Joomla 1.5

Adding Pages without Menu Items in Joomla

December 11, 2009

Ever wanted to create a page in Joomla but without the menu item showing? Sure – you could create an article ( or page), publish it, and call the page via a link you create on another page. But then your URL looks something like this: yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=135 If you want to use the built-in SEF [...]

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Place any Code into Joomla

November 5, 2009

It is a well known fact that Joomla’s HTML editor won’t allow you to paste certain tags, css styles and other code snipplets into the code of your page (article). It can be a real pain in the butt – but there is a way around it. All you need to do is go to [...]

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Joomla Submenu not working

August 11, 2009

Recently we ran into a problem with Joomla 1.5 – the submenu items weren’t showing up and weren’t styled correctly. The problem was that the Joomla Site Cache was turned on for faster loading. It just so happens that when the cache is enabled, the submenu doesn’t work (if you have a link structure with [...]

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Browser Problems with Joomla 1.5 Editor

May 8, 2009

I am a MAC user and always use Safari to browse the web. But then I noticed that the Joomla Editor was grayed-out and I couldn’t enter any data or save my information on some of my installed components. The save, cancel, and help buttons at the top right corner didn’t work and my browser (Safari) just got stuck.

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Installing Joomla 1.5 Extensions

May 7, 2009

When you first install Joomla 1.5 the folders have to be set to the right permissions for you to be able to install any Joomla Extensions, i.e. Components, Modules, Plugins, or Templates. Otherwise you get an error message saying “Could not create directory/folder” or “Could not copy file”. Everyone seems to know that fact but [...]

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