Updated Version of Joomla 3 Explained
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 12 June 2017 12 June 2017
The Completely Updated Joomla 3 Explained is Here and it is proudly sponsored by us.
Joomla 3 Explained is the best-selling and best-reviewed guide to Joomla 3. This is a completely new version of the book, updated for 2017.
The book covers all the new features in Joomla 3.7, including custom fields.
Using Joomla 3 Explained, you can master Joomla 3 by using step-by-step examples.
Introducing the Joomla! Certification Exams
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 29 November 2016 29 November 2016
Did you know that the Joomla! project now offers official certification?
People are already becoming Joomla! certified. Exams were recently held at JoomlaDay Italy, JoomlaDay Poland, and the Joomla! World Conference in Vancouver.
We spoke with Luca Marzo from the Joomla! Certification Team and asked him about these questions: