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Joomla ACL Actions Explained

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:16:34 +1000

The Joomla Access Control List feature allows site owners to place users into groups and those groups can be given permissions as to who can create and manage content. This post explains the different actions that groups can perform.

The 5 steps to securing Joomla content

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:45:48 +1000

The Joomla ACL provides two main functions; it can restrict who can view certain content and who can take action on content items, for example create an article. This post explains the basic steps for the first part - how to restrict which users can view content.

Multi Profiles Plugin

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:58:18 +1000

The Joomla ACL is incredibly flexible but there are a couple of areas where in some circumstances, it might not provide the features you need. For example the frontend registration option assigns users to a group that you specify. But what if you need to give your user the choice as to which group they can join? This post answers introduces you to an extensions that solves this dilemma.

First steps with the Joomla ACL

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:05:54 +1000

Joomla version 1.6 was released in January last year and it heralded a vast array of improvements. The biggest change was to the access control list which is the feature that implements permissions that determine who can view certain content items and who can manage content. It is a powerful and flexible system, but it is not intuitive and requires good planning. This is the first of several articles discussing how to use the Joomla ACL.

AceShop Review: First Look

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:57:16 +1000

The latest contender for the Joomla ecommerce crown has arrived. AceShop integrates the popular OpenCart application into Joomla. Does the combination of the stable OpenCart platform and the flexibility of Joomla lead to the ultimate ecommerce solution? We decided to find out.

Language overrides from Administrator

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:40:03 +1000

Various functions in Joomla require certain text to be displayed. These values are stored in various text files and previously you could only change the text by finding and downloading the correct file, changing the text and then uploading the file again. And then repeating the process if you got it wrong. Fortunately there is a much easier solution now and this post explains how to use the language override feature.

Awesome Joomla!Days Infographic

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:32:50 +1000

The first Joomla!Day was held in 2006 in The Netherlands. Discover some interesting facts about this and subsequent Dutch JoomlaDays in this amazing infographic.

Joomla's greatest threat

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:45:19 +1000

If you operate a business you may have run a SWOT analysis at some stage. This planning approach examines your organisation's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. When choosing a piece of software, or in our case a content management system, it's common to examine the first two – strengths and weaknesses. But what about the other two? Let's leave opportunities for another day and in this post ask the question "What is Joomla's greatest threat?"

Picnik Replacement

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:26:17 +1000

The tool we have previously recommended for resizing images is about to disappear. This post introduces you to a great replacement that's not only dead simple to use, but a lot of fun too.

Google Webmasters Warning

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:14:57 +1000

Google is informing Joomla users of outdated versions of their sites.