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Upgrading Joomla CMS version 3.x to Joomla CMS 5.x
What? An article for me or for whoever dares to upgrade their Joomla CMS from version 3 to version 5. Disclaimer: I'm used to doing this without any third-party extensions. I strongly recommend you do a backup beforehand of the database and ...
Joomla CMS: Register to Read More
What? This article is a quick note on how to change your Joomla CMS "Read More" to "Register to Read More" all without hacking away at the Joomla core. Why? Well a few hacks may be necessary because not only do we want to restrict read more ...
Joomla: Remove IDs from URLs for out-of-the-box SEF
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 www.joellipman.com/index.php?option=com_content&category_id=4&art ...
Protecting your Joomla Administrator Section
What? This is a quick article to remind me how to move a Joomla administration section and to lock it down to a specific IP address. The below does not involve installing any third-party extensions and will remain in place even if you updat ...
Migrating from Joomla 2.5.x to 3.4.x
What? This is an article to document the migration of a Joomla! CMS running version 2.5.11 to an instance of Joomla! CMS version 3.4.1. I would consider the below instructions an ALPHA version as it is considered unstable for official use.. ...
Joes Google Map for Joomla (JGM)
... le serves as documentation for a module extension I made for the Joomla Content Management System versions 2.5 or later. Why? Could have probably used someone else's. I think there's loads out there but thought making my own to do exactly w ...
Forgotten Super User Password in Joomla 2.5.x - 3.x
... This method is reliant on having access to the database of your Joomla website. Method #1: Quickest way I know This is based on if you have another user account (registered or administrator, any) with a password known to you (create a new ...
Joomla WHERE clause with OR
What? A quick article on how to use the where clause in a joomla database query. Why? In response to a member, I use the old form where I can include the whole SQL statement: $db->query('SELECT * FROM #__myTable WHERE condition1=true or con ...
ReCaptcha alternative: Integrate PlayThru in JComments 3.0 for Joomla 3.2
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 ...
ReCaptcha alternative: Integrate PlayThru in JComments 2.3 for Joomla 2.5
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 ReCap ...
JComments 2.3.0 with ReCaptcha in Joomla 2.5.x
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 ...
Export Joomla Users script
What? Somebody said I could pay to get an export list of my Joomla users. I said Joomla is a FREE OpenSource system, why? Why? I want to move a client's list of Joomla users to a new system which allows the passwords to be in MD5. All I wan ...