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The keyword research is an essential step of the SEO process, because it helps you define what your potential visitors/customers are looking for. However this process is not limited to knowing the words and phrases that your potential customers use … Continued

You can install Joomla on your account from the automatic script installation system – Softaculous. Here is how to install Joomla! using Softaculous: Go to cPanel –> Softaculous. Pick the preferred version of Joomla! from Portals/CMS and click on the Installtab. For detailed instructions on how to install … Continued

Google’s Adwords This is a great tool for improving the search engine optimization of your Joomla. It can be found at this link. First, you have to check if your results are for the right language and country, and then fill … Continued

There are several ways to change the password of your Joomla users: Through phpMyAdmin Access your phpMyAdmin in cPanel and select the Joomla database from the drop-down menu at the left side. Select the users table (e.g. jos_users). Click Browse and select Edit (the small pen icon) on the … Continued

Use the right keywords for your web site: Choose the keywords which best describe the content on your site and implement them into your site structure. Improve the default SEO setup of Joomla: Configure Joomla’s SEO settings using patches and … Continued

You can force an HTTPS connection on your Joomla! website by adding the following lines in the .htaccess file of your application. 1 2 3 4 5 6 RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$ RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [QSA,R=301,L] <IfModule !mod_ssl.c> Redirect permanent / … Continued

Restricting the access to the critical Joomla directories such as administrator/ by IP address is a good security measure. This way you can allow access to your Joomla backend only from your own IP address. In order to implement such a restriction … Continued

Protecting the critical Joomla files from being accessed directly over the web is an essential aspect of your website’s security. Add this code to your .htaccess file in order to protect your Joomla’s configuration.php file and your .htaccessfile from direct access via web: <FilesMatch “configuration.php”> … Continued

Prohibiting direct web access to important Joomla! files by placing them outside your public_html directory is a good practice in terms of security. For example, if you want to move the main configuration file (configuration.php) of your Joomla! outside the public_html directory, you can … Continued

The default Super Administrator account which is created during the Joomla installation, is called “admin”. You do protect it with a password at the final steps of the installation, but still leaving the username to this well known default value … Continued