Tips & Tricks
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Virtuemart 2.0 introduction manual
Now that Virtuemart 2.0 is almost stable, its time to get to know this new version a little better. First, have a look at our previous blog "Virtuemart 2.0 review and screenshots".
Then, you might want to have a look at this short Virtuemart 2.0 introductory tutorial/manual by our friends at Open Source Training. Virtuemart 2.0 is...
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!...
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!
No Virtuemart order confirmation e-mail (in VM1.1)
One of the Virtuemart feature requests we get a lot is an option to disable the default Virtuemart order confirmation e-mail or the ability to let customers pay an order before they confirm it. Webshop owners want to disable this because in Virtuemart, payment is often done after order confirmation. It is possible that a customer does confirm the order, but then does not continue to pay. The customer then does receive an order confirmation, and that is what webshop owners want removed.
This can be done with a little Virtuemart 1.1 hack, but please note, we do not provide support for it. If you want to implement this hack, you do that at your own risk, by following the short manual...
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.
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...
K2mart: next generation catalog for Virtuemart
Do you want your Virtuemart product catalog to have tags/taxonomy, easy customization and a more SEO friendly structure, in just a few minutes? Then JoomlaWorks has the solution for your: K2mart!K2mart is a 15 euro commercial Joomla! extension, that can import your existing Virtuemart products and product categories, and start showing them with tags, a beautiful comment system, and more powerful content options from K2, the Joomla! Content Contruction Kit.
Latest orders module for redSHOP administrators
Our Virtuemart latest orders module, ccVMDashboard, goes redSHOP! Sean e-mailed me with the great news that he modified ccVMDashboard to work with one of the new Joomla! e-commerce extensions, redSHOP, by our friends at redCOMPONENT.
Download and screenshot after the break!
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.
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.
How we update/upgrade Joomla! 1.5 websites
For many Joomla! webmasters and developers, updating is a painful and complex business. But with a good procedure and the help of some awesome extensions, it doesn't have to be. We have a certain procedure when updating our clients Joomla! websites, which makes sure that updating is quick, painless and without errors.
I want to share that procedure with you, in the hope it might be of any use to you and your clients.
Project management software for Joomla! developers
The last two years we used the web based project management software 5PM at Chill Creations. We primarily developed extensions and websites for clients, and the extensions cciDEAL and ccNewsletter which where available for a broader audience.
In the last months we started focusing on (commercial) extension development for the Joomla! community and our project management needs have changed because of that. Read on to see what...