Extensions in Joomla 1.6 are managed from the Administrator panel, the Extensions button in the top menu. There you find a page with the following tabs: Install, Update, Manage, Discover and check Warning in Joomla 1.6 Extension Manager As you can see each tab has its purpose. Some tabs are self-explanatory, like Install for example. Others, however, like Warnings, are not. Let’s go briefly through each of them and check their options: Install – this [...]

Installing an extension into Joomla 1.6 is is very easy. The same process to done for all Joomla extensions (including templates, plugins, modules and components). Installing Extensions From the backend area of Joomla, mouse over, Extensions, and then Extensions manager. The Extensions Manger Install screen will appear. The easiest option for installing a new extension is to use the Upload Package File option. Simply clicking Choose file button and navigate to the extension that you [...]

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 [...]