News about Chill Creations, Joomla! and more

Kyle Ledbetter (designer of the new template on Joomla.org and developer of some cool Joomla! administrator templates) published news on his plans for Joomla! 3.0 in JUX in 2012. Focus will be on usability improvements to the Joomla! administrator and development of a Joomla! UI Library for extension developers. 

If you believe the Joomla! administrator can be improved, now is the time to speak! Fill in the Joomla! 3.0 Usability Feedback form today and join the discussion on the below links. 

Great news, Joomla! 2.5 has been officially released! Joomla! 2.5 is an easy update from Joomla! 1.7 (which was an update from Joomla! 1.6), and adds new features and improvements! 

A few major features include: multi-database support for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure, a new search engine, automatic notifications for Joomla! or extensions updates and more!

Our extensions ccInvoices, ccNewsletter and cciDEAL Platform already support Joomla! 2.5. 

Get your tickets for the Dutch Joomla!days 2012 now with a 25% discount! The ticket shop is now open, so make sure you will not be disappointed! Last time tickets where SOLD OUT! 

The two-day event will be held in Zeist on Saturday April 21st and Sunday April 22nd. Just like last year I can really encourage any Dutch Joomla! user to visit these days! The 2011 Joomla!Days where great fun and an awesome learning experience! Get an impression from the 2011 event here. 

The extension "Simple Content Versioning" for Joomla! is one of those extensions you should be installing in every Joomla! website by default, together with Akeeba Backup (backups), Admin Tools (security) and JCE (advanced wysiwyg editor). The extension setup takes almost no time at all, making it a no-brainer.

It gives a Joomla! site easy to use article version control or in simpler terms: automatic backups for your articles. Do note, it only works with default Joomla! articles (no K2, ZOO etc support). 

Joomla! is not (just) a framework for building ad-hoc web applications. Joomla! is a successful attempt to allow everyone, from Joe Average to Jack Sitebuilder to Acme Corp- to differentiate, build a website easily and succeed. Joomla! is an enabler of success. And that requires being in touch with your user base and iterating.

- By Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos from Akeeba Backup.com

When adding text to a website (for yourself or a customer), don't you sometimes get the feeling that something is missing? If you do, try adding free icons to spice the Joomla! website up! 

Icons add a new dimension to any website text, which your site visitors will love. If used correctly, icons can make text seem more friendly, professional and colourful. They can also help the reader find the information he is looking for. Continue reading for 100+ free icons!