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How to measure your site's performance

Having a goal for your website is vital but you need to measure results to see how you're performing. The goal for a website will vary from one organisation to another but many metrics can be tracked using Google Analytics. This free tool provides much more information than you get from the statistics package provided by your web host.

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Creating a blog using Joomla

It is really easy to configure Joomla as a blog but there are a few extensions you should consider to get full blogging functionality. A blog is simply a collection of articles. I demonstrate how to do this in the free Joomla video tutorials.

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Joomla Job Boards

Several people have asked me what is available to create job listings on a Joomla site. You can view these at the Joomla Extensions Directory. The latest Job Board release is JA Job Board by JoomlArt. With a starting price of $290, this is one of the more expensive Joomla extensions around. However if you're making money from your job listings, you will quickly recover this investment and end up with a full featured application.

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Robert Wilson
Thanks for the comment and the info. We like to hear people's feedback on third party extensions...both good and bad.
Friday, 29 March 2013 17:20
Kris
I agree with Zorro, I have spent 3 months working on JA Job Board, the stress, late nights and frustration and still no result!! J... Read More
Monday, 01 April 2013 16:58
Richard Pearce
No one is going to contact you if you post here. Have you tried asking for support from the developer?
Monday, 01 April 2013 17:10
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SuperBlogger

Although Joomla can display articles like a blog, to get full blogging features requires you to install one or more extensions. The new SuperBlogger extension from JoomlaWorks includes many nice blogging features such as comments, social bookmarking and ratings. This is a commercial extension but at just €7 it is a bargain.

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JAdmin!

Here's a new extension worth a look, particularly if you manage more than one Joomla site. JAdmin! is a desktop tool that works with Windows or Linux. You can access any part of your Administrator with just one click.

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Joomla Surveys

This week I needed to create a simple survey. I could have just created a form but I wanted a better way of displaying the results. I opted for bfSurvey as there was a free version I could try and a commercial version with the features I needed. 

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HTML Editor alternatives

By now you have no doubt become familiar with the HTML editor that appears in the Article editing window. For many people this is all you need but if you want more flexibility and features, you really should check out the alternatives on the Joomla Extension Directory. The most popular by far is JCE and it tends to be the first extension I install with any new site. It is easier to use, makes linking within your site a breeze and it even has a spell checker.

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