Create Image Galleries with Phoca Gallery in Joomla 2.5

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 June 2013 02:28 Written by Milton Parada Monday, 3 June 2013 12:00

A good way to attract readers and impress visitors is by adding images to your website. Images change the look and feel of any website. For that reason in this article I will give you a step-by-step guide on how to create image galleries with Phoca Gallery in Joomla 2.5.

1. Download Phoca Gallery here.  Make sure you select the right version: 

View Module Positions in a Joomla 2.5 Template

Last Updated on Friday, 31 May 2013 09:56 Written by Milton Parada Saturday, 1 June 2013 12:00

Modules are the most flexible extensions in Joomla and are used for page rendering. Usually Modules are square boxes arranged around a component that pulls information of your Joomla website database. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to view Module Positions in Joomla 2.5.

1. Log into Joomla as an Admin.
2. Go to Menu “Extensions -> Template Manager”: 

How to Clear Cache in Joomla 2.5 for Site Maintenance

Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 05:54 Written by Milton Parada Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:00

This article is about how to clear cache of your website in Joomla 2.5. The cache manager allows you to delete files from the cache of your site. Cache files are temporary and are created to improve the performance of your site. To avoid any problems caused by the cache when it becomes obsolete, you can delete all files that belong to the site cache.

1. Login as administrator.

How to Stop Spammers on Your Contact Form in Joomla 2.5

Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 02:22 Written by Milton Parada Sunday, 27 January 2013 12:00

This article is about how to stop spam in your Joomla 2.5 site, this problem is common when we have a contact form, using the plugin “EasyCalcCheck PLUS” we will have a tool to stop spammers.

The plugin protects Joomla! core forms and 3rd party extensions through internal checks and the integration of anti-spam services (reCaptcha, Akismet, Honeypot Project, StopForumSpam, Mollom, Bot-Trap, Botscout).

1. Download the plugin from joomla.org, here.

How to Set Search Engine Friendly URLs in Joomla 2.5

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 January 2013 12:00 Written by Milton Parada Sunday, 20 January 2013 12:00

Surely you’ve seen Joomla websites that have simple URLs, for example:

http://www.mysite.com/joomla/using-joomla.html

However, there are others in which URLs are shown as follows:

http://www.mysite.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=280

This article is about how to configure SEF URLs in Joomla 2.5, which helps to improve the efficiency of search engines. The configuration is done from the control panel.