Joomla Tutorials for Beginners

How to stop Joomla filtering editor's HTML code

: Posted on April 22nd, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

There will be a lot of times when you will have to add some HTML inside an editor which will be stripped out by the editor itself because it may be considered dangerous. The most common example of this behavior is when you want to add an iframe and i.. Read more

How to change Joomla Database Prefix to Improve Security

: Posted on April 22nd, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

In this tutorial we are going to discuss a very important matter concerning your Joomla security. This matter is the database prefix, how to find it and how to change it. Let's start. What is the Joomla database prefix? Joomla communicates with i.. Read more

How to change Joomla Database Username and Password

: Posted on April 13th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

All of the CMS need a database to store their data. Joomla of course is no exception to this rule and in this tutorial we're going to learn how to change the database credentials because databases too have credentials. Why do I need to change databa.. Read more

How to enable FTP in Joomla

: Posted on April 13th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

There are times when you need Joomla to update itself or its extensions and normally it would be able to do that for most of the hosting providers out there. However, there are some hosting providers who do not allow such actions without the help of .. Read more

How to enable Joomla to use a Proxy Server

: Posted on April 13th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

In this tutorial we are going to see how to setup Joomla to use a Proxy server to communicate with the rest of the network when it can't do it natively. What is a Proxy Server? A Proxy Server is a means to mediate communication between your server .. Read more

How To Change Your Joomla Timezone

: Posted on April 13th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

As all of the CMS out there, Joomla also has the option to change the timezone through its configuration to accommodate multiple countries and timezone intricacies. Changing the timezone in Joomla The way to change the timezone is quite simple as i.. Read more

How to add custom fields to Joomla Articles

: Posted on April 11th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

With the newest stable release of Joomla, version 3.7 a very welcomed feature is the addition of Custom Fields. In this tutorial we are going to discuss the basic functionalities of custom fields. What are Joomla Custom Fields? Joomla Custom Field.. Read more

How to enable Gzip compression in Joomla

: Posted on April 11th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

Speed is a major factor in a website's success and in this tutorial we are going to introduce you to a smart method for reducing your Joomla website's size without any loss of information. This method is called compression and the tool for it is call.. Read more

How to enable Error Reporting in Joomla

: Posted on April 11th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

Whether you are a Joomla Developer or just want to tinker about with your template or extensions, Joomla has you covered when it comes to error reporting. The dreaded white page which indicates that something has crashed will now contain valuable inf.. Read more

How to Add SSL and HTTPS in Joomla

: Posted on April 11th, 2017; by Editorial Staff; on Tutorials

Google announced on December 2015 that they have boosted their ranking for websites which use HTTPS. It has been a long time coming that websites which have gone to great lengths to ensure their users privacy and security ought to be recognized .. Read more

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