What are the settings for Joomla! cache?

Mihaela — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:26:50 +0100

To improve the performance of a Joomla! site it is recommended to enable cache.

This can be done easily from "Global Configuration":

In the backend Joomla! administrator panel head to Site -> Global Configuration -> System
In the right panel you will see the "Cache Settings" tab: select "Yes" for cache and save the changes.
The "Cache Time" can be changed according to your website needs.
If the site content updates often it is better to set a lower cache time (news webRead More...

How to change the background color for the Joomla! beez template

Mihaela — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:28 +0100

The background color for the Joomla! beez template can be changed by editing the position.css file (the purple color)

To find this file, in the backend administrator panel head to:

Extensions -> Template Manager
In the Template Manager, select from the list the "beez" template and click to edit.
Now, click on the "Edit CSS" icon from the right panel.

From the list with css files select the position.css and edit it.

At the beginning of the css file you will find the css pRead More...

How to create a new Joomla! menu item

Mihaela — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:45:40 +0100

To create a new menu item in Joomla!, in the backend administrator panel :

head to Menus -> Menu Manager
select the menu for which you want to create an item and click on the "Menu item" column to edit. A list with all menu items will be displayed.
Click on the "New" icon to create a new menu item (the green icon from the right panel).
There are a few types of menu items. If you want to link to an article choose "Internal links" -> "Article" -> "Article Layout"
Write a tiRead More...

How to delete a super administrator in Joomla!

Mihaela — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:35:24 +0100

Whenever you need to delete a super administrator user account in Joomla!, if you do it in the classic way (select the super administrator and click "Delete") a message will be displayed in the backend panel saying: "You cannot delete a Super Administrator."

To be able to do that, first you need to change the Group that it belongs to from "Super administrator" to something else. You can choose from "Administrator", "Manager" to "Registered" user. Changing the group means changing the sRead More...

How to remove menu bullets from Joomla! Milkyway template

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:59:48 +0100

There are 2 easy methods used to hide/remove the menu bullets in the Joomla! Milkyway template:

Using the Module Manager:

in the backend Joomla! panel head to Extensions -> Module Manager
select from the list the menu that you want to edit
from the Module Parameters (right panel) change the Menu Style from "List" to "Legacy Vertical"

Edit the template.css file:

to edit the template.css file, in the Joomla! backend click on Extensions -> TemplateRead More...

Joomla! admin password hacked...how to recover?

Mihaela — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:31:12 +0100

If the administrator password has been hacked, you are locked out and you do not have access to the Joomla! backend there is no need to be desperate: you can set a new password using phpMyAdmin.

Access phpMyAdmin (from cPanel)
In the left panel, access the Joomla! database
Now, in phpMyAdmin are displayed all Joomla! tables. Look for the jos_users table (the tables are alphabetically ordered)
Click on the jos_users table and Browse. Here you will find the administrator user.
ClicRead More...

How to remove the Joomla! banner?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:24:59 +0100

The banners from the bottom of Joomla! can be removed in the same way, whether is the rhuk_milkyway or JA_Purity template set as default. (use any of the below methods).

Method 1:

In the backend panel, click on Extensions -> Module Manager
Look for the "Banners" module and click to disable it.
If you refresh the page, the banners should have beem removed

Method 2:

In the backend panel, head to Components -> Banner
In the Banner Module Manager, look for 2 items:

How to manage a menu item layout in Joomla!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:58:27 +0100

In Joomla!, as default are shown in a menu item 2 types of articles:

leading : this type is displayed at the beginning of the page as a full article. If you don't want to display it just set the "Leading" value to 0.
intro: are short articles displayed after the leading articles.

To manage the articles layout for a menu item:

In the backend panel -> Menus -> Menu Manager , select the propper menu, edit the menu item.
Choose the menu item for witch you want to cRead More...

How to replace the Joomla! logo in the administrator panel?

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:20:22 +0100

Besides the fronend, the Joomla! logo is located also in the backend administrator panel, in the left corner.

After changing the frontend logo , we will replace the backend logo.

To find the logo file head to: joomlaadministrator emplateskhepriimagesh_green.

Here is the j_header_left.png file that will be replaced with the company logo (after the company logo has been renamed as j_header_left.png).

How to remove the Joomla! installation directory

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:48:57 +0100

After installing Joomla!, the backend panel can not be accessed unless the Joomla! installation directory is removed.

Access the directory where Joomla! is installed.

If you have installed xampp to your computer, the path to the Joomla! installation directory is: My Computer ->Local Disk (C: )->xampp -> htdocs -> joomla ->installation and delete the installation folder: right-click on the folder and choose the delete option.

How to hide the menu title in Joomla!

Mihaela — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:49:55 +0100

To hide the menu title in Joomla!:

In the backend panel head to Extensions -> Module Manager.
Edit the menu (main menu, resources, key concepts, etc)
In the new opened window change "Show title" option to "NO".

The title can be changed for all default Joomla! menus in the same manner:
User menu, Top menu, Resources, Example pages, Key concepts.

How to hide the Joomla! main menu

Mihaela — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:15:03 +0100

To hide the Joomla! main menu we will follow the same steps as in the case of hiding the login form:

In the backend panel, head to Extensions -> Module Manager
In the Module Manager there is a list with all modules for Joomla!. As default is enabled n the backend. Check the "Main Menu" in the list and click to hide it (disable).

Follow the above steps when you want to disable other modules from the Frontpage like: breadcrumbs, polls, who's online, advertisment, banners, etc.Read More...

How to hide a Joomla! menu item

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:39:10 +0100

Sometimes , a menu item has to be available only for a category of users, for example registered users.

Let's see how to hide a menu item in Joomla! :

In the backend panel click on "Menus" -> "Menu Manager"
Now, choose the menu and click on the "Menu item" column (the 3rd one from left)
In the "Menu Item Manager" select the one that you want to hide and unpublish the item.

Now, the menu item won't be available in Frontend.

How to hide the Joomla! login form?

Mihaela — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:21:12 +0100

When the Joomla! login form becomes unnecessary for your website you may want to hide it.

Let's see how:

In the backend panel click on "Extensions" -> "Module Manager".
Look for the "Login form" module, select it and click to disable.

Besides the login form you will find here other Joomla! modules like: Polls, Main Menu, Footer, Resources, etc that you can disable in the same way as the Login form for Joomla!

How to change the Joomla! footer?

Mihaela — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:19:02 +0100

The Joomla! footer, by default includes information about License and Copyright.

If you would like to remove these information then look for the following file to edit, located in /joomla/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_footer.ini

and remove the text that appears after "=" sign in FOOTER_LINE1 and FOOTER_LINE2 :

How to change the "Welcome to the Frontpage" title in Joomla!

Mihaela — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:10:09 +0100

In the Joomla! backend administrator panel, head to "Menus" -> "Menu Manager"
Edit the "Main menu" (the "Menu item" column)
In "Menu Item Manager", click on the first item "Home". In the right panel you have Parameters (System). In the "Page title" tab you will find the text that you want to change: "Welcome to the Frontpage". You may delete it or replace it with your own page title.

How to change the Joomla! logo ?

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:08:19 +0100

If you are using one of the default templates in Joomla! : beez, JA_Purity or rhuk_milkyway you might want to change the logo.

Change the Joomla! logo for the rhuk_milkyway template:

Head to "Extensions" -> "Template Manager".

Click on rhuk_milkyway template ;
Edit CSS;
You will see several css files.
Edit the template.css file and look for the following style:

div#logo {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
floRead More...

How to move a Joomla! website from one folder to another?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:43:33 +0100

When you decide to redesign a website, you don't start the new website directly on the main page, so the development process will take place on a different folder.

What are the steps of moving the Joomla! website?

When the new website is finished, it will be moved actually from one folder to another. The steps required to move are the same with moving a website form localhost to a live server, except the 3rd step that is not mandatory anymore.

You can read the articlRead More...

How to change the Joomla! favicon?

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:56:15 +0100

The favicon is a small 16x16 image that is displayed in browser before the page URL or in the browser tab before page title.

Create the favicon (there are many free tools to design ), save it in jpg, .gif or .bmp format then convert the image to an favicon.ico file using a generator.

Where is Joomla! favicon localized?

In Joomla! 1.5 the favicon is localized in the same folder where the template is. For example, for the domain http://www.red-shoes.com, the favicRead More...

How to change the Joomla! admin template ?

Mihaela — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:50:02 +0100

If you want to change the default admin template in Joomla!, known as Khepri, follow the next 3 steps:

After downloading the template, head to "Extensions" -> "Install/Uninstall"
Upload the file.
When the upload is finished, activate the new admin template from "Template Manager" -> "Administrator" by setting it as "Default"

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