This article shows how you can update or upgrage Joomla from version 3.1.x to 3.9.26 Enable Maintenance Mode 1) From administrator login Login to Joomla administrator Go to System –> Global Configuration On the “Site” tab, there is a setting called “Site Offline”. Set it to “Yes” Once you change it to “Yes”, then three … Read more
Problem: I recently got the following error while trying to install a custom extension on Joomla. JFolder::create: Could not create directory Solution: This kind of error is generally related with folder permission. I checked for the folder permission in my Joomla installation and it seems to be fine. The folders have 755 permission. The other … Read more
In Joomla, while editing article, I was trying to add multiple email addresses (comma separated) to email link. But, when I tried to do so, the email link in frontend changed to something like below: <script language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript'> <!– var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; … Read more
Sometime you might need to show any module’s content inside your article. For example, you have installed a image slideshow module. Now, you might need to show the image slideshow within your article page. For this purpose, Joomla CMS comes with the default plugin (Content – Load Modules) to show module’s content in any article. … Read more
I had to add an image slideshow just at the beginning of an article in Joomla CMS. I searched for such extension and found few good ones. 1) Simple Picture Slideshow | Demo This is a simple extension with only one transition effect ‘fade out’. Slideshow can be started manually or automatically on pageload. Button … Read more
Problem: The menus were working fine before. Then I changed alias of one menu. For example: I changed example.com/mymenu2 to example.com/mymenu3 Now, I am getting redirected to 404 error page on both for both of the above URLs. Solution: You can try Rebuilding the particular menu, clearing cache from Joomla admin, and/or clearing your browser’s … Read more
Problem: I moved my Joomla installation from one server to another and now I am unable to login to the admin panel. This case can also happen while moving from one online server to my local machine or moving from local machine to online server. When I go to the administrator login page: http://example.com/administrator/index.php , … Read more
I used JoomlaPack for backing up my Joomla! CMS site and I cannot stop writing about it. It’s simple, easy to use, quick, efficient and moreover it’s FREE. It creates a full backup of your site in a single archive. The archive contains all the files, a sql file with database script and a restoration … Read more