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Joomla Tips
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Written by Rick Russell
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Well I have to say, I have fallen in love with SmartSEF. Over the weekend I tried out 3 different SEF components in my attempts to get this site SEF'd. I tried ArtioJoomSEF Free(Legacy Mode Needed), Sh404SEF(Legacy and Beta), and SmartSEF. Afte a day of playing with 3 different components, I finally settled on SmartSEF for it's easy install, detailed URL tuning, and the ability to lock items.
I started off with ArtioJoomSEF because I had really good luck with the his original component. It does work right out of the box, but it requires legacy mode to be enabled which it does for you upon install. The newer version includes all the same features as the older versions with a few improvements. You can get the details from the link above. I then wanted to stray away from having to have Legacy mode enabled, so I started looking around. I then found sh404SEF from articles on Alledia.  After installing sh404sef, I had a hard time getting the ITEM ID's off the URL's and they looked as if they were the default Joomla style. I tried all options for the .htaccess settings, on, off, etc.. None of the options gave me URL's that I had interest in so I dumped it.
In the end, I tried SmartSEF. Right after install I had excellent results and was able to fine tune just about ever aspect of the rewriting process. I have also added the SimpleSEO plugin to help with Meta Data. After a day of getting things setup, I've noticed a HUGE difference with SEO meta tag analyzers. Which SEF Component do you use and why?
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It's finally here! Here is the official release of Joomla 1.5 Stable announcement you can get it from Joomla 1.5 Files. It's been a long wait, but our wait is over. I'm happy that i started learning 1.5 about 2 months ago, and have a couple of my sites already ported over and migrated. Just need to put the final touches on em and get em updated and we should be in business! Looks like I need to make a small purchase of books and tools here pretty soon. Looks like a lot of things have been changed and we've got support for most of the things we've asked for! How many already have Joomla 1.5 RC4 installed and going to upgrade?
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 June 2008 08:34 )
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 Wow, I've managed to migrate most of my data from Joomla 1.0.13 to joomla 1.5 and get the templating and analytics setup in just under 2 hours. I've also got most of my modules and the new xmlrpc service up and running! I'm very impressed with the new layouts and ease of use with Joomla! 1.5RC4. The new site is over here . It will take some getting used to the backend, then again, with xmlrpc I could use external editors as well! I can't wait for the final release because developers will finally be able to finish their Extensions and Plugins for the new version. Stay tuned for a release of this new site once I get my new template laid out for 2008! My first year of blogging is almost here and I have a lot of work to do. I have been paying attention to sites like GHacks and Lifehacker too much lately instead of posting. I've seen many posts about new technologies that I should have posted about days ago, such as a new post from Lifehacker talking about integrating google calendar into Mozilla Thunderbird and Sunbird. Since Joomla 1.5 final is right around the corner, I want to be ready to start jumping in and helping out the community. I would like some comments even from random people who come across my blog. If you can, comment on what kind of things you would like to see here that you don't see on other tech blogs. I know my content is weak, and I'm struggling to find a common topic that I can stay on top of, but I'm learning here to!
Thanks for all who are tuned in to my blog!
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If you want to host or run your own Joomla or Wordpress Site for personal or testing purposes; then you need to give a look at Bitnami. They've got what are called "stacks" or server application packages that come pre-built and ready to install. They are super easy to install, and run on just about every platform including Linux, Windows, and OSX. There are three stacks available at the moment, with a Ruby Stack trailing close behind. Of the three stacks, LAMPStack, WAMPStack, and MAMPStack, you can run any of the following application servers; Joomla, WordPress, LifeRay, Roller, DokuWiki, MediaWiki, Drupal, and Mantis. Support for phpBB, SugarCRM, eGroupWare and KTDMS are on their way! Read on to get started, and to read my quick how-to.
After heading to Bitnami and grabbing the Linux Installer, I opened up my favorite terminal. I first gave user exectution permission to the installer file.
root@localhost - # chmod u+x bitnami-joomla-1.0.13-linux-installer.bin
After that we just execute GUI installer from the command line, make sure your root so the MySQL Database Server initializes correctly:
root@localhost - # ./bitnami-joomla-1.0.13-linux-installer.bin
If you don't have a GUI installed on your particular box you can still run the installer from the command line with the following command:
root@localhost - # ./bitnami-joomla-1.0.13-linux-installer.bin --mode text
The following window will open up to begin the install in GUI mode:
Bitnami will automatically install everything you need to the directory from where you install it, I chose to install my Joomla Bitnami Stack inside /opt/stacks/joomla. For WordPress or other you can use /opt/stacks/wp or /opt/stacks/roller, etc..
For the Login value, you can use Admin or Owner or an average username. After filling the Password, Real Name, and Email Address fields, click Forward or press Enter to continue setup.
Bitnami will install everything! When finished, Bitnami will Install and Initialize MySQL Database Server and prompt for port number if the default of 3306 is taken.
When Bitnami FInishes installation it opens up a Browser and takes you directly to the administration page. Pretty Neat Stuff. For your Joomla or WordPress site you most of you can take it from here!!
If you want to host or run your own Joomla or Wordpress Site for personal or testing purposes; then you need to give a look at Bitnami. They've got what are called "stacks" or server application packages that come pre-built and ready to install. They are super easy to install, and run on just about every platform including Linux, Windows, and OSX. There are three stacks available at the moment, with a Ruby Stack trailing close behind. Of the three stacks, LAMPStack, WAMPStack, and MAMPStack, you can run any of the following application servers; Joomla, WordPress, LifeRay, Roller, DokuWiki, MediaWiki, Drupal, and Mantis. Support for phpBB, SugarCRM, eGroupWare and KTDMS are on their way! Read on to get started, and to read my quick how-to.
After heading to Bitnami and grabbing the Linux Installer, I opened up my favorite terminal. I first gave user exectution permission to the installer file.
root@localhost - # chmod u+x bitnami-joomla-1.0.13-linux-installer.bin
After that we just execute GUI installer from the command line, make sure your root so the MySQL Database Server initializes correctly:
root@localhost - # ./bitnami-joomla-1.0.13-linux-installer.bin
If you don't have a GUI installed on your particular box you can still run the installer from the command line with the following command:
root@localhost - # ./bitnami-joomla-1.0.13-linux-installer.bin --mode text
The following window will open up to begin the install in GUI mode:
Bitnami will automatically install everything you need to the directory from where you install it, I chose to install my Joomla Bitnami Stack inside /opt/stacks/joomla. For WordPress or other you can use /opt/stacks/wp or /opt/stacks/roller, etc..
For the Login value, you can use Admin or Owner or an average username. After filling the Password, Real Name, and Email Address fields, click Forward or press Enter to continue setup.
Bitnami will install everything! When finished, Bitnami will Install and Initialize MySQL Database Server and prompt for port number if the default of 3306 is taken.
When Bitnami FInishes installation it opens up a Browser and takes you directly to the administration page. Pretty Neat Stuff. For your Joomla or WordPress site you most of you can take it from here!!
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 June 2008 08:01 )
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Here's a little tutorial on the Powerful Content Management System Joomla, and how to quickly get it installed through Fantastico(available with most web hosts today).
In order to install Joomla CMS with Fantastico, please log into your cPanel and click on the blue smiley icon ( ) at the bottom of the page.
Please, select ‘Joomla’ from the menu list on the left-hand side
and click on New Installation.
You will be presented with a form that asks for all necessary information about your future Joomla website.
Form explanation:
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Install in Directory - this determines the address where your Joomla installation will be accessible at. If you want to use Joomla for your home page, just leave this field blank.
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Admin access data - the username and password for accessing the administration panel of your Joomla installation.
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Base Configuration Admin e-mail - your e-mail address
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Admin full name - your full name
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Site Name - the name of your website that will be displayed on the front page
Once you have filled in the form, please proceed by clicking on the "Install Joomla" button. You will be asked to confirm the installation on the next page. Finally, you get a page that informs you of a successful installation. You should bookmark the address of the administrator panel (yourdomain.com/administrator), and note your login credentials.
Well done! You are now ready to log in and start building your website!
In order to install Joomla CMS with Fantastico, please log into your cPanel and click on the blue smiley icon () at the bottom of the page.
Please, select ‘Joomla’ from the menu list on the left-hand side
and click on New Installation.
You will be presented with a form that asks for all necessary information about your future Joomla website.
Form explanation:
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Install in Directory - this determines the address where your Joomla installation will be accessible at. If you want to use Joomla for your home page, just leave this field blank.
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Admin access data - the username and password for accessing the administration panel of your Joomla installation.
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Base Configuration Admin e-mail - your e-mail address
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Admin full name - your full name
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Site Name - the name of your website that will be displayed on the front page
Once you have filled in the form, please proceed by clicking on the "Install Joomla" button. You will be asked to confirm the installation on the next page. Finally, you get a page that informs you of a successful installation. You should bookmark the address of the administrator panel (yourdomain.com/administrator), and note your login credentials.
Well done! You are now ready to log in and start building your website!
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