In this particular article of mine I would want to address an issue that most new comers may have had to experience with Joomla 1.0. Being a new entry at any software, one always tends to work on the first version before moving on towards the latest releases. When I installed the Joomla 1.0 I also faced the similar problem, but with the help of a senior colleague I finally managed to crack it down. I am stating the problem here so that any of you facing the problem may help themselves out.
I firstly received the error message when I first tried to install Joomla 1.0. A friend of mine received the same error message when he tried to install new components or Mambots on his copy of Joomla 1.0. T he message mostly included the following terms which of course were alien to me at that time.
“Upload mambot - Upload Failed ERROR: Could not find an XML setup file in the package Upload mambot - Failed" or "Upload mambot - Failed XML setup file is not for a mambot”
I did an extensive research on the internet but couldn’t understand any thing. My colleague then explained some techniques to me and I starting experiment them. After a series of trial and errors I finally managed to sort out the problem. I was making mistakes in categorizing the installer files. For example if a file named mod is placed under the mambots category it definitely will give you an error. That file should be installed under the modules category. This way com files would go under components and any third extension would go under mambots. I seemed very silly after I discovered my initial mistakes.
However it’s our mistakes that make us learn and become experts. The second problem was that sometimes the file needed to be uploaded to the Joomla in the same zip format which was downloaded for the internet. However in the case of a few other files there was another zip file inside the first zip file and the inner zip file was the one that got accepted. This is why I call my methods trial error ones.
I tried to point out the main problems while uploading to Joomla so you may not have to get as frustrated as I was when Using Joomla for the first time. I had even made my mind to dump Joomla if I hadn’t had a chat with that senior colleague of mine. Best of Luck with your Joomla
Thursday, March 20, 2008
DataBase Backup ~ Taken from Mambo
As well all know Joomla 1.0 was originally derived from Mambo. Although it has now advanced to the ever famous Joomla 1.5, however Mambo cannot be denied as not being the back bone of Joomla. Joomla got its earlier features from mambo. The database functionality still reflects the original Mambo database component.
A nice tip I would like to share here with you regarding the database functionality of Joomla is connected to its database. I used to apply this method when I was learning Mambo. One day while using Joomla 1.5 I decided to give it put a try and to my surprise it worked very well.
In order to execute queries we always need to access the admin panel and enter our queries there. However you may not need any PHP MyAdmin panel if you are a pro at SQL queries. You can write down your own query and get the desired results in no time. This used to be the method in Mambo. But however this step of writing your queries has been masked behind the admin panel in Joomla as to reduce code complexity. The backup functionality was also removed from the code completely. The only reason behind doing so was to secure the content without going through the trouble to install anything.
The Joomla people probably were concerned for new web developers. As new people may get confused at times and that would screw up the entire website. It is being largely commented that the database functionality actually belonged to some other person. Here are comments from a blogger pointing out what I just said:
“I can tell you that the reason we lost the Database functionality from Mambo is that this functionality was essentially an external `library` created by another author (who I believe was formerly part of the team that created Mambo) asked for it to be removed from Mambo “
Anonymous
Whatever the reason, this functionality is said to be removed for good. And a bunch of new functionalities have been added which I guess should be enough to compensate for the loss.
A nice tip I would like to share here with you regarding the database functionality of Joomla is connected to its database. I used to apply this method when I was learning Mambo. One day while using Joomla 1.5 I decided to give it put a try and to my surprise it worked very well.
In order to execute queries we always need to access the admin panel and enter our queries there. However you may not need any PHP MyAdmin panel if you are a pro at SQL queries. You can write down your own query and get the desired results in no time. This used to be the method in Mambo. But however this step of writing your queries has been masked behind the admin panel in Joomla as to reduce code complexity. The backup functionality was also removed from the code completely. The only reason behind doing so was to secure the content without going through the trouble to install anything.
The Joomla people probably were concerned for new web developers. As new people may get confused at times and that would screw up the entire website. It is being largely commented that the database functionality actually belonged to some other person. Here are comments from a blogger pointing out what I just said:
“I can tell you that the reason we lost the Database functionality from Mambo is that this functionality was essentially an external `library` created by another author (who I believe was formerly part of the team that created Mambo) asked for it to be removed from Mambo “
Anonymous
Whatever the reason, this functionality is said to be removed for good. And a bunch of new functionalities have been added which I guess should be enough to compensate for the loss.
Joomla ~ The Best Content Management System
My personal favorite Joomla is an Open Source Content Management System. I have used Joomla at many of my website projects and Joomla has always adapted in a very pretty manner to all my themes. I have always managed to attain 100 percent results with Joomla 1.5. It has mostly been observed that content management systems are quiet expensive and complex to use. However on the other hand Joomla is not much complex and is free to use as long as you know how to use it properly. Joomla extensions have effect no lesser than a dynamite if used properly.
If you are familiar with an earlier content management system Mambo, then learning Joomla would not be difficult for you. As Joomla is a refined and more secure version of Mambo. The Joomla interface is very well organized with menus, categories, sections and items. A menu links to category and the categories are further linked to sections. There definitely is much more into the Joomla scene tan these items. However they are good to begin you Joomla experience. You automatically will start experiencing more components as you get familiar with the former ones first.
The best thing about Joomla is that is offers a wide assortment of extensions, templates and themes over the internet that are absolutely free to use. Of course there also are components that are commercial however if you search a little you may find a similar component for free. If you are PHP expert you can modify these components to an extent to get the results you desire. Nothing is as flexible as Joomla 1.5 for a developer. The original Joomla website Joomla.org also allows you to test run your website before making it live to the audience out there, This way you can check for bugs and errors before making the website available to the readers.
Joomla works with just two main technologies. PHP is used for coding and MySQl gives it the database support. This is just all about the so very versatile Joomla! However it definitely is not the end. You will learn and explore more and more once you start working with Joomla. Try Joomla out for yourself and keep checking back to read on new articles I’ll be adding regularly.
If you are familiar with an earlier content management system Mambo, then learning Joomla would not be difficult for you. As Joomla is a refined and more secure version of Mambo. The Joomla interface is very well organized with menus, categories, sections and items. A menu links to category and the categories are further linked to sections. There definitely is much more into the Joomla scene tan these items. However they are good to begin you Joomla experience. You automatically will start experiencing more components as you get familiar with the former ones first.
The best thing about Joomla is that is offers a wide assortment of extensions, templates and themes over the internet that are absolutely free to use. Of course there also are components that are commercial however if you search a little you may find a similar component for free. If you are PHP expert you can modify these components to an extent to get the results you desire. Nothing is as flexible as Joomla 1.5 for a developer. The original Joomla website Joomla.org also allows you to test run your website before making it live to the audience out there, This way you can check for bugs and errors before making the website available to the readers.
Joomla works with just two main technologies. PHP is used for coding and MySQl gives it the database support. This is just all about the so very versatile Joomla! However it definitely is not the end. You will learn and explore more and more once you start working with Joomla. Try Joomla out for yourself and keep checking back to read on new articles I’ll be adding regularly.
Joomla ~ The Best Content Management System
My personal favorite Joomla is an Open Source Content Management System. I have used Joomla at many of my website projects and Joomla has always adapted in a very pretty manner to all my themes. I have always managed to attain 100 percent results with Joomla 1.5. It has mostly been observed that content management systems are quiet expensive and complex to use. However on the other hand Joomla is not much complex and is free to use as long as you know how to use it properly. Joomla extensions have effect no lesser than a dynamite if used properly.
If you are familiar with an earlier content management system Mambo, then learning Joomla would not be difficult for you. As Joomla is a refined and more secure version of Mambo. The Joomla interface is very well organized with menus, categories, sections and items. A menu links to category and the categories are further linked to sections. There definitely is much more into the Joomla scene tan these items. However they are good to begin you Joomla experience. You automatically will start experiencing more components as you get familiar with the former ones first.
The best thing about Joomla is that is offers a wide assortment of extensions, templates and themes over the internet that are absolutely free to use. Of course there also are components that are commercial however if you search a little you may find a similar component for free. If you are PHP expert you can modify these components to an extent to get the results you desire. Nothing is as flexible as Joomla 1.5 for a developer. The original Joomla website Joomla.org also allows you to test run your website before making it live to the audience out there, This way you can check for bugs and errors before making the website available to the readers.
Joomla works with just two main technologies. PHP is used for coding and MySQl gives it the database support. This is just all about the so very versatile Joomla! However it definitely is not the end. You will learn and explore more and more once you start working with Joomla. Try Joomla out for yourself and keep checking back to read on new articles I’ll be adding regularly.
If you are familiar with an earlier content management system Mambo, then learning Joomla would not be difficult for you. As Joomla is a refined and more secure version of Mambo. The Joomla interface is very well organized with menus, categories, sections and items. A menu links to category and the categories are further linked to sections. There definitely is much more into the Joomla scene tan these items. However they are good to begin you Joomla experience. You automatically will start experiencing more components as you get familiar with the former ones first.
The best thing about Joomla is that is offers a wide assortment of extensions, templates and themes over the internet that are absolutely free to use. Of course there also are components that are commercial however if you search a little you may find a similar component for free. If you are PHP expert you can modify these components to an extent to get the results you desire. Nothing is as flexible as Joomla 1.5 for a developer. The original Joomla website Joomla.org also allows you to test run your website before making it live to the audience out there, This way you can check for bugs and errors before making the website available to the readers.
Joomla works with just two main technologies. PHP is used for coding and MySQl gives it the database support. This is just all about the so very versatile Joomla! However it definitely is not the end. You will learn and explore more and more once you start working with Joomla. Try Joomla out for yourself and keep checking back to read on new articles I’ll be adding regularly.
Technologies Behind Joomla
Till now all I have done is talk talk and talk about how good Joomla is, how to install, upgrade and migrate from one version of Joomla to the other. However what we haven’t discussed yet is about the actual technologies working behind the power Joomla!. The technologies those are best compatible with Joomla in order to make you website function excellently. There only two things behind Joomla. One is the coding language and other is the database. For the coding in a Joomla website, PHP is used and MySQL provides the database support required.
PHP is the base for Joomla and I would advise you to learn it as soon as possible if you intend to make a mark in Joomla or any other Content Management system. PHP is not that difficult to lear. It’s a coding language and if yu have studied the basic of programming, then learning a coding language should not be a big deal for you. PHP supports HTML and can have HTML embedded into it easily. PHP more or less looks like PEARL. Some developers say it looks like JAVA. But I say it looks like a programming language and is the easiest one to learn.
Now coming towards MySQL, MySQL is the only database Joomla supports. MySQL is also the most flexible DBMS. The Joomla itself creates the tables on intallation but one must have appropriate permissions from the MySQL to do so.
When talking about platforms, Linux is said to be the best platform for Joomla. This doesn’t mean that no other platform supports Joomla. Joomla does run effectively on all platforms.
As far as systems requirements are considered. The performance of Joomla depends on the CPU and, but more on the bandwidth available. The greater the bandwidth the faster it will work. Secondly also depends on the graphics of your website. If you website is too glittery and full of graphics Joomla will automatically tend to slow down a bit.
Joomla comes with a long list of extensions for you to browse and select according to your requirements. The Joomla 1.5 beta has now come with into the scenario and is being liked by all web developers.
PHP is the base for Joomla and I would advise you to learn it as soon as possible if you intend to make a mark in Joomla or any other Content Management system. PHP is not that difficult to lear. It’s a coding language and if yu have studied the basic of programming, then learning a coding language should not be a big deal for you. PHP supports HTML and can have HTML embedded into it easily. PHP more or less looks like PEARL. Some developers say it looks like JAVA. But I say it looks like a programming language and is the easiest one to learn.
Now coming towards MySQL, MySQL is the only database Joomla supports. MySQL is also the most flexible DBMS. The Joomla itself creates the tables on intallation but one must have appropriate permissions from the MySQL to do so.
When talking about platforms, Linux is said to be the best platform for Joomla. This doesn’t mean that no other platform supports Joomla. Joomla does run effectively on all platforms.
As far as systems requirements are considered. The performance of Joomla depends on the CPU and, but more on the bandwidth available. The greater the bandwidth the faster it will work. Secondly also depends on the graphics of your website. If you website is too glittery and full of graphics Joomla will automatically tend to slow down a bit.
Joomla comes with a long list of extensions for you to browse and select according to your requirements. The Joomla 1.5 beta has now come with into the scenario and is being liked by all web developers.
Joomla 1.5 Article Parameter Tabs and Plugins
The article parameter tabs in Joomla 1.5 are far better and useable than they were in Joomla 1.0. The look now is much clean and sophisticated. Tools are used from motools to create a pleasant animated effect. The tabs seem to slide on mouse over or click. They change effects on different article parameters. The interface on the whole is much cleaner and sophisticated than the earlier versions.
Joomla allows the developer to set the basic component configuration. You may call it as the base for the component behavior. This behavior is then set as a default for the entire article. Next when we select a menu. We tend to give the component a specific configuration this time. Once you understand this well, you have then mastered the most basic principle of what a menu item is. The specific configuration will give you rights to override the basic configuration whenever you want and that is exactly what a menu item does. Now coming towards article parameters; Article parameters allow you to request a specific data model for that article.
The plug-ins are now numerous. I hope my readers are now not confused by the terms plug-ins, components or modules. They all refer to the very same thing in Joomla 1.5. In Joomla 1.0x these were known as Mambots. A plug-in I’d like to introduce here is the Legacy Plug-in. It claims to allow you to use your 1.0x extensions with your Joomla 1.5. However I would not advise any one of you to use it because I’ve heard many cases saying that all there pages turn blank after using the plug-in. This means your website may be disabled.
Experts have clearly and repetitively mentioned that NO Joomla 1.0x extension can be used in Joomla 1.5. Always keep this in mind and don’t go after small tips and tricks that claim to allow you to use your 1.0 extension in 1.5. You may end up losing your entire website if you don’t have a decent backup.
Rest left for you to explore. Joomla 1.5 has a wide range of plug-ins. Test and try each one of them to see how it works. You may end up finding something really rare which could be a positive enhancement to you Joomla 1.5 website.
Joomla allows the developer to set the basic component configuration. You may call it as the base for the component behavior. This behavior is then set as a default for the entire article. Next when we select a menu. We tend to give the component a specific configuration this time. Once you understand this well, you have then mastered the most basic principle of what a menu item is. The specific configuration will give you rights to override the basic configuration whenever you want and that is exactly what a menu item does. Now coming towards article parameters; Article parameters allow you to request a specific data model for that article.
The plug-ins are now numerous. I hope my readers are now not confused by the terms plug-ins, components or modules. They all refer to the very same thing in Joomla 1.5. In Joomla 1.0x these were known as Mambots. A plug-in I’d like to introduce here is the Legacy Plug-in. It claims to allow you to use your 1.0x extensions with your Joomla 1.5. However I would not advise any one of you to use it because I’ve heard many cases saying that all there pages turn blank after using the plug-in. This means your website may be disabled.
Experts have clearly and repetitively mentioned that NO Joomla 1.0x extension can be used in Joomla 1.5. Always keep this in mind and don’t go after small tips and tricks that claim to allow you to use your 1.0 extension in 1.5. You may end up losing your entire website if you don’t have a decent backup.
Rest left for you to explore. Joomla 1.5 has a wide range of plug-ins. Test and try each one of them to see how it works. You may end up finding something really rare which could be a positive enhancement to you Joomla 1.5 website.
Methods to Convert from Joomla 1.0 to Joomla 1.5
As I had mentioned in my previous articles that Joomla 1.5 doesn’t comes with any path that will allow direct upgrading from Joomla 1.0x to 1.5 and the only way to is to create new website using Joomla 1.5 and migrate the contents of your earlier website to Joomla. The so called upgrading to Joomla 1.5 can be achieved using two methods. First is the semi automatic method and the second one and the most dangerous one is the manual method. The manual method should never be attempted by any person who is not an expert developer or you’ll get stuck in a rut.
In order to start with the first method, Semi automatic method, you would require a migrator component. This is a Joomla 1.0 x component and is available for free. It is known as com_migrator. Now, what the migrator will do is shift the Joomla 1.0x tables from your old website completely. This com-migrator is basically a backup tool. It won’t delete your tables but rather shift them into three different files. The first file will hold the complete backup of all the tables, the second file will only hold the core Joomla tables and all remaining tables apart from the core Joomla would be shifted into the third file.
In case of third party tables, it is not always ensured that during the shift process their encoding will remain intact. There may or may not be a change. Also once they are backed up by the com_migrator they wont be used anywhere in your website. It can’t be foreseen. That’s why I pointed out in my previous article to remove all third party components before conversion. The com_migrator will not effect or change ay coding in the tables apart from the third party ones.
After that all you have to do is install Joomla 1.5 and create a new empty website with it. Then you can transfer all your tables from the com_migrator to your new Joomla 1.5 website. The installation wizard will do all the import and conversions for you. All the menu/s will be reconstructed as they were in you Joomla 1.0x and all the core modules would be appended in the same way as they were in your old website.
On the other hand Upgrading manually is a nightmare. It involves a lot of code complexities so I won’t advise any one to do that. The semi automatic system gives you the almost 100% result. The only thing you have to do is to re install the third party plug ins on you Joomla 1.5 and set up components once again. It may take a few days time to get along completely, but once you move on to the 1.5 platform all you hard work would definitely be paid off.
In order to start with the first method, Semi automatic method, you would require a migrator component. This is a Joomla 1.0 x component and is available for free. It is known as com_migrator. Now, what the migrator will do is shift the Joomla 1.0x tables from your old website completely. This com-migrator is basically a backup tool. It won’t delete your tables but rather shift them into three different files. The first file will hold the complete backup of all the tables, the second file will only hold the core Joomla tables and all remaining tables apart from the core Joomla would be shifted into the third file.
In case of third party tables, it is not always ensured that during the shift process their encoding will remain intact. There may or may not be a change. Also once they are backed up by the com_migrator they wont be used anywhere in your website. It can’t be foreseen. That’s why I pointed out in my previous article to remove all third party components before conversion. The com_migrator will not effect or change ay coding in the tables apart from the third party ones.
After that all you have to do is install Joomla 1.5 and create a new empty website with it. Then you can transfer all your tables from the com_migrator to your new Joomla 1.5 website. The installation wizard will do all the import and conversions for you. All the menu/s will be reconstructed as they were in you Joomla 1.0x and all the core modules would be appended in the same way as they were in your old website.
On the other hand Upgrading manually is a nightmare. It involves a lot of code complexities so I won’t advise any one to do that. The semi automatic system gives you the almost 100% result. The only thing you have to do is to re install the third party plug ins on you Joomla 1.5 and set up components once again. It may take a few days time to get along completely, but once you move on to the 1.5 platform all you hard work would definitely be paid off.
Interesting FACTS about Joomla 1.5
Till now we have been talking about Joomla being very easy to use, extremely user friendly and a great content management system. However let’s move to some technical aspects and concrete facts about Joomla 1.5 you may not have known till now. To begin with let’s say something about upgrading. Joomla 1.5 has no path to get upgraded from earlier versions. Yes direct upgrading is not possible. That is why I asked to make a copy of your live website in my Upgrading article. The only way to upgrade to Joomla 1.5 is to create a new website with Joomla 1.5 and enable the facility that will allow you to migrate your all existing content into you new website. This is how Upgrading is done is Joomla 1.5.
The Joomla 1.5 interface was actually frozen in July. However the experts worked day and night on it and managed to solve the problem in time so that on bad reputation was caused to the Joomla 1.5 version.
The best amendment done to Joomla 1.0 in Joomla 1.5 is that the security issues were addressed and implemented more strongly in Joomla 1.5 than 1.0. That’s the success key behind Joomla 1.5 being stable in comparison to the 1.0x versions. The bug tracker in Joomla 1.5 is quiet large and thus covers alls security aspects.
An interesting piece of news is that the Beta version of Joomla 1.5 was released in quiet a rush. Changes were being made even one hour prior to the release of 1.5. After the beta release there have been large code changes which forced the third party developers to make changes in their components as well in order to stay compatible with Joomla 1.5. Despite the fact that the Joomla 1.5 was still being changed and components being added, it was stated to be complete in July. Mew features are still being added to the Joomla 1.5.
The third party developers are now thing of coding new API’s to be in the race along with Joomla. This news has not been finalized yet but there has been a lot of hearing to it lately.
Do let me know how you found these facts. I am in search of more such interesting pieces of news and will post them in form of articles sooner though.
The Joomla 1.5 interface was actually frozen in July. However the experts worked day and night on it and managed to solve the problem in time so that on bad reputation was caused to the Joomla 1.5 version.
The best amendment done to Joomla 1.0 in Joomla 1.5 is that the security issues were addressed and implemented more strongly in Joomla 1.5 than 1.0. That’s the success key behind Joomla 1.5 being stable in comparison to the 1.0x versions. The bug tracker in Joomla 1.5 is quiet large and thus covers alls security aspects.
An interesting piece of news is that the Beta version of Joomla 1.5 was released in quiet a rush. Changes were being made even one hour prior to the release of 1.5. After the beta release there have been large code changes which forced the third party developers to make changes in their components as well in order to stay compatible with Joomla 1.5. Despite the fact that the Joomla 1.5 was still being changed and components being added, it was stated to be complete in July. Mew features are still being added to the Joomla 1.5.
The third party developers are now thing of coding new API’s to be in the race along with Joomla. This news has not been finalized yet but there has been a lot of hearing to it lately.
Do let me know how you found these facts. I am in search of more such interesting pieces of news and will post them in form of articles sooner though.
All you need to know about Joomla 1.5
After all the prior articles you may be thinking that “Do I still need to know more about Joomla? Well the answer is YES! I have a lot more to tell you about it. Firstly I had written an article earlier telling steps on how to upgrade to Joomla 1.5. Here I will add a little more to it and give you the conditions to upgrade to Joomla 1.5 as well. I didn’t mention them in my older article because I was not sure about it. I did an extensive research and now can state the following with immense surety.
Upgrading to Joomla 1.5 will be an easy job for you only if your website has content only from Joomla extension manager, banners and links etc. Make sure there are no third party components installed as they would all mess up during the upgrade. You can always install them later after you have tested your website.
Another factor to keep in mind is that the template you use must be designed to support both Joomla 1.0.x and Joomla1.5. You will have to devote in a few days in order to migrate to Joomla 1.5 properly. Don’t expect to get done perfectly within a few hours.
Also make sure that there is no custom SMF enabled on your website when you plan to upgrade. This may cause hurdles in proper up gradation of you website.
It is very common for Joomla websites to have at least any one of the above mentioned problems. You thus have to first remove the problem and then only try upgrading or else you couldn’t even imagine what you would be heading for. Joomla 1.5 is undoubtedly very user friendly and very powerful to use, but if mis managed or not handled properly you may end up with a sever migraine.
In order to migrate properly from Joomla 1.0 versions to Joomla 1.5 you may have to start from scratch. There are two popular and tested ways to do so. One is the semi automatic version and the other is the manual version of upgrading. I will discuss both the methods in detail in my coming articles. Don’t forget to keep a look out for my next article which is definitely bound to solve your upgrading problem forever and I will also giving out a few facts about Joomla 1.5. Good Bye for now! Keep doing Joomla!
Upgrading to Joomla 1.5 will be an easy job for you only if your website has content only from Joomla extension manager, banners and links etc. Make sure there are no third party components installed as they would all mess up during the upgrade. You can always install them later after you have tested your website.
Another factor to keep in mind is that the template you use must be designed to support both Joomla 1.0.x and Joomla1.5. You will have to devote in a few days in order to migrate to Joomla 1.5 properly. Don’t expect to get done perfectly within a few hours.
Also make sure that there is no custom SMF enabled on your website when you plan to upgrade. This may cause hurdles in proper up gradation of you website.
It is very common for Joomla websites to have at least any one of the above mentioned problems. You thus have to first remove the problem and then only try upgrading or else you couldn’t even imagine what you would be heading for. Joomla 1.5 is undoubtedly very user friendly and very powerful to use, but if mis managed or not handled properly you may end up with a sever migraine.
In order to migrate properly from Joomla 1.0 versions to Joomla 1.5 you may have to start from scratch. There are two popular and tested ways to do so. One is the semi automatic version and the other is the manual version of upgrading. I will discuss both the methods in detail in my coming articles. Don’t forget to keep a look out for my next article which is definitely bound to solve your upgrading problem forever and I will also giving out a few facts about Joomla 1.5. Good Bye for now! Keep doing Joomla!
Joomla 1.5.1 ~ Having Problems?
Joomla 1.5 till now have been reported to be the best, with no usage or compatibility problems at all. However, the Joomla 1.5.1 seems to have a little teeny weeny set of problems with the OpenId. The Joomla 1.5.1 seems to get stuck while OpenId authentication. The problem definitely lies in the core of Jooma 1.5.1 rather than OpenID, because OpenID works extremely well with other content management systems.
The SVN revision 10044 was tested and the following problems were found.
• The RegEx for a Username does not allow a hyphen in the username - meaning an OpenId of www.phil-taylor.com would be invalid. This is because Joomla uses the OpenId Url as the username.
• The frontend login module, html element for the login areas “username” field was inconsistant with the Javascript that powers the OpenId switcher
• The backend admin login module, The html element for the login areas “username” field was not the same for the frontend and the admin login - causing confusion in openid.js
• The “Save” in user manager fell over with the hyphen as well.
• The login page, when viewed through the com_user component did not allow/display OpenId login option because of JS issue again.
Courtesy: http://blog.phil-taylor.com
This problem is now said to be fixed but only for SVN revision 10044 and not for earlier versions. Thus developers with earlier version may or may not wish to upgrade to Joomla 1.5.1. The Joomla 1.5 is said to be a tremendous success and more than 3 million copies being downloaded in one year. This has broken all records.
The authorities although do urge the users to upgrade to 1.5.1, saying that it is far more secure than Joomla 1.5 and more vulnerable, but I would not advise any web developer to do so unless you are 100 percent sure that you wont be facing any problems and have resolved all issued like Phil Taylor did when confronted to the OpenId authentication problem. However it is said that many bug problems have been solved. The XML-RPC Blogger API plug-in is said to be a new addition in the Joomla 1.5.1 version.
I haven’t tried Joomla 1.5 out yet so am not sure about how it turns out to be. I’ll give it a test install and let my viewers know how it works in my coming articles. Till then, Best of Luck with your Joomla 1.5. Happy website building to all!!
The SVN revision 10044 was tested and the following problems were found.
• The RegEx for a Username does not allow a hyphen in the username - meaning an OpenId of www.phil-taylor.com would be invalid. This is because Joomla uses the OpenId Url as the username.
• The frontend login module, html element for the login areas “username” field was inconsistant with the Javascript that powers the OpenId switcher
• The backend admin login module, The html element for the login areas “username” field was not the same for the frontend and the admin login - causing confusion in openid.js
• The “Save” in user manager fell over with the hyphen as well.
• The login page, when viewed through the com_user component did not allow/display OpenId login option because of JS issue again.
Courtesy: http://blog.phil-taylor.com
This problem is now said to be fixed but only for SVN revision 10044 and not for earlier versions. Thus developers with earlier version may or may not wish to upgrade to Joomla 1.5.1. The Joomla 1.5 is said to be a tremendous success and more than 3 million copies being downloaded in one year. This has broken all records.
The authorities although do urge the users to upgrade to 1.5.1, saying that it is far more secure than Joomla 1.5 and more vulnerable, but I would not advise any web developer to do so unless you are 100 percent sure that you wont be facing any problems and have resolved all issued like Phil Taylor did when confronted to the OpenId authentication problem. However it is said that many bug problems have been solved. The XML-RPC Blogger API plug-in is said to be a new addition in the Joomla 1.5.1 version.
I haven’t tried Joomla 1.5 out yet so am not sure about how it turns out to be. I’ll give it a test install and let my viewers know how it works in my coming articles. Till then, Best of Luck with your Joomla 1.5. Happy website building to all!!
Most Remarkable Changes in Joomla 1.5 ~ Continued
My list of Changes in Joomla 1.5 in comparisons to the older Joomla 1.0 didn’t come to an end in the last article. I am continuing them here. The changes although are numerous and the ones I am mentioning are not the only changes. However I have detailed the ones which I thought are the most remarkable ones. Continuing on with our discussion, the next most notable change is the deletion of the “Intro text” field. This omission is done for good and now there is only one text field for the article. Making things definitely easier! The intro text however is not gone completely and can be added using the read button more button. This button will ultimately separate the intro text and article text and display them.
Another addition in Joomla 1.5 is that now all articles are managed in one place under the Article Manager Tab. The word “content item” has also been modified to the word “article”. The Archive manager has been removed completely and instead a feature of Archive or UnArchive has been added to the Article manager. Another additional feature is the embedded option that sorts the articles under published, not published and archived. Thus, making article sorts no more hectic for the developer.
I had mentioned in my previous article about the unified installer and uninstaller being merged up in one place. They are now available in the extensions manager. Now using the Joomla 1.5 we can easily install and extension from anyplace over the internet directly by just giving the URL of the extension download link.
Adding new menu items is now not a big deal for beginners. Thanks to the Joomla 1.5 and its all new menu item management, now its very easy to create and manage menus. This wasn’t easier in the earlier versions and anew developers mostly went bonkers trying to set up the menu properly.
There is also a separate trash manager for articles in the new Joomla 1.5, however the functionality is the same as Joomla 1.0. My list of most remarkable changes ends here. These were the changes I liked the most. If you have come across any other major change in Joomla 1.5 then do let me know and I will add it up here.
Another addition in Joomla 1.5 is that now all articles are managed in one place under the Article Manager Tab. The word “content item” has also been modified to the word “article”. The Archive manager has been removed completely and instead a feature of Archive or UnArchive has been added to the Article manager. Another additional feature is the embedded option that sorts the articles under published, not published and archived. Thus, making article sorts no more hectic for the developer.
I had mentioned in my previous article about the unified installer and uninstaller being merged up in one place. They are now available in the extensions manager. Now using the Joomla 1.5 we can easily install and extension from anyplace over the internet directly by just giving the URL of the extension download link.
Adding new menu items is now not a big deal for beginners. Thanks to the Joomla 1.5 and its all new menu item management, now its very easy to create and manage menus. This wasn’t easier in the earlier versions and anew developers mostly went bonkers trying to set up the menu properly.
There is also a separate trash manager for articles in the new Joomla 1.5, however the functionality is the same as Joomla 1.0. My list of most remarkable changes ends here. These were the changes I liked the most. If you have come across any other major change in Joomla 1.5 then do let me know and I will add it up here.
Most Remarkabale Changes in Joomla 1.5
I still didn’t present the details of the changes in Joomla 1.5 to my readers yet. Joomla 1.5 is undoubtedly far better and stable than its former Joomla 1.0. However it is important that I tell my fellow website developers about the changes that actually made Joomla 1.5 so good.
To start with, I’ll discuss the change that I most obvious as soon as you open up you content managements system. The Interface. The website interface in Joomla 1.5 is far more improved than Joomla 1.0. It is more usable and has thus help improve the website administration process greatly.
Website Administration in Joomla 1.5 is something totally new when compared with 1.0. Due to the regrouped extensions administration has become more fun and less complex. The installer and uninstallers are unifies in this version of Joomla. It would have been easier to understand if I could supply you an image of what I want to say. I’ll do that sooner though I am sure my fellow readers must have understood what I want to say.
The other great change is that in Joomla 1.5 implementing parameters in templates is as easy and similar as of adding modules. The templates have been revised in such a manner that adding parameters is not a big deal now. The best thing is that all parameters and operatrions related to them are available at one place in the parameter template. They all can be viewed at one place. You can make the necessary changes; apply them on your WebPages and save it directly from one place.
The CSS templates can now be completely edited with the Joomla 1.5. This was not possible earlier with 1.0 as one could only use the multiple CSS file and could not edit it. But Joomla 1.5 allows you to do so and customize all the CSS files used by the templates according to your own personal requirements.
The word Mambot has now been replaced forever by Plug-ins. Sounds more techno to the ear but is the same thing! Plug-ins of course, does come with additional functionalities than Mambots. The Plug-in manager have all the available Plug-ins listed and categorized for you to choose from.
To start with, I’ll discuss the change that I most obvious as soon as you open up you content managements system. The Interface. The website interface in Joomla 1.5 is far more improved than Joomla 1.0. It is more usable and has thus help improve the website administration process greatly.
Website Administration in Joomla 1.5 is something totally new when compared with 1.0. Due to the regrouped extensions administration has become more fun and less complex. The installer and uninstallers are unifies in this version of Joomla. It would have been easier to understand if I could supply you an image of what I want to say. I’ll do that sooner though I am sure my fellow readers must have understood what I want to say.
The other great change is that in Joomla 1.5 implementing parameters in templates is as easy and similar as of adding modules. The templates have been revised in such a manner that adding parameters is not a big deal now. The best thing is that all parameters and operatrions related to them are available at one place in the parameter template. They all can be viewed at one place. You can make the necessary changes; apply them on your WebPages and save it directly from one place.
The CSS templates can now be completely edited with the Joomla 1.5. This was not possible earlier with 1.0 as one could only use the multiple CSS file and could not edit it. But Joomla 1.5 allows you to do so and customize all the CSS files used by the templates according to your own personal requirements.
The word Mambot has now been replaced forever by Plug-ins. Sounds more techno to the ear but is the same thing! Plug-ins of course, does come with additional functionalities than Mambots. The Plug-in manager have all the available Plug-ins listed and categorized for you to choose from.
Joomla 1.5 ~ A community management system?
Till now I have been talking about Joomla 1.5 being and excellent content management system for websites. I then introduced Joomla 1.5 to be the best for blogging. In this topic I will share my views regarding Joomla being the best community management system as well. I recently was working on a community website at my office where I found out that Joomla 1.5 has tremendous support for building one of the best communities over the internet. Joomla 1.5 is far more powerful than any web developer can think of. You only come to know about its hidden powers as you explore it further.
The actual power and strength of Joomla are its extensions. Don’t get confused by the word extensions as they are the modules/components I have been talking about earlier. Extensions are just another name to them. While building a community website the most powerful extension Joomla 1.5 provides you is the Community Builder Component. You can also get and additional and complete Community Management Suite. The main features of this component are integration with other modules, easier user registration, easy to understand connections between admin interface and user interface for the web developer.
The best part is that the Community Builder suite is available for free and can easily be downloaded at joomlapolis.com. You can find a large number of extra plugins there as well which will ultimately convert your little community website into a world class social networking community.
My experience with the Community Builder extension was flawless and very interesting. I am now off to download it at my home and use it to create my own personal little community. There may be one day that I will find my community list amongst one of the best social networking websites over the internet. The community Builder Suite has numerous plugins. You just need to explore them to know how to use each one aptly to increase the performance of your community. You can easily integrate other components like newsletter, galleries etc into your community as well. The Community builder suite has it all for you. The PMS extension is also made available at the community Builder Component by Joomla 1.5.
The actual power and strength of Joomla are its extensions. Don’t get confused by the word extensions as they are the modules/components I have been talking about earlier. Extensions are just another name to them. While building a community website the most powerful extension Joomla 1.5 provides you is the Community Builder Component. You can also get and additional and complete Community Management Suite. The main features of this component are integration with other modules, easier user registration, easy to understand connections between admin interface and user interface for the web developer.
The best part is that the Community Builder suite is available for free and can easily be downloaded at joomlapolis.com. You can find a large number of extra plugins there as well which will ultimately convert your little community website into a world class social networking community.
My experience with the Community Builder extension was flawless and very interesting. I am now off to download it at my home and use it to create my own personal little community. There may be one day that I will find my community list amongst one of the best social networking websites over the internet. The community Builder Suite has numerous plugins. You just need to explore them to know how to use each one aptly to increase the performance of your community. You can easily integrate other components like newsletter, galleries etc into your community as well. The Community builder suite has it all for you. The PMS extension is also made available at the community Builder Component by Joomla 1.5.
Do More with Blogging in Joomla 1.5
In my previous article I discussed a few of the features the blog function of Joomla 1.5 offers. All the functions cannot be covered in one mere article. Thus I decided tow rite further on it and share the secrets of blogging with Joomla 1.5 with all my readers.
We lastly talked about Joomla Blog archived and the functionality to allow users to leave a comment on your respective blogs. This is done using the Joomla comment component. Although is component is free to use however there are reporting of bugs in the component. One thus has to be very cautious while using the component code. You would never like you code to be all mingled up. Although prone to bugs, if used with caution the Joomla comment component works well.
If you still are afraid to not be able to handle it properly and meddle up everything, you can then divert to some other commercial component. The Jomcomment is the most famous one till now. Setting up the comment component is as easy as 1,2,3!
Next comes Blog feeds into the scenario. Blog feeds play there part once you have properly set up your blog using the Joomla 1.5 content management system and tested it well. You will then have to add a nice amount of content in the form of articles to your blog. Once you have a nice amount of readers you are now ready to move towards Blog Feeds. The best thing for you to do now is to keep your reader/users updated about your additions to your website or blog. The blog feed or syndicate is used for this purpose. However it is better again to use a third party feed component. You can install the component and add content that is to be sent to your users. The feed can then be published on your blog using the mod_html component. Adding feeds may not sound that easy currently. But once you are into the blogging game it won’t seems too difficult.
There are a few other blogging components used widely. They however are commercial ones but are greatly accepted all over. RSS Feeds , Technorati pings, Support for multiple blog users , Avatar support , Most popular blogs are just a few of them
One thing to keep in mind while using 3rd party components is that you may have to compromise on the security of your website. Make it a habit to read the terms and conditions agreement thoroughly before using any third party component.
We lastly talked about Joomla Blog archived and the functionality to allow users to leave a comment on your respective blogs. This is done using the Joomla comment component. Although is component is free to use however there are reporting of bugs in the component. One thus has to be very cautious while using the component code. You would never like you code to be all mingled up. Although prone to bugs, if used with caution the Joomla comment component works well.
If you still are afraid to not be able to handle it properly and meddle up everything, you can then divert to some other commercial component. The Jomcomment is the most famous one till now. Setting up the comment component is as easy as 1,2,3!
Next comes Blog feeds into the scenario. Blog feeds play there part once you have properly set up your blog using the Joomla 1.5 content management system and tested it well. You will then have to add a nice amount of content in the form of articles to your blog. Once you have a nice amount of readers you are now ready to move towards Blog Feeds. The best thing for you to do now is to keep your reader/users updated about your additions to your website or blog. The blog feed or syndicate is used for this purpose. However it is better again to use a third party feed component. You can install the component and add content that is to be sent to your users. The feed can then be published on your blog using the mod_html component. Adding feeds may not sound that easy currently. But once you are into the blogging game it won’t seems too difficult.
There are a few other blogging components used widely. They however are commercial ones but are greatly accepted all over. RSS Feeds , Technorati pings, Support for multiple blog users , Avatar support , Most popular blogs are just a few of them
One thing to keep in mind while using 3rd party components is that you may have to compromise on the security of your website. Make it a habit to read the terms and conditions agreement thoroughly before using any third party component.
Create Your Own Blogs Using Joomla for free
Another great feature of Joomla 1.5 is that it allows the developers to create blogs very easily and absolutely free of charge. It has been made up in such a simple way that create a blog has become no more difficult than following a setup. All the steps have been automated. I’ll discuss the Blog function in Joomla 1.5 with you in this article today.
The blog layout feature is available in the blog function, so that creating menus and making layouts becomes easier for you. The blog layout displays all the small functionalities you can add to spice up your blog. Its also gives you the control to either display your blog in a separate webpage or to show it embedded in the same page along with the other contents. However the blog contents are managed through the Blog Function Module. It is however advised to create a separate blog sections and transfer all your articles there.
The blog function is accessible even if you install Joomla 1.5 with its minimal functions. Thus you won’t have to install advance components in order to create your blog. In the section category you will have to select a title for the section or else you won’t be able to save your article. In this way all your articles are categorized properly with correct tags assigned to them.
To test you Blog Function you can create and publish a few articles in the beginning. Once you have tested all aspects properly, you can then move on to publish a larger number of articles on to your blog.
The Menu will give you access to may blog feature and you may choose to add the one you like most. It also comes with a feature which allows other users to comment on your blog. Thus you can easily track the popularity of your blog with the leave a comment feature. Blog posts can be archived as well so that they are still accessible under the archived tags.
In short the blog Function of Joomla 1.5 is no less than any blogging community on the internet. You have access to all the blogging features with your Joomla 1.5 and have the freedom to customize is as you like.
The blog layout feature is available in the blog function, so that creating menus and making layouts becomes easier for you. The blog layout displays all the small functionalities you can add to spice up your blog. Its also gives you the control to either display your blog in a separate webpage or to show it embedded in the same page along with the other contents. However the blog contents are managed through the Blog Function Module. It is however advised to create a separate blog sections and transfer all your articles there.
The blog function is accessible even if you install Joomla 1.5 with its minimal functions. Thus you won’t have to install advance components in order to create your blog. In the section category you will have to select a title for the section or else you won’t be able to save your article. In this way all your articles are categorized properly with correct tags assigned to them.
To test you Blog Function you can create and publish a few articles in the beginning. Once you have tested all aspects properly, you can then move on to publish a larger number of articles on to your blog.
The Menu will give you access to may blog feature and you may choose to add the one you like most. It also comes with a feature which allows other users to comment on your blog. Thus you can easily track the popularity of your blog with the leave a comment feature. Blog posts can be archived as well so that they are still accessible under the archived tags.
In short the blog Function of Joomla 1.5 is no less than any blogging community on the internet. You have access to all the blogging features with your Joomla 1.5 and have the freedom to customize is as you like.
Upgrade to Joomla 1.5 Stable Version
Why are you still hanging on with the former Joomla 1.0 when the 1.5 version is available at hand to you? Follow the below mentioned upgrading steps and get your Joomla 1.5 stable release now.
Downloading:
The Joomla 1.5 package is easily available at the coding website in three different formats, .zip, .tar.gz and .tar.gz2. The contents are same in each file and have just been zipped up in three different ways. You can choose anyone you like and download it. To make sure that you have downloaded the correct file please make it a compulsion to check the given checksum with the one published by Joomla.
It is always advised to make a copy of your website to prevent and loss of data in any case.
Installing:
Start with unpacking the file at your pc. Then use whatever ftp you use to upload it to you copied website. Use the terminal session, if required, and apply your database changes. The installation steps may differ from package to package and you can check which one is suitable for you.
Testing:
To check if your up gradation is successful or no, test your website thoroughly. Apply as many tests and check you can to check all the functionality of your website. Make sure that all the files are transferred properly and there is no bug. Once everything is checked and rechecked you can now move on to the next step.
Applying the Upgrade to Your Live Website:
Now you can freely upgrade your original live website without any problem as every thing has been tested earlier. Just make a back up of your live website before upgrading. Follow all the above mentioned steps again and the thoroughly check your live website as well to make sure it is functioning correctly.
I hope you will know be able to upgrade to your Joomla 1.5 easily now without any major problems. Minors ones will always be there to polish to web developer skills!
Downloading:
The Joomla 1.5 package is easily available at the coding website in three different formats, .zip, .tar.gz and .tar.gz2. The contents are same in each file and have just been zipped up in three different ways. You can choose anyone you like and download it. To make sure that you have downloaded the correct file please make it a compulsion to check the given checksum with the one published by Joomla.
It is always advised to make a copy of your website to prevent and loss of data in any case.
Installing:
Start with unpacking the file at your pc. Then use whatever ftp you use to upload it to you copied website. Use the terminal session, if required, and apply your database changes. The installation steps may differ from package to package and you can check which one is suitable for you.
Testing:
To check if your up gradation is successful or no, test your website thoroughly. Apply as many tests and check you can to check all the functionality of your website. Make sure that all the files are transferred properly and there is no bug. Once everything is checked and rechecked you can now move on to the next step.
Applying the Upgrade to Your Live Website:
Now you can freely upgrade your original live website without any problem as every thing has been tested earlier. Just make a back up of your live website before upgrading. Follow all the above mentioned steps again and the thoroughly check your live website as well to make sure it is functioning correctly.
I hope you will know be able to upgrade to your Joomla 1.5 easily now without any major problems. Minors ones will always be there to polish to web developer skills!
Joomla 1.5 ~ Stable Version now out!
A breeze of fresh air for all those website developers out there; the Joomla 1.5 stable version is out in the market now. The Joomla 1.5 has tremendous advantages over the former Joomla 1.0 and is far more stable, extensible and useable. It is being adapted worldwide very quickly. Building new extensions is faster in Joomla 1.5 compared to the earlier version because the new Joomla 1.5 comes with an API.
The user interface has been made easier and simpler. It has been modified in such a way that minimizes the number of click required to make changes in content and thus comes as a blessing for website administrators.
The Joomla 1.5 has been released after almost 2.5 years of immense hard work put in by the Joomla team. Programmers from all around the globe are included in the making of Joomla 1.5 apart from the Joomla team. There hard work definitely has paid off and the Joomla 1.5 is becoming the favorite of all website developers with every passing day.
When talking about content management systems Joomla has definitely beaten all its fellow soft wares, however Joomla still has a way to cover in the blogging industry. The Wordpress still has its lead in Blogging. The Joomla 1.5 yet comes with new enhanced features for bloggers and now Joomla can be used for blogging instead of Wordpress as well.
I would quote from an online dictionary of web developers the basic definition of Joomla:
“Joomla! is a free, open source content management system for publishing content on the world wide web and intranets. The system includes features such as page caching to improve performance, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, website searching, and language internationalization. Joomla is licensed under the GPL, and is the result of a fork of Mambo. It is written with the PHP programming language and uses the MySQL database by default.”
There are more than 2500 extensions available in the extension directory for the web developers to choose from. These extensions ultimately increase the productivity of Joomla 1.5 to a large extent.
The user interface has been made easier and simpler. It has been modified in such a way that minimizes the number of click required to make changes in content and thus comes as a blessing for website administrators.
The Joomla 1.5 has been released after almost 2.5 years of immense hard work put in by the Joomla team. Programmers from all around the globe are included in the making of Joomla 1.5 apart from the Joomla team. There hard work definitely has paid off and the Joomla 1.5 is becoming the favorite of all website developers with every passing day.
When talking about content management systems Joomla has definitely beaten all its fellow soft wares, however Joomla still has a way to cover in the blogging industry. The Wordpress still has its lead in Blogging. The Joomla 1.5 yet comes with new enhanced features for bloggers and now Joomla can be used for blogging instead of Wordpress as well.
I would quote from an online dictionary of web developers the basic definition of Joomla:
“Joomla! is a free, open source content management system for publishing content on the world wide web and intranets. The system includes features such as page caching to improve performance, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, website searching, and language internationalization. Joomla is licensed under the GPL, and is the result of a fork of Mambo. It is written with the PHP programming language and uses the MySQL database by default.”
There are more than 2500 extensions available in the extension directory for the web developers to choose from. These extensions ultimately increase the productivity of Joomla 1.5 to a large extent.
Joomla 1.5 Vs Drupal
Enough of the Joomla is the best gaga out there. Let’s now talk about some serious stuff and see how better Joomla is when compared to Drupal. This doesn’t mean I am moving to Drupal or have stopped saying that Joomla is the best. But I have decided to lay down the differenced between the both so that new website developers may get a clearer picture.
Let’s start with comparing the interface. Drupal’s interface is quiet simpler when compared with Joomla 1.5. It is thus more easily customizable. But Joomla 1.5’s admin interface is far more intuitive once understood properly.
Unfortunately the SEO modules of Drupal are quiet better than the ones offered by Joomla currently. The only drawback in using SEO modules by Joomla is that the website developer may have to compromise on security issues while being search engine friendly. This however is not the case and security is not at all on stake with Drupal.
While considering installation, Drupal can never beat Joomla. Joomla is quiet easy to install when compared to Drupal. The reason is that Drupal requires higher privileges at the server end.
When talking about community support Joomla 1.5 is again the winner. There is a large community support available for Joomla online and even offline. Add ons like modules and themes are also largely available for Joomla.
The best advantage I would say Drupal has over Joomla is with its feature of Taxonomy. In Joomla or even Mambo the developer has to add content using the content structure. This may sometimes cause problems when users are navigating the website. However in Drupal the Taxonomy feature allows the developers to cross categorize all the content on the website globally. Therefore the content is auto classified in a number of ways.
If you still find your self confused between Drupal and Joomla 1.5. I would suggest you to first try BOTH of them on an open source website. Once you try both the content management systems you will then be able to decide which one you like the best. It all depends on how you want to use you content management systems while selecting between Joomla 1.5 and Drupal.
Let’s start with comparing the interface. Drupal’s interface is quiet simpler when compared with Joomla 1.5. It is thus more easily customizable. But Joomla 1.5’s admin interface is far more intuitive once understood properly.
Unfortunately the SEO modules of Drupal are quiet better than the ones offered by Joomla currently. The only drawback in using SEO modules by Joomla is that the website developer may have to compromise on security issues while being search engine friendly. This however is not the case and security is not at all on stake with Drupal.
While considering installation, Drupal can never beat Joomla. Joomla is quiet easy to install when compared to Drupal. The reason is that Drupal requires higher privileges at the server end.
When talking about community support Joomla 1.5 is again the winner. There is a large community support available for Joomla online and even offline. Add ons like modules and themes are also largely available for Joomla.
The best advantage I would say Drupal has over Joomla is with its feature of Taxonomy. In Joomla or even Mambo the developer has to add content using the content structure. This may sometimes cause problems when users are navigating the website. However in Drupal the Taxonomy feature allows the developers to cross categorize all the content on the website globally. Therefore the content is auto classified in a number of ways.
If you still find your self confused between Drupal and Joomla 1.5. I would suggest you to first try BOTH of them on an open source website. Once you try both the content management systems you will then be able to decide which one you like the best. It all depends on how you want to use you content management systems while selecting between Joomla 1.5 and Drupal.
Advantages of Joomla 1.5
Joomla Joomla Joomla!! Every developer goes around enchanting these terms. Even I do. And if you don’t, then after reading this article you would definitely find yourself standing in the Joomla 1.5 fan list. Joomla or Joomla 1.5 is the most widely used website content management system these days. The best feature of Joomla is that it works exactly as it is advertised. The owner haven’t gone far to fantasize its features.
All the modules within Joomla work very aptly and there are a hell lot of modules. You will easily find a module already available for any task you can probably think of. Am I exaggerating it? No! Test it to believe Joomla 1.5. Joomla 1.5 provides you an open access to a wide number of commercial themes. You see, now you won’t have to hunt Open source websites down to find themes for your website. And once you use the commercial themes provided by Joomla 1.5 you would never ask for any things lesser than that.
There are many SEO and SEF modules available out there for the marketing of your website. However I would term the SEO modules of Drupal better, but Joomla isn’t bad either. You should only know how to use the modules well. Joomla 1.5 offers language translation modules as well.
The best thing about it is that it is BUG FREE. That’s too beautiful to be true however incase of Joomla it definitely is. Almost all of the popular modules have been tested and proven to be Bug free. Joomla itself is termed to be 100% free of errors and bugs. The reason is that Joomla is very tightly coupled while coding, thus reducing the number of errors to minimum, even negligible in most cases I’ve done.
When considering install features, there is nothing ahead of Joomla. Installation has been proven to be the best when compared to alls similar content management systems. The interface of Joomla takes a little time to be understood. But once you have gone through it carefully, using Joomla should not be that difficult for you. After all every best thing has a price to pay. So Does Joomla 1.5. Let us know how it went for you.
All the modules within Joomla work very aptly and there are a hell lot of modules. You will easily find a module already available for any task you can probably think of. Am I exaggerating it? No! Test it to believe Joomla 1.5. Joomla 1.5 provides you an open access to a wide number of commercial themes. You see, now you won’t have to hunt Open source websites down to find themes for your website. And once you use the commercial themes provided by Joomla 1.5 you would never ask for any things lesser than that.
There are many SEO and SEF modules available out there for the marketing of your website. However I would term the SEO modules of Drupal better, but Joomla isn’t bad either. You should only know how to use the modules well. Joomla 1.5 offers language translation modules as well.
The best thing about it is that it is BUG FREE. That’s too beautiful to be true however incase of Joomla it definitely is. Almost all of the popular modules have been tested and proven to be Bug free. Joomla itself is termed to be 100% free of errors and bugs. The reason is that Joomla is very tightly coupled while coding, thus reducing the number of errors to minimum, even negligible in most cases I’ve done.
When considering install features, there is nothing ahead of Joomla. Installation has been proven to be the best when compared to alls similar content management systems. The interface of Joomla takes a little time to be understood. But once you have gone through it carefully, using Joomla should not be that difficult for you. After all every best thing has a price to pay. So Does Joomla 1.5. Let us know how it went for you.
Joomla, Joomla 1.5, Mambo or Drupal??
I won’t be commenting here on which one is the best. Every web developer has his/her own preferences and likes. Joomla 1.5 being mine favorite isn’t bound to be yours as well. But I can’t stop myself being partial and saying that Joomla 1.5 is the best! Oops! Getting back to track lets focus on the topic of the article. As the web development field has advanced without any leaps and bounds over the past decades, we come to see more and more website content managements software s daily. This abundance may even confuse us at times, making the best selection quiet difficult. Being a website developer for years, I would say that Joomla 1.5 and Drupal are two of the best content management systems ever available to a website developer.
I have not chose Joomla and Drupal because they are easy to use. I have rather chosen them because of there immense functionality available to the developer. However the Joomla 1.5 vs Drupal comment remains always in scene. Many website developers say that Drupal is the best and most efficient to use and others like me go for Joomla 1.5. It’s a matter of comfort ability and choice between the two rather than being an issue of more or less better.
Now if web developers are looking for something simple in content management system and work on it to get awesome techno results than they should wake up from sleep. A simple content management system will always yield results that are simple in looks. On the other hand these three content management systems, Joomla 1.5, Mambo and Drupal are jam packed with far more potential than any other content management system. Thus they definitely are not very simple to use. All you need is to have a look at them. Work on the interface of all the three and then pick the one that you feel most comfortable with.
Joomla 1.5 is my preference as a website developer and I don’t find any better than Joomla to build website and blogs. The Joomla is quiet similar to Mambo. It in fact originally is derived from Mambo. You can call it a modified and clarified version of Mambo. In 1995, Joomla was built keeping the Mambo structure in mind. Mambo at that time had many bugs. The Joomla release had all those bugs fixed and was more secure that is former website content management system Mambo.
I have not chose Joomla and Drupal because they are easy to use. I have rather chosen them because of there immense functionality available to the developer. However the Joomla 1.5 vs Drupal comment remains always in scene. Many website developers say that Drupal is the best and most efficient to use and others like me go for Joomla 1.5. It’s a matter of comfort ability and choice between the two rather than being an issue of more or less better.
Now if web developers are looking for something simple in content management system and work on it to get awesome techno results than they should wake up from sleep. A simple content management system will always yield results that are simple in looks. On the other hand these three content management systems, Joomla 1.5, Mambo and Drupal are jam packed with far more potential than any other content management system. Thus they definitely are not very simple to use. All you need is to have a look at them. Work on the interface of all the three and then pick the one that you feel most comfortable with.
Joomla 1.5 is my preference as a website developer and I don’t find any better than Joomla to build website and blogs. The Joomla is quiet similar to Mambo. It in fact originally is derived from Mambo. You can call it a modified and clarified version of Mambo. In 1995, Joomla was built keeping the Mambo structure in mind. Mambo at that time had many bugs. The Joomla release had all those bugs fixed and was more secure that is former website content management system Mambo.
Test Your Joomla 1. 5 even when the website is Offline
There are times during website development when you as a developer need to make changes to your website. Uploading the entire or even part of the website is not an easy task. Joomla 1.5, like its prior versions provides you the facility to test your website for all running scripts and codes even when it is offline.
Website developments as become a tradition for every other computer guys out in the common. The advent of Joomla made it faster and simpler and now the Joomla 1.5 has made it even easier. This stable release of Joomla has all features in store for its users. One feature I am highlighting here today is to test your website even when it is offline.
Many web development program, instead shall I say all development programs, and offer a feature where you can view any page in a browser window to have an idea how it will perform when online. Then what does Joomla 1.5 gives you new? This feature is already available to the developers. Even the most simples programs like Microsoft FrontPage comes with this feature built in. Although these features have been available since long, but Joomla 1.5 has revolutionized it a bit more.
It was not earlier possible to 100% predict how the webpage will look once it is online. There are many external scripts that don’t work even in the browser preview window. However in Joomla 1.5 you get an exact image of how your website would function online and can thus easily make amendments or additions to your website.
To do this all you have to do is, while making backend changes you will have to log in to the site URL you wish to use and preview the live changes. You can test it at that time as well. As for the other users browsing the website will get a message that the website is temporarily down for maintenance, thus you can ensure 100% working and apt running of your website by testing it online before your users visit it and find bugs. The only thing to take care of while doing this that, you must have two windows or tabs running under the same browser session. This wont be possible if you use two different browsers for each tab. Best of Luck with your testing!
Website developments as become a tradition for every other computer guys out in the common. The advent of Joomla made it faster and simpler and now the Joomla 1.5 has made it even easier. This stable release of Joomla has all features in store for its users. One feature I am highlighting here today is to test your website even when it is offline.
Many web development program, instead shall I say all development programs, and offer a feature where you can view any page in a browser window to have an idea how it will perform when online. Then what does Joomla 1.5 gives you new? This feature is already available to the developers. Even the most simples programs like Microsoft FrontPage comes with this feature built in. Although these features have been available since long, but Joomla 1.5 has revolutionized it a bit more.
It was not earlier possible to 100% predict how the webpage will look once it is online. There are many external scripts that don’t work even in the browser preview window. However in Joomla 1.5 you get an exact image of how your website would function online and can thus easily make amendments or additions to your website.
To do this all you have to do is, while making backend changes you will have to log in to the site URL you wish to use and preview the live changes. You can test it at that time as well. As for the other users browsing the website will get a message that the website is temporarily down for maintenance, thus you can ensure 100% working and apt running of your website by testing it online before your users visit it and find bugs. The only thing to take care of while doing this that, you must have two windows or tabs running under the same browser session. This wont be possible if you use two different browsers for each tab. Best of Luck with your testing!
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