By default, Joomla requires you to edit the language files by hand. Fortunately, there’s another option: an extension called Translations Manager. With this extension, you can even create new language translations based off of existing ones, this is a lot of work, so you should only create one if it hasn’t been done already There are dozens of ready-made translations available on the Joomla Extensions Directory. For help finding and installing a language pack, watch the [...]

This tutorial will show you how to change the parameters of the default Joomla template To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Go to Extensions… Then Templates Manager. Click on the default theme Look to the right side of the page. Here, you can change several aspects of the default theme “Color Variation” will change the border color of the main menus to the color specified. Choose a new color “Background Variation” will [...]

When setting up a new Joomla site, you’ll probably want to at the very least change the logo. This tutorial will show you how to do that for the default template. The process should be similar for most other templates To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Go to Extensions. Then go to Template Manager. Click the default template Go to [Edit CSS]. CSS is used by modern websites to control the colors and [...]

Providing alternative language translations for the default Joomla text helps members of a multilingual community find their way around more easily. This tutorial assumes you have already installed at least one language pack. Language packs are installed just like any other extension in Joomla. There are dozens of translations for Joomla on the Joomla extension site in the Languages/ Translations for Joomla category. For details on how to find or install Joomla extensions, watch the accompanying [...]

In this tutorial, we will explore the Template Manager install Joomla. Templates are what Joomla uses to control how your site looks. You can download and install templates, modify existing ones, or given make your own. That’s all beyond the scope of this tutorial, however To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Go to Extensions… Then Templates Manager. This is the Template Manager. As you can see, all the installed templates are displayed here The default [...]

This tutorial will show you how to use the Joomla Plugin Manager to change the settings of the plugins you already have installed. For details on how to find install plugins, see the accompanying tutorials. To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Start by going to Extensions. Click Plugin Manager Here, you’ll see any plugins that come with Joomla by default or that you’ve installed yourself Suppose we want to enable authentication using GMail. [...]

As with most Content Management Systems, Joomla’s true power can only be realized with the use of its vast number of extensions. For help finding extensions to install, watch the previous tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to install and uninstall all types of extensions To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Go to Extensions. Then click Install/Uninstall There are three ways you can choose to install an extension. The first way [...]

As with most Content Management Systems, Joomla’s true power can only be realized with the use of its vast number of extensions The Joomla Extensions Directory, found at extensions.joomla.org, currently list over 4000 extensions, many of which add feature-rich functionality to a website with a few clicks of a mouse Scroll down the page to find all the extensions categories Under Directory & Documentation, click Downloads Let’s check out one of the extension page. Scroll down and find one [...]

Hi Joomla fans, in this video tutorial we will add a custom HTML to Joomla site. To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Click Extensions. Then Module Manager. Scroll right. Click [New]. Select Custom HTML. Scroll right. Click [Next]. Enter a Title. If Show Title is set to Yes, the module name will be displayed on the font-end. Scroll down. Click the HMTL icon here. Enter your HTML code. Click [Update]. Scroll up. Enter the suffix for the CSS [...]

Hi Joomla fans, in this tutorial we will try to manage contacts in Joomla. To begin, please go to Joomla back-end via this url: “your_site/administrator” (e.g:http://vinaora.com/joomla/administrator/) Click Component. Then Contacts. Then click Categories. Scroll right. Click[New]. Enter a Title. The Alias is an internal name that Joomla uses in the URL if SEF is enabled. Entering an alias is optional; and, if left blank Joomla will create a default one by automatically converting the title to lowercase and replacing any spaces [...]