How to Check-in Locked Items
If you try to open an article, but it will not open, that item may be "checked out". You will get the following error message: "Check-out failed"
Updating Site Extensions (Components, Modules, & Plugins)
This tutorial is based on the premise that you have the licenses for all the components on your site loaded into the respective component configuration.
Specifically we will focus...
Add GAnalytics Code to G5 template
Login to the back end of your site and go to EXTENSIONS>>TEMPLATES>>STYLES
Select your default template (the one with the...
Change Date Format in Joomla Content
I you need to change the default date format on your site you can use a language override.
Login to the back end of your site and go to...
Language Overides
Go to EXTENSIONS>>LANGUAGE(S)>>OVERRIDES
Select NEW
- Search for the string you need to change
- Select the string
- Edt the text as...
Reset Password from the Frontend of the site
Navigate to the lgoin screen typically adding /login to the end of your URL ecample: www.mysite.com/login
Select the forgot my password
Editing content from the front end of site
Go to your site/login i.e. www.site123/login
Navigate to the item on your site you want to edit.
Hover over the...
Excluding Files in Akeeba
Go to COMPONENTS>>AKEEBA
Go to Include and Exclude Information
Decide if any can...
Using Module Suffix’s
Go to the module you want to add the suffix to.
Select the ADVANCED tab
Add the suffix's as needed. Ex title3 box1
RSFirewall System Scans
Running a system scan will give you an in depth look at how your site is running
Go to COMPONENTS>>RSFIREWALL>>SYSTEM SCAN
Menu Alias’
If you are creating a new menu but need some items that are on exisiting menus using the alias feature is useful.
Go to menu manager and select NEW
...Setting up Joomla maintenance mode
In the backend got to SYSTEM>>GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
Find SITE OFFLINE and set your preference
* When offline anyone that goes to the...
Turn article navigation on/off for all articles
In the backend got to SYSTEM>>GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
From the left sidebar menu select ARTICLES
Scroll...
Using the Missing Meta Tool
Once the missing meta tool is instatlled and the admin module is enabled and assigned to your backend homepage it will look liike this
Enable Shopping Cart Module
Open MijoShop
COMPONENTS>>MIJOSHOP
Go to CATEGORIES (the puzzle piece icon)>>>>>> then MODULES
Find "Shopping Cart" and enable
When you go to the administrator side of your website i.e. http://mysite/administrator you will see this screen Enter the password that was...
Additional login
Using MijoSQL
Install the MijoSQL Free component to your site https://mijosoft.com/downloads/mijosql/mijosql-free
In the backend of your site go to Components>>MijoSQL>>Run Query
Select the table that...
Creating banner modules
Go to Extensions>>Module Manager Select New Selct Banners as type Enter all applicable data i.e. name, position for module, category, etc. Assign the module to applicable pages (see related...
Using Banners on Joomla
The order you add categories, clients, and banners matters, so use this order.
Go to Components>>Banners>>Categories
Select New