Joomla 4

Knowing how to add and remove menu items is one of the most common tasks when working with a Joomla 4.0 website. A website menu Read More >

One of the more common ways to emphasize text in a Joomla 4.0 site is to use Bootstrap’s alerts. Alerts give you a different text Read More >

Joomla! 4.0 comes with a new template called Cassiopeia.  You can see a great demonstration of this new template by simply loading the sample data Read More >

Joomla templates, plus modules you can publish, make up the look, feel, and function of your site. But what if you want to edit the Read More >

In this guide, we will show you how to add CAPTCHA to a Joomla 4 site. When you first installed Joomla 4, you may have Read More >

Custom fields are a great way to add additional content, whether manually or automatically, to your articles. Custom fields can be applied to the general Read More >

The configuration.php file is used to control many aspects of your Joomla 4 site. In fact, all of the settings included in the file directly Read More >

New versions and updates to Joomla software are released through what is known as update channels. Your Joomla site will then receive update alerts based Read More >

Joomla! 4.0 provides an updated interface that has many convenient features for management and finding information.  One of these options is the system information portion Read More >

One of the new features recently released is the ability to use HTML Mail Templates in Joomla 4. Mail templates in Joomla are used for Read More >

Creating various content categories on your Joomla site helps make sure all of your content is placed into the right buckets. It also helps you Read More >

As you may know, Joomla 4 provides you with the TinyMCE editor by default. This interface basically mimics your standard what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editor in the Read More >

Occasionally you will need to hide menu items when working with your Joomla 4.0 website. When you have multiple menus on different pages you may Read More >

Business owners with an international presence should know how to add Languages in Joomla 4. It doesn’t matter if you don’t wish to create a Read More >

Let’s take a look at the basics of enabling gzip compression on a Joomla 4 site. The What and Why of Gzip Enable Joomla 4 Read More >

There are times when you will have the need to clear cache files that Joomla has saved for optimizing the performance of your site.  This Read More >

The Terms and Conditions plugin grants the ability to add a custom Joomla 4 registration terms and conditions statement on your user registration page. This Read More >

User security is always a concern when you must have a website that is housing sensitive data.  Joomla! 4.0 has implemented support for WebAuthn (W3C Read More >

Joomla 4 privacy info requests allow administrators and users an organized method to export and remove user personal identifiable information (PII). These Joomla 4 features Read More >

Smart Search is an improved component of Joomla 4.0.  Joomla 3.x included both search and Smart Search, but as of version 4.0, only Smart Search Read More >

The Joomla Vote plugin allows users to rate your content on a scale of one to five stars. This can encourage readers to read more Read More >

Joomla 4 text filters can be used to allow or limit what HTML tags or attributes groups can use within the text editors. Joomla includes Read More >

This guide will show you how to add a module to the Dashboard in Joomla 4. The Home Dashboard page of your Joomla Admin Panel Read More >

A common need in building websites that display images is a means of displaying multiple images.  The typical way is to list images or create Read More >

This guide will explain how to fix the “small maximum post size” error in Joomla 4. While maintaining our site we began seeing the following Read More >

When you think about menus on a website you begin to understand their importance for your viewers. Menus provide the necessary navigation interface for the Read More >

Joomla 4 gives you the ability to view, compare, and even restore different article versions for an individual piece of content. You can keep track Read More >

The Joomla 4.0 Smart Search Options include 20 items that can be changed or added to control how the search function operates. These options provide Read More >

When you first login to your Joomla 4 site, you may have noticed a warning message stating “Joomla! would like your permission to collect some Read More >

One way to emphasize the articles that you have created as content on your Joomla 4.0 site is to use an extension like Mini Frontpage Read More >

Joomla 4 was recently released. If you’re like us, then you probably spent a lot of time exploring the latest extensions included with Joomla 4, Read More >

Your new Joomla 4 site (whether you are on Joomla VPS hosting or a different plan) comes with the Bootstrap CSS framework built in. This Read More >

Joomla has a lot going for it as a content management system, but one common complaint is a lack of built in autosave. Don’t worry, Read More >

The Joomla 4 Privacy Policy plugin forces users to acknowledge and agree to your website privacy policy. If manual user registration is enabled, they’ll be Read More >

Can you use your Joomla site as a blog? Of course, blog features are built into Joomla. You just need to know how to find Read More >

Joomla 4 logs can be an essential tool when you are troubleshooting website issues. It can provide detailed information about what is happening to your Read More >

RSS is a general purpose format for syndicated news feeds. Most websites will provide such feeds, or a link to one, on their site. You Read More >

After installing Joomla 4, you probably noticed a “Login Form” section on the right when you first visit your site. This login section is not Read More >

The Joomla 4 JCE brings the Joomla Content Editor — one of Joomla’s most popular extensions — into Joomla 4. The JCE expands Joomla’s default Read More >

Joomla is a versatile platform for starting an online store and the HikaShop extension is a popular and well-reviewed way to add this ability. Once Read More >

Do you ever need a way to show a series of chess moves in your blog? EmbedChessboard allows you to embed chess games on websites Read More >

It is recommended to always update Joomla 4 to the latest version. This ensures that your site has the most recent Joomla features and security Read More >

Badges are a way to add a little bit of emphasis to your text content. You can easily use them wherever you have text in Read More >

Tables are widely used in many types of widgets and plugins for CMS’s like Joomla.  Bootstrap tables provide a wide variety of control that you Read More >

Joomla! 4.0 provides an updated version of the TinyMCE interface for adding content.  One of the most common types of content added is when you Read More >

Joomla 4.0 includes Bootstrap (version 5.1) which includes many features to help build a responsive, mobile-prioritized website.  One of these features is the ability to Read More >

Putting a slideshow on your website is a great way to let visitors go through a photo gallery while keeping your site layout elegant. Whether Read More >

JL Like is a free plugin that makes it easy to add social media buttons to Joomla 4 and customize them to suit your site’s Read More >

There was an important notice provided by Joomla that affects new Joomla 4.0 installations.  They produced an update that will affect anyone updating from version Read More >

Installing applications are much easier when using Softaculous.  Softaculous has recently updated the installation script for Joomla! to include version 4.0.   This tutorial will show Read More >

After 9 years of diligent work, Joomla! developers have reached the major milestone of Joomla! version 4.0.  This article will walk you through how to Read More >

Working with Joomla sites requires that you work with a particular template that determines how your site will appear on the front end.  If you are Read More >

You need something added to your site as soon as possible and need to be 100% certain that the solution you choose will get the Read More >

Softaculous makes backups of installations that it tracks as simple as a mouse click.  This brief tutorial will walk you through the steps of making Read More >

Joomla development requires you to do quite a bit of work up front if you want your site to look both presentable and unique. That Read More >

Joomla allows you to create or delete different user accounts as needed. This means you can allow access to your site for other contributors and Read More >

Joomla 4 user registration is disabled by default. For many website owners, this is a more preferred method to secure Joomla from cyber attacks and Read More >

One of the primary content types in your Joomla system is articles. Articles can be used as individual pages or blog posts, depending on how Read More >

In this article, you will learn how to create a simple contact form on your Joomla 4 site. A basic contact form is a great Read More >

Uploading files in Joomla 4 is an essential part of being a successful Joomla user. “Hot linking” images, or embedding images from another website or Read More >

You can easily enable caching in Joomla using the global configuration options.  It comes with a built-in system of caching that can help to speed Read More >

Improving Joomla 4 accessibility is painless and fast. No third party plugins required to get started. All you need to do is enable the web Read More >

One of the first things you should do when you install a new website is install an SSL certificate, free or paid, to encrypt traffic. Read More >

Security for logging into any Joomla site can be enhanced by simply using two-factor authentication (2FA), but it’s even more secure with a hardware key Read More >

Creating URL redirects for dead links is one the easiest methods for improving Joomla search engine optimization (SEO) in larger websites. This Joomla 4 SEO Read More >

A good Joomla schema plugin can help your brand stand out in search engine results. A search engine optimization (SEO) schema shows important info for Read More >

Learning how to secure Joomla 4 is easier than ever before. With the pre-installed HTTP Headers Joomla plugin, you can add up to ten security Read More >

The Securitycheck Joomla security plugin offers various ways to secure your website including: File scans IP whitelists/blacklists Joomla vulnerability monitoring Custom administrator login URL Akeeba Read More >

In this article, you will learn how to destroy and reset Joomla from base settings. This procedure is not recommended for someone who has an Read More >

Many times undoing some recent actions can resolve website issues. Unfortunately, some bugs can’t be fixed without manually editing PHP code or database tables. This Read More >