There are many reasons why you would want to create a hidden page in Joomla but unfortunately within the Joomla administration there are no simple ways of figuring it out. Learn why you may want to create a hidden page in Joomla and how to easily create links to those pages.

The main reason you may wish to create a hidden page in Joomla is for subscriber thank you pages that work alongside your mailing list provider software. When you set up your mailing list, whether it is with Aweber, Constant Contact, GetResponse or any other mailing list provider, you will want to customize certain pages with the look and feel of your website rather that using the mailing list default pages. This will give your mailing list sign up process a more professional and streamline look and feel to it.

Another reason may be that you are holding a special event just for your subscribers or are offering extra discounts for your joint venture partners and want to create a hidden page that your normal website visitors cannot find. Having a hidden page, so long as you don’t link to it from any other source apart from in an email, will mean that the search engines won’t pick up the hidden page either.

No matter what the reason, creating a hidden page in Joomla is very simple to set up.

The first thing you need to do when creating your hidden page is to create a new article in your Joomla Article Manager. Put whatever information you want those who land on your page to see and once you are finished, save it. Once you have saved it and your screen should now be showing a list of all the articles you have written. Find your newly written article and check the article id number which will appear on the far right hand side column under the column heading ID. Take a note of this number.

Next you need to go to your menu manager and create a new menu called “hidden”. It is easier to set it up like this so that you can keep track of all your hidden pages. Once you have set up your hidden menu, you need to link the article you have just written to a new menu item within this newly created hidden menu. After attaching the article to a menu item, take down the id number of the menu item as you will need this later. It will appear on the far right hand column under the column heading ItemID.

Finally, the piece of code that you need to help your visitors find this page is:

youdomain.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=xx&Itemid=yy

Replace the xx of the article&id with the id number of the article you have written (ID) and replace the yy of the Itemid with the menu id number (ItemID). It is always a good idea to test that it has worked by placing the completed code into your browser.

Remember to keep this piece of code in a safe place for the next time you want to create a hidden page.

How Open Source Software is Democratizing the Web: My Adventures with Joomla.

Read on if you’d like to learn how a webdesigner with no programming experience was able to create the RSS Powered News Supersite ANewRelevance.com.

While in the shower, lightning strikes and you have a great idea for a website (my best inspiration always seems to reveal itself in the shower). Problem is: 1) you don’t have the skills or know how to create it and/or 2) you don’t have the budget to have it built. What a familiar conundrum, your brilliant website idea is all dressed up with nowhere to go. This summer I ran into the same situation.

First, a little background.

I am a self-professed news, information and knowledge junkie. I always want to know what’s going on in the world and I always want to learn. In the past, that meant lots of time hammering away on my keyboard with the T.V. on in the background. These were essentially hour after hour toggle-thons of Olberman, Maddow, Matthews, O’Reily, Hannity, Colbert, Stewart, SportsCenter…you get the picture.

I got married. That’s what started this whole adventure. I used to be a bachelor with lots of available time for my guy channel surfing. When I got married, I had to leave these friends, not to mention most of my stuff that didn’t make the cut from my old apartment, behind. Interesting thing is, my wife is more of a T.V. watcher than I am. Problem is, it’s an entirely different line-up of programming: Bones, House, CSI whatever and LOTS of reality shows. This is when the challenge presented itself: How am I supposed to know what’s going on in the world if I can’t watch my shows? Taking away my programming is like asking Derek Jeter to hit a game winning home run with no thumbs. These were dark times.

To the internet I went.

I figured all of the information I wanted is out there, it just won’t be wrapped up in the pretty little package that I’ve known all my single years. Each day would start the same way: start up the ‘pute, login in, fire up Firefox and begin the search. I would go site by site, trying to gather everything I could about what was going on in the world around me: Drudge, Espn, TMZ, Fark, TechCrunch, etc.

Then came the idea:

What if I could put all of the top headlines from my favorite sites onto one page? Or better yet, put all of the news I would ever want on one site?

Then came the problem:

I’m a web designer but I’m not a coder. That’s some serious functionality.

Then came the reality:

I can put together a great looking site, but I’ve always dreaded the day when when I would have to learn how to get onto the backend and make things happen. Static site, sure. Dynamic site, well…serious times call for serious measures.

The research began.

And the focus was primarily two-fold: 1) How is news delivered on the internet? and 2) What are the best platforms to deliver it? I had to find a way to create a dynamic site that would not only gather the news, but present it in a way that was easy to use, easy to navigate and would give me direct access to the sites I included. Of course, I had no idea how this was going to be done, but after a considerable amount of searches I found that there were numerous options, including open source software, that would meet my needs.

Some information about open source.

Open source software, in a nutshell, is software that offers out-of-the-box usability, is almost entirely customizable and is, best of all, free. You may have heard of some: Ruby on Rails, Drupal, WordPress, Joomla. They offer rich functionality features for things such as site development, content management and on-line publishing. If you’re concerned about the aesthetic, thousands of themes (the look of the site) are available for free download or purchase. When it comes to functionality, hundreds of plugins and modules are also available. If you can think of it, there is probably a module or plugin for it. These downloads are also available at no cost. Basically, you can build at site on your own that would cost thousands if you hired a developer.

With so many choices, how do I chose?

It totally depends on what purpose you want your site to serve. What do you want your site to do? Who is your audience? If you want to build a community, you’d probably want to go the Drupal or Joomla route. Looking to do some ecommerce? Both offer solid options for ecommerce integration. Want to publish your work on-line, WordPress is a great solution. The bottom line is that you have to take the time to do searches, find reference, and determine which options will best serve your needs. For my needs, I chose Joomla.

Joomla

Currenlty, there is considerable debate about which software is better: Joomla or Drupal. Honestly, I say “six of one half dozen of the other”. Both “can skin the cat”, they just do it a bit differently. In my experience, Joomla has been a good solution for me for many reasons:

– With no experience coming in, the learning curve wasn’t too bad.

– The installation (remote server) relatively painless.

– The admin/user interface is accessible and easy to use.

– The support community is solid.

– The available plugins and modules are abundant and well documented.

If you choose Joomla, you can rest assured you won’t be left in the cold. The community of users and developers is large and continues to grow. It is a relevant software, and from everything I’ve read, should be for quite some time.

The next step.

So I had decided on the software. I installed it, chose a theme, configured the database and backend, and chose some modules and plugins that provided the functionality I needed…except for the news. This was the next big step. The reason why I got into this mess in the first place. I needed news to be delivered, updated and posted real-time. With a few more searches I found my answer.

RSS Feeds

RSS, most commonly translated as “Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”, are web feeds used to publish frequently updated works such as blogs, news headlines, audio and video. Sites provide these feeds so that, rather than having to check in on the site frequently, the updates can be delivered to you automatically. Basically they “keep you in the loop”. Numerous applications are available that will deliver these feeds to your desktop. In my case, I needed to find a way to deliver them through my website. This was a challenge because the majority of options I found only supported a small number of feeds (1-3). Past that, they weren’t open source, which meant even if I got the feeds to run through my site, I wasn’t going to be able to configure them. Uhmpf! More searches led me to…

Google AJAX Feed API

At first, it looked intimidating. The name alone kind of made me go “Hun?”. Basically, AJAX (shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) helps create interactive web applications. This service, provided by Google, allows the user to easily create a set of custom feeds and integrate it into their site by simply copy and pasting the Google generated code. This was the perfect solution. And again, it was free. After some more searching, I found that a module was available for Joomla that would easily translate this service into my sites pages. So I installed the module, noodled it (remember, you can do that with open source), and achieved my desired results. My site was being fed the news that I wanted, but rather than the default 3 feeds per page, I was receiving 12. My simple news site became a news supersite. Aahhhh…success at last.

Now looking out from the Mountain Top…

I have to say it feels good. It would be remiss of me not to give fair warning where warning is due. This project was a considerable challenge and took extreme patience, hard work and LOTS of hours. But in the end, a small town kid with no programming experience was able to create the site that he dreamed of one morning in the shower. There is a revolution going on right now on the world wide web: if you can dream it you can make it happen. All the tools are available and all it will cost is your time. Open source software is definitely democratizing the web. Be brave and good luck.

To prevent loss of your database and files, which is likely to occur due to website hacking or crashing, it is always advisable to back them up manually and at regular intervals.

Apparently, the aim of this post is to take you through a detailed guide that you can use to backup all you files and databases today.

Before we dive into the details however, it’s important to note that the process can be divided into two major steps:

A. Backing up files

B. Backing up Joomla database

Let’s look at each of these steps in details below

A. Backing up Files

When backing up files manually, you can always use an FTP client to transfer the files and folders to your local storage disk. However, given the multiple core files that comes with in addition to your media content (i.e. videos, photos, extensions, etc.), the file may become bigger and thus prolong the transfer process.

The most efficient way of doing this is using the File Manager tool found on the cPanel. Here’s how to go about it:

1. Access the main folder of the installation.

2. In the main folder, select all the files and press the Compress button located on top of the page.

3. Next, click on the Compress File(s) button to prompt File Manager to create an archive of all folders and files you wish to back up.

4. Using an FTP client or a regular browser, download the backup file and save it on your hard drive.

Your files are now safe and you can recover them in case of any errors.

Next, let’s look at how you can manually backup your database.

B. Backing up Joomla Database

There are two main ways of doing this. One, you can the SSH console or utilize the phpMyAdmin feature found on the cPanel. Regardless of the option you choose to backup your database, you should have the following information by your side: MySQL database name, its username and password.

Note that this information can be easily obtained from the configuration.php file in root directory.

Using SSH to Backup Database

1. First of all, access your account.

2. Next, navigate to the site folder.

3. Once there, use the mysqldump command: mysql -uuser_t -ppasword user_tut > db-backup.sql as well as the information you obtained from the configuration.php to create a backup for you database.

4. Lastly, use your browser to download your database`s backup and save it locally. To obtain the download link, navigate your browser to: yoursite.com/db-backup.sql

Using phpMyAdmin Feature to Backup Database

1. Open your cPanel account.

2. Open the phpMyAdmin feature located in the databases section. Here, you will see a list of all the databases available.

3. Select the database you would like to backup and click on the Export button found on top of the page.

4. Leave the options in their default settings and click on the Go button to enable phpMyAdmin to generate a backup of your database.

5. Download the archive and store it on your local hard drive.

As Joomla offers lots of attractive features, it is considered as one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS). With the help of a template, you can create both an extremely simple or complex website that will look very sophisticated. In fact, it offers business owners or professionals the best platform in which to generate web portals and corporate applications. Below are just five of the exceptional advantages of Joomla templates.

1. Easy to Use

The very first benefit of using Joomla template development is that it is much easy for any use. Anyone can use it without having any knowledge about the subject matter. The new pages can be modified or added easily by using CMS which it provides ease to most users. Also, one can add text, images and content easily by using editor support tool.

2. Supports Multiple Languages

One thing that most developers like is that Joomla supports multiple languages. There are no hassles if someone is planning to design a website in any other language because Joomla will support it. Starting from any language the visitor can also turn it into their own language in which they feel more comfortable. This amazing feature of Joomla template development really provides user friendliness. Changing content in your own language is a must these days. The competition is fierce, so the ability to implement multi-technologies and features on the website is to the advantage of all.

3. Professional Style and Presentation

The presentation is the key to achieving the business objectives and it is what Joomla development provides to the customers. It can boost the effectiveness of the style and presentation and can take it to the next top level. The images that it provides are of the highest quality and enhance a web site making it “pop”. It’s that added pizazz that makes a visitor want to linger longer on a site, which is more likely to lead to increased revenues for the company.

4. Pristine Graphics

The pristine graphics provided by these templates make the presentation stand out from the rest. Its’ unique colors and styles will amaze the clients and surely one can succeed in achieving the objectives for which one may have struggled with for years. It not only enhances the presentation of the website but also retains the interest of internet surfing clientele.

5. Eliminates Clutter

One more interesting advantage of Joomla template development is that it does not create clutter on the website. This is one of the great favorites among developers as Joomla templates help in organizing data on the website which is very important for the business owner. It also provides quick access to the data and thus provides the best access to draw and retain the customer’s attention.

The above are just five of the advantages of Joomla templates. There are many more advantages and features. It can be used by any company and people find many benefits from the utilization of this highly valuable tool. So, it can be said that using Joomla template development can help in saving money and time but moreover it can give a polished and professional look to your website.

Nowadays new webmasters have many luxuries of free content management systems for putting their websites together.  However, there are loads of them, each with their different pros and cons.  I’ve tried a few of them, and even tried to write my own one!  But what makes a good content management system, at least, what makes for a good one that costs you nothing to use?

When I started learning to code for the web, I had to create my websites from scratch, or I could use templates from Microsoft FrontPage or *shudders* Microsoft Word.  There were options of using portals on forums to create websites, but they never really were brilliant websites unless you coded the life out of a template.

More recently the internet has come to life and there are plenty of options for web masters to create their sites.  Some of the codes I have used are Joomla, WordPress and ModX CMS.  I’ve added plugins and modifications to achieve what I wanted on my site.  I’ve even gotten frustrated and tried to code my own CMS.

Anyway, that aside, which one should you use?  Really it’s personal choice, but here are a few pointers I learned…

• WordPress is the system to use if you want to use a blog.  The impending release of Joomla 1.6 will better cater for blogging use (includes comments), but I still think WordPress is the software to use.
• ModX is probably the easiest to create templates for.  You can assign templates to each page.
• All CMS systems have plenty of plugins to use
• I personally found the ModX CMS system the most complicated – a lot of it is done manually without fancy interfaces
• ModX is probably the easiest to get to grips with.  You create a page, it appears on the menu list. WordPress would be close behind.  Joomla takes a little more getting used to.
• Joomla contains the most “core” features.  You can create polls, manage adverts, etc.
• The WordPress widgets system is similar to Joomla’s module system.  The limitations are imposed by your template

I had used Joomla prior to using WordPress.  I am glad I have made the change, as WordPress has better suited my blogging requirements.  The comments part of the site is particularly useful as you can interact with readers.  I used ModX for a simple site with a handful of static pages, and it was well suited.

The Bottom Line

WordPress – For websites built around a blog

Joomla – For general websites with a bit of everything

ModX – For small sites made generally of static pages

Joomla is an award winning content management system. It is an amazing creation, which has helped its users greatly. But nothing is perfect. Although Joomla is equipped with some of the finest functions, there are several problems that arise when using it. These minor problems can easily be dealt with if instructions are followed appropriately.

Joomla is a famous concept. There are many people who are trying to make false copies of this system. Beware of these sites and sellers and never opt for the cheaper version of Joomla. They will surely be pirated and you may end up with the wrong system. Make sure that you buy Joomla from a recognized place where you are sure to get the original.

Many people assume that Joomla maintains the data so there is no need to have a back up. But it is also vital to be prepared for the worst. Anything can happen or your system can get hacked. So it is important that you have a backup of your vital data. Although operating Joomla is not very difficult, it is important to follow the smallest instruction completely for the system to function properly.

For their own convenience people use a common password for all their accounts. This is one thing that should be avoided at all costs. It is important to use different passwords in order to maintain security. You also need to keep a complete tab on the functions of Joomla. Installing the software does not mean the procedure is complete. You need to constantly be aware of all the components of Joomla.

Make sure that all the extensions or additions of Joomla are tried and tested before being tried online. You wouldn’t want things to go wrong online, right? If a problem arises before, then it can be dealt with easily. Also remember to constantly update yourself on the happenings of your Joomla system. You need to be aware about everything so that you can take proper action in case a problem arises.

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Joomla is a 100% free and open source CMS intended for submitting content over the internet. It combines a model view controller (MVC) Website application platform which can be used individually also. Joomla is coded in PHP, keeps data within a MySQL database and contains functions like page caching, RSS feeds, printable variations of internet pages, news, blogs, polls, search, as well as guidance intended for language localization.

Since its launch in 2005 Joomla turned out to be extremely popular, it had been downloaded 2.5 million times and on top of that it has more than 5000 free extensions and plug ins available. Nowadays just about everyone is actually "online". From every single youngster to every business, all people have their presence in some way. Almost every company carries a web site and it is every single company's preference to update the website themselves with virtual no external help and also without the need of the techie skills. Organizations nowdays comprehend the significance of content on a website and its effect on the search engine results positioning. Thus companies will need comprehensive control of the information on their web site and also assist in a method that will allow them to be able to make frequent revisions. Joomla cms makes it possible for the builder to confront this situation simply by offering required content management capabilities to the web sites. A Joomla web template serves as a chain of files that usually sets up the display of the articles and other content.

The one thing you'll want to realize is the fact that Joomla alone is not a website; it is just a foundation for a website. A lot of people are actually digging Joomla due to the fact it's important and as well simple to use. It takes relatively less time to build web site making use of Joomla. Web-site designers may use Joomla to expand powerful dynamic web sites in a cost effective manner. So rather than spending a lot of cash to get a good website it is possible to build a good web site at a low cost making use of Joomla CMS.

Big news coming in from the Joomla community suggests that they are set to announce a new service for Joomla built along the lines of WordPress.com and their associated service for WordPress. A service that will be hosted on Joomla.com, it is set to give users free hosting accounts for life. It seems as if the goal behind this new service launch from Joomla is to make it seemingly easier for the individuals to get started with this development tool without having to break much of a sweat. After all, for the newcomers in the industry, it proves to be quite tedious when they have to take care of such tasks for setting up a website like finding a good hosting service, installing software, configuring the domain name, so and so forth. WordPress.com has gone a long way towards helping individuals get started with the content management tool. In fact, industry estimates suggest that more than half of the websites that run on WordPress are hosted on the WordPress.com website. It seems as if it is the intention of the Joomla community to make Joomla.com an equally helpful service for the new and enthusiastic Joomla developers.

What is Joomla.com going to offer?

Users who sign up for the Joomla.com service from Joomla will be offered a number of options.

• A choice of sub-domain for their business website
• Choose from a minimum of two basic sample data sets: a website for Company brochures and a website in basic blog style
• Choose from a number of pre-installed templates
• A number of pre-installed extensions to choose from such as a simple comment system, or a media gallery

Although the users won’t be granted the right of access to the database, they will nevertheless have the option of exporting media and data files. All websites that choose this service for hosting will be granted automatic updates. To put it simply, this new service is extremely similar to what is offered by WordPress.com which happens to be comparatively more locked-down as opposed to the self-hosted version. While there has only been an announcement from Joomla about their new service, it is expected that the developers will be able to make the most of the service only by the end of this year when it officially launches in the market.

Joomla.com or Demo.joomla.org: the hard choice

Individuals who deal and work with this CMS tool will probably be aware of the fact that demo.joomla.org has served as a hosting site for Joomla websites over many years. Normally, the free service is available for a period of thirty days. However, come September and this trial period is set to get extended up to ninety days.

Nevertheless, to think that this demo version of Joomla will serve as a better option over the impending launch of the Joomla.com service seems a little too farfetched. After all, developers and website owners will always want to go with a hosting service that offers free hosting over the lifetime of the website.

Who is taking care of the development process?

The contract for undertaking the development project of Joomla.com has been awarded to Site Ground by the non-profit organisation Open Source Matters (OSM). OSM has been setup primarily with the intention of providing financial, legal and organizational support to the development project. Site Ground, for many years, has been an appreciated and active member of the Joomla community. They have supported the CMS development community at a number of global events and provided hosting services to make it easier for the website owners to get started with their online business platform.

Will the additional commercial services be available?

As far as the additional commercial features of Joomla.com are concerned, there are high expectations among the industry experts that the same will be made available for use. One need not look too far with the WordPress.com website offering a clear picture of what the possible commercial services may be. Additional storage space, themes, and domain names are among some of the things that WordPress sell in order to fuel their commercial venture and sources suggest that Joomla is going to offer the same.

With the widespread availability of extensions for Joomla, one can get confused on which ones are the best. From components, modules, plugins and templates, extensions for anything and everything that you want or need have been developed. This makes the capabilities of the initial Joomla core software program absolutely endless.

Which extensions are the best? Well, with so many available, it is hard to try each and every one; however, here is a list of the most popular based upon the number of downloads and their abilities.

1. JomSocial. This is a group of components that will extend your Joomla software and allow you to build your own personal social networking website. With features such as, private messaging and the friend/buddy system, you can see why this is at the top of the list for the best Joomla extensions available on the web today.

2. Slide Show Pro Module. Are you looking for that perfect extension that will allow you to develop a slide show on your website? Well, here it is. Native to v. 1.5 this program supports three different languages.

3. Jom Tube Video Gallery. This extension will allow you to transform your website into the video gallery of your dreams. Like Youtube? Well, Jom Tube will allow you to create a similar website. What could be more fun?

4. Nice talk. This extension will allow you to keep connected with your visitors by offering a chat system. You don’t have to worry about those difficult forums that can get off topic. Nice talk will allow you to have a nice, simple chat with your visitors.

5. WordPress Integration for Joomla 1.5. Yes, that’s right. Now you can have the best blogging software and the best content management system available on the web, together. Nothing could be better.

6. iJoomla Search and Archive. This program will allow you to offer your visitors a search and retrieval system, which can prove to be very beneficial for them.

7. Tweet this autofooter plugin. This allows visitors to send this via their twitter account to their friends, and with the success of the Twitter site, it could prove to drive high traffic to your site.

8. Acujoom Pro. Are you looking for a solution for newsletters? Well, this is the perfect software for you. Create and manage subscriber lists, develop professional newsletters and automatically send them 1

9. VirtueMart. This software will allow you to turn your normal Joomla website into an eCommerce site that is definitely there to rule.

This is just a small list of the best Joomla extensions that are available. Within this list, look how much you could extend your core Joomla software. Just remember, that if you install too many extensions without developing the core components first, that you could slow your website down. Make sure to extend the core program before adding modules, plugins and more. In the end, you will be thankful that you did. There’s nothing worse than visiting a slow website. Extend your websites capabilities and have fun!