Community Magazine

Having just installed the latest version of Joomla for a new website, it seems like the perfect time to look at the features that come installed by default.

Having a good relationship with your clients is essential. When they are happy, enthusiastic and confident in your work they are keen to stay with you. Getting to that stage can take some effort though.

Having one user account that works across a number of websites can save a lot of bother with joining new services.

3 years ago I built a website which would be constantly updated with new content. More recently I built a mobile phone app that would need to display the same data. This is how I updated everything from one place.

This article started with a discussion about what we could do with the articles module in Joomla, that hadn’t been done yet. I suggested, “Customising it to make it do Ajax calls so it updates automatically”

There are a number of ways to perform admin tasks on a Joomla website. Sometimes it’s not possible to do it via the dashboard, which is when I might fall back on SQL and the database for some help.

Joomla comes with a handy collection of commands that can be run from a terminal window which can possibly save time for busy site admins.

As elements are added to a stylesheet, keeping colours consistent throughout a project can be tricky. CSS functions are available to speed creation of colour variations and quickly implement changes when needed.

Some website developers don't include a maintenance agreement as part of their projects, and as a result, once a site is completed, it may accumulate important updates that are never made.

Animations can make a website more engaging and where it’s related to a brand or product it can make the visit more memorable.