The Error Page 404 and Joomla

Page 404 is displayed to the user when try to load a nonexistent page. It may have been removed or the user can click on the incorrect link. Many servers have a default 404 error page, but which are not very useful. That is why every website should have a specially prepared page 404.

How to convert an HTML page in Joomla?

I have to point out that this operation will not always be easy or free. And certainly it will be tiresome task in some cases. This is due to several reasons. Many people get this kind of job where the client asks for him to convert the existing page “normal” HTML / PHP on one with content management system, in our case Joomla.

Auto-redirect to the login page

Suppose you have a menu item that requires the user to be logged to be able to enter it. Do you want all users to see the link in the menu, and you logged on. If logged in user selects this menu item, pass on the relevant page. If you set the menu item simply an Access Level: Registered – logged on user will see an error page 403, which of course is not advisable.

JomSocial – on a diet

As each component, also JomSocial contains a large amount of unnecessary KB, mainly in the JS files and images. Today, I will show how to save some of those KB, and thus speed up the social networking site built on this extension.

Do not steal my content

Probably more than once by accident discovered that someone copies your content without your permission of your website. How to prevent this and how to protect yourself through this type of action I’ll try to explain in this article.

PDF and Office Document Viewer

Sharing and reviewing office documents and presentations via web site with others can be quite a pain. Placing this type of file as an attachment is not always the most practical.

K2 + module menu with the popup effect

Probably not once wondered how to add menu items to the module, which will be opened in a popup window – I did. Of course, the methods may be a few, but I chose the easiest solution.

Warning: strtotime() – PHP 5.3 and Joomla!

If you suddenly, unexpectedly, on the main page of your Joomla! received a message : „Warning: strtotime() [ function.strtotime]: It is not safe to rely on the system’s timezone settings (…)”, don’t worry, and do not panic.

Registration and Custom Profiles in JomSocial

One of most important features of Social Networking is a user profile. The profile page display detail information about user. It is therefore important to match the fields in the user profile to the specific (subject) of our website.