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So there is other documentation out there. I'm basing most of this article on the official Joomla 1.6 documentation: http://docs.joomla.org/Creating_a_profile_plugin and I want to use an example that worked for me. Important: This is for Joomla version 1.6.x+. Aim / Objective Add a field with a dropdown list. Add a but...
So this is a note to myself so that I have a checklist and can quickly update any extensions designed for Joomla 1.5.x and make these compatible with Joomla 2.5.x websites. In the past, I have only ever changed the words to but for more stability, there are a few more tweaks to do. How? For demo purposes we will be ref...
Update June 2013 - How to use this migration script: Make a backup copy of your old Joomla website (1.5.x) Download and install the latest Joomla CMS Go through the Joomla Web-based Installation GUI until the process deletes the Installation folder. Avoid installing Sample Data if possible (there will be some but this...
Well this isn't a problem for those that don't use RokDownloads. The other day, I logged in to upload some new files and manage some of my downloadable files... Only to find that the Rokdownloads manager would not list any of my files!?! I am in the middle of writing a component that will hopefully comprise bug-trackin...
Having trouble ordering your frontpage articles? After re-ordering articles wondering where it was taking the order it puts the articles in the front page (or landing page) was confusing me. The quick answer is that it is within the menu manager > main menu > menu item section of your Joomla! Admin Panel. Certain Advan...
Having started developing multi-language components, it was important that I get a general idea as to what languages are abbreviated to. Usually I only write english files (en-GB) but it's not very international and narrow-minded to think only English speakers will use Joomla! CMS. The below is for reference only:
Basically you've woken up this morning, visited your website, and all your K2 articles are gone !!!! If you login to your Joomla! administration panel (back-end) and look under k2 items, you should get the following error: Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/public_html/administrator/components/co...
Thought I'd put this error in here and how I fixed it. Basically because firstly I don't want to have to create an account on someone else's forum just to post my answer and secondly because my solution is a "cowboy fix" rather than the other intelligent solutions on the web. The issue was that I was building my first...
So this is a comparison chart (at least in my opinion) of 3 major joomla template/extension providers. When I'm less caught up in work I'll try adding to this article. But here's some lazy stats:
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