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Back to Joomla

Long back, These days as a programmer i was busy with standalone PHP programming. This is some kind of rejoice on one side and pain on other side. I really felt the absence of joomla. How a life is very easy with jooml just some clicks will do a particular job. When it comes with PHP programming if some thing has to achieved then you have to do it manually.

Any have tried lot of programming logic, faced some issues and found some good solution to my problems. Soon i will be posting those issues and its solutions. Now I am back with joomla doing migration form the 1.0 to 1.5.

New Components and Modules are queued up, soon i will come up with all the missing components and modules.

Photo Gallery

There are many Photo gallery in joomla extensions. I too reviewed many photo gallery component but i found this one to be a different one. Check this out.
WMT Flash Image Gallery - wmtPic1
Demo

What is interesting about this is, all the images are displayed below and when you click on the images it is on the main screen.

Hope this will help some where.

understand the architecture

Always why do they understand the basics? Then work accordingly. Yes! With out Base nothing can be done. Like wise joomla has an Architecture and every programmer should learn the architecture before they start. It is very important!
There are plenty of tutorials and books available for learning joomla. Let me give some of my resource.
http://docs.joomla.org/
http://www.joomlatutorials.com/

Start learning and acquire knowledge! let us rock with joomla.

Seo KeyWord Link Plugin

A essential plugin for your site. It automatically put a hyperlink for the site keywords. It will in turn increase your site rating. So why are you waiting for Use it.
While making a inside page designers can highlight the link in the content Area.

Demo:http://www.inowweb.com/
Extensions: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/seo-&-metadata/9091/details

Content Management Team and design Team make a note of it.

Ramachandran S

Why joomla?

Ok! This post is going to be something different from the other. From the start I have been explaining about the components and modules and other stuff. I thought that you need some break and learn some of the basics of joomla and its story.

At the start there were only static pages. There are no dynamic pages. When I say this you will ask me what a static and dynamic page is. The answer is very simple if content remains the same and does not get changed then it is called static the opposite is dynamic page, it will get changed and even it get user input and work according to it.

We used only Html language, but “Need is the mother of invention”, People want the data to be stored and retrieve it whenever they need it. This need created Database. HTML does not handle database effectively they wanted a solid programming language to solve this. This need pawed way for PHP (Hyper text Pre Processor). It handled both the database and HTML (Data and Layout).

Even though PHP solved the problem some new problem raised, PHP is also called as personal Home Page without knowing that how come I can create my personal page. If I want to create a website I want to hire a PHP and it is quite costly and no guarantee he will do a perfect job. Then How do I manage my site? A very big question but answer is just 6 letters it is “joomla”.

What is joomla? What does it really mean? How does it work? Where do I use? There are many questions like this. Let me explain all of these. Joomla is derived from the word Swahili it means “All together”. It is very simple all you have to do is just turn on and turn off. We as the programmer take all the difficulties to give you a best interface to work with which in turn makes the users life very easy.

Joomla is a package just Download from www.joomla.org and install in a apache environment I would say go for xammp and do the necessary things to start with. In matter of some clicks your site is ready. In order to understand the joomla working one should know what a front end (site) is and a back end (administration) is. What the world sees is the front end, what a site administrator sees is backend.

Joomla as default just a base how does it get into a shape then comes components, modules and plugins. Everything do their job in perfection. Components is a major aspects of the site it will say what are the features does a site possess. Modules are also equally important it can work in both the ways independent of the component and also dependent of the components. Here were the user can just turn the modules on and off. Plugins are the one which can function globally. Many programmers are trying to solve many of the problems through this without affecting the joomla core files.

Let us see more in next post.

S Ramachandran MCA

Rocket Theme Rocks!

I am delighted to see all the Components and Modules from Rocket theme.. Sure this can rise our standards. Take a look of these components and Modules I swear you will be delighted.

Downloads: http://www.rockettheme.com/extensions-downloads/1043-free

Demo: http://demo.rockettheme.com/extensions/?extension=roknewsflash

Please Make use of it we will be happy to work in these kind of modules and components.
Designers Please use these in up coming designs.

Rocket theme Rocks.

Breakdown!

Why? there is a change in the templates. May be this question is simple But i have Lot of reasons to switch, in fact it is very difficult to recreate all the stuff from GA to other gadgets. So let me try to finish it and with hold with all stuff.

Guys! please bear with me, soon Our Blog will be back with all the essential components.

Cutt of operation

Hey programming Guys I found a excellent joomla Plugin for Content section.
it is name is "Cutoff Intro Text". Ok! let me put it in this way,
we are writing a module for testimonials and we have to restrict the number of words in it,
for that we used to write a hassle hack for it what will happen if there is an image added in the content page. There are lot more stuff like that.
How it would be in buttons and clicks if we control this! Yes we have got a plugin which will do all these stuff.

it has the following features
1. Enable or Disable the Cut Operation.
2. Limiting the Characters count
3. Option to Display the first image from the article into the intro text or not.
4. Can Specify Width or Height for the Image
5. Float option for the Image(Left | Right).
6. Padding , Margin and Border Css Styling.

Hope this will solve many a problem.
So please Book mark this.
Extension: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/content-&-news/frontend-news/8503/details
Demo: http://www.sz4h.com/joomla/

Content Management Team Rocks.

New Style, New Trend Accordion

How will you express a feelings from you... Either you speak out or show in gestures, But there is a better way draw it ans see it will have a shape may be it will look wired but that will speak a lot, like wise a design is some thing self explanatory. We need to use it wisely to show What we think.

I strongly believe now a days people look for good looking site and appreciate it. To make a site look rich what we can Do. try this accordion Effect. I am mesmerized after seeing its effects. I hope you will also like it. check this out

Joomla extension: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/content-&-news/articles-slideshow/8718/details

Demo: http://demo.cmsjunkie.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=4

So We will create a New style Bring a trend with Accordion.

What is RSS in a site?

What is RSS: "Really Simple Syndication" or other wise called as "Rich Site Summary" . How to stay with a site, how to keep updated yourself with a site. No problem when ever there is a update in a site you will be notified. There are Live bookmarks and Email notifications and many more so you can really stay connected. I have also given you a option to stay connected with our site. Please make a email subscription and follow us.

Site visitor!

There are many ways to find your site's Popularity, there is Google analytic to find the sites visitor etc.. but how do other people Know. When you see the blogs there will be counts for the number of followers. But where can we find the visitor in the joomla site. designers Please use this so that it will give a different dimension to a site.

Joomla Extension:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/visitors/2519/details

Demo Page:
http://vinaora.com/joomla/vinaora-visitors-counter.html

Graphs and Charts in joomla

We are trying hard for implementing Graphs and Charts for Joomla. Today all the Problems come to End. Yes Today in joomla directory they have added a chart and Graph component. So it a Responsibility of a Designer and a Programmer to Sit and solve this out, and see how is it working!

Joomla extension: http://www.theartofjoomla.com/extensions/quanta.html

Component Site: http://www.theartofjoomla.com/extensions/quanta.html

Be wizard in Graph and charts.

-Rax

Share this Book Mark

There are many things in this world we can share, But when some thing on site it should be shared with others, Then how come there are no "share" options in a website. Let us make our client understand what is the importance of sharing and add a share and bookmark. It will be help full in increasing the site ranking.
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communities-&-groupware/social-bookmarking/8957/details

So share! get familiar!

lknlightbox - Slimbox

What is Light Box effect?. It is a combination of css and js to make a image to pop-out from the page with background- fading. I t will look really nice and give nice look for your website.
But how to create these effect for a image in joomla? Do i need to add js and other stuff. You dont want to be a genius for Doing this. Some basic knowledge in joomla will do.

Just Install this plug-in in your site and add the css class for any image then you can sit back and enjoy your light box effect. Is indeed amazing check out this plug-in.

lknlightbox - Slimbox:click me Click the image and see.

Joomla Extension: Download from Joomla

Rock on with Effects.
-Ram

Why Programmers Go Nuts.

I know every one is busy with many work, any have just spent some time to read this in between.
Basically as a programmer we have some responsibilities, We are making /creating/updating the application(project) to be client friendly/ user friendly. We make our life very tougher to make other life very easy.

Still not Clear, lemme explain if a user wants to make a link to be displayed in red color for one day and the blue color for another day, then we break our heads to give him a options to select. Once he selects we declare/substitute /manipulate/replace and do many stuff to bring it visual. I think here programmers will go nuts until they complete the task.

So every Job has difficulties/advantages, so let us Enjoy what we do and Give Our Best.

Can we Implement this in joomla

As the name loosely implies, Book Flip is an image slideshow that
simulates a page being turned to reveal two new slides at once.

Demo 1: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex14/bookflip.htm

Demo 2: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex14/carousel.htm

-Amul-

What is templates in Joomla.

Template is a major Concepts in joomla. The site's look and feel can be Changed in Matter of clicks. Oh! Is it!, Yes That is the Power of joomla. If you have 20 Pages then you can have 20 different Templates. and Play Around. So we have to be very careful while designing templates. Always the problem is Cross browsers, So coding independent of any browser is hectic task. Some of the Companies took this template Making Job! And Really they are doing their Job Excellent.

There are Plenty of Template Provider for Joomla, Personally I feel these templates have all the features a site should have.

1. Rocket Theme: Visit the Site
Lot more Features in the templates, Worth buying it, they have handled the menu extraordinarily. I love the transitions.
2. joomlashack: Visit the site:
Clean, Neat, Very clear. Look at the menu @ the Top and in the Left. That will speak.
Take a Tour of Demo

Look and Feel and Express Your Thoughts

_Ram_

Many more in joomla!

There are more number of components and Modules are available in joomla. If you want to know about all the components and modules I swear you need to spent more than a Month to View all. Let us come up with a Module or a components and add to the Joomla Bundle. Please Bring in small small Modules or Elements to Keep the Programmer Delighted.
Extensions : All the extensions are available here. http://extensions.joomla.org/
Let us Move Many Steps ahead.


-Ram

Content Slider.

Hey! Today's pick is Content slider.
We too have many slider for the Contents, But i found this to be more interesting so that People can easily navigate and see the Contents of the site in the Home page itself. So Take a look and Use it in your Designs.
Demo:
http://joomla.jansangill.dk

Why to Have traditional Login Form?

Why To keep always a traditional Login Button. Let us change Trend.

YJ Pop login:
YJ Pop login module is custom made module that display login and registration fields using MooTools Ajax class. Very simple to use and adaptive to any Joomla 1.5 website.

DEMO:
http://joomla1.5.youjoomla.info/yougames/index.php

Rock-On! Designers...

New Jtab component

To start with I found this module in Joomla directory
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/style-&-design/tabs-&-slides/8265/details
Demo is in
http://mybrisbane.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=79
Just take a look and use it in your designs

-Ram

js.raxc@gmail.com

Designer vs Programmer

May be it sounds Interesting but it is true. Designer vs Programmer is a legendary battle. Ultimately the whole team is going to win.
Design is Done in Photo Shop and Program is done in Joomla.
Photoshop: A Pioneer Tool for creating any design, but we use for website design.
Joomla: A Open source PHP Package for creating Websites.
Let us See how a design can be implemented in joomla and what are all its Process.
This blog will have the comments from Programmers and Designer. A healthy conversation for Better results.

Let us See....
Ram

Design Team

This is the Full team of Designer.

• Noel
• Amul
• Kiruba

Wanna Ask them a Question:mailto:mailtodez@gmail.com

Program Team

Here is the Full Team of Programming Geeks:

• Karthik
• John
• Raxc
• Madz

Wanna ask a some thing to them email them mailtoprog@gmail.com