Empower your users!
Unlimited users
Unlimited pages
Unlimited power! UHP2 is a component developed for the Joomla! Content Management System. It enables the creation of mini-sites which are displayed and managed within the Joomla environment.
Website owners can give their users the capability to create their own site with a variable number of pages but to also retain complete control over publishing if required. No special permissions are required for the users and they do not need access to the Joomla Administration system.
Users can create and manage their own site, complete with automatically generated navigation and a selection of builtin page types
Read the reviews and rate it at the Joomla Extensions site
UHP2 is available in two editions:
Free
available Free of charge
5 pages per user
50 users
Plus
purchased on a per site basis
unrestricted page settings
unrestricted site settings
option to remove default branding
The Free edition is designed to allow smaller community sites to be able to offer this facility at no cost to their users. It can also be useful in a small workgroup or classroom environment.
The Plus edition allows much more flexibility as features like autoapprove can be used for automatic provisioning of user sites.
Page types currently include:
Standard html pages, free form, created with wysiwyg editor - very simple and completely flexible
Contact pages, details like name, address, phone, email address, website - fixed format
Standard RSS feeds, complete with caching
Image Gallery pages, with slide shows, themes, auto thumbnail generation, watermarking and dynamic image display
Music pages, with artist details, song details, album details, lyrics, cover image and links to internal or external media
Repository pages, with links to allow file downloads
Other features:
Subdomain/Username support
Template system to allow customising user output
Users can select themes for their own site
Integrated comments system
Top level directory of all visible pages ordered by categories.
Multiple site categories
Simple User control panel and management menu
Full OpenSef support with custom sef extension to generate SEO links
Automatic generation of menu for all pages, with manual reordering as necessary
Pages can be worked upon until ready then published, or they can be automatically published when saved
Pages can be marked as private so they will only be visible to the owner and administrator
A custom header and footer can be specified for their site by the user
Page hits are recorded and displayed on each page.
CSS can be customised for the UHP sites
Full mambot processing can be enabled on all pages.
Administrators have full control over the number of pages each user is allowed to create. They can also prevent pages from being visible until approved.
Additional modules
List of most popular pages
Latest page updates
Newest sites created
Management module showing sites/pages awaiting approval and quick links to allow users to manage their sites
Latest Comments
Featured Site
Flexible Configuration
UHP2 has a large number of configuration options to allow the Administrator to configure the site to their specific reguirements.
General Configuration Options
Page editing can be disabled. This allows administrators to setup a mini site which has static information only visible to that user
Page hit counting/display can be enabled or disabled
The maximum number of pages that a user is allowed to create can be set[1]
Joomla group to allow site administration can be set
Autoapproval of new user sites can be enabled to allow registered users to start setting up pages as soon as they register
Welcome text for new users can be customised
Autopublish for new or changed sites or pages can be set
Autoapprove for new or changed pages can be set
Where pages are not autoapproved, page revisions can be set to allow the old page to remain visible
Maximum sizes for page headers can be set
Email can be configured for events, e.g. new site created, page edited etc
Event logging can be enabled
Directory Options
No of user sites to be listed per directory
Title to be displayed on directory
Description of directory
Allow limiting the size of the directory description
Site categories to allow users to choose from
Enable the search form on the directory pages
Enable the Control Panel on the directory pages
Addons General Options
Enable this addon to allow users to create pages of this type
Enable mambot processing for this addon
Standard Page addon Options
Maximum page size can be set. Users will not be allowed to create pages with more text than this limit (html will be stripped before checking size)
Contact page addon Options
No specific options
RSS page addon Options
Maximum number of RSS feeds per page
Maximum number of items to display for each RSS feed
Maximum size of RSS feed description
Gallery page addon Options
Base directory for images to be stored. Each user will have a directory created below this.
Maximum number of images per page
Maximum size of image file which can be uploaded
Maximum width of images, any images larger than this will be resized
Maximum height of images, any images larger than this will be resized
Maximum thumbnail width to be created
Maximum thumbnail height to be created
Music page addon Options
Base directory for images and music files to be stored. Each user will have a directory created below this.
Maximum number of entries per page
Maximum size of audio file which can be uploaded
Maximum width of images, any images larger than this will be resized
Maximum height of images, any images larger than this will be resized
[1] Plus version only
Modules
Modules are simple addons to the main component that show useful information.
UHP2 comes with a number of modules to make managing and navigating the UHP2 sites much simpler.
They can all be customised using Module parameters and all can take advantage of the caching system in Joomla.
Manager Module
This module allows the administrator to see which pages and sites are waiting for approval and to quickly jump directly to the right page.
It also allows ordinary users to go directly to their site and manage their pages.
Newest Sites
This module shows a list of the latest sites which have been created.
When users create a new site, a link will appear here automatically.
Most popular pages
This module shows a list of the most popular sites by number of page hits
The site name and actual page are shown with links to each of them.
Latest page updates
This module shows a list of the most recently updated pages.
When users update a page, a link will appear here automatically. The site name and actual page are shown with links to each of them.
Mambots
Mambots are pluggable elements that perform a specific function when they are triggered. Examples of Mambots in Joomla are custom display or search mambots which manipulate text before displaying it.
UHP2 Searchbot
UHP2 comes with a mambot that allows searching of UHP2 sites using Joomla's builtin Search. This allows all site content to be searched using a single search facility.
This mambot is provided in addition to the builtin UHP2 search facility.
Requirements
Below are the requirements to run UHP2
CMS: Joomla 1.0.8 and above, Mambo 4.5.3 and above
Operating Systems: UNIX, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Database: MySQL 4.x (Limited testing with MySQL 3 and 5)
PHP: 4.3.x (Limited testing with PHP 5)
PHP config: GD Graphic Libraries, ZLIB and short open tags are required
Web Server: Apache 1.3.x / 2.x
Web Browser: Internet Explorer / Mozilla/ Firefox
If your site is running Joomla! and has the above prerequisites, you're ready to install and use UHP2!
We recommend our customers use Joomla!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Components, Modules, Mambots
Components
Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of
the web site’s template. The code for the main body will appear in the template as follows: . Depending on the design of the template in use, this is often in the centre
of the web page.
A typical Joomla! installation comes with Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, and Web
Links Components.
Members of the Joomla! community produce third party Joomla! Components on a continuous
basis. Look at http://extensions.joomla.org/ or http://developer.joomla.org for a listing of
additional Component downloads.
Manage Components
Introduction
Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of the web
site template, i.e. mainbody.php. Depending on the design of the template in use, this is often in the
centre of the web page.
A typical Joomla! installation comes with Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, and Web Links
Components.
Members of the Joomla! community produce third party Joomla! Components on a continuous basis.
Look at http://extensions.joomla.org/ or http://developer.joomla.org for a listing of available Component
downloads or check the special forums.
In this section, we will look at:
The core Components that come with the Joomla! installation.
How they are configured and used.
Installing and deleting a Component.
Install a Component
Access: Select Installers > Components.
The Install new Component screen will be displayed.
Figure 1: Install New Component screen
Toolbar Buttons: Uninstall is available.
This screen is split into top and bottom. The top is used for installing Components and the bottom, which
lists the Components that are installed and that can be uninstalled.
There are two methods for installing a Module:
The first method of installing is to upload a zipped package file that will be automatically installed to your
server. Click Browse... to go to the location of the Component zip file on your local computer. Once
identified select the file and click Open. The name and location of the file will be displayed in the Package
File: box. Then click the Upload File & Install button. If all goes well you will transfer to a new screen
confirming Success.
The second method is to upload an unpacked archive to your host's server. Type the location of this file (it
must be the absolute location) then click the Install button.
Uninstall a Component
Tick the box next to the Component you want to uninstall and then click the Delete button. A dialogue alert
will show: Are you sure, you want to delete selected items?
Click OK. The page will reload displaying the word Success.
Manage Modules
Introduction
This section deals with:
Explaining what Modules are.
Introducing the Module Manager and the functions associated with it.
Installing and uninstalling a Module.
Providing an explanation of how to configure installed Site Modules.
Modules are used to display various information and/or interactive features throughout your Joomla! site.
A Module can contain just about anything from simple plain text, to HTML, to complete standalone third
party applications. Modules can also display interactive content, such as polls, latest news, Newsfeeds
and more.
Site Modules are different from Administrator Modules because they display their content on the Frontend
of your site while Admin Modules pertain to various Administrative (Back-end) tasks and/or features.
Modules can be created by you (custom/user Module), or downloaded, and installed.
Module Manager Screen
The management of the Modules is always done in the Administrator (Back-end)panel.
Access: Select Modules > Site Modules.
The Module Manager Screen displays a list of the installed Site Modules.
Figure 2: Module Manager screen
Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Copy, Delete, Edit, and New are available.
The following information is displayed:
Column Name Details/Options
Module Name: This is the title of the module. It is editable and will be displayed on the Front-end of your
Web site if you choose so.
Published: This tells you if the module contents will show on the Front-end of your Web site. Click
the button to toggle the published/unpublished state.
Reorder:
This column allows you to change the relevant order that the modules display on the
Front-end of your Web page(s). Click the 'up' or 'down' arrows to increase or decrease
the module order by one position.
Order:
This shows the order of the modules as displayed in the Front-end of your web site. To
modify this order, type in the number that you would like to have them presented. Then,
click the Save Order button next to the Column Heading Order.
Access: This shows who can see the modules on the Front-end of a Web page. Clicking the link
will toggle through Public/Registered/Special.
Position:
This shows which template positions the module will be displayed. Some common
Template positions are: User1, Left, Righting, and Top.
NOTE: You can only assign the module position to one that is already coded into your
template
Pages:
This shows on which pages the module will be displayed. Options include All, Varies or
None.
NOTE: This is not applicable to Administrator modules. Click on the Edit button in the
Toolbar to edit this.
ID: This is the ID number for the module item. This is allocated by the Joomla! site system
when the module instance is saved.
Type: This is the type of module. An example is mod_mainmenu, which is the 'type' of module
used for the User Menu and the Main Menu module instances.
At the bottom of the list, you may see a pagination feature, which will allow you to navigate to the
next set of modules in the list. You can also set the number of modules displayed on a page by
selecting the number in the drop down box at the bottom of the screen.
Manage Mambots
Mambots are functional units of code that support the operation of Joomla! They have many different
purposes and functions and are grouped together for easier management.
For example, there are Mambots that only operate on Content Items, others provide search capabilities,
etc. In some groups, any number of Mambots can be published at once, while in others (for example, the
WYSIWYG editors) only one can be active.
Content Mambots
Any number of Mambots can be published in this group. These Mambots operate on Content Items
before they are displayed. They typically replace some sort of shorthand {tag} with other information.
MOS Image
This is an image placement Mambot. {mosimage} tags are replaced with images that you have selected
when creating and/or editing a Content Item. Tags are replaced on a queuing basis. If there are more
tags than images defined, the excess tags are ignored. Likewise, if there are more images listed than
there are tags, then the excess images are ignored.
This Mambot is for those who like to work without a WYSIWYG Editor as it a convenient way to insert
images into the Content Item. Others, who use a WYSIWYG Editor, still prefer using this Mambot to insert
images instead of the insert Image button in the WYSIWYG Editor. This is a personal preference.
Legacy Mambot Includer
This Mambot allows for the handling of Mambots designed for version 4.5 of Mambo. If you do not have
any pre-version 4.5.1 Mambots installed, this Mambot can be safely unpublished.
Code Support
The code support Mambot renders any text within a pair of {moscode}...code... {/moscode} tags
as PHP code.
SEF
The Search Engine Friendly Mambot makes links in content compatible with installed SEF support. It
operates directly on the HTML within the item and does not require a special tag.
MOS Rating
This Mambot provides for the voting/rating of Content Items.
E‐mail Cloaking
This Mambot rewrites all e-mail addresses within a Content Item to 'cloak' them from unwelcome
spambots.
GeSHi
This displays formatted code in Content Items based on the GeSHi highlighting engine.
This is to be considered as an enhanced version of moscode, allowing the rendering of many different
programming languages with colour-highlighted code by specifying the to-be-used language.
Usage: Use the "pre" tag and add the programming language you want to use for highlighting purposes
as a parameter.
Example:
< lang="xml">your code here ... < /pre >
The Mambot version of the GeSHi highlight code comes with the following highlighters for the most
common renders installed, ready to be used:
CSS => use lang="css"
HTML4 Strict => use lang="HTML4strict"
JavaScript => use lang="javascript"
PHP => use lang="php"
PHP Brief => use lang="php-brief"
SQL => use lang="sql"
XML => use lang="xml"
Should you need additional languages, you may download the full package from the developer site:
http://qbnz.com/highlighter/, which includes over 30 languages. You should then upload the required
newLanguage.php from the package into your \Mambots\content\geshi\geshi folder.
Load Module Positions
This Mambot, using the tag {loadmoduleposition modulepositionname}, allows a Module’s
content to be displayed in a Content Item.
MOS Pagination
This Mambot breaks Content Items into pages and assembles an Article Index.
Note: By default the Index is labelled, Item title, Page 2, Page 3 etc. To add a title to Page 2, 3 use the
following tag parameter {mospagebreak title=pagedescription}, pagedescription will replace the
Page 2 convention.
Search Mambots
Search Mambots add the ability to search all of the different Components of Joomla! Basic searching is
provided for:
Content Items
Web Links
Contacts
Content Categories
Content Sections
Any number of search Mambots can be published at any one time.
In some groups ordering is important, for example, in the content group, the Image Replacement Mambot
{mosimage} must be first (top of the listing), and the Pagination Mambot {mospagebreak} must be last.
In this Section we will be covering:
Install a Mambot
Uninstall a Mambot
Outline definitions of each type of Mambot
Install a Mambot
Access: Select Installers > Mambots.
Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of
the web site’s template. The code for the main body will appear in the template as follows: . Depending on the design of the template in use, this is often in the centre
of the web page.
A typical Joomla! installation comes with Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, and Web
Links Components.
Members of the Joomla! community produce third party Joomla! Components on a continuous
basis. Look at http://extensions.joomla.org/ or http://developer.joomla.org for a listing of
additional Component downloads.
Manage Components
Introduction
Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of the web
site template, i.e. mainbody.php. Depending on the design of the template in use, this is often in the
centre of the web page.
A typical Joomla! installation comes with Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, and Web Links
Components.
Members of the Joomla! community produce third party Joomla! Components on a continuous basis.
Look at http://extensions.joomla.org/ or http://developer.joomla.org for a listing of available Component
downloads or check the special forums.
In this section, we will look at:
The core Components that come with the Joomla! installation.
How they are configured and used.
Installing and deleting a Component.
Install a Component
Access: Select Installers > Components.
The Install new Component screen will be displayed.
Figure 1: Install New Component screen
Toolbar Buttons: Uninstall is available.
This screen is split into top and bottom. The top is used for installing Components and the bottom, which
lists the Components that are installed and that can be uninstalled.
There are two methods for installing a Module:
The first method of installing is to upload a zipped package file that will be automatically installed to your
server. Click Browse... to go to the location of the Component zip file on your local computer. Once
identified select the file and click Open. The name and location of the file will be displayed in the Package
File: box. Then click the Upload File & Install button. If all goes well you will transfer to a new screen
confirming Success.
The second method is to upload an unpacked archive to your host's server. Type the location of this file (it
must be the absolute location) then click the Install button.
Uninstall a Component
Tick the box next to the Component you want to uninstall and then click the Delete button. A dialogue alert
will show: Are you sure, you want to delete selected items?
Click OK. The page will reload displaying the word Success.
Modules
Modules extend the capabilities of Joomla! giving the software new functionality. A Module is a
small piece of content that can be displayed anywhere that your template allows. Modules are
very easy to install in the Administrator Section (Back-end).
Joomla! Modules may include: Main Menu, Top menu, Template Chooser, Polls, Newsflash, Hit
Counter, etc.
Members of the Joomla! community produce Joomla! Modules on a continuous basis. They are
freely available on http://developer.joomla.org/ or http://extensions.joomla.org for download.
An example of a module PHP code is .
Modules extend the capabilities of Joomla! giving the software new functionality. A Module is a
small piece of content that can be displayed anywhere that your template allows. Modules are
very easy to install in the Administrator Section (Back-end).
Joomla! Modules may include: Main Menu, Top menu, Template Chooser, Polls, Newsflash, Hit
Counter, etc.
Members of the Joomla! community produce Joomla! Modules on a continuous basis. They are
freely available on http://developer.joomla.org/ or http://extensions.joomla.org for download.
An example of a module PHP code is .
Manage Modules
Introduction
This section deals with:
Explaining what Modules are.
Introducing the Module Manager and the functions associated with it.
Installing and uninstalling a Module.
Providing an explanation of how to configure installed Site Modules.
Modules are used to display various information and/or interactive features throughout your Joomla! site.
A Module can contain just about anything from simple plain text, to HTML, to complete standalone third
party applications. Modules can also display interactive content, such as polls, latest news, Newsfeeds
and more.
Site Modules are different from Administrator Modules because they display their content on the Frontend
of your site while Admin Modules pertain to various Administrative (Back-end) tasks and/or features.
Modules can be created by you (custom/user Module), or downloaded, and installed.
Module Manager Screen
The management of the Modules is always done in the Administrator (Back-end)panel.
Access: Select Modules > Site Modules.
The Module Manager Screen displays a list of the installed Site Modules.
Figure 2: Module Manager screenToolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Copy, Delete, Edit, and New are available.
The following information is displayed:
Column Name Details/Options
Module Name: This is the title of the module. It is editable and will be displayed on the Front-end of your
Web site if you choose so.
Published: This tells you if the module contents will show on the Front-end of your Web site. Click
the button to toggle the published/unpublished state.
Reorder:
This column allows you to change the relevant order that the modules display on the
Front-end of your Web page(s). Click the 'up' or 'down' arrows to increase or decrease
the module order by one position.
Order:
This shows the order of the modules as displayed in the Front-end of your web site. To
modify this order, type in the number that you would like to have them presented. Then,
click the Save Order button next to the Column Heading Order.
Access: This shows who can see the modules on the Front-end of a Web page. Clicking the link
will toggle through Public/Registered/Special.
Position:
This shows which template positions the module will be displayed. Some common
Template positions are: User1, Left, Righting, and Top.
NOTE: You can only assign the module position to one that is already coded into your
template
Pages:
This shows on which pages the module will be displayed. Options include All, Varies or
None.
NOTE: This is not applicable to Administrator modules. Click on the Edit button in the
Toolbar to edit this.
ID: This is the ID number for the module item. This is allocated by the Joomla! site system
when the module instance is saved.
Type: This is the type of module. An example is mod_mainmenu, which is the 'type' of module
used for the User Menu and the Main Menu module instances.
At the bottom of the list, you may see a pagination feature, which will allow you to navigate to the
next set of modules in the list. You can also set the number of modules displayed on a page by
selecting the number in the drop down box at the bottom of the screen.
Mambots
A Mambot is a small, task-oriented function that intercepts and manipulates content, in some
way, before displaying it. Joomla! provides a number of Mambots in the core distribution, e.g.
{mospagebreak}, {mosimage} etc.
A Mambot is a small, task-oriented function that intercepts and manipulates content, in some
way, before displaying it. Joomla! provides a number of Mambots in the core distribution, e.g.
{mospagebreak}, {mosimage} etc.
Manage Mambots
Mambots are functional units of code that support the operation of Joomla! They have many different
purposes and functions and are grouped together for easier management.
For example, there are Mambots that only operate on Content Items, others provide search capabilities,
etc. In some groups, any number of Mambots can be published at once, while in others (for example, the
WYSIWYG editors) only one can be active.
Content Mambots
Any number of Mambots can be published in this group. These Mambots operate on Content Items
before they are displayed. They typically replace some sort of shorthand {tag} with other information.
MOS Image
This is an image placement Mambot. {mosimage} tags are replaced with images that you have selected
when creating and/or editing a Content Item. Tags are replaced on a queuing basis. If there are more
tags than images defined, the excess tags are ignored. Likewise, if there are more images listed than
there are tags, then the excess images are ignored.
This Mambot is for those who like to work without a WYSIWYG Editor as it a convenient way to insert
images into the Content Item. Others, who use a WYSIWYG Editor, still prefer using this Mambot to insert
images instead of the insert Image button in the WYSIWYG Editor. This is a personal preference.
Legacy Mambot Includer
This Mambot allows for the handling of Mambots designed for version 4.5 of Mambo. If you do not have
any pre-version 4.5.1 Mambots installed, this Mambot can be safely unpublished.
Code Support
The code support Mambot renders any text within a pair of {moscode}...code... {/moscode} tags
as PHP code.
SEF
The Search Engine Friendly Mambot makes links in content compatible with installed SEF support. It
operates directly on the HTML within the item and does not require a special tag.
MOS Rating
This Mambot provides for the voting/rating of Content Items.
E‐mail Cloaking
This Mambot rewrites all e-mail addresses within a Content Item to 'cloak' them from unwelcome
spambots.
GeSHi
This displays formatted code in Content Items based on the GeSHi highlighting engine.
This is to be considered as an enhanced version of moscode, allowing the rendering of many different
programming languages with colour-highlighted code by specifying the to-be-used language.
Usage: Use the "pre" tag and add the programming language you want to use for highlighting purposes
as a parameter.
Example:
< lang="xml">your code here ... < /pre >
The Mambot version of the GeSHi highlight code comes with the following highlighters for the most
common renders installed, ready to be used:
CSS => use lang="css"
HTML4 Strict => use lang="HTML4strict"
JavaScript => use lang="javascript"
PHP => use lang="php"
PHP Brief => use lang="php-brief"
SQL => use lang="sql"
XML => use lang="xml"
Should you need additional languages, you may download the full package from the developer site:
http://qbnz.com/highlighter/, which includes over 30 languages. You should then upload the required
newLanguage.php from the package into your \Mambots\content\geshi\geshi folder.
Load Module Positions
This Mambot, using the tag {loadmoduleposition modulepositionname}, allows a Module’s
content to be displayed in a Content Item.
MOS Pagination
This Mambot breaks Content Items into pages and assembles an Article Index.
Note: By default the Index is labelled, Item title, Page 2, Page 3 etc. To add a title to Page 2, 3 use the
following tag parameter {mospagebreak title=pagedescription}, pagedescription will replace the
Page 2 convention.
Search Mambots
Search Mambots add the ability to search all of the different Components of Joomla! Basic searching is
provided for:
Content Items
Web Links
Contacts
Content Categories
Content Sections
Any number of search Mambots can be published at any one time.
In some groups ordering is important, for example, in the content group, the Image Replacement Mambot
{mosimage} must be first (top of the listing), and the Pagination Mambot {mospagebreak} must be last.
In this Section we will be covering:
Install a Mambot
Uninstall a Mambot
Outline definitions of each type of Mambot
Install a Mambot
Access: Select Installers > Mambots.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Free Joomla Templates
Free TemplatesFree Joomla Template - Div style, tableless, valid
Written by achille falzone
Sunday, 27 May 2007
Web 2.0 template in div style - no tables. Valid XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0. Demo on www.posizionamento-web.it
Free Joomla Templates
Written by Lisa Clark
Friday, 25 May 2007
Skytop Designs has released a nice selection of free css converted templates for joomla. Please see the site for more details.
Free templates for Joomla 1.5 beta 2
Written by raduga
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Bizcity_ii and Biz_blue_ii — two free templates for Joomla 1.5 beta 2 from mambasana.ru.
Bizcity_ii has three colors (blue, green, red). You can change color in parameters of the template.
download template bizcity_ii for Joomla 1.5 beta 2
download template biz_blue_ii for Joomla 1.5 beta 2
Ressdesign new free template release
Written by firmansyah
Monday, 14 May 2007
ressdesign has released new free template named ress_orb. ress_orb is a simple, stylish, and clean template. You can use ress_orb for free.
visit ressdesign for demo and download
Two new free template from IbolDesign
Written by Iboldesign
Wednesday, 09 May 2007
Iboldesign release two new free template: greenleaves, freshgreen. This two template features tableless layout, lightweight, fast loading and also clean style design.
Greenleaves and freshgreen designed with green colouring theme and some decorative elements.
Also included psd file for further customize, find more and download at http://www.iboldesign.com
Ocurt: free template by Pigrecoemme released
Written by Giacomo Fabbrocino
Monday, 07 May 2007
OCURT is a FREE Joomla template from Pigrecoemme.com. This template is a very clean, single columned, and suitable for different purposes. You can see it in action on www.ocurt.it
The demo and the download are here:
http://www.pigrecoemme.com/produzioni/free-joomla-templates.php
This template is free to use and modify, but please leave credit and link in the footer or wherever you want with a link like this: Template by: Scuola di Cinema | Pigrecoemme
IMPORTANT
In order to use this single column template you need to download the swmenu free from
http://www.swmenupro.com/
Install the plug in and set it to position USER1 from your admin panel. You can obviusly use other menu systems, if you prefer.
THE FLASH MOVIE:
The provided source for the flash header is a swi file. You'll need SWISH to edit it. Download swish from: http://www.swishzone.com
The template can be downloaded from http://www.pigrecoemme.com/produzioni/free-joomla-templates.php
Free Joomla Template - IceBerg
Written by Reza Farshbaf
Saturday, 05 May 2007
Joomla CSS Guide is proud to announce the release of their first free template for joomla called Iceberg. IceBerg comes with 5 module positions and is 100% table-less. Registration is required to download this template.
Check out this at Joomla CSS Guide website .
New Joomla! template with Simpleviewer flash gallery integrated
Written by Achille Falzone
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
In this new free Joomla! template is integrated Simleviewer flash gallery. Simpleviewer is a free, customizable Flash image viewing application.
Design is tableless fully css drive! On the template is installed Simple Image Rotator by Jooma Works. For Newsflash use "-flash" (background blue color and white text). For News i used flat list in order to have horizontal link.
You are free to use this template as you want; please leave copy div. Achille Falzone - MediaMente.biz.
Enjoy!
Ol Techno - Free Template From Olwebdesign
Written by olwebdesign
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
Ol techno is a FREE Joomla and mambo template from olwebdesign. This template is a very clean and fast loading design. It
uses almost all Joomla modules ( left, mainbody, right, user1, user2, user4, user6, user7, user8, inset, bottom and banner).
View live demo
Homepage olwebdesign.com
RokWebify - New GPL Template Plus Tutorials from RocketTheme
Written by Andy Miller
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
RokWebify is a brand new GPL template from RocketTheme. This template was created for use as the basis of a comprehensive series of Joomla! template modification tutorials. Along with the template itself, we've released the first two tutorials "Customizing Your Logo", and "Creating a Color Variation". This is not your average tutorial template however, it's a nice clean web 2.0 style that was used as the basis for RocketTheme's ColorMatic template. In the coming weeks we will release new tutorials that will cover a large array of common template modification requests including:
Converting from fixed to fluid width
Changing primary side column
Adding new module positions to your template
Converting a table layout to pure CSS layout
Converting a Joomla! 1.0 template to a native 1.5 version
Adding module hi-lights
Adding 3rd party menu systems
Adding 3rd party javascript effects and features
Check out the tutorials and download RokWebify today at http://tutorials.rockettheme.com
New free template from IbolDesign
Written by IbolDesign
Saturday, 28 April 2007
IbolDesign release new free template, they call it blackbox. they design it for blog or personal website.
Also included PSD for further customize to fit your needs. With balanced soft colours, made blackbox will make up your joomla sites
See more and download at http://www.iboldesign.com
"Minted One-Point-Five" v2.0 - Advancing Joomla! 1.0.x administrator templates
Written by JoomlaWorks
Thursday, 26 April 2007
JoomlaWorks is proud to release version 2.0 of the "Minted One-Point-Five" administrator template for Joomla! 1.0.x. Perhaps one of the most advanced admin templates ever created for Joomla! 1.0.x., not only does it look "fresh", but it is the fastest loading admin template around and comes pre-packed -yes, you read correctly- with Joomla! 1.5's icon set. That means you simply install the admin template and the backend administration user interface completely transforms.
his free template is released from JoomlaWorks under the GNU/GPL license.
Checkout the LIVE DEMO at: http://joomlaworks.org/j1012/administrator/
Read more...
AlfyStudio release a new Fireboard template
Written by Ahmad Alfy
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Its finally out! Ahmad_Dark Template for the popular Fireboard forums. This template is based on one of the default templates of FB with modifications to suite Joomla! websites that use dark designs
Installation Instructions:
Download the file and extract it
Use JoomlaXplorer or FTP to upload the files to : http://yoursite/components/com_fireboard/template/ahmad_dark
Go to the backend and open Fireboard Configuration
In the frontend tab , Set the template and image set to ahmad_dark
Demo and download here
www.gopip.de released a new simpel template gopip_easy
Written by Rene Wandel
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
goP.I.P. released a new simpel Template for Joomla. The Template is wc3 conformal, 2 columns and consists of ccs programming. For more Information follow the Link.
Downlaod: http://www.gopip.de/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_details/gid,17/Itemid,48/
Information: http://www.gopip.de/content/view/55/49/
New tmplates from Lady-Beetle
Written by Rami ben ami
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Two new and free templates for Joomla 1.0.x released from the "Prime Heaven" series. Totally table-free and CSS/XHTML valid with the W3C standards. 800px centered fixed-width with 2 and 3 columns.
2 columns: See The Demo
3 columns: See The Demo
This template design for general purposes. the logo integrated as a separate file. so you can change it to your logo (see the readme file).
Download the templates from here (requires registration):
http://www.lady-beetle.com/joomla-templates/free-joomla-templates-2.html
Design4Donations releases second free template: D4D Sunscan!
Written by Design4Donations
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Design4Donations has just released their second template! This original, tropical themed Joomla! template supports many features including:
Sleek transparent design
Drop down menus (easy instructions for setup included)
Supports left, 5 user positions, 1 top and an inset module position
Auto-hide and modules
Customizable stylesheet (Lots of comments included)
Supported template
Best of all - its FREE for private or commercial use under the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License, for more info please visit Creative Commons.
You can preview the demo version at www.design4donations.com/testsite or visit their homepage for downloading and full details. Enjoy!
2 new free templates available now!
Written by Jaser Bratzadeh
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
This month we want to offer two fresh new designs named DOG and LOVE. These two has the same layout structure but differs with the header and the color. fixed width and optimized for 1024x 768. Have fun !
Take a view here...
Become a member to get access to the psd files
Three new templates at SiteGround Joomla Gallery
Written by Kate Michaels
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
SiteGround web hosting is happy to announce the release of 3 brand new templates for Joomla - Denim, Flame and Tropics. The Denim theme is in dark colors and clan webmasters will love it; Flame is easy to customize and has a very nice effect in the menu; the Tropics theme is a great choice for traveler’s and holiday sites.
The tiny changes in the design of the SiteGround Joomla Templates Gallery page now allow you to review the newest templates and the 6 most popular templates directly on the index page. With these 3 new themes, the total number of the SiteGround collection reached 44. View the new Joomla templates here
Deal-Times: My new free template for Joomla
Written by Eugene
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
I would like to introduce my new free template for Joomla.It's variable width (liquid) layout with 3 columns. Positions that are not in use are collapsed, so they are not wasting space. This also means that you can easily choose between 1, 2 or 3 column appearance. PSD file for logo is also included, so you can easily customize it.Some module positions are custom, so I’ve included module position and CSS customization descriptions in this article (page 2).
Deal-Times-My-template-for-JoomlaRead it before downloading template from deal-times template download
Simpliadict - New Template from IbolDesign.com
Written by IbolDesign
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
Simpliadict completed first ten free joomla templates from iboldesign. Simpliadict suitable for variety sites type,and style.IbolDesign recommends for e-zine/weblog sites.
with tableless and fast loading, simpliadict will fire up any joomla sites community download and see more at http://www.iboldesign.com
Written by achille falzone
Sunday, 27 May 2007
Web 2.0 template in div style - no tables. Valid XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0. Demo on www.posizionamento-web.it
Free Joomla Templates
Written by Lisa Clark
Friday, 25 May 2007
Skytop Designs has released a nice selection of free css converted templates for joomla. Please see the site for more details.
Free templates for Joomla 1.5 beta 2
Written by raduga
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Bizcity_ii and Biz_blue_ii — two free templates for Joomla 1.5 beta 2 from mambasana.ru.
Bizcity_ii has three colors (blue, green, red). You can change color in parameters of the template.
download template bizcity_ii for Joomla 1.5 beta 2
download template biz_blue_ii for Joomla 1.5 beta 2
Ressdesign new free template release
Written by firmansyah
Monday, 14 May 2007
ressdesign has released new free template named ress_orb. ress_orb is a simple, stylish, and clean template. You can use ress_orb for free.
visit ressdesign for demo and download
Two new free template from IbolDesign
Written by Iboldesign
Wednesday, 09 May 2007
Iboldesign release two new free template: greenleaves, freshgreen. This two template features tableless layout, lightweight, fast loading and also clean style design.
Greenleaves and freshgreen designed with green colouring theme and some decorative elements.
Also included psd file for further customize, find more and download at http://www.iboldesign.com
Ocurt: free template by Pigrecoemme released
Written by Giacomo Fabbrocino
Monday, 07 May 2007
OCURT is a FREE Joomla template from Pigrecoemme.com. This template is a very clean, single columned, and suitable for different purposes. You can see it in action on www.ocurt.it
The demo and the download are here:
http://www.pigrecoemme.com/produzioni/free-joomla-templates.php
This template is free to use and modify, but please leave credit and link in the footer or wherever you want with a link like this: Template by: Scuola di Cinema | Pigrecoemme
IMPORTANT
In order to use this single column template you need to download the swmenu free from
http://www.swmenupro.com/
Install the plug in and set it to position USER1 from your admin panel. You can obviusly use other menu systems, if you prefer.
THE FLASH MOVIE:
The provided source for the flash header is a swi file. You'll need SWISH to edit it. Download swish from: http://www.swishzone.com
The template can be downloaded from http://www.pigrecoemme.com/produzioni/free-joomla-templates.php
Free Joomla Template - IceBerg
Written by Reza Farshbaf
Saturday, 05 May 2007
Joomla CSS Guide is proud to announce the release of their first free template for joomla called Iceberg. IceBerg comes with 5 module positions and is 100% table-less. Registration is required to download this template.
Check out this at Joomla CSS Guide website .
New Joomla! template with Simpleviewer flash gallery integrated
Written by Achille Falzone
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
In this new free Joomla! template is integrated Simleviewer flash gallery. Simpleviewer is a free, customizable Flash image viewing application.
Design is tableless fully css drive! On the template is installed Simple Image Rotator by Jooma Works. For Newsflash use "-flash" (background blue color and white text). For News i used flat list in order to have horizontal link.
You are free to use this template as you want; please leave copy div. Achille Falzone - MediaMente.biz.
Enjoy!
Ol Techno - Free Template From Olwebdesign
Written by olwebdesign
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
Ol techno is a FREE Joomla and mambo template from olwebdesign. This template is a very clean and fast loading design. It
uses almost all Joomla modules ( left, mainbody, right, user1, user2, user4, user6, user7, user8, inset, bottom and banner).
View live demo
Homepage olwebdesign.com
RokWebify - New GPL Template Plus Tutorials from RocketTheme
Written by Andy Miller
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
RokWebify is a brand new GPL template from RocketTheme. This template was created for use as the basis of a comprehensive series of Joomla! template modification tutorials. Along with the template itself, we've released the first two tutorials "Customizing Your Logo", and "Creating a Color Variation". This is not your average tutorial template however, it's a nice clean web 2.0 style that was used as the basis for RocketTheme's ColorMatic template. In the coming weeks we will release new tutorials that will cover a large array of common template modification requests including:
Converting from fixed to fluid width
Changing primary side column
Adding new module positions to your template
Converting a table layout to pure CSS layout
Converting a Joomla! 1.0 template to a native 1.5 version
Adding module hi-lights
Adding 3rd party menu systems
Adding 3rd party javascript effects and features
Check out the tutorials and download RokWebify today at http://tutorials.rockettheme.com
New free template from IbolDesign
Written by IbolDesign
Saturday, 28 April 2007
IbolDesign release new free template, they call it blackbox. they design it for blog or personal website.
Also included PSD for further customize to fit your needs. With balanced soft colours, made blackbox will make up your joomla sites
See more and download at http://www.iboldesign.com
"Minted One-Point-Five" v2.0 - Advancing Joomla! 1.0.x administrator templates
Written by JoomlaWorks
Thursday, 26 April 2007
JoomlaWorks is proud to release version 2.0 of the "Minted One-Point-Five" administrator template for Joomla! 1.0.x. Perhaps one of the most advanced admin templates ever created for Joomla! 1.0.x., not only does it look "fresh", but it is the fastest loading admin template around and comes pre-packed -yes, you read correctly- with Joomla! 1.5's icon set. That means you simply install the admin template and the backend administration user interface completely transforms.
his free template is released from JoomlaWorks under the GNU/GPL license.
Checkout the LIVE DEMO at: http://joomlaworks.org/j1012/administrator/
Read more...
AlfyStudio release a new Fireboard template
Written by Ahmad Alfy
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Its finally out! Ahmad_Dark Template for the popular Fireboard forums. This template is based on one of the default templates of FB with modifications to suite Joomla! websites that use dark designs
Installation Instructions:
Download the file and extract it
Use JoomlaXplorer or FTP to upload the files to : http://yoursite/components/com_fireboard/template/ahmad_dark
Go to the backend and open Fireboard Configuration
In the frontend tab , Set the template and image set to ahmad_dark
Demo and download here
www.gopip.de released a new simpel template gopip_easy
Written by Rene Wandel
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
goP.I.P. released a new simpel Template for Joomla. The Template is wc3 conformal, 2 columns and consists of ccs programming. For more Information follow the Link.
Downlaod: http://www.gopip.de/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_details/gid,17/Itemid,48/
Information: http://www.gopip.de/content/view/55/49/
New tmplates from Lady-Beetle
Written by Rami ben ami
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Two new and free templates for Joomla 1.0.x released from the "Prime Heaven" series. Totally table-free and CSS/XHTML valid with the W3C standards. 800px centered fixed-width with 2 and 3 columns.
2 columns: See The Demo
3 columns: See The Demo
This template design for general purposes. the logo integrated as a separate file. so you can change it to your logo (see the readme file).
Download the templates from here (requires registration):
http://www.lady-beetle.com/joomla-templates/free-joomla-templates-2.html
Design4Donations releases second free template: D4D Sunscan!
Written by Design4Donations
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Design4Donations has just released their second template! This original, tropical themed Joomla! template supports many features including:
Sleek transparent design
Drop down menus (easy instructions for setup included)
Supports left, 5 user positions, 1 top and an inset module position
Auto-hide and modules
Customizable stylesheet (Lots of comments included)
Supported template
Best of all - its FREE for private or commercial use under the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License, for more info please visit Creative Commons.
You can preview the demo version at www.design4donations.com/testsite or visit their homepage for downloading and full details. Enjoy!
2 new free templates available now!
Written by Jaser Bratzadeh
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
This month we want to offer two fresh new designs named DOG and LOVE. These two has the same layout structure but differs with the header and the color. fixed width and optimized for 1024x 768. Have fun !
Take a view here...
Become a member to get access to the psd files
Three new templates at SiteGround Joomla Gallery
Written by Kate Michaels
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
SiteGround web hosting is happy to announce the release of 3 brand new templates for Joomla - Denim, Flame and Tropics. The Denim theme is in dark colors and clan webmasters will love it; Flame is easy to customize and has a very nice effect in the menu; the Tropics theme is a great choice for traveler’s and holiday sites.
The tiny changes in the design of the SiteGround Joomla Templates Gallery page now allow you to review the newest templates and the 6 most popular templates directly on the index page. With these 3 new themes, the total number of the SiteGround collection reached 44. View the new Joomla templates here
Deal-Times: My new free template for Joomla
Written by Eugene
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
I would like to introduce my new free template for Joomla.It's variable width (liquid) layout with 3 columns. Positions that are not in use are collapsed, so they are not wasting space. This also means that you can easily choose between 1, 2 or 3 column appearance. PSD file for logo is also included, so you can easily customize it.Some module positions are custom, so I’ve included module position and CSS customization descriptions in this article (page 2).
Deal-Times-My-template-for-JoomlaRead it before downloading template from deal-times template download
Simpliadict - New Template from IbolDesign.com
Written by IbolDesign
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
Simpliadict completed first ten free joomla templates from iboldesign. Simpliadict suitable for variety sites type,and style.IbolDesign recommends for e-zine/weblog sites.
with tableless and fast loading, simpliadict will fire up any joomla sites community download and see more at http://www.iboldesign.com
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Joomla! 1.5 Beta-2 — The Developers' and Designers' Revolution!
Joomla! proudly presents its most important coding adrenaline surge to the development and designer community. With today's release of Joomla! 1.5 Beta-2, we're shifting gears into turbo mode; an entirely re-factored core, internationalisation, FTP layering, next-generation API and framework that's so flexible and powerful and, of course, a designer's dream for unparalleled templating flexibility.
The Red Barchetta — Beta-2
We've dubbed Beta-2 'Red Barchetta', in keeping with the spirit of freedom, power, simplicity and flexibility unknown in an Open Source framework. Besides Red Barchetta conjuring up triumph through coding revolution, this baby provides developers and designers with unequaled tools. This makes Joomla! 1.5 Beta-2 the ultimate enabler for your projects. Now is the time for you to take it for a serious drive to help our team refine the software for our release candidate goals. It's also probably the best time for you to start learning the nuances of the new system to enable you to migrate your extensions and templates to the next generation CMS.
How you can Fuel the Red Barchetta?
Thowing real energy at 1.5 by jumping into the codebase — making your current extenstions and templates compatible, creating new extensions, new templates and making use of all the wonderful features in 1.5. Joomla! 1.5 Beta-2 is feature complete so dive in under the hood and lets see what you can create. There never has been a better time to get motivated as this is the last beta prior to release candidate.
What's the best way community users can contribute?
While our primary focus on this release is for developers and designers, if users have questions or want to report a bug, our forum is the place to be. We want to move forward to the release candidate as soon as possible. For this it is important to be as specific as you can be if you file a bug report, and before you file a report please take the time to check whether this problem has been reported before.
What is the difference between a beta and a release candidate?
The difference between a beta version and a release candidate is best described in terms of code maturity. A beta version is not considered to be ready for production sites. With a release candidate out the development workgroup says that they are almost done, and consider it production ready.
Why should I use Joomla! 1.5?
With Joomla! 1.5 the Joomla! project really starts firing on all cylinders. The difference between our current 1.0.12 and the forthcoming 1.5 Beta-2 are not easy to describe, but in essence Joomla! 1.0.x was based upon the Mambo codebase, whereas Joomla! 1.5 has been completely rewritten from scratch. Joomla! 1.0.x was written with "freedom of use" in mind; with Joomla! 1.5 we expanded on this and added "ease of use". This all sounds very nice, but what does it mean? Freedom of use refers to the unlimited possibilities you have when building web-sites, and with ease of use we have tried to make life simpler for the end user, the web administrator and of course the third party developers.
How do 3PD developers get to learn how to develop for 1.5?
This is the moment you all have been waiting for to dive into Joomla! 1.5 and discover the new framework. The code is fully feature complete and feedback from early adopters has been very positive. If you're interested in developing extensions on the new Joomla! Framework this is the time to jump on board!
Developer Resources:
Developer Network Wiki
Joomla! 1.5 API Reference
Where do I find information on templating for Joomla! 1.5?
Before we point to an excellent piece of documentation it is important to realise that all templates for Joomla! 1.0.x can be used in Joomla! 1.5. A lot of features have been added to the templating system in Joomla! 1.5, but all 1.0.x templates can be used within Joomla! 1.5. There are several resources that describe the new template features, a great resource is the template tutorial and of course the BEEZ template that we included in Beta-2.
The Red Barchetta
And the Red Barchetta? A catchy code name for Beta-2 with a hint of metaphor about open source.
The "Red Barchetta" is a futuristic song about a wise uncle who keeps a Red Barchetta in his barn long after automobiles are outlawed (Before the Motor Law). A kid takes the car for a ride and ends up being chased by a Gleaming Alloy Air car. He outruns and ditches the law and returns to the barn, hides the car and goes off to dream about freedom with his uncle by the fireside. The Red Barchetta symbolises the spirit of freedom and freewill. Stories like this manifest in true open source spirit. But what has it to do with Joomla? Quite simply, we are one step closer to celebrating the new levels of freedom, by offering the second beta of Joomla!
For many of us, participating in open source is about as close as we'll ever get to being revolutionaries. Go on, we dare you ... jump in the Red Barchetta and take it for a serious spin. Be part of something that creates dramatic, wide-reaching change.
Let the revolution begin and show your spirit by displaying our Beta-2 Badges .
One More Thing ...
We feel it's fitting to pay tribute to 'an old friend', Joomla! 1.0+, whereby this video showcases some of the amazingly creative developers and designers who make Joomla! sing. A special thanks to Julian of Georgia Wonder for allowing us to use 'Genius' for this videocast.
Joomla! Beta-2 Tribute Videocast
The Red Barchetta — Beta-2
We've dubbed Beta-2 'Red Barchetta', in keeping with the spirit of freedom, power, simplicity and flexibility unknown in an Open Source framework. Besides Red Barchetta conjuring up triumph through coding revolution, this baby provides developers and designers with unequaled tools. This makes Joomla! 1.5 Beta-2 the ultimate enabler for your projects. Now is the time for you to take it for a serious drive to help our team refine the software for our release candidate goals. It's also probably the best time for you to start learning the nuances of the new system to enable you to migrate your extensions and templates to the next generation CMS.
How you can Fuel the Red Barchetta?
Thowing real energy at 1.5 by jumping into the codebase — making your current extenstions and templates compatible, creating new extensions, new templates and making use of all the wonderful features in 1.5. Joomla! 1.5 Beta-2 is feature complete so dive in under the hood and lets see what you can create. There never has been a better time to get motivated as this is the last beta prior to release candidate.
What's the best way community users can contribute?
While our primary focus on this release is for developers and designers, if users have questions or want to report a bug, our forum is the place to be. We want to move forward to the release candidate as soon as possible. For this it is important to be as specific as you can be if you file a bug report, and before you file a report please take the time to check whether this problem has been reported before.
What is the difference between a beta and a release candidate?
The difference between a beta version and a release candidate is best described in terms of code maturity. A beta version is not considered to be ready for production sites. With a release candidate out the development workgroup says that they are almost done, and consider it production ready.
Why should I use Joomla! 1.5?
With Joomla! 1.5 the Joomla! project really starts firing on all cylinders. The difference between our current 1.0.12 and the forthcoming 1.5 Beta-2 are not easy to describe, but in essence Joomla! 1.0.x was based upon the Mambo codebase, whereas Joomla! 1.5 has been completely rewritten from scratch. Joomla! 1.0.x was written with "freedom of use" in mind; with Joomla! 1.5 we expanded on this and added "ease of use". This all sounds very nice, but what does it mean? Freedom of use refers to the unlimited possibilities you have when building web-sites, and with ease of use we have tried to make life simpler for the end user, the web administrator and of course the third party developers.
How do 3PD developers get to learn how to develop for 1.5?
This is the moment you all have been waiting for to dive into Joomla! 1.5 and discover the new framework. The code is fully feature complete and feedback from early adopters has been very positive. If you're interested in developing extensions on the new Joomla! Framework this is the time to jump on board!
Developer Resources:
Developer Network Wiki
Joomla! 1.5 API Reference
Where do I find information on templating for Joomla! 1.5?
Before we point to an excellent piece of documentation it is important to realise that all templates for Joomla! 1.0.x can be used in Joomla! 1.5. A lot of features have been added to the templating system in Joomla! 1.5, but all 1.0.x templates can be used within Joomla! 1.5. There are several resources that describe the new template features, a great resource is the template tutorial and of course the BEEZ template that we included in Beta-2.
The Red Barchetta
And the Red Barchetta? A catchy code name for Beta-2 with a hint of metaphor about open source.
The "Red Barchetta" is a futuristic song about a wise uncle who keeps a Red Barchetta in his barn long after automobiles are outlawed (Before the Motor Law). A kid takes the car for a ride and ends up being chased by a Gleaming Alloy Air car. He outruns and ditches the law and returns to the barn, hides the car and goes off to dream about freedom with his uncle by the fireside. The Red Barchetta symbolises the spirit of freedom and freewill. Stories like this manifest in true open source spirit. But what has it to do with Joomla? Quite simply, we are one step closer to celebrating the new levels of freedom, by offering the second beta of Joomla!
For many of us, participating in open source is about as close as we'll ever get to being revolutionaries. Go on, we dare you ... jump in the Red Barchetta and take it for a serious spin. Be part of something that creates dramatic, wide-reaching change.
Let the revolution begin and show your spirit by displaying our Beta-2 Badges .
One More Thing ...
We feel it's fitting to pay tribute to 'an old friend', Joomla! 1.0+, whereby this video showcases some of the amazingly creative developers and designers who make Joomla! sing. A special thanks to Julian of Georgia Wonder for allowing us to use 'Genius' for this videocast.
Joomla! Beta-2 Tribute Videocast
Joomla CMS
What is Joomla! ?
Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is freely available to everybody.
Joomla! in Action
Joomla! is used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications. Here are just some of the ways people use our software:
Corporate websites or portals
Online commerce
Small business websites
Non-profit and organizational websites
Government applications
Corporate intranets and extranets
School and church websites
Personal or family homepages
Community-based portals
Magazines and newspapers
the possibilities are limitless…
Joomla! can be used to easily manage every aspect of your website, from adding content and images to updating a product catalog or taking online reservations.
Joomla! for End Users
The basic Joomla! package is designed to be easy to install, even for non-programmers. Most people have no trouble getting our software up and running, and there is plenty of support available for newbies. We have a growing, active community of more than 40,000 friendly users and developers on our forums eager to help.
Once Joomla! is installed and running, it is simple for even non-technical users to add or edit content, update images, and to manage the critical data that makes your company or organization go. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage a Joomla! site.
Via a simple, browser-based interface you will be able to easily add new press releases or news items, manage staff pages, job listings, product images, and create an unlimited amount of sections or content pages on your site. You can try our simple demo to get quick taste of what Joomla! is all about.
Taking Joomla! to the Next Level
Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your website sing. But for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in the application framework that makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Here are just some examples of the hundreds of available extensions:
Dynamic form builders
Business or organizational directories
Document management
image and multimedia galleries
E-commerce and shopping cart engines
Forums and chat software
Calendars
Blogging software
Directory services
Email newsletters
Data collection and reporting tools
Banner advertising systems
Subscription services
and many, many more…
You can find more examples over at our growing Joomla! Extensions Directory. Prepare to be amazed at the amount of exciting work produced by our active developer community!
Joomla! for Developers
Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla! package or in a freely available extension.
Thankfully, Joomla! offers a powerful application framework that makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla! into virtually unlimited directions.
Using the core framework, developers can easily build:
Integrated e-commerce systems
Inventory control systems
Data reporting tools
Custom product catalogs
Complex business directories
Reservation systems
Communication tools
Application bridges
or any kind of application to suit a unique need…
If your company or organization hires a third party Joomla! developer or builds in-house software using the Joomla! framework, you are building on an open platform that does not tie you to any one developer or to a proprietary, closed application.
You can learn more about developing on the Joomla! framework over at our developer’s network. The beauty of Joomla! is that you can leverage our framework and user interface to deliver applications to your end users in a familiar, powerful environment.
So what’s the catch?
There is no catch. Joomla! is free, open, and available to all under the GPL license. We don’t claim to be perfect, and can’t promise to meet every requirement in the world. But for many web applications, our software is perfectly suited for the job. We are adding great new features with each release, and with the help and advice of our incredible user community we plan on delivering award-winning software for years to come.
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Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is freely available to everybody.
Joomla! in Action
Joomla! is used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications. Here are just some of the ways people use our software:
Corporate websites or portals
Online commerce
Small business websites
Non-profit and organizational websites
Government applications
Corporate intranets and extranets
School and church websites
Personal or family homepages
Community-based portals
Magazines and newspapers
the possibilities are limitless…
Joomla! can be used to easily manage every aspect of your website, from adding content and images to updating a product catalog or taking online reservations.
Joomla! for End Users
The basic Joomla! package is designed to be easy to install, even for non-programmers. Most people have no trouble getting our software up and running, and there is plenty of support available for newbies. We have a growing, active community of more than 40,000 friendly users and developers on our forums eager to help.
Once Joomla! is installed and running, it is simple for even non-technical users to add or edit content, update images, and to manage the critical data that makes your company or organization go. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage a Joomla! site.
Via a simple, browser-based interface you will be able to easily add new press releases or news items, manage staff pages, job listings, product images, and create an unlimited amount of sections or content pages on your site. You can try our simple demo to get quick taste of what Joomla! is all about.
Taking Joomla! to the Next Level
Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your website sing. But for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in the application framework that makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Here are just some examples of the hundreds of available extensions:
Dynamic form builders
Business or organizational directories
Document management
image and multimedia galleries
E-commerce and shopping cart engines
Forums and chat software
Calendars
Blogging software
Directory services
Email newsletters
Data collection and reporting tools
Banner advertising systems
Subscription services
and many, many more…
You can find more examples over at our growing Joomla! Extensions Directory. Prepare to be amazed at the amount of exciting work produced by our active developer community!
Joomla! for Developers
Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla! package or in a freely available extension.
Thankfully, Joomla! offers a powerful application framework that makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla! into virtually unlimited directions.
Using the core framework, developers can easily build:
Integrated e-commerce systems
Inventory control systems
Data reporting tools
Custom product catalogs
Complex business directories
Reservation systems
Communication tools
Application bridges
or any kind of application to suit a unique need…
If your company or organization hires a third party Joomla! developer or builds in-house software using the Joomla! framework, you are building on an open platform that does not tie you to any one developer or to a proprietary, closed application.
You can learn more about developing on the Joomla! framework over at our developer’s network. The beauty of Joomla! is that you can leverage our framework and user interface to deliver applications to your end users in a familiar, powerful environment.
So what’s the catch?
There is no catch. Joomla! is free, open, and available to all under the GPL license. We don’t claim to be perfect, and can’t promise to meet every requirement in the world. But for many web applications, our software is perfectly suited for the job. We are adding great new features with each release, and with the help and advice of our incredible user community we plan on delivering award-winning software for years to come.
Download
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