Joomla Explore The Core: Using Tags

2023-March-Explore-Tags

You probably know how to organise your content with categories. But what if you want to be able to show content from multiple categories, based on something they have in common? That’s where tags can be useful. And the good part is: you can use this right out of the box, because it comes with the Joomla core.

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Explore the Core - Contact Component - Part 1

2023-March-Explore-Contact

Today I'll give you a short overview of the contact component (com_contact) of Joomla! The contact component is a really powerful tool in your Joomla instance, which is underappreciated by most users.

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Explore the Core - Using the Latest Articles Module on your website

January-ExploreTheCore

In earlier issues of the Joomla Community Magazine, we showed you how to create categories and articles.

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Explore the Core: Easily embed PDFs in your Joomla content

October-PDF

You probably know how to place images, maybe even videos in your Joomla articles. But did you know you can add PDFs that your visitors can read without having to open or download them first? It's super easy! And the good part: you don't even have to install an extension to do it. The functionality is built right into the Joomla 4 core. Here's how you do it.

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Do you need another front end extension? Let's find out.

July-CoreExtension

Starting a new project with Joomla can sometimes be a little bit like writing a new article. I find myself staring at the blank page, overwhelmed by all the possibilities and different ways to acheive the same goals.

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Explore the Core - Workflows

Joomla 4 Basics for Newbies: Workflows

As you probably know, Joomla is super complete right out of the box, so you can use it for different types of websites without the need to install extensions. That means you have a lot of possibilities, right at your fingertips. But how to use them? The JCM’s Explore the Core series explains all the cool core features. In this episode, Chris Keen shines a light on the workflow feature that takes ‘content management’ to a whole new level.

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Explore the Core! A look into the advanced parameters from modules.

December-Modules

In the April issue from the Magazine we had an article about putting blocks of content on a website using modules. In this article we will focus on the module parameters and how to use them to modify the layout from modules.

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Explore the core! Give your site a comfortable navigation

November-ExploretheCore

Open any website - where do you look first? In most cases you will first see a beautiful photo or graphic and with the next glance you will look for a menu with links to more pages.

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Explore the Core - Create articles on your Joomla 4 website

October-ExploretheCore

Once your Joomla website is installed, you’re ready to create your first content. Joomla has countless possibilities to make beautiful articles and a lot of ways to present your content. This is great if you know how to use them, but can be a bit overwhelming if you don’t. This article shows you how to add your first article and guides you through some of the possibilities you have.

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Explore the core! Structure your Content with Categories

September-J4Content

Guess what’s the most important on your website? A beautiful template? Wrong! Nice colours and barrier-free? Wrong! Good SEO URLs? Wrong again!

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