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Multi Profiles Plugin

Posted by Richard Pearce
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The Joomla ACL is incredibly flexible but there are a couple of areas where in some circumstances, it might not provide the features you need. For example the frontend registration option assigns users to a group that you specify. But what if you need to give your user the choice as to which group they can join? This post answers introduces you to an extensions that solves this dilemma.

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Joomla Template Module Styling

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As we teach in The Basics, modules can have different styles. The style of a module can be updated quickly and easily through the Module Class Suffix field as long as your template provider has included some extra styling options. If you’re the one designing the template, or if you just want to add your own styles to an existing template, here’s how it’s done.

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K2 Tags

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This week we're back to K2 and discussing item tags and their benefits. If you're used to search engine optimization, then most of the concepts will be familiar, it's just nice to know you have this capability on a local level, within your website, as well.

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Review: Tienda Ecommerce

Posted by Richard Pearce
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We have just completed a 15 part series of tutorials on how to build a Joomla powered eCommerce site using an extension called Tienda. Advanced subscribers can login and watch these now. This article is a review of Tienda.

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Give your articles some style

Posted by Richard Pearce
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Many of the pre-made Joomla templates available today include various formatting options to improve the look of elements within your article. For example, if you wish to highlight a paragraph, you can include a style that displays the text inside a colored box.

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Joomla Banner Ads

Posted by Richard Pearce
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Whether you're looking to sell advertising space on your website or promote your own activities, you need to understand how the Joomla banner feature works. This can be daunting for beginners so here is an overview of the process.

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Image thumbnails

Posted by Richard Pearce
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on Wednesday, 27 October 2010
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In a previous article, you learnt how to use an extension to automatically resize images. Here is another approach that is worth exploring.

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Automatic image resize

Posted by Richard Pearce
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on Wednesday, 20 October 2010
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One of the greatest frustrations for developers using content management systems is spending hours getting a website looking perfect and then handing the reigns over to the client, only to have them do something ... I can think of a few words here but let's go with "unwise".

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Tabs and slides

Posted by Richard Pearce
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One of the nice things about web pages is that they can be as short or long as you like. However, long pages can be intimidating and your readers might find it difficult to find the information that is relevant to them. Consider displaying some of your content in "tabs" or "slides" using the following extension.

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Administrator shortcuts

Posted by Richard Pearce
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If you have a lot of extensions it can become difficult to find your most frequently accessed pages in Administrator. Art Admin Shortcuts is a free extension that allows you to create quick icons and keyboard shortcuts to your favourite pages. Here are the steps to get this working:

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