Hello, thanks for checking out my profile. I've been working with Joomla since 2008 and I run a small Joomla! based digital agency called Square Balloon

I'm very people orientated, so if anyone wants to get in touch for any reason whatsoever, just reach out. Friendly is my middle name. Well... it's not, but given my first name, you would probably believe anything I say about my middle names.

Before you ask, Mum suffers from a spelling disability called being Irish. Dad is English... but he's dyslexic so he can't spell either. Perhaps Mum was taunting him when she gave us all silly names. Anyway, it's pronounced, "Owen".

Code-Along JUG: Building a Joomla Admin Chat Module with a Bit of Banter

Building an Admin Chat Module

If you’ve ever thought to yourself “I wish my clients could ask for help directly in the back end of Joomla right there and then when they need it”, then congratulations — you’ve just stumbled upon the perfect excuse to join our next Code Along JUG meeting.

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What is the Code along JUG and who is it for?

What is the Code along JUG and who is it for

There's a new Joomla User Group in town! Or not exactly "town": it's online. The Code Along JUG is a User Group for everyone interested in coding (regardless of experience level). Meetings take place on Zoom on every third Sunday of the month. 

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How to solve the Joomla Error 500 - Sorry, there was a problem we could not recover from.

500-ERROR

Sorry, there was a problem we could not recover from.

The server returned a "500 - Whoops, looks like something went wrong."

Gee, thanks, Joomla. I can see that. My site isn't working. Want to give me any further information so I can fix the darned thing?

It's all just dreadfully unhelpful. Not only that, but it's a big ugly red screen. It's not even styled like my site any more. What have I done? Have I lost everything? Is all my work gone? Have I been hacked? Perhaps I shouldn't have pressed that button?

And I haven't got a clue how to solve it or what is wrong.

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Joomla Day USA Debriefing - Why everyone should attend next year!

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So… where to start, what a whirlwind of an event. Joomla Day USA, Nashville Tennessee.  

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50 Non-Joomla tools to make your agency more profitable

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This is the second part to my original blog post Ways to become more profitable as a Joomla! Agency. This part focuses a lot more on the tools than the processes that we use. I would love to hear in the comments if you have any other suggestions, better suggestions, or you take my suggestions and find them useful. 

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