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Joomla Summer 2010 Wrap Up - Top 10
Latest Joomla News
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 00:00

I hope you had a great summer! On return you might have been busy with answering emails, reporting, calling clients and more.

Let me share some important Joomla news here, just in case you were out-of-office or just too busy:


Abeeba Backup1. Akeeba Backup - Joomla's backup & restoration solution released a critical update and an update with some interesting new features, like:

  • Lazy Scheduling plugin so that you never have to deal with CRON again.
  • ACL support for Joomla! 1.6, allows for discrete backup, download, configuration, managment and administrative privileges.

read more: http://www.akeebabackup.com/releases/akeeba-backup-3-1-b1.html


Lifestream2. JoomlaShack released a LifeStream Extension (and four new templates!). LifeStream allows you to integrate your social network feeds with Joomla. Some features include:

  • display multiple social network feeds separately or together as an integrated stream
  • set up your streams as a component (front page, for example) or a module (throughout your site, etc)
  • add multiple accounts/users for each social network feed to create even more interesting streams

read more: http://www.joomlashack.com/blog/joomla-extensions/580-lifestream-extension-for-joomla-released


3. Joomla published a series of five noteworthy articles about 'What You Need to Know about
Joomla 1.6'.

  • Templates, by Chad Windnagle.
  • Access Control Levels, two articles by Jen Kramer.
  • Categories, by Kristoffer Sandven.
  • Improvements for Site Builders, by Jen Kramer.

read more: http://community.joomla.org/labels/joomla-16.html


Joomlamailer4. Joomailer released a free integration for Mailchimp, a leading email marketing and email list management service provider, for Joomla.

  • Just one simple step to get Joomailer linked up with Mailchimp.
  • You can create Joomailer email templates according to the Mailchimp instructions. Or you can download one of the templates from within the component.
  • Include any Joomla article or K2 item to your newsletter and send them to your Joomla, Community Builder or JomSocial Users.

read more: http://www.joomailer.com/features.html


5. Joomla has put a lot of effort in social networking to improve its presence on Facebook and Twitter. YouTube, Flickr and other Joomla accounts will follow shortly.

read more: http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1259-joomla-social-networking-updates.html


JCE Content Editor6. JCE Content Editor released version 1.5.8 beta2 for testing, exclusively to JCE Subscribers.

Significant changes have been made to the Administration Component and new features are introduced . A pre-release beta will give JCE subribers a chance to try out the new features, report any bugs found and prepare new Language packs.

read more: http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/news/item/jce-158-beta-2-released


AdminPad7. Adminpraise released AdminPad, a Joomla Administrator template (yes, backend) for iPad. AdminPad comes with 17 awesome themes that look and feel like beautiful iPad apps.

read more: http://www.adminpraise.com/joomla/admin-templates/premium/adminpad-joomla-admin-ipad-template.php


Rochen Performance Hosting8. Rochen Performance Hosting, the official hosting company for the Joomla Project, is ready for Joomla 1.6.

Rochen can ensure that Joomla 1.6 will run as smoothly and securely as any previous Joomla versions on their servers.

read more: http://blog.rochenhost.com/2010/08/joomla-1-6-and-rochen-joomla-hosting-we-are-ready/


Ecolift9. Joomlabamboo's Ecolift template for August goes green.

"The Ecolift Joomla template is an elegant environmental theme with soft grunge elements combined with an organic crafty feel. Its the perfect template for creative artists, green businesses or even handmade arts and crafts websites."

read more: http://www.joomlabamboo.com/joomla-templates/ecolift-eco-friendly-joomla-template


Dummy Image Plugin for Joomla10. Us here :) - not sure if it's really, really important, but just in case - We released version 1.0.2 of our free Dummy Image Plugin for Joomla 1.5 to fix a minor bug.

The Dummy Image Plugin replaces a tag within Joomla content (or a Joomla Custom HTML-module) with an image, without having to create, upload and apply any image in your Joomla site. It allows you to develop, prototype, design and/or test the usage of images in your web site quickly.

read more: http://www.opensourcesupportdesk.com/extensions


Any Questions Left?

Submit a Support RequestJust Submit a Support Request in case you have any questions or issues with the extensions or templates in this list. We'll be happy to help!

 
Joomla 1.5.20 Released - Protect Your Web Site
Joomla Security
Sunday, 18 July 2010 00:00

Joomla UpdateThe Joomla Project announced the release of Joomla 1.5.20.

This is a security release that addresses issues with the Joomla 1.5.19 packages. The Joomla Project recommends users to upgrade immediately.

Downloads are available for free, either as a full package or an update package.

 

Read more... Joomla 1.5.20 Released - Protect Your Web Site
 
Joomla and WordPress Summer Training in the United States and Canada
Events
Wednesday, 23 June 2010 00:00

osTrainingIf you are in the United States (or Canada), have a look at the Joomla and WordPress classes coming up for you this summer.

All classes are organised by our partner osTraining.com, each course will be lead by an expert trainer. Join this summer and take your web site to the next level!

Read more... Joomla and WordPress Summer Training in the United States and Canada
 
WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” Released
WordPress Community
Friday, 18 June 2010 09:15

WordPress 3.0 "Thelonious" ReleasedWordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of WordPress, is now available for download!

Major new features in this release include:

  • A new default theme called Twenty Ten.
  • New APIs to easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies. (Twenty Ten theme shows all of that off.)
  • A merge of MU and WordPress. The new multi-site functionality makes it possible to run one blog or 'ten million' from the same installation.
  • A new lighter interface, including contextual help on every screen.
  • 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements.
  • Bulk updates, allowing you to upgrade multiple plugins at once with a single click
Read more... WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” Released
 
Dummy Image and Dummy Text Plugin for Joomla 1.6
Joomla 1.6
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00

Joomla 1.6 NativeWith Joomla 1.6 on the horizon, we released a free Dummy Image and Dummy Text Plugin for Joomla 1.6 to help you prototype a Joomla 1.6 web site.

Use Dummy Plugins For Images And Text

Both of these plugins will allow you to create and build a website substantially faster;

Dummy Image Plugin for JoomlaDummy Image Plugin has a variety of options available to make an image bigger, smaller, whatever color you wish, and even with or without a border. See examples.

 

Dummy Text Plugin for JoomlaDummy Text Plugin let a single line of code render a full "Lorum Ipsum" dummy text. You can also do ordered and unordered lists or just single words. See examples

 

Read more... Dummy Image and Dummy Text Plugin for Joomla 1.6
 
Long Awaited Joomla 1.6 Beta Now Available
Joomla 1.6
Monday, 17 May 2010 20:53

Joomla 1.6 Beta ReleasedThe Joomla Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6 beta (download). The following is the press release.

Joomla 1.6 Beta Released – Download the World’s Leading PHP-based Content Management System and Easily Build Websites and Online Applications

Read more... Long Awaited Joomla 1.6 Beta Now Available
 
New: Joomla Community Portal: More Fun and Friendship
Latest Joomla News
Thursday, 13 May 2010 02:33

Congrats to the Joomla Community with its latest arrival, people.joomla.org,
the Joomla Community Portal.

Only hours ago Joomla launched this new Community Portal and many of our friends are jumping in as we speak. Powered by our valued partner JomSocial, this is an important step forward in getting connected with and within the Joomla Community.

Join The Joomla Community Portal Now

Read more... New: Joomla Community Portal: More Fun and Friendship
 

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