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Written by Robert Vining | 24 February 2010
I recently ran across a client's website that was not allowing visitors to choose the Next and Previous links at the bottom of the page in the Sobi2 Component using the SobiSEF plugin to create the SEF URLs. As it turns out, the client is constantly adding new listings to his directory, and every 20 entries or so causes an additional page number to be created. That's when the trouble started showing up.
Read more: Sobi2 Tutorial - Pagination Next and Previous Links Not Working
Written by Robert Vining | 31 January 2010
If you're using the Joomla! Content Management System, you have several template choices when creating a new website or facing a website redesign. The Joomla CMS ships with 3 default templates, but most business websites won't find these very useful unless you want to look like hundreds of thousands of other sites already on the web.
With the Joomla! CMS nearing 15 Million downloads in the past 4 years, that's a lot of similar looking sites for those that still use the default template.
So you want your site to look different? You basically have 2 choices.
Written by Robert Vining | 18 December 2009
I'm often times asked by potential clients, "What do I need to do to get my business website started?"
Here's a quick rundown of the top 10 topics you should think about when having your first website built our a new re-design of your current website.
This is not 1986 and 3 blinking images and your contact information does not make a good website. You or someone in your organization that will maintain the website needs to sit down with the people in charge of the company/organization and a pencil and paper and hash out a few things.
Read more: Top 10 Things to Consider When Planning a New Website
Written by Robert Vining | 30 November 2009
Many of my client websites require an image gallery to show multiple images sorted by category or album. One of my favorite options is the GPL Joomla 1.5 Component JoomGallery. It offers a great rotating image module, automatic thumbnail resize and the ability to show the large images in a popup, lightbox or slideshow window.
The following video tutorial will show you how easy it is to add images to the gallery and have them live on your site in no time.
Written by Robert Vining | 18 November 2009
This is a quick video tutorial to show you how to add an image to your Joomla articles using the Joomla FCK Editor. One of the things I really like about the FCK Editor in Joomla is the quick and easy image upload from your computer. I install the FCK Editor in all my Joomla client websites.
Check out this quick video tutorial to easily add images to Joomla articles using the FCK Editor.
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Washington Square Design Centre
"Robert has undertaken various web related tasks for us here at Wildside Holidays including website design, custom template design and XHTML CSS coding. His advice and help has been of great service to our project."
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