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The Dutch Joomla!days 2012 - ticketshop now open!
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!
Simple but effective Joomla! article versioning
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!...
The real reason why we love Joomla!
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
Spice up any Joomla! website with 100 free icons
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!
Virtuemart 2.0 review and screenshots
A close to stable version of Virtuemart 2.0 was released recently, and I was surprised to be a little impressed! Virtuemart has a history of slow development but it looks like that is changing. We will have to wait for the stable version to make any definitive conclusions, but at least the future looks good.
Read on to view a few screenshots of Virtuemart 2.0 and my comments. I didn't have the time to dive into the code or new features, so this review will focus primarily on interface, usability and... eye candy! Do note, I would not advice using it for an important e-commerce project until its stable. Better to have a look at stable
Joomla! 1.6/1.7 extension developer resources
I was compiling a quick-list with the Joomla! 1.6/1.7 resources my developers and I used when we were converting ccInvoices and ccNewsletter to be Joomla! 1.6+ compatible, and thought the list might be useful to others.
The resources are actually easy to find, you just need to know where to look (and who to follow on twitter). But for those in a hurry, here is our own "Joomla! 1.7 Resources" document.
No Joomla! 1.6 extensions from Chill Creations
Chill Creations will not release any Joomla! extension for Joomla! 1.6. This is less dramatic as it may sound, and in the following article I'll try to explain my motivations.
The most important reason has little to do with Joomla! 1.6 actually, but with what my goals are for Chill Creations. Also, it is important to note that Joomla! 1.7 is expected to be released in July 2011, and our decision is not for all future versions, just Joomla! 1.6.
Attend the Dutch Joomla!Days 2011 in April
On Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3, the Dutch Joomla! days will be held in Doorn, the Netherlands.
I can really encourage any Dutch Joomla! user to visit these days! The presentations that will be held sound extremely informative and are well selected to please a wide range of Joomla! users. A few well known Joomla! enthusiasts will also be attending, including Joomla! priest Brian Teeman and
Joomla! Virtuemart vs. Magento
The e-commerce platform Magento has only been around a few years but it can offer e-commerce business owners a very competent alternative to a Joomla! Virtuemart setup. Although I'm not entirely unbiased, I'm happy to admit that Magento offers the user lot of great functionalities. What should you consider when making your choice?
The state of Joomla! e-commerce blogs are a series I am writing about Joomla! e-commerce extensions. Click the "e-commerce" label/tag to read more articles about this subject. A previous blog post was "
osCommerce vs. Joomla! Virtuemart
This is not an elaborate overview of the advantages and disadvantages of osCommerce and Virtuemart, but merely a brief summary that I've borrowed from a fellow forum member on a Dutch Joomla! forum. Dimage works with both systems and because of this he was able to compile a good overview. Read on for the advantages and disadvantages of osCommerce and Virtuemart!
There are going to be some interesting changes in the Joomla! e-commerce area in 2011 as some of the new extensions (like Magebridge,
The state of Joomla! e-commerce in December 2010
After we dove into a bit of history concerning Joomla! e-commerce, lets have a look at Joomla! e-commerce today. What are the new Joomla! e-commerce extensions, and what do Joomla! developers tend to think about them?
Joomla! e-commerce finally took off in 2010, with a few serious extension developers entering the ring with there brand new Joomla! e-commerce extensions, and a few examples are
Joomla! 1.6 Release Candidate available
You can now get your hands on a release candidate for Joomla! 1.6. But it's actually not that stable, so don't use it on production websites just yet.
When Joomla! 1.6 Beta 14 and 15 where released a few weeks ago, there was lots of buzz about a Joomla! 1.6 Release Candidate before Christmas. Well, here it is, Joomla! 1.6 RC!
A short history of Joomla! e-commerce
Joomla! e-commerce finally took large steps forward in 2010, with a few serious extension developers entering the ring with there brand new Joomla! e-commerce extensions. Some of the new extensions, like Magebridge, Tienda and redSHOP, are challenging Virtuemart head on to become the favorite e-commerce...
The future of Joomla!: the Joomla! Idea Pool
As Joomla! 1.6 is reaching completion, the Joomla! core team has opened the "Joomla! Idea Pool". It is a website based on Uservoice, collecting ideas for future versions of Joomla!
What is extremely cool about this site, is that everyone (including you and me!) can now suggest new features for future Joomla versions, and vote on them! You can now have a direct input into the future of Joomla!.
Joomla! 1.6 Video Tutorials
Now that Joomla! 1.6 beta is released, different community members have posted video and text tutorials about the new features in Joomla! 1.6. One of those community members is Joomla! 1.6 lead developer Andrew-Eddie, which posted at least 9 video's. In this post, you will find an overview of the most interesting Joomla! 1.6 video and text tutorials.
The tutorials are a great way to understand the changes in Joomla! 1.6, before you actually install it.
Joomla! 1.5.18 and Joomla! 1.6 Beta 3 released
In case you did not notice, the Joomla! project has released version 1.5.18 and Joomla! 1.6 Beta 3.
For Joomla! 1.5: you can use Akeeba Backup to create a backup, then Sam's Update Manager to update the Joomla! 1.5 websites you manage to 1.5.18. You can also read our tutorial on
How to download Joomla! 1.6 Alpha 2
In our website statistics I noticed that some users are searching for a download link to the latest version of Joomla! 1.6. If you want to give Joomla! 1.6 pre-beta a test drive, there is a really easy way to get your hands on the download, just a click, no SVN clients necessary.
Let me tell you how you can download the latest version of Joomla! 1.6 Alpha.
Joomla! 1.5.17 released
The Joomla! project has released version 1.5.17, containing several security fixes. After you use Akeeba Backup (also known as JoomlaPack) to create a backup, make sure to use Sam's Update Manager to update the Joomla! websites you manage to this new version. If you are busy, Open Source Support Desk wouldn't mind doing the...