Joomla slows down page loading times by loading the full uncompressed Mootools 1.1 Javascript library.
Here’s an easy way to speed it up…
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Customise the Joomla Administrator Area Header Images
Where are the Joomla Administration Header Images?
To customise the Joomla admin header locate the images directory
administrator/templates/khepri/images/
For the purpose of this tutorial we’re going to edit the default template style which is green. The files are contained in the folder
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Edit Joomla Estate Agency Contact Form
Joomla Estate Agency is an excellent real estate component for joomla. After using it for several sites and spending some time in the support forum I noticed there seemed to be some confusion on how to edit the property contact forms.
So here is how to do it….
Add a Module Class Suffix to Any Joomla Module
Open up your module zip file or download the module folder from your server.
In the main directory there will be a php and xml file, usually with the same name as the module.
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Stop Joomla from Loading Mootools Javascript
Joomla loads Mootools.js and caption.js by default. If you have ever wondered why your simple pages load slowly, this could be the reason.
If you have nothing that uses Mootools.js (dropdown menus and such) and want to speed up your site then it would be a good idea to stop it from loading.
In your index.php file, place the following code directly above:
<jdoc:include type="head">
<?php $user =& JFactory::getUser(); if ($user->get('guest') == 1) { $headerstuff = $this->getHeadData(); $headerstuff['scripts'] = array(); $this->setHeadData($headerstuff); } ?>
This will stop mootools and caption from loading for all people viewing the website but keep it enabled for anyone above ‘guest’ level for the administration so you don’t loose functionality in the backend.
If you want to keep the scripts but speed up mootools loading time click here.
Joomla SEO, .htaccess, 301 redirects and Apache mod_rewrite
Joomla .htaccess and SEO for Dummies
The Joomla content management system provides a powerful, yet simple way for anyone to design a website. However, out of the box, a standard site is not set up with search engine optomisation (SEO) in mind. There are several simple rules that should be implimented into every Joomla Site to eliminate things such as duplicate urls and dynamically generated urls (unliked by search engines and hard for humans to remember). To standadize a www. or non www. prefix throughout the site. Also to create a better sitemap url for dynamic sitemap generators such as xmap.
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