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Business Directory Options

We're often asked how to create an effective and good-looking business directory. Here are a few places to start looking.

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Free Joomla 2.5 Templates

Free Joomla 2.5 TemplatesFree Joomla templates are not difficult to come by. Quality free Joomla templates are another story. In this post we feature 12 of the best free Joomla 2.5 templates.

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Robin McCamont
This is really a terrific article, Robert! Thanks for the information. As a relative "newbie" to Joomla website creation (one un... Read More
Wednesday, 27 June 2012 06:51
Robert Wilson
You're very welcome Robin. Glad it's helpful. I've spent many hours surfing for good Joomla resources myself. We're happy to pa... Read More
Wednesday, 27 June 2012 07:03
Richard Pearce
Check out Music Free by GavickPro. It has just been released.... Read More
Wednesday, 27 June 2012 07:09
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How to preview Joomla articles

How to preview Joomla articlesWhen writing web content, you often want to preview how an article will appear before it's published. This provides an opportunity to check that everything looks sensible, especially the positioning of images. However Joomla does not provide a preview feature and although there is a workaround, it's a bit clumsy. In this post I demonstrate how to preview Joomla articles using a free extension.

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tina
Great tip thank you for that. I am alway quickly viewing an article then making any changes quickly hoping no one has looked at th... Read More
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 10:05
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Free Joomla Form Builders

Joomla form buildersOne of the first things I looked for after discovering Joomla was a free form builder. Most sites require a basic contact form. Other sites might need to collect unique data or conduct a survey or create a simple order form. This post reveals the current state of play of free Joomla form builders.

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Ian Hayward
Having tried most of these at some time or other - and bought bfForms - I now use one you haven't mentioned - Google Forms. Not s... Read More
Thursday, 14 June 2012 18:17
Richard Pearce
I wanted this post to be about native Joomla form extensions. Here's a video on how to embed a Google form into Joomla.... Read More
Friday, 15 June 2012 06:37
JP Fourie
Thank you Richard.
Friday, 15 June 2012 09:00
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How to embed a Google form into Joomla

How to insert a Google form into JoomlaWorking with forms in Joomla is probably one of the most popular requested topics. We've already covered one great solution, Wufoo forms, and now I will share another option, Google Forms.

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Robin McCamont
I recently discovered Google forms myself by reading a comment Robert made to someone else in your forum, Richard. I was extremel... Read More
Thursday, 07 June 2012 12:20
Robert Wilson
Benji, That's a good question. This isn't meant to be a robust, highly configurable application. Google doesn't provide easy me... Read More
Friday, 08 June 2012 05:45
Robert Wilson
Thanks Pete. This is covered in our How to embed a Wufoo form blog post mentioned above. This is also why we mention to check ... Read More
Saturday, 09 June 2012 03:04
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New Joomla Users tutorials released

Joomla UsersThe first half of our much anticipated revamped Joomla Users series is now available to Joomla Pro members. This function received a massive overhaul when Joomla 1.6 was released and beginners can find this very difficult to understand. Our course breaks this down into simple steps and includes examples.

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Laurie
Sounds great, Mate! Additionally, that sort of content list is a great asset to the tutorials and would be great added to all tut... Read More
Tuesday, 05 June 2012 12:19
JP Fourie
Hi Richard. Looks great. Please let us know when we can download them. Thanks JP
Thursday, 07 June 2012 18:05
Giovanni Yarabek
How about a link to these courses? They sound like JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR! I did not see them (yet) in Pro, beyond, no... Read More
Thursday, 07 June 2012 22:37
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Site Administration Blues

Sad faceA common question we receive is "do I have to install a unique instance of Joomla for every site?" Although there are some multi-site solutions, the majority of Joomla webmasters stick with a single installation per site. That's fine when you have one or two sites, but managing several sites can be a pain. There are also many other features that I would like to see within Administrator. Read on to discover where the problems lie, what features I would like to see and why I'm doing nothing about it.

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Cropping Images

Cropping imagesIt's one thing to know how to build a Joomla website, but doing it well can be a lot harder. One of the challenges beginners face is understanding how to crop images which is an important technique, especially when you have a specific space to fill. This post provides some simple tips to instantly transform your images.

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Richard Pearce
In case you're wondering; the panoramic shot is from the headland at Long Reef Beach in Sydney. Quite a tricky golf course when th... Read More
Thursday, 31 May 2012 17:59
Giovanni Yarabek
BRILLIANT Advice. Nice and concise. 31 year veteran in all things graphic design, and you summed this lesson up very well. The re... Read More
Thursday, 31 May 2012 21:05
Richard Pearce
Thanks. As I am not a designer, I was hesitant to give this advice. But these are the sorts of "mistakes" I see on a lot of Joomla... Read More
Friday, 01 June 2012 05:11
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ACL Manager Review

ACL ManagerThe access control list (ACL) feature in Joomla 1.5 is quite basic and this was seen by many as its greatest weakness. Version 1.6 changed everything, but for some the opposite became true - the ACL was now too complicated. If this is the case for you, learn how to gain control again with this review of an extension called ACL Manager.

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Richard Pearce
I'm not sure which tool you're referring to; Joomla, ACL Manager or yourself. But thanks for taking the time to write such an insi... Read More
Tuesday, 14 January 2014 14:52
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Get Joomla installed for a fiverr

Fiverr for JoomlaThere are several ways to install Joomla, and we teach the most common methods in The Basics. But if you want to outsource this task and can scrape together 5 bucks, check out this resource.

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