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Keeping your files updated is a great addition to keeping your website safe. It keeps the holes plugged and ensures overall functionality. When you use platforms like Joomla web hosting, developers often produce these upgrades to fix any exploits or other issues within the code. Keeping the files current should always be done in addition…
Andrew Youderian • March 30, 2017 “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” -Yogi Berra In 2013 I launched the eCommerceFuel forums with the mission of building the web’s best private Community for store owners. Read moreDan Zarrella Talks About Re-TweetsI invited about 100 people I personally knew to kick things off and then opened up membership to…
The template is essentially the skin of your Joomla website. It governs over most of the site’s layout, color scheme, fonts and graphics. When you begin building your Joomla website, you no doubt want to visually impress your visitors. It’s not all that difficult to install a Joomla template. In fact, it may be more…
Extensions add more power to a Joomla website. They are used to enhance content, provide safety and security or provide additional tools to the authors and admins. Adding these modules and components help customize the experience of building a website with Joomla for yourself as well as visitors. In this tutorial, I’m going to dive…
One of the components that the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is missing, is the ability to automatically backup. In VCSA 6.5, VMware has introduced a backup feature within the appliance admin portal, however what do we do with VCSA 6 ? Within the VMware KB 2091961 it states “Use of image-based backup and restore…
At this point, you’ve created your knowledge base. You researched your customers’ tripping points. You wrote some awesome help articles. Now you’re done. Finished. Finito…right? Sorry, but not quite. Hitting publish on your final help article is not the end of your journey. As we’ve touched on before, your knowledge base is the product of…
Andrew Youderian • March 27, 2017 You’ve probably heard the rumors. Working in eCommerce is pretty sweet. And we’re here to confirm that it’s completely true. Whether you’re already working an entry level eCommerce job and looking to work your way up or you’re hoping to switch fields, we’ve got key examples on how to…
Keeping your apps and components up-to-date is one of the easiest ways to avoid a myriad of security breeches. This should also include keeping the core files of your Joomla platform updated. After spending all that time building your Joomla website, you don’t want something like an outdated file to cause issues. While there are…
Joomla is a great system to use for those who want to build a website without programming skills. Although learning the basics of HTML, PHP and CSS may be beneficial in the long run, they are not necessary to get started creating something amazing today. With a good web hosting foundation, anyone can build a…
If you’ve been reading anything about web or workplace trends, you’ve likely come across the idea of gamification. Video games have changed dramatically over the past few decades, and the appeal isn’t lost on marketing professionals. Incorporating aspects of games into website design can keep visitors entertained, engaged, and delighted with your site and content….
Over the past few months we’ve been working to dramatically improve users’ experience on iPad — and we’re proud to share those with you now, in our WordPress app for iOS, available in the iTunes Store. The apps were originally designed with only iPhones in mind, so we wanted to make better use of the…
Finding just the right look for your site can be a fun task. If you’re on the Premium plan, it’s about to get a lot more fun: the Premium plan now includes unlimited access to all our premium themes. With over 200 premium themes on WordPress.com — and new themes added regularly — that’s more than…
Joomla can be used in many different languages. When you first install the platform, you can pick which one you want to use in the admin panel. However, what happens should you change your mind after the install? Perhaps you want to use the system in your native language or you want to brush up…
Joomla is a great system to use when you want to build almost any kind of a website you can imagine. It’s quite versatile and has a lot of great tools in the admin panel. Once you’ve finished your installation of Joomla, you can get right to work building your vision of the perfect website….
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do in the community. This year’s CMS Africa Summit was my third attendance at this amazing conference. My colleagues Marjorie, Sarah, Hannah, and Luminus joined me for the event and…
In this first case study, we find out more about When I Work’s experience with the KnowAll knowledge base theme. We spoke with Senior Technical Writer David Braasch (who manages the company’s Help Center) about the company as a whole, their support requirements, and the various ways KnowAll fulfills those needs. Ultimately, there are a number of…
Softaculous is a fast install system that is used on many types of web hosting platforms. It removes the need to manually install various sytems such as Joomla while simplifying the entire process. Instead of taking a great deal of time to set up accounts, downloading software and creating databases, the whole process is condensed…
If you’ve ever followed a frequently updating site in Reader, you may have noticed a problem. When one of your followed sites goes on a posting streak, it can easily overwhelm your stream, causing you to miss posts from less frequent sites. Today we launched a new feature to alleviate this problem: Combined Cards. Now, when a site…
Yoast SEO is possibly the most well-known SEO plugin for WordPress and it has a lot of features. But a lot of people mis-use the plugin, thinking that simply installing and activating is all that’s needed, or mis-using features like Focus Keyword.
This guide explains all of the features, which settings to use and how to use important features correctly, to optimize your content. SEO isn’t a one-step process that can be handled with the activation of a plugin. It requires your participation as well!
Andrew Youderian • March 20, 2017 Picture this. You’re on a sandy beach outside your rustic yet chic shack, your surfboard propped by the front door. You’ve just signed in to work from your hammock for a few hours before you plan to log off, catch a few waves and make fresh fish tacos for…