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How to create Joomla sliders

Posted by Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
Owner of Build a Joomla Website. Responsible for 1 wife, 3 kids and 17 fish.
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on Thursday, 8 September 2011
in Review

This week we’ll take a look at a new slider building extension from Offlajn. It's a pretty nice toy to play with, and while we haven't had it for long enough to become complete experts yet, the benefits are pretty clear if you're wanting to include dynamic content on your website.

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Review: EasyDiscuss

Posted by Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
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on Monday, 15 August 2011
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EasyDiscussIs it a forum? Is it a support ticket system? Is it the Joomla equivalent of Yahoo Answers? 

Today we take a look at EasyDiscuss, a flexible extension that can be used for all sorts of applications.

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Akeeba Backup Pro Review

Posted by Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
Owner of Build a Joomla Website. Responsible for 1 wife, 3 kids and 17 fish.
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on Thursday, 14 July 2011
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We’ve spoken a lot lately about backing up your site using Akeeba Backup. By now you should understand why we are obsessed with backups and data protection. The potential outcomes following a disaster couldn’t be more polar opposite, especially when it comes to your backup scenario. For instance, a really good backup solution can leave you absolutely relieved when the worst happens. On the other hand, if you’ve have a site go down or get hacked and you don’t have a good backup, the feeling is dreadful.

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Admin Tools Review

Posted by Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
Owner of Build a Joomla Website. Responsible for 1 wife, 3 kids and 17 fish.
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on Wednesday, 25 May 2011
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Joomla's great, but it can't do it all. For example, even beginner web developers know that the way to access the login page for a Joomla website admin panel is to simply add "/administrator/" to the root URL of the website. That's convenient, but it can also leave a website vulnerable to hackers who might try to brute-force their way into your site. This article reviews an extension that makes it easy to fix common Joomla vulnerabilities.

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Review: Tienda Ecommerce

Posted by Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
Owner of Build a Joomla Website. Responsible for 1 wife, 3 kids and 17 fish.
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on Wednesday, 13 April 2011
in Extensions

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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