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

This can be done easily from "Global Configuration":

1. In the backend Joomla! administrator panel head to Site -> Global Configuration -> System
2. In the right panel you will see the "Cache Settings" tab: select "Yes" for cache and save the changes.
3. 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 website, sites with a shopping cart)
   

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

1. head to Menus -> Menu Manager
2. 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.
3. Click on the "New" icon to create a new menu item (the green icon from the right panel).
4. There are a few types of menu items. If you want to link to an article choose "Internal links" -> "Article" -> "Article Layout"
5. Write a title for the menu item; if you changed your mind, you can select other menu where you can display the item.
6. Don't forget to choose the parent where you want to be included the new item.
   

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.

1. Access phpMyAdmin (from cPanel)
2. In the left panel, access the Joomla! database
3. Now, in phpMyAdmin are displayed all Joomla! tables. Look for the jos_users table (the tables are alphabetically ordered) 
4. Click on the jos_users table and Browse. Here you will find the administrator user.
5. Click to edit the administrator user. For the 5th field "Password" select MD5 Function, delete the value and write a new password. The password can be modified later from the Joomla! backend
6. Hit the "Go" button to save the changes.
   

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:

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

Method 2:

1. In the backend panel, head to Components -> Banner
2. In the Banner Module Manager, look for 2 items: 
   "Joomla! Promo Shop" and "Joomla! Pro Books"  and hit Unpublished.
   If you're not sure what banner represents each one, a picture will be shown if you click to edit the banners.

 

 

 

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

1. 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.
2. intro: are short articles displayed after the leading articles.

To manage the articles layout for a menu item:

1. In the backend panel -> Menus -> Menu Manager , select the propper menu,  edit the menu item.
2. Choose the menu item for witch you want to change the layout
3. In the right corner, click on Parameters (Basic). Here, you can adjust the menu item layout: # Leading, # Intro, Columns, # Links.
4. If you set:

# Leading

      # Intro

   Columns

      # Links

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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).

 

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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.

 

To hide the menu title in Joomla!:

1. In the backend panel head to Extensions -> Module Manager. 
2. Edit the menu  (main menu, resources, key concepts, etc)
3. 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.

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

1. In the backend panel, head to Extensions -> Module Manager
2. 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.

 

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! :

1. In the backend panel click on "Menus" -> "Menu Manager"
2. Now, choose the menu and click on the "Menu item" column (the 3rd one from left)
3. 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.