Tag Archive | "joomla 1.6 tips"

Preview Template Module Positions (tp=1)

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

How to Preview Template Module Positions (tp=1)  in Joomla 1.6 and Joomla 1.7? Continue Reading

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Remove or Modify the ‘Created on’ text

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

In Joomla, you may have noticed that next to your article ‘created date’, you now have the text ‘Created on’ which can be unsightly in certain situations. The good news is there’s a few ways to remove this text: by turning off the created date or modify the language file. Continue Reading

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What do the locks mean and how do you get rid of them?

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Joomla Documentation
At any given time you may see a padlock next to a specific item in Joomla!’s administrative backend. These padlocks may be displayed next to any of the following (Content Items, Menu Items, Modules, etc). Continue Reading

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Automatically change your footer copyright

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Another year passes by with all the usual fun and frivolity, however, Did you remember to change your Copyright on your website footer? Continue Reading

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Create shortcuts in Joomla Admin

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Create shorcuts in Joomla Admin
If you find yourself constantly clicking through the menu systems of Joomla to get to a particular place, I have a time-saving tip for you. It’s really quite easy to create a custom list of shortcuts you often use and place it in the control panel of your Joomla admin. Continue Reading

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Remove the ‘Welcome to the Fontpage’ title tag in Joomla

Posted on 28 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Remove the 'Welcome to the Fontpage' title tag in Joomla
When you install Joomla, the default title for the home page is “Welcome to the Frontpage“. Many Joomla newbies have trouble changing this text. In fact, one of the most commonly asked questions for new Joomla users is ‘Where is the “Welcome to the Frontpage” text?’. Continue Reading

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Use a leading space in Page and Module Class Suffix parameters

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Joomla Documentation
Page Class Suffix and Module Class Suffix parameters allow you to create new CSS classes in the HTML that Joomla! generates. This in turn allows you to apply individual CSS Continue Reading

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Using the Page Class Suffix in Template Code

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Joomla Documentation
Sometimes web designers need to access a page class suffix from directly within a template. A common reason to do this is to assign unique styles to individual pages linked from a menu (e.g. to change the dominant color on that page). Continue Reading

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How to override the output from the Joomla! core

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Joomla Documentation
There may be occasions where you would like to change the way a Joomla! Extension (such as a Component or Module, Continue Reading

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Finding module positions on any given page

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Phuoc Nguyen

Joomla Documentation
To get a visual indication of all module positions used on a page you can follow this procedure: Continue Reading

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