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SimLiteratureMedia, Impressive New Joomla Site
(http://SimLiteratureMedia.org)This is a guest blog post by Steve Moseley of Hannisdal Express (http://www.hannisdalexpress.com).
Steve is a web developer from Ohio and originally posted a link to a site he helped to develop on the SEO Club forum. I was so impressed that I asked him to blog about it. The website is SimLiteratureMedia.org (http://www.simliteraturemedia.org/).
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Selling Joomla Yellow Pages
We're selling JoomlaYellowPages.com (http://JoomlaYellowPages.com).
What is it? The biggest directory of Joomla developers. It has been online since August 2006 and has over 300 developers are listed.
Rankings? They're good. They'd better be as we're an SEO company! The site is #1 and #2 on Google for joomla companies, #2 for joomla designers , #3 for joomla developers . It also ranks very well for geo phrases such as continent joomla , country joomla and state/province joomla .
Revenue? Subscriptions, Adsense and webdesign clients contacting us via the site.
Software? Joomla 1.0, Mosets Tree for the directory, MamboCharge for the subscriptions.
Reason for selling? It could be doing a lot better. We used it to find webdesign projects but we don't do much client work any longer.
Interested? Feel free to email me via steve@alledia.com and I'll send traffic and revenue stats.
I'll also throw in DrupalYellowPages.com (http://DrupalYellowPages.com) and OSCYellowPages.com (http://OSCYellowPages.com) to the lucky buyer.
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Yannicks sh404SEF Presentation from Joomla! Day Switzerland
As many of you may know, Yannick is the developer of sh404SEF perhaps the most advanced SEO extension available to Joomla.
This weekend he went to Joomla! Day Switzerland and gave a very detailed presentation about sh404SEF. He talked about the project's history, showed how to use it, explained some little used features and unvieled some future plans.
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Joomla Developers Challenge
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Have questions? We have answers.
So, today's controversial (no doubt this blog will elicit replies bemoaning the built in Joomla search, why we use Google etc etc ) subject that I'm tackling: Searching for 'stuff' on the Joomla.org suite of sitesWhat is one that that Google knows how to do? Search. Therefore, we've setup an excellent tool, using Google to help you locate resources from almost all the Joomla sites in one place. To use it, you will need to start here: http://forum.joomla.orgNext, note the search box up the top right. After adding your search term and searching, be sure to use the 'refinement' tabs that appear on the next page. You'll notice from these tabs just how many of our sites this particular search tool uses. It works, and it works very well IF people use it. I hope you enjoy that tip for today. Make sure you spread the word about it as well.PS Thanks to all at that NYC Usergroup (http://www.joomlanyc.org/) who listened to my voice for over an hour today while I answered their question and shared Joomla "stuff" with them.
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Come to CMS Expo to Get Ahead Of the Curve On Joomla
This is a guest blog post by by John Coonen from the CMS Association.
Silver Lining: Will Recession Sober People Up to the Value of Open Source?
(http://cmsexpo.net/alledia) Sure, it's a morbid thought - nobody wants a recession - but it's a
reality.
Many in the Open Source CMS world know that while Santa will
surely be on a slim-fast diet when it comes to gift-giving this holiday
season, the forecast for work in the Open Source CMS arena stands a
chance of (dare one say) glad tidings in the coming months - or at
least maintaining its market share.
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CMS Expo Denver: Best Offer Yet!
Still thinking about CMS Expo Denver? Here's the best offer yet!
$50 off your registration (http://www.cmsexpo.net/joomlashack?utm_source=post111208 utm_medium=blog3 utm_campaign=jshack)- just $449!
Register 3 or more and get $100 off your registration fees (http://www.cmsexpo.net/joomlashack?utm_source=post111208 utm_medium=blog3 utm_campaign=jshack)- $449 per person!
Learn more (http://www.cmsexpo.net/joomlashack?utm_source=post111208 utm_medium=blog3 utm_campaign=jshack) about CMS Expo Denver and register (http://www.cmsexpo.net/joomlashack?utm_source=post111208 utm_medium=blog3 utm_campaign=jshack)...
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Simplweb launches school and membership site packages
Two sites I often see that are difficult to build with Joomla are school websites and membership sites that use paid subscriptions.School websites can be very complex and are difficult to set up. Our school Shackpack's popularity was a testament to how difficult this is. Built with Joomla 1.0, many schools took advantaged of a pre-configured school website, and the 30 page guide that went along with it. For some time now many schools have been asking us when the 1.5 version would app [...]
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IttzyBiz Launches Online Business School
A few weeks ago I found a great web marketing site, ittybiz.com. I have had Naomi's site in my RSS reader and see that she has launched a new product about doing business online.You can find out more about her Online Business School at her site. Its a really interesting package, created by a gifted web marketing consultant.Go check it out, she is currently offering it for 50% off.
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Joomla Installer Improvements
Here's a quick rundown of some ways in which Joomla and third-party developers are trying to make managing your Joomla site much easier:
Automatic Updates for the Joomla 1.5 Core
Joomla Magic Updater (http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,6259/Itemid,35/)
installs as a component and then allows you to update to the latest
Joomla version with a simple button click. The files are taken directly
from joomla.org. People seem to love it. In less than a month on the
Joomla Extensions Directory its one of the top rated extensions with
over 25 rave reviews.
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5 Reasons to be Bullish on Open Source
... or why Open Source is like WalMart :
The nation has two kinds of retailers these days: those bracing for a grim holiday season, and Wal-Mart ... We know that Mom’s not going to cancel Christmas. We’re
committed to cutting the cost of Christmas. It’s what we do.” (NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/business/06shopping.html))
I really think we're lucky to be in the Open Source world right now. We can be the Walmart of the technology sector. As people cut back, they're not cancelling web projects but they are looking for quality at much lower prices. Whether you're building a business on an OS platform or if you're a developer selling OS services, here's 5 reasons to be bullish right now:
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Joomla 1.5.8 Released
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.5.8 [Wohnaiki]. This release contains a number of bug fixes and two moderate-level security fixes. It has been around two months since Joomla 1.5.7 was released on September 9, 2008. The Development Working Group's (http://docs.joomla.org/Development_Working_Group) goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Download Click here to download Joomla 1.5.8 (Full package) » (http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/8897/32884/Joomla_1.5.8-Stable-Full_Package.zip) Click here to find an update package. » (http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse frs_package_id=4136) Instructions New installation (http://help.joomla.org/content/category/48/268/302/) and technical requirements (http://www.joomla.org/about-joomla/technical-requirements.html) Upgrade from an existing Joomla 1.5 version (http://docs.joomla.org/Upgrading_1.5_from_an_existing_1.5x_version) Migration from Joomla! 1.0.x (http://docs.joomla.org/Migrating_from_1.0.x_to_1.5_Stable) Want to test drive Joomla? Try the online demo (http://demo.joomla.org/). Documentation is available for beginners. (http://docs.joomla.org/Beginners) Release Notes Check the Joomla 1.5.8 Post-Release Notes (http://docs.joomla.org/Category:Version_1.5.8_FAQ) to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release. View past release notes for Joomla 1.5.7 (http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5212-joomla-157-security-release-now-available.html) or release notes for Joomla 1.5.6 (http://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5199-joomla-156-released.html). Security Two moderate-level security issues were fixed in this release: Default filtering for content (http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/283-20081101-core-comcontent-xss-vulnerability.html) Filtering for Web Link descriptions (http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/284-20081102-core-comweblinks-xss-vulnerability.html) For additional information, visit the Joomla Security Center (http://developer.joomla.org/security.html). Components Articles: Remove brackets around Last Updated date and time, Start Publishing date corrections for other than UTC 00:00, hit counts correct for Articles, adding a space after a cloaked email address E-mail addresses: Correctly cloaked when presented in Section and Category descriptions Categories: Edit icon correctly shows for Articles without Title links, Print icon correct now on first page for Blog Layout Sections: Plural and singular form correction, Category link properly ended, Router changes reverted to version 1.5.6 so Article ID does not append to the Article slug Frontpage: Article assignment correction, corrected number of Links Contacts: Image display correction when Image Directory is configured RSS Feed: Corrected spelling of Category in Category feed User: Added isInternal checking on referer values Weblinks: Language strings Modules Feed: Target attribute validation, language string correction Login: ItemID is preserved on redirect Menu: Changing Menu Link Type now functions properly, Section Language string, Article Reset button working Related Items: Keyword matching functions correctly and filters characters appropriately Stats: Corrected Time Sections: No authorization parameter works correctly Search: Form validates correctly for Transitional xHTML Legacy Return statement added for Legacy Menu Check Templates Beez: Lengthened E-mail Content Popup, Search button now works when pressed, password reset works correctly, corrections to Beez HTML folders, User details page corrected JA_Purity: Added missing language strings Administrator Console: Added "Welcome to Joomla!" information and Joomla Security RSS feeds to Administrator Console Installation: Proper deletion of component directories, default entries for Templates and Languages are now correct for uninstall Media Manager: Changed default for new sites to disable Flash multi-file uploader due to incompatibility with Flash 10 Installation: Remove confusing error message about language files for extension installations, Administrator Modules now correctly uninstall INI files Sample data: Updated news feeds to point to free software community sites, extensive corrections and updates to sample content System API: JFolder::files and JFolder::folders corrections for Search, missing Method added to JRecordSet, Database Class correctly quotes names not using dot notation, JTableUser matches using the correct number of fields Cache: Correct undefined variable in Cache Class Language file: Corrected wording, correct installation of PDF fonts independent of language choices, several language string corrections in en-GB.ini Menu: Performance improvements for sites with many menu items Users: Temporary Users are now able to logout, secure protocol can now be used when editing account details Added PHP 4 compatibility for isInternal checking Statistics Statistics for the 1.5.8 release period: Joomla 1.5.8 contains: 71 issues fixed in SVN 26 commits Tracker activity resulted in a net decrease of 4 active issues: 65 new reports 130 closed 66 fixed in SVN At the time the 1.5.8 release was packaged, the tracker had 114 active issues: 44 open 44 confirmed 24 pending Joomla! Bug Squad Thanks to the Joomla Bug Squad (http://docs.joomla.org/Bug_Squad) for their dedicated efforts investigating reports, fixing problems, and applying patches to Joomla. If you find a bug with Joomla, find out more information here (http://docs.joomla.org/Filing_bugs_and_issues) on how to report the bug. Active members of the Joomla Bug Squad during this last release cycle include: Ian MacLennan and Mark Dexter co-leads; Airton Torres, Arno Zijlstra, Akarawuth Tamrareang, Alan Langford, Anthony Ferrara, Amy Stephen, Andrew Eddie, Elin Waring, Ercan Ozkaya, Charl van Niekerk, Gergo Erdosi, Hannes Papenberg, Jennifer Marriott, Jens-Christian Skibakk, Jonah Braun, Joseph LeBlanc, Kevin Devine, Marijke Stuivenberg, Mati Kochen, Mickael Maison, Robin Muilwijk, Samuel Moffatt, Shantanu Bala, Toby Patterson, and Wilco Jansen. A warm welcome to the newest members of the Joomla Bug Squad: Dan Walker, Eduardo Diaz, and Tibor Toth.
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CB at Joomladay - Switzerland!
The CB Team will be represented by Beat in the first ever Joomladay in Switzerland (http://community.joomla.org/events/joomladays/496-first-ever-joomla-day-in-switzerland.html). Beat will be giving a 45 minute presentation regarding CB and things in progress.
For those fortunate Joomlapolitans in the Luzern area on November 15th, 2008, it will be a rare treat to meet the CB core developer and get first hand insight about CB 1.2, in progress work and future plans.
Beat will also be making a number of important and exciting announcements and will also be giving live demos about CB and other CB related work in progress.
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Some October 2008 Statistics
Just some quick stats from my monthly analysis of our sites: * In less than a month, we have increased from 5000 to 13 691 subscribers to the Joomla Security News Feed. Most of these are email subscriptions. 9011 subscribe to the main announcement (Frontpage feed) with 6770 subscribed to the Core Team blogs. I'm encouraged to see the Security Mailing list increasing so well. Keep spreading the word! * Forum stats to date (end October 2008) :Number of posts: 1414522 Posts per day: 1199.35Number of topics: 308249 Topics per day: 261.36Number of users: 229616 New Users per day: 194.69 * We passed the 7 million download mark for the Joomla Package on JoomlaCode.org (http://www.joomlacode.org) Coming up: * All the blogs on developer.joomla.org (http://developer.joomla.org/) are coming over to community.j.org (http://community.j.org/) (When we get time to make it happen)* Migration of JED (http://extensions.joomla.org) to new template.* New template on developer.j.org (http://developer.j.org/)* New template on docs.j.org (http://docs.j.org/) We are always in need of volunteers and helpers. If you would like to help and contribute to the Joomla Project, please see: Contribute to Joomla .. see you all somewhere out there in the JoomlaSphere!
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JA Trona - The passion for beauty
Inspired by the warmth feeling in the midst of near-coming Chrismas seasons, JA Trona (http://www.joomlart.com/templates_demo.php?template=ja_trona)...
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JA Trona - Getting closer to Joomla Web 2.0 design
Inspired by the warmth feeling in the midst of near-coming Chrismas seasons, JA Trona (http://www.joomlart.com/templates_demo.php?template=ja_trona) brings...
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Buy at our Joomla! Amazon Bookstores and Support the Joomla Project!
5 Joomla! Amazon bookstores (http://shop.joomla.org/amazoncom-bookstores.html) in the following countries:
United States (http://shop.joomla.org/amazoncom-bookstores.html)
Canada (http://shop.joomla.org/amazonca-bookstores.html)
United Kingdom (http://shop.joomla.org/amazoncouk-bookstores.html)
Germany (http://shop.joomla.org/amazonde-bookstores.html)
France (http://shop.joomla.org/amazonfr-bookstores.html)
These bookstores are one of the ways that OpenSourceMatters generates income to fund the Joomla Project: from providing servers to host our sites, purchasing marketing materials such as banners and brochures, promoting Joomla at Expos, conferences and Joomla Day events as well as to provide accounting, legal and administrative services.
Depending on the volume of books and other merchandise sold from each of the Joomla Amazon bookstores determines the commission received. Currently, it is anywhere from 4% to 6.5%. Our United States bookstore averages 6.5%.
The Joomla Project receives a commission on all merchandise purchased though our bookstores, not only the purchase of Joomla books. This includes all other books, as well as music and other merchandise. Most people tend to purchase more than one item to save on shipping costs.
So the next time that you are planning to purchase a book or music, etc... please purchase it in one of the Joomla! Amazon Bookstores (http://shop.joomla.org/)! Every little bit helps in generating the necessary income to fund the Joomla! Project.
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Take the easy way out, just blame Joomla!
Well... another day in the 'this post (http://community.joomla.org/#mce_temp_url#) and then follow this link to the Security Checklist (http://community.joomla.org/#mce_temp_url#). Are these links not clear enough? Do people these days, in the modern world, lack the ability to use the big box up the top right - SEARCH? My personal favorite (insert other word of your choosing) post for today is this one (http://community.joomla.org/#mce_temp_url#). These people *think* that a feature of Joomla! is an admin password expiry. Instead of bothering to consider that such a feature makes no sense at all, and perhaps entertain the fact that their site and/or host may well have been compromised they claim that we (Support) are hiding something from them. Anyway... that subject for another day, the one that we, the Joomla! Community should (obligated, must, have to, help me now) be providing free support to people. Seriously though, have you seen how extensive and well written the Security Checklist (http://community.joomla.org/#mce_temp_url#) is? Is it too hard to find? Perhaps we should close the entire security forum (http://community.joomla.org/#mce_temp_url#), as these days 99% of the posts come back to 2 things (the same two I have blogged about many times): 1. Users keeping their sites updated/patched and 2. Secure Hosting setup (php5, suphp, among other things).Are we not doing enough to educate people? Or are the webhosts to blame such as the one spoken of here (http://community.joomla.org/#mce_temp_url#). Surely it is not too much to expect that users will at least *try* to help themselves before they blame the Joomla! Community? Surely peoples hosting providers have a part to play also in placing the blame in the correct place (usually with the user or the provider) and if need be, learning from it?Maybe I live in a different world.. or maybe we should just lock all threads in that forum from now on? People don't read the stickies or the notes up the top, what good is it?Proof there is a problem: How to make joomla very secure ? (http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=432&t=341064&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)User login error linked to security update for 1.5.7 (http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=432&t=338971&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)Hacked By X (http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=432&t=339986&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)Hacked - Please be merciful (http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=432&t=340676&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a) .. actually.. just read the entire forum. I can't find a single thread on the first page that is not down to one of the 2 issues I posted above. I can't find a single thread there either where the user would not have benefitted from using ultra-hidden-blend-into-the-rest-of-the-forum search box. Now it's time I go and find a drink to calm myself down. Previous posts of mine: Hosting Companies with Joomla Users: Listen up! (http://community.joomla.org/team-blogs/core-team/510-hosting-companies-with-joomla-users-listen-up.html) Joomla! Security, do you take it seriously like we do? (http://community.joomla.org/team-blogs/core-team/486-joomla-security-do-you-take-it-seriously-like-we-do.html)Hosting providers - Isn't it time? (http://community.joomla.org/team-blogs/core-team/467-hosting-providers-isnt-it-time.html)
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Software as Service and Open Source
Last week I wrote a post, Did Stallman Say Gmail is Worse than Stupidity where I noted that Stallman had made some interesting comments about the dangers (as he saw them) of running SaaS.I just came across another post on GigaOM that pointed out an interesting aspect I had never thought of. The post asserted that the ability to run software is perhaps more important than having the code in your hands. Check out the post, its certainly an interesting perspective on this issue... [...]
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Extensions Directory hits 4000!
I'm probably stealing someones thunder here but I'd just like to announce that the Joomla! Extensions Directory, or JED, today has reached over 4000 Joomla! extensions. This is a testament not only to the developers of our community who continue to produce new extensions to help you customise your Joomla! site the way you want it but towards the great JED Editors team who work behind the scenes to maintain the system and keep it up and running for the community. So thanks to the JED team for all their hard work and thanks to the developers who help to make Joomla! the great system it is today!
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