Okay - bear with me. I know you want to get something up and running right away, but that's not what Joomla is about. There are things you must know before you can get even one page up. But don't despair - once you set all the parameters for your site, putting really cool things on it is a piece of cake! Th ...

To move your Joomla! site from either one folder to another or one server to another, here are a few basics.     * Copy over your files, either via ftp or SSH/command line     * Backup and then restore your database - perhaps using phpmyadmin or SSH/command line       (this ...

Most people who use the web are used to thinking about web sites in terms of pages and how they are linked to each other. Each page contains static content – once you create the page, it doesn’t change (until the web designer changes it). You might think of your site as having a tree structure: the home pag ...

This is in our opinion the best Calendar & Events management component available for Mambo / Joomla!. It also comes with a highly configurable Module to display upcoming and (optional) previous events.

When using a fixed width design, you always run into the problem of not having enough space to load a forum or gallery. Now the typical work around would be to design two templates. One to use for the site (2 or 3 columns) and one to use for the forum / gallery or any other component that requires more space. This meth ...

Though not as easy to install as Simpleboard - SMF, once setup is the perfect solution for anyone looking for a robust and feature rich forum. The are two options when it comes to which bridge to use. The first, is the official SMF/Joomla bridge, which is supported by SMF Lewis Media. The other is the Mambo Hacks v ...

Formerly Mambo PHPShop, now VirtueMart is a full eCommerce solution for Joomla/Mambo. It boasts a range of features and is by far the most comprehensive fully integrated eCommerce product for Joomla

One of the most important elements to good website design, is optimization. There is no point developing / designing a work of art site, where no one without a 2mb broadband connection can load it. Here is a nifty trick, taken from HarryB on the Joomla.org forums. It adds a little line at the bottom of your sites page, ...

The {moshide} mambot is another powerful "must have". It allows you to show/hide different elements in your content. I will be updating this tip soon, with full working examples of how you can put this to work in your Joomla site..