November

Details: Written by: Nicholas G. Antimisiaris; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 17

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In continuation of the first “CB Delimiter Field Magic” article, as promised I will be presenting some simple CB Delimiter field logic that will give your users the ability to show/embed their YouTube playlist in their user profile. The example given is based on YouTube, but the logic can be easily adapted to support any embedded content hosted on most providers (Vimeo, Google Video, etc.).

Details: Written by: Phehello Mofokeng; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 14

Sitebuilders

Dihlabeng Local Municipality has turned to Joomla! CMS for development of its brand new and revamped website. The developers BC Solution (and Nanu Media & Systems) teamed up to deliver a stunning website that embraces all the positive and strong traits of Joomla! — simplicity, class and a solid foundation.

Details: Written by: JCM Team; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 7

Developers

The Joomla! Setup is a series of interviews with developers in the Joomla! community, talking about the tools they use to get the job done, inspired by the setup. Can you tell who it is?

Read more: The Joomla! Setup

Details: Written by: Robert Vining; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 7

Sitebuilders

Zuno Studios is one of the top design studios in the USA that works with Joomla! on a regular basis. Voted as the "Best Joomla! Web Design Firm" at this year's CMS Expo, they are well known in the Joomla community and produce beautiful Joomla sites on a regular basis. In this month's Joomla Community Magazine Website Case Study, we sat down with Maribel Lackey, Director of New Media & Client Services for Zuno to ask her about a recent site build they just completed.

Details: Written by: Paul Orwig; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 6

Feature Stories

The Joomla! project is proud to announce a unique opportunity for you and other members of the Joomla! community to work hand-in-hand with the United Nations to help change the world!

Details: Written by: Paul Orwig; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 6

The Joomla! Haikus

Here is an easy and fun way for you to share your feelings about Joomla! with the rest of the community: Simply write a haiku about Joomla! below in the comments area of this month's page. Be sure to check back here to read more haiku submitted by other members of the community. We will have a page for new haiku in every upcoming JCM issue.

Details: Written by: Paul Orwig; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 11

Project News

The Joomla! Community Leadership Team has the responsibility to manage the Joomla! forums, the Community website, the JCM, the Joomla! Resources Directory, the Joomla! Extensions Directory, Joomla! Events, and Joomla! User Groups. For this issue’s article from the Community Leadership Team, we want to recognize Olaf Offick and his significant volunteer contributions.

Details: Written by: Team EaSE; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 12

Extensions and Services Evaluations

Today, there are many choices available that allow site builders to quickly configure products, display small product catalogues and enable customers to easily add products to a shopping cart. In most cases, these solutions hand off payment processing to a service like PayPal or Google Checkout. For many, this limited processing is all that is needed and the simplicity translates to much appreciated ease of use. This month, Team EaSE takes a look at five easy-to-use options that will help you quickly offer eCommerce on your Joomla! web site.

Details: Written by: Miljan Vujosevic; Category: November; Published: 01 November 2010; Hits: 5

Extensions and Services Evaluations

Team EaSE Article: Maximizing SEO Possibilities for your Images

You’ve heard it before: Content is king. To elaborate, the unique content on your website is very important for your Search Engine Optimization because it differentiates your site from all the others. That unique content is not just the text in your articles, it also can and should be the images associated with it. In this tutorial, we’ll demonstrate methods for boosting your image SEO, both with proven and experimental methods.