Joomla! on Lanyrd

Joomla! on Lanyrd

Organising an event can be quite a difficult process – finding a venue, getting listed on events.joomla.org, organising sponsors and more. The Joomla! project has made one step that little bit easier  finding and inviting speakers from within the Joomla Leadership Teams to attend your events  with their new Lanyrd Team.

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Yes! I accepted the #IceBucketChallenge :)

Yes! I accepted the #IceBucketChallenge :)

The #IceBucketChallenge promotes awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and encourages donations to research.

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Happy 9th Birthday Joomla!

Happy 9th Birthday Joomla!

Have you heard? Joomla is nine years old! And now this powerful and free CMS is offering free for life hosting! There’s lots to celebrate!

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Software Freedom Day 2014

Software Freedom Day 2014

Software Freedom Day will be celebrated on Saturday, the 20th of September 2014.

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10-Minute Joomla SEO & Conversion Makeover

10-Minute Joomla SEO & Conversion Makeover

There's a few objectives that pretty much all websites have in common and one way or another they all depend on SEO. Joomla! can be your friend, with out of the box SEO and functionality enabling you to attract your target market, convert visitors and rank higher. We've set ourselves a 10 minute time limit... so let's get cracking.

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Roundup from JUG Corner - August 2014

Roundup from JUG Corner - August 2014

With 175 user groups around the world, there is always something exciting and interesting happening in the Joomla! Community! This is a monthly round-up highlighting new Joomla! User Groups, events, and reviews of JUG meetings. If you have anything you would like me to feature from your Joomla User Group please send me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You must be writing from a registered Joomla! User Group (i.e. listed at https://community.joomla.org/user-groups.html).

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Leadership Highlights September 2014

Leadership Highlights September 2014

September - while the leaves have not left the tree yet, the change of color that provides an astonishing picture is also the sign that change is ahead. Only two months before a huge part of our community meets at the Joomla World Conference (JWC) in Cancun, Mexico. Only four months for Joomla 2.5 to become end of life.

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Joomla! Announces New Demo Site and Free Hosting Option!

Joomla! Announces New Demo Site and Free Hosting Option!

Joomla, in partnership with SiteGround, will provide an improved demo site and a new free hosting option at Joomla.com. Steve Burge interviewed Sarah Watz, the President of Open Source Matters and asked her about the new joomla.com and demo.joomla.org.

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JWC 2014 is Just Around the Corner!

JWC 2014 is Just Around the Corner!

This year’s conference is shaping up to be better than ever with an amazing lineup of keynotes, some exciting new workshops that will be presented this year, and much more! The call for sessions closed at the end of August, but while our organizing team is creating the full conference schedule, we already have some exciting announcements for what’s happening this year, and some of the amazing people you can expect to hear from at the 2014 Joomla! World Conference. Oh, and an opportunity for you to win free conference tickets!

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Code Poetry at JDevCon

Code Poetry at JDevCon

On a breezy Chicago summer day, the opening keynote of the first Joomla! Developer's Conference of the current decade tackled the challenge of demystifying software licensing with an episode of, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Developer?"

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Announcing the Update Working Group

Announcing the Update Working Group

Do you have a website that's on Joomla! 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 or 2.5, that you need to Update, Upgrade or Migrate? Need help with that? Want to help others too?

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Joomla! 3 - The Book for Everyone

Joomla! 3 - The Book for Everyone

I have always loved to share my passions, and Joomla is one without a doubt! For me sharing knowledge is natural, and whatever our level, we still need another person to accompany us, support us and help us make progress, as well as help us know our stuff when it comes to teaching others.

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La sale affaire de l'usurpation commerciale de marque

La sale affaire de l'usurpation commerciale de marque

Le GPL nous offre un fabuleux espace de libertés, y compris lorsqu’il s’agit de répondre à nos besoins spécifiques en nous offrant la possibilité de réutiliser et d’adapter un logiciel. Mais un tel pouvoir s’accompagne immanquablement de grandes responsabilités. Je me souviens de l'adage : "Ce n'est pas parce que vous pouvez que vous devez". Et dans ce cas précis, je pense au fait de vendre un logiciel écrit par d'autres et, ceci, comme s'il était le vôtre.

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10 minutes : Référencement Joomla & conversions

10 minutes : Référencement Joomla & conversions

Tous les sites internet ont un objectif commun : ils dépendent tous d'une manière ou d'une autre du référencement (SEO). Avec le SEO et sa boîte de fonctionnalités, Joomla peut devenir un très bon ami. Ainsi, vous pouvez attirer votre marché cible, convertir vos visiteurs et obtenir un meilleur classement dans les moteurs de recherche. Nous nous sommes fixé un délai de 10 minutes... au boulot !

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Le coeur de Joomla! est sa Communauté

Le coeur de Joomla! est sa Communauté

Il y a quelque temps j'ai découvert le coeur dans le logo Joomla. Il a toujours été là et je ne sais pour quelle raison je ne l'avais pas vu. Et maintenant je ne cesse de le voir. Je ne peux pas le sortir de mon esprit. Le créateur du logo a vraiment capturé l'essence de Joomla. Un coeur. Ou plusieurs coeurs si vous regardez de plus près. C'est très astucieux. Le coeur peut avoir différentes significations pour notre communauté. En voici certaines que je vois et que j'aimerais partager avec vous.

 

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Joomla! 3 Le livre pour tous ou l'art de partager un savoir

Joomla! 3 Le livre pour tous ou l'art de partager un savoir

J'ai toujours adoré partager mes passions, Joomla! en est une sans conteste ! Partager un savoir est pour moi une évidence et quel que soit notre niveau, nous avons toujours besoin d'une autre personne pour nous accompagner, nous épauler, nous faire progresser mais également afin d'argumenter nos propres enseignements.

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Créer facilement son site avec Joomla! (partie 2)

Créer facilement son site avec Joomla! (partie 2)

Nous avons vu dans le premier article consacré à la création d'un site Joomla!, les principales étapes à suivre (avec quelques conseils, histoire de gagner du temps). En l'état, votre site est parfaitement opérationnel et prêt à accueillir vos futurs visiteurs. Cependant, vous aimeriez lui apporter des fonctions supplémentaires, le personnaliser, le sécuriser, etc. Pour cela, vous allez avoir besoin d'utiliser des extensions qui viendront se greffer à votre installation "native". Enfin, nous verrons les différents contrôles à effectuer avant la mise en ligne de votre site.

 

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Joomla! for Web Designers

Joomla! for Web Designers

There was a time when, as a web designer, you had to choose between a Content Management System (CMS) that would provide an up-to-date design or the right functionality for your website. Certain systems where known to be better at providing shopping cart solutions, other provided attractive and responsive blogging options, and then there was Joomla!, which gave developers room to continuously add functionality through its extensive extension directory.

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An Easy Way to Benchmark a Webserver

An Easy Way to Benchmark a Webserver

When developing new features, or when changing some settings, one must always ask, does the site perform slower or faster than before?

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Keep Calm and Write Test

Keep Calm and Write Test

In continuation with first post in series of three for the project “Framework Unit Testing”, in this one I will talk about unit testing specifically for php libraries. This post is mainly divided into two parts, one is for php unit testing and another on the project update. Feel free to skip any or all part(s).

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