Chronoforms released version 4 for Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.7, and it’s a great upgrade. With a new interface and an amazing form-building wizard, this is the most powerful version of Chronoforms so far. Continue reading
It’s finally here: the JCE Content Editor for Joomla 1.5 – 1.7. And it was worth the wait. First of all, you can now upgrade to Joomla 1.6 or 1.7 and have the JCE content editor. But this upgrade is more than a port to the new Joomla. It’s a great improvement over the previous version of JCE. Continue reading
If you’ve tried to use the jQuery library with Joomla, you’ve most likely found a conflict with Mootools library, the default Joomla javascript library. The free JBLibrary Plugin by Joomlabamboo allows you to use both libraries without conflict. What’s more, it has a beautiful Scroll to Top function built in that adds a Scroll to Top button in the bottom right corner of the browser screen: when you click it, the pages scrolls smoothly to the top. You can configure it with a light or dark color. Simple and beautiful. Get it!
Search Engine Optimization is very important on any website. Joomla comes with very good search engine optimization tools right out of the box, but sometimes you need more. Continue reading
Joomla websites can be slow, especially if you have a lot of extensions installed. Slow page speeds drive customers away from your website. Furthermore, since Google might consider page speed in its ranking, it’s more important than ever to have fast page speeds. JCH Optimize, a plugin for Joomla, is a fast, free, and easy way to speed up your site immediately. Continue reading
Filtered News is a Joomla Module that allows you to show article leads in a module position, and it has all of the configuration that is missing from the standard Joomla Module Newsflash and What’s New: multiple display layouts, configurable content elements, text character number limit, include image, and more. Continue reading
Kuneri MobileJoomla provides instant conversion of your Joomla website for standard mobile phone platforms like iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. Continue reading
aiContactSafe contact form component for Joomla is perfect. For years I have struggled with contact forms on Joomla…and wasted a LOT of time. The default Joomla contact form is very limited: you can’t add extra fields and there is no captcha to prevent spamming. And I’ve tried many other form extensions. Although they are good for creating complex forms, they are overly complicated for creating a simple contact form. Continue reading
I just spent several hours trying to figure out why the JCal Pro Latest Events Module would not display events, even though there were events to be displayed. Continue reading
I finally tried the Joomla file management / FTP component, eXtplorer: it’s awesome and I intend on making it part of my default list of Joomla extensions I install when I build a new Joomla site. Continue reading