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Refactoring your code to Fluent Interface

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

With the introduction of chaining methods together in PHP 5 we now have the opportunity to implement Fluent Interfaces in PHP which opens up an interesting way of writing more readable and smaller code.

Fluent Interfaces are not a new programming construct, they provide us with the ability to directly de-reference an object, PHP developers can build objects using fluent interfaces.

On the...

PICnet Volunteer Series: Pradeep is providing hope

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

This is the fifth post in our series about the PICnet Team’s volunteer efforts. Who: Project Manager Pradeep Suthram How he serves: Volunteer for Friends of Prajwala and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Pradeep has been working for PICnet for several years as a project manager, but still finds lots of time for his [...]

Joomla Security Primer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:00 +0000

This post was written by guest writer, Tom Canavan. Tom is a Joomla security expert, and he has authored the book Joomla Web Security (Packt) as well as Dodging the Bullets - A Disaster Preparation Guide for Joomla! Based Websites. Tom has consulted on security issues for me on a number of occasions, and I can say with firsthand experience that he knows his stuff. If your site is ever hacked...

Joomla! 1.5.15 Released - Get It While It's Hot!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:55:00 +0000

The Joomla! Project announced the release of Joomla! 1.5.15 today. This release contains a couple of security fixes, so be sure and upgrade as soon as possible.

Click here to see the official announcement.

How To Make Multiple Page Layouts Easily

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:07:00 +0000

This How To article piggy-backs off one of the recent articles, How To Change the Layout on the Frontpage. In that How To we discussed how changing a few parameters in the frontpage menu item could totally change the look and format of the frontpage. This How To will show you how Joomla! makes it just as easy to do the same thing on other pages as well.

How To Find Available Attributes for Parameter Elements

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This how-to is aimed more at Joomla! developers than our beginner or intermediate Joomla! user crowd. When creating an extension (module, component, plugin, or template), it's often necessary to give users the ability to choose custom settings by giving them Parameter options. Interacting with parameters will be for another How-To, but today I want to show you how to find the available...

Where in the world is Ryan? … Brazil

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000

Conference dates: September 12; 14 Where: Joomla!Day Brazil; DevinRio In September, I had the great opportunity to attend two different conferences in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and once again, both were amazing experiences. First up, I went to Joomla!Day Brazil to meet up with Joomla! enthusiasts from a wide range of backgrounds, businesses, the government and nonprofits. [...]

Joomlashack University Full in 12 Hours of Launch

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:37:00 +0000

The much anticipated launch of our online Joomla training course for Beginner Joomla-ites, Joomlashack University, did not disappoint last week. In less than 24 hours we sold out all 100 seats in the inaugural Shack U class of October 2009- and then some!

Joomlashack University is our attempt to make learning Joomla online a fun, interactive, affordable, and "at your own pace" experience....

How to Change the Layout on the Frontpage

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A question that comes up often of new users is "How do I change the layout of the content on my frontpage?". To be more specific, the question is often about how to change the content layout from Joomla!'s default 1 column leading / 2 column intro / links layout. Fortunately, Joomla! makes this really easy to do.

J!Salesforce available in Soapbox!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000

We’re excited to announce the availability of our J!Salesforce 1.0 release, connecting Joomla with Salesforce.com! Even better, for a limited-time, new Soapbox clients (non-profits and socially responsible businesses) can receive J!Salesforce for FREE! With J!Salesforce, organizations and businesses using the powerful Salesforce.com CRM can now seamlessly share data with the Joomla...