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Security should be your number one priority if you are doing anything online

Christopher Nielsen — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:23:29 +0100

Experts in the field anticipate cyber-crime in 2012 could rise as high as 7000% from 6 years ago

Wow, the more we learn about web security these days and the capabilities of hackers, the more we are in awe! So many folks do not adequately protect their web assets from even the manLeia mais

What is a hack and when is it useful?

Christopher Nielsen — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

This article reviews approaches to developing custom extensions vs “hacked” code solutions for a Joomla CMS but the principles are more universal in concept.

First let’s explore some of the many definitions of a “code hack”, not to be confused with a commonly known intruder typically known as a “hacker”. Then we need to define what we are referring to as it relates to developing a quality Joomla CMS portal. Below are some quotes I found oLeia mais

Going Mobile with your Joomla! CMS Portal

Christopher Nielsen — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Mobile applications are growing in popularity and it is becoming increasingly important now that you tailor your web portal to be supported in mobile environments. Fortunately Joomla! CMS has several extensions and template configurations that will offer this capability.

Start with a smart template:

Using a third party template vender for your design foundation can save you a ton of time and money when implementing a mobile strategy for your site. Rocket Theme or YooTheme Leia mais

Drupal to Joomla!: Conversion, Migration, & Integration

Jon Neubauer — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:37:47 +0100

CNP Integrations has developed a revolutionary new tool that can help you migrate Drupal to Joomla!, giving you the power to migrate your website to a stable, versatile platform that combines the power of an extensible framework, with the ease of use of the Joomla! administrator. With this service provided for any webmaster, you now have the ability to seamlessly magrate, convert, and integrate all of your current data from Drupal, into the award winning Joomla! CMS.

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Joomla! CMS Search Engine Friendly URL's Kickstart

Christopher Nielsen — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:45:57 +0100

Joomla! SEF Kickstart for implementing search engine friendly URL’s on your Joomla site.

Start by researching the features of the available Joomla CMS extensions and map their features with the particular needs of your site.

Here areLeia mais

Dangerous Mistakes in Joomla! E-commerce!

Jon Neubauer — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:00:00 +0100

One of the fastest growing sectors of the web is e-commerce. With everyone selling things from ebay, to amazon, and their own sites, e-commerce has become a major factor in developing sites on most Content Management Systems, including Joomla! Here’s some of the top mistakes we notice people making when building an ecommerce site in Joomla! Have you done some of these, or maybe have some of your own? Leave them in the comments, we’d love to hear them!

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Top ten mistakes when building a Joomla CMS Web site-Part 3

Christopher Nielsen — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Joomla! CMS project Mistake Number Three: Having bigger ideas than your budget, resources and time will allow or than what is actually needed to provide the intended solution.

Often times we get a client with a relatively small budget and limited web experience that wants us to do all of the work and expects a fully functional Amazon type of ecommerce web portal system. Needless to say this is rather unrealistic. Robust features and capabilities are abundant with few limitations when bLeia mais

What NOT to Forget with Joomla! Ecommerce

Jon Neubauer — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +0100

When it comes to building an ecommerce site on Joomla!, the options and capabilities are staggering. Our last post about ecommerce covered the Top Joomla! E-commerce Solutions for different types of ecommerce endeavors. But opening up shop online is serious business, and there are a lot of things that often get overlooked when it comes to starting a store. Here’s a couple for getting your Joomla! E-commerce store online successfully!

Getting Paid

One of the mostLeia mais

Joomla! 1.7 Release

Jon Neubauer — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0100

I’m not sure if you heard the news or not, but the latest release of Joomla! is out! Joomla! 1.7 came out just over a week ago on July 19th and has met some pretty impressive reviews. In case you haven’t been following, the Joomla! launched a new process for handling releases several months ago with the release of Joomla! 1.6 in January. The goal was to have a time based release cycle as opposed to the former feature-based release cycle. This was a big dealLeia mais

Top ten mistakes folks make when building a Joomla Web site - Part two

Christopher Nielsen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Mistake Number Two: Not staying focused on what is important

When a project begins someone usually writes a big laundry list of all the features they want. Most often this has not yet been reviewed in depth by a developer whom can provide detailed specifications for the project tasking. At http://www.cnpintegrations.com/ and most consulting firms like ours, we call this the discovery phase of the project where we go through this list and map it to either business processes or availableLeia mais

Ecommerce Article

Jon Neubauer — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0100

E-commerce can be a tricky business. Depending on what type of e-commerce you plan on doing, your needs for an online store will vary widely. With everyone from physical business owners going online, to drop-shipping, affiliate selling, and intellectual or electronic products being sold, the demands for any ecommerce store are diverse. Luckily for Joomla! users, developers have developed a wide variety of ecommerce platforms and shopping carts that integrate seamlesslyLeia mais

Ten mistakes folks make when building a Joomla Web site: Part 1

Christopher Nielsen — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:48:27 +0100

Mistake Number One: The Client Thinking that they do not need to be involved in the process

Joomla! CMS for simple sites with prepared contend and well defined design specs on a site that does not change could be handed off to a team to “just build this” but sites with any type of dynamic and changing content requires a very hands on approach from the client to be effective.

Since the shift from static web sites through the introduction of the dynamic website rLeia mais

Joomla! CMS for Government web sites

Christopher Nielsen — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:54:52 +0100

The Debate

One of the big debates lately regarding comparisons with Joomla! CMS, Drupal and WordPress is; Which works best for Government web sites? Well there is not really a definitive answer since each of these tools has their place and you should carefully consider the dynamics of the client and use of the system to determine this. However, since we have worked with all three systems and overwhelmingly prefer Joomla! as the solution we most often recommend to our customers, I wanteLeia mais

Building a business website from scratch with Joomla.

Christopher Nielsen — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:49:07 +0100

Joomla! CMS is the best platform for building your business online!

If you are building a web site for your business it is easy to get excited about all the things that Joomla! CMS can do with its 7000 plus extensions and long list of core features built in. JoLeia mais

Business or Social? Community Solutions for Joomla! Websites

Jon Neubauer — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:39:37 +0100

With the growth of the Joomla! CMS as a website platform and framework upon which to build robust applications, Webmasters, Site Integrators, and Website Developers are faced with an often daunting array of potential solutions, components, plugins, or hacks to get your site to dLeia mais

Top 10 Reasons to Use Joomla! CMS

Christopher Nielsen — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:46:39 +0100

Let me share a few good reasons why I think you should consider using Joomla! CMS for your web development platform. If you want to download a pdf version of this to show your boss or share with a friend click here.

Rapid web site development: Joomla is easy to use and deploy for non-technical users. Easy to install templates with sample content and clear directions can help you get started and on the right track in minutes. Existing site configurations can beLeia mais

Drupal and word press are no comparison to Joomla! CMS for Learning Management sites

Christopher Nielsen — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:40:47 +0100

Recently we were asked to bid on a new learning management portal since we have had a lot of experience with these types of sites. The client was expecting to do this in Drupal since they had familiarity with that CMS system. Our core team focuses on Joomla but we broughtLeia mais

Joomla is as fun like Lego’s for the web

Christopher Nielsen — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:24:05 +0100

I have watched my son’s fascination with Lego’s grow over the past year and I remember back when I was a kid and how much I loved them too (I confess I still enjoy helping my son). Back then we only had a few types of Lego’s but managed to build many things that let our imaginations wonder. Today they have much more refined building blocks and a much more sophisticated collection of worlds you can explore. They even have digital games and animated films etc. around this wholLeia mais

Creative Design is much more than graphics.

Christopher Nielsen — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:00:43 +0100

One of the first steps in any web development project is design. Since design is more than just the graphics or a functionality spec you must take a well rounded approach if you plan to be successful with your web project. It is also the information architecture and matching the end busineLeia mais

Joomla! CMS Tips for Effective Content Management

Christopher Nielsen — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:36:37 +0100

Rule number one for inserting content in to a browser based html editor for Joomla is:

#1. If you are copying content from MS Word Use the “paste from word” feature.

Since it is common practice to write articles in MS Word and then put them into Joomla CMS after they hLeia mais