Joomla! Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting - J! Building and Training | Joomla Sydney

How to change the home page in Joomla!

info@j-b-t.com.au (Audra Barclay) — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000

If you are wondering how to change the main page that your domain points to, start here

Problem with 'SEF' friendly urls

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000

The friendly 'SEF' URLs in Joomla are not always so friendly. Here's how to apply them in J1.5

Listing articles without numbering them

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Want to list the articles in category without numbers in front of them? i.e. in an un-numbered list

Changing order of newsflash items

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:47:29 +0000

Wondering how to change the order of the items in your newsflash? It default's to most recent item... or does it?

What version is that addon?

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:34:47 +0000

When there is no "about", related to a plugin, where do you find the version information?

Changing database - can't connect

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:39:54 +0000

You changed to a different database in your Joomla! backend and now your site "can't connect to database"

Mod_syndicate in J!1.5 not working

info@j-b-t.com.au (Audra Barclay) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:21:57 +0000

Mod_syndicate will create an rss feed for you in a snap, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind...

Speed tip for placing modules in J1.5

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:09:57 +0000

Looking for some faster ways to assign modules to multiple pages - pages in either the same or different categories..

Can't get flash to embed in content

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:21:44 +0000

Still having trouble with embedding flash in joomla 1.5 - it may be a permissions problem - easily fixed....

Module title doesn't show up

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:15:44 +0000

Whenever you select show module title, no title shows. The answer may lie in your template ...

Template only on J1.5 front page

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:21:44 +0000

Ever had the template go crazy on all but the front page.... Especially if you are using J!.5.8 +

Split menu won't show on all pages

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Having trouble getting your split menu working on chosen pages in J 1.5? Here is how we worked around this...

Hide filter in section layout

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:08:34 +0000

Need more options when setting up your menu in J1.5 using section layout to hide the filter & display?

Show empty categories in J! 1.0

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:57:04 +0000

In J!1.0, section menu items list & link to categories; but selecting "show empty categories" doesn't work

Search results - without a drop-down box

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:50:34 +0000

Do you want to lose the drop down indicator of results shown per page in the J! 1.5 search results?

Preview positions in line with Joomla 1.5

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:33:56 +0000

Have you been wondering how to preview module positions in-line when using Joomla 1.5?

Template module positions in 1.0

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:31:49 +0000

How do you find out what module positions have been programmed into your template?

Make a new module position

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:22:12 +0000

Here's a straightforward way to create a new module position in a Joomla Template that uses divs as containers

Done but with errors - page load error

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:22:18 +0000

Are you getting little yellow triangle errors on the bottom right corner in IE when your page loads?

Favicons - making & placing them

info@j-b-t.com.au (Audra Barclay) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:22:18 +0000

Favicon - favourite icon - is the little image you see in the address bar next to the website name

Flash without 'click here to activate'

registered@medindex.com.au (JBT) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:22:18 +0000

To get rid of that nasty "click here to activate" IE message, display the flash using javascript...