Administrators Toolkit
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00
Joomla ACL: Access Levels
Now that you have a grasp on the terminology of ACL, let's implement a simple system where different users see different content on a website. To follow along with this example, you should be working with Joomla 1.7 or higher.
Published in 2012 February
Sunday, 01 January 2012 00:00
Joomla 1.6, 1.7, and 2.5: ACL Concepts Overview
This article is based on two articles originally written for Joomla 1.6. This article was written in December 2011, prior to the release of Joomla 2.5. However, it assumed that ACL concepts will not change between Joomla versions, even if minor changes to the interface do occur. One of the most powerful new features in Joomla 1.6 and later versions is Access Control Lists (ACL). ACL stands for access control lists. It refers to who has permission to do what on the website, including read, create, edit, delete, or log in, among other permissions.
Published in 2012 January
Thursday, 01 December 2011 00:00
JomSocial & K2 integration (Joomla! 1.7) - Part 1
Published in 2011 December
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 00:00
Administrator Templates - Does your backend need an upgrade?
One of Joomla!'s best features is how easy it is to change the look and feel of a website simply by using a different template. But many users may not know that the look and feel of the backend administrator's area for a Joomla! website is also defined by a template, and backend templates can be changed just as easily as frontend templates. This article shows how to do that and also gives links to some different current free administrator templates.
Published in 2011 November
Tuesday, 01 February 2011 00:00
How off-line is Joomla!'s off-line mode?
Joomla!’s temporary off-line mode is a very handy option to temporarily take your site down while performing maintenance —e.g. updating the Joomla! core or an extension— and is even suggested by the official documentation for the unfortunate time that your site has been compromised. However, is this really off-line, or are there any pitfalls you should be aware of?
Published in 2011 February
Saturday, 01 January 2011 00:00
777: The number of the beast
I promise you, this article doesn't have to do anything with religion. It talks about site security. The beast I am referring to, is unwittingly opening a back door to your site to potential hackers. You may not know it, but you could be a sitting duck. It all lies in the dark world of ownership, users, groups and permissions. This is a long article, but I promise you that you will learn things you would have never imagined. Let us shed some light to the mystery of the 777 number, and kill the evil beast!
Published in 2011 January
Tuesday, 01 March 2011 00:00
Increase your site's speed dramatically
As you all know – Joomla!'s page loading speed is not one of the main advantages of the system. Of course, there is some advice you could follow and there are two very important things that needs to be done:
Published in 2011 March
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 00:00
Fighting Spam in a Joomla! Powered Website
SPAM! This is one problem that any webmaster today has to contend with in his daily tasks. If not dealt with on a fundamental level, it can really become a pain in the neck and also end up in consuming time. Not removing Spam comments/registrations/forums posts on websites can really be harmful for its reputation and credibility.
Published in 2010 December
Monday, 01 November 2010 10:38
Joomla! Hosting Security
Joomla! security is one of the most frequent topic of conversation among Joomla! users. Joomla! has received a lot of unjustified and misinformed criticism concerning its security. A vast majority of providers are often concerned about the seeming high number of hacked Joomla! sites while assuming Joomla! itself is the problem.
Published in 2010 November
Friday, 01 October 2010 00:00
Only a Ninja can kill another Ninja
If you were to provide a short list of the threats against your site, which one would be the number one threat? For me, it's script kiddies. Those pesky individuals who don't have a programming bone inside them, but still can cause a great deal of harm to our sites by using pre-packaged attacks against them. Their success rate is amazingly high, mostly due to our fault. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate some trivial techniques to add a degree of stealth on your site so that script kiddies can't launch their attacks and even if they do, they will most likely be fended off successfully. Just like a ninja, you'll learn how to have your site lurk in plain sight without being spotted by those pesky attackers.
Published in 2010 October
