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 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 components using the alternative called PlayThru by AreYouAHuman.Com. Why? The kCaptcha used by the jComments extension is easily...

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Upgrading Joomla CMS version 3.x to Joomla CMS 5.xhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/upgrading-joomla-cms-version-3-x-to-joomla-cms-5-x.html

04 February 2025 > com_akeebabackup > Uninstall: Joomla\CMS\Filesystem\Folder::delete: Path is not a folder. Path: [ROOT]/administrator/components/com_akeebabackup Joomla\CMS\Filesystem\Folder::delete: Path is not a folder. Path: [ROOT]/components/com_akeebabackup...

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Uninstalling AEC Central and installing Community Builderhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/uninstalling-aec-central-and-installing-community-builder.html

20 January 2010 on the Modules link (to uninstall modules) 16. Tick mod_acctexp (if you installed this) and Uninstall. 17. Click on the Components link (to uninstall components) 18. Select AcctExp and click on the Uninstall icon. Now install Community Builder 1....

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Migrate Joomla! 1.5.x to 2.5.x+https://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/migrating-from-joomla-15-to-16.html

30 January 2011 not an upgrade; it is likely that your client may reconsider the template they are using or may want to add new 3rd-party components. If asked: "how long will it take", do not say 5 minutes. This script runs on average in 15 seconds. The remaining...

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

07 May 2013 you can backup the files I have listed here (the ones we will be modifying): \plugins\search\content\content.php \components\com_search\views\search\tmpl\default.xml \components\com_search\views\search\view.html.php \language\en-GB\en-GB.com_search.ini...

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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 files) Modify the file ayah_config.php to match the publisher and scoring key given to you. > Save Upload the files to \components\com_jcomments\libraries\ayah STEP #3: Enable admin option dropdown This is a code change to allow the admin to select...

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Installing phpBB3 for Joomla with a RocketTheme templatehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/installing-phpbb3-for-joomla-with-a-rockettheme-template.html

28 September 2009 section and click the "Load Settings" link. In the right panel, there is an option saying "Recompile stale style components" with a radiobox, set this to "YES" and click on "Submit" at the bottom of the page. Under the same section is the "Security...

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K2 Items disappearhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/k2-items-disappear.html

27 August 2010 you should get the following error: Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/public_html/administrator/components/com_k2/views/items/tmpl/default.php on line 80 If I went to K2 Comments, I'd get an additional error: Warning: Invalid...

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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 Enable admin option dropdown This is a code change to allow the admin to select recaptcha. Open the file \administrator\components\com_jcomments\admin.jcomments.php (line 1066) Replace the line $captcha[] = JCommentsHTML::makeOption('kcaptcha',...

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Joes Search Module (JSM)https://www.joellipman.com/component/content/article/joes-search-module-jsm.html?catid=40

09 March 2015 be several additional options to your search that will be displayed under the "Search Only:" heading and then a list of components. Find the value of the checkbox by viewing the HTML source and you should see something like the following: // take the...

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PC Build 2022: 5 Monitors connected to 1 PC using 1 GPUhttps://www.joellipman.com/pc-build-2022-5-monitors-connected-to-1-pc-using-1-gpu.html

12 March 2022 is that all monitors are now connected to my home PC. The way to do this might be different for you depending on the components of your PC. So here's a list of what I used: Type Component Quantity Price (GBP) Reused components Monitor Acer K242HL 2...

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Add a template to the dropdown in Kunenahttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/add-a-template-to-the-dropdown-in-kunena.html

20 September 2009 panel: Download your site from your server to a copy on your local disk (hard disk, flash drive, etc) Make sure that the \components\com_kunena\template folder is on your local disk Make a copy of the default folder inside Rename this to the name of...

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Disable User Registration in Joomla 1.5 - Configuration Filehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/disable-user-registration-in-joomla-1-5-configuration-file.html

08 October 2013 file prior to Joomla! v1.6.x but in the database. Open the database to the Joomla 1.5.x website Browse the table "jos_components" (or "#__components" where "#_" is the site table prefix. default is "jos"). Open the row where name="User Manager" Set the...

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Database Error: Unable to connect to the database: Could not connect to MySQLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/database/mysql/database-error-unable-to-connect-to-the-database-could-not-connect-to-mysql.html

25 September 2009 over 20 joomla websites on my virtual server and I haven't had this problem. I setup a website with about 20 3rd-party components installed, 15 modules and about 15 plugins (excluding the core modules/plugins) and managed to recreate this error. I...

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• Category: MySQL
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Change default order of weblinkshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/change-default-order-of-weblinks.html

15 November 2009 maintains the functionality for the user to change the sort order by clicking on the column titles. The page you want is /components/com_weblinks/models/category.php and you are going to edit the _buildQuery() function, search the file for the following...

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

27 August 2012 What I found was that no one posted this solution which I found is compatible with almost any site and with all my components without having to modify the below script. Why? The article modal is a much easier way for the end-users to select a Joomla!...

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JComments errors in PHP 7: plgContentJComments and JCommentsACLhttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/jcomments-errors-in-php-7.html

13 March 2020 name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; JCommentsACL has a deprecated constructor in /components/com_jcomments/classes/acl.php on line 17 Fix: // change on line 41 function JCommentsACL() // to function __construct()...

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GDPR Privacy Policyhttps://www.joellipman.com/static-items/gdpr-privacy-policy.html

14 February 2019 does not warrant that this site, its servers, or e-mail sent from JoelLipman.com are free of viruses or other harmful components. JoelLipman.com will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including, but not limited...

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How to redirect the visitor after the contact pagehttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/how-to-redirect-the-visitor-after-the-contact-page.html

06 September 2009 Joomla you will possibly lose this modification and have to apply it again. The file that you will be editing is /components/com_contact/controller.php You can open it in Dreamweaver or other good editors. (Joomla 1.5.2) Near lines 193-195 locate: Code:...

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Using K2 with jezReCaptcha plugin causing errorshttps://www.joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/using-k2-with-jezrecaptcha-plugin-causing-errors.html

25 September 2009 previously declared in /public_html/plugins/system/jezReCaptcha/recaptcha-php-1.10/recaptchalib.php:47 ) in /public_html/components/com_k2/lib/recaptchalib.php on line 67 I've managed to fix this in my site. Because you already force the recaptcha...

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