Alexis Priddy

Ever used a temporary URL with your IP address like http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~username when building your site but then had the pesky /~username/ stay in the link after going live?  An example would be looking like http://www.mysite.com/~username/contact-us.  Here are some things to check to fix this:   1. Hard-coded links Check your database to see if you put the /~username/ …

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Sometimes you want to hide sections or images in Mijoshop without using an extension.  Here are some fields.  I will add as I use others in sites:   Category Title .mijoshop.common-home h3:first-of-type {display:none;}   Category Image .mijoshop.common-home h2 + div {display:none;}   Sub Category Images .mijoshop .miwi-categoryhome div:first-of-type {display:none;}

Sometimes you want to hide checkout fields or shopping fields in OpenCart/Mijoshop without using an extension.  Here are some fields.  I will add as I use others in sites:   Card Issue Number #payment .form-group:nth-of-type(6) {display:none;}   Extra Expiration Date #payment .form-group:nth-of-type(3) {display:none;}

This is when you need to change everything (all content) from an old folder to a new one.  This is different than redirecting just the exact match of the folder.  I had to use this when changing a menu alias to something new and fix all the indexed pages with one line instead of a …

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Add this to your CSS: #payment .form-group:nth-of-type(6) {display:none;}

Add this to your CSS: #payment .form-group:nth-of-type(3) {display:none;}

  General 1. Check Global Configuration settings. a. Make sure sending mail is enabled on site.  Go to Global Configuration->Server and look at Mail section in bottom right.  Make sure the SEND MAIL toggle is set to YES. b. Make sure other email information is filled in. 2. Send Test Email: Go to Global Configuration->Server …

Fixing Mail Instantiate Error for Joomla/RSForm Read More »

Although YOOtheme’s documentation says to store customizations in Widgetkit 2.x: Place your custom content provider in THEME-NAME/widgetkit/content/PROVIDER-NAME/ Place your custom widget plugin in THEME-NAME/widgetkit/widgets/WIDGETPLUGIN-NAME/ http://yootheme.com/widgetkit/documentation/customizing/where-to-store-your-customizations   It does not explain WHERE to get the original files to modify.  In Widgetkit 1.5.x, they were in: media/widgetkit/widgets/WIDGET_NAME/   However, I just figured out that in Widgetkit 2.x, …

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When you migrate a site from Joomla 1.0 or Joomla 1.5 you may have hundreds of pages indexed with Google that will be broken links, showing a 404 Page Not Found error.  For SEO, you want to redirect those pages since of having Google remove from the index with your robots.txt.  Here is a redirect …

Redirect Joomla 1.0 SEF links for Joomla 3.x Read More »