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Free tools for managing your Joomla SEO

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

How to reset my Joomla administrator password?

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

How to uninstall a template in Joomla 2.5?

If you want to uninstall a Joomla 2.5 template you should navigate to the Joomla 2.5 administrative area -> Extensions -> Extension Manager. Open the Manage tab. Select Template from the Select Type drop-down menu. Search for the chosen template in the filtered results and click on … Continued

How to install a Joomla 2.5 extension?

The installation of an extension in a Joomla 2.5 web site can be completed quite fast. First, you should find an extension which is compatible with the latest Joomla release. You can search for one in the Joomla extensions directory: … Continued

How to enable RSS in Joomla 1.5?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication – a web feed format for publishing frequent updates of site content such as news, blog posts, etc. Publishers benefit from RSS feeds because this lets them syndicate their site content automatically. Readers benefit from web … Continued

How to uninstall a component in Joomla 1.5?

You can easily uninstall a component in Joomla 1.5 from the admin area > Extensions > Install/Uninstall > Components. Select the component which you wish to uninstall and click the Uninstall button at the top right menu.

How-to: Search Engine Friendly URLs in Joomla 1.5 with PHP 5.2

When you enable the feature “Search Engine Friendly URLs” in Joomla 1.5, your articles may show incorrectly with PHP 5.2. The best way to resolve this is: 1. Rename the file htaccess.txt to .htaccess in your Joomla’s root directory; 2. … Continued

jHackGuard Support Page

jHackGuard is a security solution for Joomla developed by XonHost It protects your website by filtering the data from the users’ input and implements additional PHP security settings. At the same time the plugin is disabled for the authenticated administrators so … Continued

How to sort products with VirtueMart?

Every web master has different preferences regarding the order the online shop products should appear. The products’ sort order can be easily changed from the Joomla administrator area->Components->VirtueMart->Admin->Configuration->Site. Use the Default product sort order drop-down menu to pick the preferred default sort … Continued

Initial Joomla installation and configuration

Generally there are two ways you can install Joomla on your web hosting account: Manually, by downloading the script to your computer and uploading the installation files and folders to your account; Automatically through the Softaculous auto installer. For a detailed step-by-step information on … Continued