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Joomla 2.5 Form, what are the 5 best extensions?

mobt@joomlashine.com (Bui Thi Mo) — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:09 PDT

To choose one Joomla 2.5 form extension, first you might go to the Joomla Extension Directory, but there you see more than 30 form extensions, and you have no time to try all of them. Moreover, you might worry about paying for an extension, is it suitable, is it worth the money, does it have good support? Therefore, based on my experience and user reviews, I've chosen the 5 best Joomla 2.5 form extensions for you. There are both free and commercial extensions. Check them out below.

Why and when you should choose Joomla forms?

There are many types of forms and in many cases when you need one. If you start a company, you might need a form for the "Contact Us" field or a form for "Recruitment" purposes. When you launch new products, you need to collect Customer feedback, so another form is necessary. Normally, Joomla users think about using the built-in form in Joomla, however with this you cannot use the Captcha to prevent spam, and in addition it doesn't have an "attachment" feature, so it's limited use. Therefore, you need to choose 3rd party extensions.

[Released] New version 1.4.0 of JSN PowerAdmin with Editor switcher & more

tamnl@bravebits.vn (TamNL) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:22:04 PDT

The latest stable release of JSN PowerAdmin is available now, and I know you are wondering how we have improved JSN PowerAdmin and which new features we have added. Here I will describe the main changes in this release.

Joomla 3.1 Support

As you know, last month, Joomla! released Joomla 3.1 stable version. We understand that many of you have updated to the latest version and so has JSN PowerAdmin. JSN PowerAdmin 1.4.0 is now compatible with Joomla 3.x (Including Joomla 3.0 and Joomla 3.1) as well as Joomla 2.5. Install it on your Joomla page and enjoy.

JSN PowerAdmin version 1.4.0 support for Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.x

Released JSN Nuru - A great choice for your shopping website with MijoShop extended style!

mobt@joomlashine.com (Bui Thi Mo) — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:35:12 PDT

It's our honor to introduce you to JSN Nuru - a new Joomla template inspired by the need for a fashion style with a neat, eye-catching and straightforward design. If you are a fan of a powerful shopping-cart extension, then we would like to present JSN Nuru with MijoShop extended style. Youthful, lively and color-addicted, JSN Nuru would be a pretty choice for any fashion, shopping or wedding website. Along with JSN Nuru, we will also give you an extra 6-month subscription when you buy ANY JSN Template PRO UNLIMITED and ANY JSN Extension PRO UNLIMITED (known as UNLIMITED Bundle in our discount policy). More information will be revealed at the end of this blog.

Joomla Optimization: Consider Deploying a CDN

iamcallumhurst@gmail.com (Callum Hurst) — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:29:11 PDT

Page loading times on your website are important for a number of reasons. Not only can slow pages frustrate visitors and cost you conversions, but the search engines also take an interest in your page loading times, meaning slow-loading pages can affect your SEO. If you have a website running on Joomla, one option you might want to consider to improve your page loading times is to deploy a Content Delivery Network (CDN).

What is a CDN?

A CDN consists of a number of optimized servers located all over the world. These servers work together to distribute content, which includes downloadable objects, JavaScript files, applications and more. The basic principle is that when someone visits your website, their data comes from the server that is located nearest to them, significantly increasingly page load times wherever they are located in the world.

Why Use One?

There are a number of reasons why using a CDN for your Joomla website is a good idea. Faster page load times is the main reason to invest in a good CDN. When customers visit a website that performs badly and the pages take a long time to load, at best they will hit the back button and head to one of your competitors’ websites; at worse you could damage the reputation of your brand.

[Released] Enjoy the flexibility of JSN ImageShow 4.6.0 now

tamnl@bravebits.vn (TamNL) — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:55:10 PDT

I’m happy to announce that our JSN ImageShow 4.6.0 has been released. There are some improved features I’m sure you will like.

Applied Bootstrap menu

The first thing you can see when update to version 4.6.0 is the new menu. It applies the Bootstrap menu style and it comes with new sub-menus, icons. Now, you can easily configure a showlist or create a new showcase with just a few clicks.

New sub-menus and icons