Mambo Tutorials

Canonical URL for Mambo

Lynne Pope — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:52:58 +0000

Duplicate content issues occur with most dynamic content management systems. Mambo (and Joomla 1.0.x) both have issues due to the frontpage component, with frontpage content being able to be accessed through several different URL's. Last month, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Ask.com launched a new meta tag that allows us to specify the canonical URL to be used on the Mambo front page. And here is how we do that...

Adding Twitter Status to Mambo

Lynne Pope — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:59:32 +0000

Social networking is hot at the moment. On this Mambo Monday I show you how to integrate your Twitter status updates into Mambo by using the in-built core functionality of site modules. You can use this technique to display your latest updates from Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, or any social networking site that provides updates in an RSS feed.

Adding PowerPoint to Mambo

Lynne Pope — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:46:52 +0000

Showing you, step-by-step, the top four methods of adding PowerPoint presentations to a Mambo CMS website, including the pros and cons of each method. Adding PowerPoint presentations so that they display to your site visitors is easier than you might think!

Adding AdSense to Mambo With a Module

Lynne Pope — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:58:06 +0000

Adding Google AdSense to a Mambo site doesn't require any third-party extension or knowledge of PHP. It simply requires two things - the AdSense code that you get through your Google AdSense account, and a new custom module.

If you are unsure how to create a custom module, don't worry because this article takes you step-by-step through creating it and using it to set up AdSense on your site.

Display Modules Only When There is Content to Display

Lynne Pope — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:30:03 +0000

In this tutorial we look at using a Mambo function called mosCountModules to display modules only when there is content within the module to display on your Mambo web site. This is particularly useful when you want to hide empty modules but want things such as banners, adverts, etc to display when there is something to display.

Modules Shown Only to Logged In Users

Lynne Pope — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:15:30 +0000

Continuing the series about working with modules, this tutorial demonstrates how to display modules to registered users who have logged in while hiding them from other site visitors.

Changing the Mambo Default Template to Use Your Own Images

Lynne Pope — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:00:21 +0000

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to change the Mambo default waterandstone header and logo images to use your own images. We show you where these images are placed in the template's index.php file and where they are styled with template_css.css and show you how to use your own image instead.

Using Module Positions for More Than One Module

Lynne Pope — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:55:22 +0000

Modules can be displayed conditionally through the use of PHP in your Mambo templates. In this tutorial we look at how to put more than one module in a module position and how to use this module position to display a different module on different pages of your Mambo web site.

Applying Header Tags to your Mambo Page Titles

Lynne Pope — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:58:57 +0000

This simple SEO tip shows you how to add header tags to your Mambo (or Joomla 1.0) page titles. It is a small hack that improves search engine optimisation and accessibility. We also show you how to apply unique styling to these header tags for a simple and effective visual impact on your site.

Create a Custom 404 Error Page with cPanel

Lynne Pope — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:08:58 +0000

How to set up a custom 404 error page using cPanel and how to modify this 404 page so that it blends seamlessly with your Mambo or Joomla CMS web site. This method can also be used by any type of web site where the site administrator has access to cPanel.