Issue : When I set Search Engine Friendly URLs to “YES” and Use Apache mod_rewrite to “NO” in Global Configuration, URLs look like this with an index.php in the URL: http://domainame.com/index.php/mylink.html If I turn Use Apache mod_rewrite to YES, the URLs look correct, but give 404 pages. http://domainame.com/mylink.html Solution : Rename htaccess.txt file to .htaccess […]
Author: Irfan Moosani
How to enable SSL from Joomla Admin
To enable SSL from Joomla Admin Follow the Steps below : 1. Login to Joomla Admin 2. Global Configuration 3. Server > Server Settings > Force SSL = None If you do not have SSL Setup for your Site. Enabling the above setting will throw following error for the site (net::ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT): The operation timed out
How to Add Submenus to Joomla Menus
Follow the steps to Add Submenu to Joomla Menus 1. Login to Joomla Admin 2. Navigate to Menus -> menu_name 3. Hit ‘New’ icon to create New Submenu 4. Select Menu Item Type (eg Articles – >Article Layout) 5. Add Title of the Menu 6. Select the Menu from ‘Parent Item’ under which you want […]
JAuthentication::__construct: Could not load authentication libraries
It may happen that you try to login to Joomla Admin and you get following error The following error is displayed. * JAuthentication::__construct: Could not load authentication libraries. * Username and password do not match The error occurs when you inadvertently disable the plugin “Authentication – Joomla” assuming it was for the front-end authentication. This […]
How to Update Facebook and Twitter from your WordPress Blog
I wanted to find a way for WordPress users to update Facebook status and Tweeter at the same time. I did some research on google and found the trick Need : * WordPress * Twitterfeed (Use WordPress OpenID login) * Twitter * Facebook Updating Facebook directly from WordPress was a bit challenging. I found that […]
How to Link Internal Pages in Joomla
JCE (Joomla Content Editors) – Is perhaps one of the the best article editor I have ever seen. It’s better to download and use JCE as the default editor of Joomla. Login to Joomla Admin Go to Article Manager – and click on the “New” button to create a new article. Type a good article […]
How to link Joomla site’s menu to external pages
Login to Joomla Admin > Navigate to Menus -> menu_name -> New External Link Add the Title Provide the “Link” eg www.google.com Save (Video Coming Soon)
How to apply a template to a specific menu(s)
To apply a template to a specific page(s) or menu(s) Login to Joomla Admin > Extensions > Template Manager > Click the Template Name > Scroll Down to the bottom of Template [Edit] Page > Menu Assignment > Option : Select from List > and select the menus to which you want to apply the […]
How to Upload Files using Media Manager in Joomla
Upload Files using Media Manager in Joomla 1.5 to 2.5
How to get rid of Padlock next to Articles in Joomla Admin
The Joomla! system places these padlocks next to an item to indicate that a user is currently editing the item (i.e. the item is “checked out”). The lock is removed by the system administrator when the user clicks on the “Save” button for that item.