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Joomlashack University Reopens Today

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:31:00 +0000

In October 2009 the new Joomla training course - Joomlashack University opened its door to its first class of 100 students. For the last 4 weeks, these students have been learning how to Joomla with our rich video screencasts and tutorials and asking questions and networking in our forums.

Before launching Shack U, we knew we had a great product to offer. We gave leading Joomla figures a...

Joomlashack's next template is all about Community

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:51:00 +0000

Community, our latest theme due later this month, will be Joomlashack's first 1.5 native Joomla template to include matching themes for the JomSocial extension.

With social networking features become standard for many websites, JomSocial has become the must-have extension for Joomla users.

Four New and Free Templates

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:05:00 +0000

After kicking the tires on the Joomla! 1.6 alpha release this weekend, we've decided to celebrate by rolling out 4 new and free Joomla! 1.5 templates.

These simple templates are quite versatile with several module locations available and a horizontal menu with dropdown submenus.

Starry Night

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:48:00 +0000

The Starry Night template for Joomla! 1.5 is a modern, sleek, black on black template. The transparent layers let the background shine through, giving the entire page a look evocative of stacked frosted-glass panes. The almost neon color palettes give you a choice of pink, blue, or green. Or assign different colors to different sections of the site in the template parameters. Our accordion...

Affinity 1.5.9 Update Released

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

The Affinity Joomla 1.5 template has been updated to version 1.5.9 and has compatibility fixes for the latest version of JomSocial and php 5.3

Joomla User Survey early results

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:27:00 +0000

It's early yet, but the early results from the Joomlashack 2009 Joomla User Survey are already sparking conversation about who uses Joomla, and how.

Launched 10 days ago, the Joomla User Survey has already received more than 1,000 responses, yielding a rich pile of data about many important Joomla-related questions, including:

Free 6 Day Mini-Course from Joomlashack University

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:00 +0000

Give us six days, and we'll help you make a plan for a successful, content-rich website.

That's the idea behind our new six day mini-course "Creating a Content-Rich Website."

When you are starting on your path to create a website, you have to understand some key differences between a old-school static/HTML type site and one built with a modern Content Management System (CMS) like...

Joomlashack to Match your Charitable Donation

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +0000

Joomlashack's annual holiday charitable campaign is back with a new twist: We'll match your donations!

For the fourth year, Joomlashack is rallying our community to support a worthy charity during the holiday season.

This year we're supporting the important humanitarian efforts of Doctors without Borders (aka Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF.)

For every dollar contributed by our community,...

The Talk•Talk!! Template

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +0000

The Talk•Talk!! template for Joomla! 1.5 is loaded with features and colors. It is designed for the modern blog site. It lends itself very well to a narrow, small page, but because of its three size options (thin, wide, or fluid) it still looks great at any size. The page content is enclosed in a quirky chat bubble in your choice of a rainbow of bright and bold colors: red, purple, blue,...

iJoomla SEO - Video Raw Review

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:00 +0000

Everyone needs to do SEO, its a continual point I make when speaking at Joomla events. Even if you are a local school, parents will first use Google to find information, they won't come directly to your site.

Our second Video Raw Review is on a useful SEO extensions called iJoomla SEO. Its a very useful tool to help you organize and manage you SEO efforts.

I installed iJoomla SEO and put it...