Connect to Joomla database in standalone scripthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/connect-to-joomla-database-in-standalone-script.html

17 August 2012 APPLIES TO Joomla 2.5.x Why? I'm building a Joomla component which is to be compatible with Joomla versions 1.6.x to 2.5.x. Because I use dynamic scripts running in the background (mootools), some of these need to connect to the database but as they sit...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Joomla article modal with clear buttonhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/joomla-article-modal-with-clear-button.html

27 August 2012 Applies to Joomla 1.6+ What? This is an article to describe how to add an article modal button in the Joomla Admin Panel (at time of print version 2.5.6) of your component including the all important clear button. What I found was that no one posted...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Adding a selectable background to a Yootheme templatehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/adding-a-selectable-background-to-a-yootheme-template.html

19 November 2012 Applies to: Joomla 2.5.8 Yootheme Template 2012 What? For any web-developer who can program in PHP/HTML, this would be easy to hard-code and override. However, the article below demonstrates how to make this an option that your client can switch off/on...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

JDatabase: using the Joomla database with exampleshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/jdatabase-using-the-joomla-database.html

27 January 2013 documentation don't have enough examples in my view. Source: http://docs.joomla.org/ for v1.5.x and for v2.5.x This article applies to Joomla 1.5.x, 2.5.x and 3.x. for Joomla 2.5.x Building Joomla lets you build up the queries which admittedly is...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Change the default Joomla Error templatehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/change-the-default-joomla-error-template.html

04 April 2013 the error page for Joomla websites to. I like a clean error page, for a demo visit http://www.joellipman.com/my_error_page. Applies to Joomla 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 2.5.x How? Backup the file \templates\system\error.php Create a replacement file called error.php...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Improve Default Joomla Search https://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/improve-default-joomla-search-heuristics.html

07 May 2013 - Applies to Joomla 2.5.x +, 3.4.x What? So I can't stand the way the default "Search" component in Joomla works. The default is to sort the results by popularity (hits) or by most recently added (depending on your version) which I have never seen in...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

ReCaptcha disappears from Joomla 2.5 Registrationhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/recaptcha-disappears-from-joomla-2-5-registration.html

24 November 2013 with your public key return ' window.onload = function() { Recaptcha.focus_response_field(); } '; } Additional This applies to a case where the code WAS working and without any changes to the server (no updates), and the recaptcha simply stopped...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

Registered Users Cannot Login - Super Users Canhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/registered-users-cannot-login-super-users-can.html

26 February 2014 Applies to Joomla CMS v2.5.14 What? This article is a note on how I fixed an issue on a client site. The website had a redirect on the login which would go to a page accessible by "registered" users but only "Super Users" could actually login....

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

JComments 2.3.0 with ReCaptcha in Joomla 2.5.xhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/jcomments-2-3-0-with-recaptcha-in-joomla-2-5-x.html

20 March 2014 Applies to: Joomla CMS v2.5.11 (Joomla.org) jComments v2.3.0 (JoomlaTune.com) What? Posting this as it was rather rewarding to achieve and I hope will be of some use to others in the same boat. This article details how to replace jComments built-in...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

ReCaptcha alternative: Integrate PlayThru in JComments 2.3 for Joomla 2.5https://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/recaptcha-alternative-integrate-playthru-in-jcomments-for-joomla.html

24 March 2014 Applies to: Joomla CMS v2.5.11 (Joomla.org) jComments v2.3.0 (JoomlaTune.com) PlayThru v1.1.8 (AreYouAHuman.com) What? This article is a follow-up of my article JComments 2.3.0 with Google ReCaptcha (Joomla 2.5.x) but instead of using ReCaptcha, we're...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

ReCaptcha alternative: Integrate PlayThru in JComments 3.0 for Joomla 3.2https://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/recaptcha-alternative-integrate-playthru-in-jcomments-3-0-for-joomla-3-2.html

27 April 2014 Applies to: Joomla CMS v3.2.3 (Joomla.org) jComments v3.0.0 (JoomlaTune.com) PlayThru v1.1.8 (AreYouAHuman.com) What? This article is a follow on from my article JComments 2.3 with PlayThru (Joomla 2.5.x) but this is for a later version of the...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

Joomla: Remove IDs from URLs for out-of-the-box SEFhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/joomla-remove-ids-from-urls.html

14 March 2020 Applies to Joomla! CMS v3.5.x What? This is a short article on how to remove the ID numbers from your Joomla website addresses for search engine friendly URLs. // What I have...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: *

Copy a Wordpress Site for Developmenthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/wordpress/copy-a-wordpress-site-for-development.html

08 March 2015 Applies to: Wordpress CMS v4.1.1 What? A note to myself on how to create a development/test version of a production/live Wordpress CMS site. Why? I have a website sitting at a domain (eg. www.myexample.com), and I want to create an exact copy at a...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Wordpress
• Language: en-GB

Google Drive API v3 - OAuth2 using Service Account in PHP/JWThttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/google-drive-oauth-using-service-account-in-php.html?catid=61&Itemid=165

02 February 2019 libraries. You can do it in pure PHP and all you need is the JSON key that you generated in your Google console. Applies to: Google Drive REST API v3 Google OAuth 2.0 v4 Google Cloud Platform IAM Google Suite PHP v5.6.35 How? I'm going to go through...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Google
• Language: en-GB

Basic Android App using Google Maps and Current Locationhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/app-dev/android-os/basic-android-app-using-google-maps-and-current-location.html

10 October 2014 Applies to: Android Studio (Beta) 0.8.6 Google Android Maps API What? I am writing an app for a tablet running Android and wanted to include a Google Map. The following exercise focuses solely on creating an app which opens Google Maps at your current...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: AndroidOS
• Language: *

Android: Keytool and Google Maps displaying greyhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/app-dev/android-os/android-keytool-and-google-maps-displaying-grey.html

31 October 2014 Applies To: Microsoft Windows 7 Pro Android Studio v0.8.6 beta Java Development Kit v1.8.0_20 What? The article below serves as a checklist to ensure I don't release an app that only displays maps to myself (again). Why? This took me a while to figure...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: AndroidOS
• Language: *

Android: Function to let user take photo or choose existinghttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/app-dev/android-os/android-function-to-let-user-take-photo-or-choose-existing.html

04 November 2014 is a way to go. I haven't tested yet as I need a tablet/phone that doesn't have a camera... Applies to: Android Studio v0.8.9 Microsoft Windows 7 Pro Android: Min SDK v4.0.3 (IceCreamSandwich) API 15 Android: Target SDK v4.4 (KitKat) API 19

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: AndroidOS
• Language: *

Android OS: Add GoogleMap as fragmenthttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/app-dev/android-os/android-os-add-googlemap-as-fragment.html

25 November 2014 Applies to: Android Studio (Beta) 0.8.9 Android Google Maps v2 What? A sequel to my article "Basic Android App using Google Maps and Current Location", this article suggests how to add Map as a sub activity. Note that this article is based on a new...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: AndroidOS
• Language: *

Transferring Apps (purchases) from iPhone 4s to 5s on a Windows PChttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/else/app-dev/ios/transferring-apps-purchases-from-iphone-4s-to-5s-on-a-windows-pc.html

03 November 2013 Applies to: Apple iOS 7 Apple iTunes 11.1.3.8 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional What? Just so many articles out there that did not help me. This article is how I finally did mine. Why? I had paid for some apps on my old phone and realized that if I...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: iOS
• Language: *

Returning Oracle Stored Procedure Resultset in SSRShttps://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/returning-oracle-stored-procedure-resultset-in-ssrs.html?catid=75&Itemid=165

19 January 2012 carefully. I've added some screenshot images to help and highlighted areas which you should ensure are correct (or which applies to your report) 4a. Add a dataset: query type "Stored Procedure" Click on the radio button when adding your dataset and then...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: en-GB