Joomla Tranning

Installation
  1. Xammp Installation
  2. Joomla Installation
Joomla Features
  1. Content
  2. Section Manager
  3. Category Manager
  4. Article Manager
Extension

Component : A component is an extension that enhances the core functionality CMS. Displayed in the “main content” section of website (Forum, Gallery, Blog)
Module : Part of component which to display content and/or media around the “main content” section. (top, left, right, bottom)
Plug-ins : This is usually a trigger/support that is used to immediately extend/enhance the functionality of your “main content”.


Default Components
  1. Banner
  2. Contact
  3. Newsfeed
  4. Polls
  5. Search
  6. Web Links
Default Modules
  1. Breadcrumbs
  2. Polls
  3. Search
  4. Banner
  5. RSS
Default Plugins
  1. TinyMCE –Editor
  2. Content Rating
  3. Authentication Joomla
  4. Page Navigation (Pagination)
  5. Search Content
  6. System –SEF (Search Engine Friendly)
  7. System - Log

.htaccess url rewriting


Rewriting domain.com/index.php?page=home to domain.com/home


Add the following code to the .htaccess file.:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ index.php?page=$1
RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/$ index.php?page=$1


Rewriting index.php?id=12 to index/aboutus/12.html


RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^index/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/([0-9]+)\.html$ index.php?id=$2

Free FLV JW Player by Logtail video

For webmaster who are looking for video player to embed to your web, JW player is a write choice choose and free.
Just download from:

If you want to used wmv video download from :

You can get like this:


The required file that you need is :

1. player-viral.swf
2. swfobject.js
3. Your tumbnail image for video
4. Your video then
5. Your script to call video.

How to embed? use this simple code:

<script type='text/javascript' src='swfobject.js'></script> <div id='mediaspace'>This text will be replaced</div> <script type='text/javascript'>
var so = new SWFObject('player-viral.swf','ply','470','320','9','#ffffff'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true');
so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); //
so.addParam('wmode','opaque'); so.addVariable('file','video.flv');
so.write('mediaspace'); </script>

* make sure your patch is correct.

To customize UI just add / modified the parameter:

Color

so.addVariable('backcolor','FFFFFF'); //background color so.addVariable('frontcolor','FFFFFF'); //frontcolor color so.addVariable('lightcolor','FFFFFF'); //lightcolor color so.addVariable('screencolor','FFFFFF'); //screen color

Size

var so = new SWFObject('player-viral.swf','ply','470','320','9','#ffffff');

For more properties visit :

Thanks to :

Basic Javascript in web

Window popup

<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function myPopup() {
window.open( "http://www.google.com/" )
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" onClick="myPopup()" value="POP!">
</form>
<p onClick="myPopup()">CLICK ME TOO!</p>
</body>


Alert box

<form>
<input type="button" onclick=
"alert('Are you like the greatest post?')"
value="Confirmation Alert">
</form>


Page redirect

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function delayer(){
window.location = "../javascriptredirect.php"
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="setTimeout('delayer()', 5000)">
<h2>Prepare to be redirected!</h2>
<p>This page is a time delay redirect, have fun with the greatset post</p>

</body>
</html>


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How to create a "My Map" in Google Maps

What is google maps?
Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free (for non-commercial use), that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website... ( wikipedia )

FLV video Streaming with PHP

The simple meaning of video streaming is you no need to download video to play but play the video via web, youtube.com as example.

I found a source how to make a video streaming with PHP ( flv format)
Click Here ( credit to FlashComGuru )

visit : www.flashcomguru.com

Create drop-down menu in joomla 1.5 alternative

Advice to using theme that have drop-dwon menu or support drop-down menu where every menu or submenu that you create it will be appeared in the menu. Like this :




If your requirement need to use your own theme, you can install the module :
extended-menu-module-1.0.5
down load here - http://de.siteof.de/extended-menu.html

OR

Another module call Lightweight DropDown Menu
You can download here :

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/structure-&-navigation/menu-systems/drop-&-tab-menus/5880/details

important: This is a module that you can customize in setting

After installation it's will be like this :



And the Out put will be like this :



NEED THE DEMO ?? just visit Developer page http://demo.tobacamp.com/

Good luck!!

Thanks to :
extensions.joomla.org
Tobacamp
de.siteof.de