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How to Change the Default Language in Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 28 March 2019 28 March 2019
When you create a new install of Joomla, you have to choose a default language.
For example, if you choose English (UK) as the default language, your site will use that language in the backend and frontend.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to change that default. I'll show you how to set up a new language pack in Joomla and set that as the default.
Joomla Legal File Types and Maximum Upload Size
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 20 February 2019 20 February 2019
By default, Joomla only allows you to upload certain file types. Also, it only allows you to upload files of a certain size.
For example, these are the file types that a normal Joomla site allows:
bmp,csv,doc,gif,ico,jpg,jpeg,odg,odp,ods,odt,pdf,png,ppt,swf,txt,xcf,xls,BMP,CSV,DOC,GIF,ICO,JPG,JPEG,ODG,ODP,ODS,ODT,PDF,PNG,PPT,SWF,TXT,XCF,XLSHow to Add Modules to the Joomla Control Panel
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 February 2019 08 February 2019
It's possible to customize the Joomla admin area for your users.
In particular, it can be useful to customize the control panel that users see when they first login.
Here's how to modify the Joomla admin area to show the information that you or your client require:
How to Add a Home Icon to Joomla Menus
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 07 February 2019 07 February 2019
One of our members asked us this question:
"In some websites, the home menu is just an icon without any text. How can I do this in Joomla?"
The answer is surprisingly simple. Let me show you how to add a Home icon to your Joomla menu.
How to Fix 1054 Unknown Column 'client_id' in 'field list'
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 February 2019 07 February 2019
When you run an update from older versions of Joomla, you may see an error.
If you go to Menus > Main Menu, you may see this error:
1054 Unknown column 'client_id' in 'field list'
This is a problem with Joomla's database update, but it is easily fixed. In this tutorial, you will learn how to quickly fix it.
Read more: How to Fix 1054 Unknown Column 'client_id' in 'field list'
How to Manage PDFs and Other Documents with Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 February 2019 05 February 2019
When we get two people inside a few minutes in our support system asking how to do the same thing, it's time for a tutorial ...
This week, two Joomlashack members were asking how they can upload documents and link to them from articles. Our recommendation is an extension called OSDownloads.
Read more: How to Manage PDFs and Other Documents with Joomla
How to Use Content Versions in Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 04 February 2019 04 February 2019
Do you work with clumsy people?
Are you sometimes clumsy?
If you answered "Yes" to either question, then there is a Joomla feature that's perfect for you.
Versions is a security feature for your content. Versions allow you to keep a copy of your Joomla articles every time you save a change.
What Does Checked Out Mean in Joomla?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 February 2019 01 February 2019
We had a question from a Joomlashack member. They wanted to know what "Checked out" means in Joomla, because they would see this message when trying to edit an article:
Check-out failed with the following error: The user checking out does not match the user who checked out the item. You are not permitted to use that link to directly access that page.
Why are these articles locked and what does "Checked Out" mean? We'll answer that question in this blog post.
How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus
- Written by Nick Savov Nick Savov
- Published: 01 February 2019 01 February 2019
Joomla has a drag-and-drop for re-ordering articles, categories, modules, menu links and plugins.
The drag-and-drop feature works perfectly, but it can be hard to spot for new Joomla users.
There are two ways to activate drag-and-drop re-ordering:
Read more: How to Reorder Joomla Articles, Modules and Menus
How to Add Google ReCaptcha to Joomla Contact Forms
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 30 January 2019 30 January 2019
Previous versions of Captcha tried to prevent spam by presenting users with distorted letters and numbers. This system was more painful for users than it was for spammers.
The new Google system is known as No Captcha ReCaptcha. This new system is way more user-friendly and only requires the user to click in a checkbox.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable this spam prevention solution on your Joomla site. If you want to take a step back and learn how to create forms, read this guide on how to create Joomla contact forms.
Read more: How to Add Google ReCaptcha to Joomla Contact Forms