So, you are building a Joomla site for a client and you get to the step in the Joomla install where it asks if you want install the sample content. What do you do?

You have installed Joomla 3-4 times, feel good with it now, you are feeling confident, why not skip the sample content nonsense and go for the gusto? This is a common question I answer a lot. read more…

By default Joomla’s frontpage is set to 2 column, with one teaser article that is full width.  How can you change it to one column full width all the way down?

This is probably one of the most popular questions I get asked. I admit, It is a bit hard to figure this out without either knowing it already, or Googling it. Let me tell you the secret. read more…

So you have your new website up and running.  Did you set your meta keywords yet?

After your site is all done and setup, it is easy to forget all about your meta keywords and your site name. If you didn’t do it when you set the site up initially, you may not notice it until it hits Google and you might be left with a goofy page description when people search for your site.

So, let me tell you how to change it. read more…

Have you ever wanted to know how your site looked with a different color font, but had no idea how to find where the font color was in the template code?  You are not using Firebug then.

First things first, if you are not using Firefox to develop and build your websites you need to start. Firefox is the defacto standard and if you are trying to build a website in IE you are making things 10 times harder on yourself so, let’s make you a better person. read more…

What browsers do you test your website in? You might be checking too many, or not enough.

Firefox is a no-brainer, as you should be developing in Firefox. It has the most options for developers and is generally the one that will render the webpage as the designer/developer intended.
Let’s move on to the others. read more…