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How to avoid the Joomla 2.5 upgrade blues

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:45 +1100

Joomla 2.5 was released last week, but it has already received a security update. Version 2.5.1 is out now, so if you haven't yet made the switch from 1.7, now is the time to do so. We have seen some common issues occur during upgrades, so be sure to read on to ensure your upgrade is smooth and painless.

What's new in Joomla 2.5?

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:37:01 +1100

(VIDEO) I have picked through the 26 new features in Joomla 2.5 to bring you the top ten. Spend just 20 minutes watching this video to learn everything you need to know about the latest major Joomla release.

7 ways to make your Joomla site shine

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:41:48 +1100

We’re a couple of weeks into the new year and I’m ready to attack my website To Do list. I realised that a lot of points on my list would apply to your site too, so here are my 7 ways to make your Joomla site shine in 2012. Wish it were still 2009 – the title would have had a much nicer ring.

Content

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:32:59 +1100

Content: Anything that appears on a website. For example, text, images, audio and video.

A website without content is like a book without pages. Of course content is not a term unique to Joomla, but it is used a lot, so let's take a look at some usage examples.

Using Form Fields in Joomla Templates

info@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Robert Wilson) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:28:32 +1100

Joomla template developers can include parameters that allow the site owner to change certain functionality from a simple interface within Administrator. This post explores this feature called Form Fields and gives you an overview of how you can include these with your own Joomla templates.

Website development prototypes

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:12:12 +1100

So you've just signed your first web development customer. You've collected a deposit. Now what?

For me, getting new clients has never been the problem. And once you follow the steps in our upcoming How to earn $4000 a month as a part time web developer, it won't be a problem for you either. No – the problem is getting through the work and in this post, you'll learn some tips on how to avoid falling into project hell.

Joomla Template Module Styling

info@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Robert Wilson) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:54:55 +1100

As we teach in The Basics, modules can have different styles. The style of a module can be updated quickly and easily through the Module Class Suffix field as long as your template provider has included some extra styling options. If you’re the one designing the template, or if you just want to add your own styles to an existing template, here’s how it’s done.

Web Development Sales Process

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:33:11 +1100

There have been countless books written about how to sell and I can't begin to do justice to this topic here. However if you follow these principles, you'll leap ahead of the pack, gain confidence and make more money.

Joomla template considerations

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:22:10 +1100

This week we’re back to our series on creating your own Joomla templates. Remember, you don’t have to be planning to start your own template business to benefit from some deeper knowledge of template building. Maintaining and modifying your templates will also become much easier when you have a better command of this skill.

How to get web development leads

richard@buildajoomlawebsite.com (Richard Pearce) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:36:52 +1100

This is part 2 in our series on how to become a professional Joomla developer. Web developers need to focus on two main tasks; delivering the product (i.e. building the website) and making sales. The part most developers dread is sales but this doesn't need to be the case. What if you had a method that you could activate every time you needed work? Not cold calling (yuck!), not advertising but a simple method that you can use THIS WEEKEND.