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SiteGround, a popular web hosting company with over 80,000 Joomla installations, has announced the launch of their six month long project to update and refresh the working area for users. The improvements add a completely new file structure as well as a much improved front-end.
Joomlage's newest prefab template is a versatile, elegant design that makes great use of white space. The easy to navigate template allows for quick browsing to a variety of relevant on-site locations without removing an easy to browse front page for news and blog posts. Like most major Joomla releases in recent months, Impressions is built around Responsive design protocol. All of the white space and easy to click images are rearranged on mobile devices like smart phones and tablets to make for an easier viewing experience automatically.
Anyone using the Komento Joomla extension should mosey over to StackIdeas official site and download a brand new hotfix to plug a few holes in Komento's code. Although rare, it seems that a serious bug has been discovered which can cause a site to crash if it is not fixed. Komento users can download the patch here. StackIdeas also offers the relevant source code for users to FTP onto their site if they're not interested in running a software patch. From start to finish, the patching process should take less than five minutes, so there's no reason to delay!
Joomlashack has released version 3 of their in house Joomla Template Framework named Wright. This latest version has been made responsive in keeping with the mobile first philosophy in web design. Billed as a very lightweight, fast loading framework, Wright is said to be built to remain "future proof."
Based on a custom framework, Sociality is a new responsive Joomla Template available on ThemeForest and specifically designed for the social networking extension Jomsocial. ThemeForest elite author, Hogash, has created this theme with enough flexibility and features to use as a main website template as well.
The latest Joomla Template release from Joomla51 is their first theme to feature a responsive web design, allowing it to scale for nearly any device. The clean layout and large front page slideshow makes it versatile enough for almost any project.
StackIdeas and JV-Extensions have worked together to produce an even stronger set of features for EasyBlog, the standout blogging platform for Joomla. JV-ContentLinks and JV-Relatives are now closely integrated directly into EasyBlog.
This new audio player from SuperJoom is based on HTML5 standards and supports MP3 and OGG file formats. With its clean and simple appearance, you can add and modify playlists quickly and easily on your Joomla website.
Community Builder Quickstart Pro is a new Joomla 2.5 all-in-one social networking website extension from Joomlapolis. Website owners can now install a single download which includes Community Builder and many related add-ons, creating a full featured social website quickly and easily.
This sports based template from IceTheme comes after many requests from their members, "and in honor of the Olympics 2012 games." While this new release is definitely centered around a sporting theme, "it can easily be adapted for any website that requires a magazine-based layout and design," according to IceTheme.
