Configuration
Making a Joomla site multilingual, in the right order
Joomla does multilingual without an extension, which is rare and genuinely good. It also has six setup steps that have to happen…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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The accessibility checker is not an accessibility widget
Joomla ships an accessibility plugin, and plenty of guides describe it as a toolbar giving visitors high contrast and larger…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Automated updates in Joomla 6, and what they send
Joomla can now update itself without anyone logging in. It works through a service run by the Joomla project, and it is worth…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Backups: the one your host keeps is not yours
Almost every hosting package advertises daily backups. Almost nobody has tried restoring one. Those two facts together are how…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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The emails Joomla sends are editable
Registration confirmations, password resets and contact form notifications all come from templates you can edit in the admin…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Joomla caching, in the order you should turn it on
There are three caching layers and they interact. Switching all of them on at once is how you end up with a site that serves a…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Change any text in Joomla without editing a file
Every visible string in Joomla comes from a language constant, and every one of them can be replaced from the admin. No file…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Scheduled Tasks replaced your cron hacks
Joomla has had a proper task scheduler since 4.1, and most sites still run none of it. Several jobs you probably do by hand are…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Smart Search: getting it to stay current
Smart Search gives good results, but only for content it has indexed. Most sites index once by hand and never again, then wonder…
6 August 2026 · 3 min read
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ReCaptcha Loading Issue on Joomla 3 Sites
A client reported that their ReCaptcha continuously loads without ever completing when users try to reset passwords, retrieve…
15 October 2025 · 4 min read
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Using NordVPN with Joomla: Secure Your Site and Streamline Access
Joomla is a powerful, open-source content management system (CMS) that empowers site owners to build and manage websites ranging…
29 May 2025 · 4 min read
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Virtuemart cart not working
If for some reason in your browser the virtuemart cart (adding articles to your cart) does not work properly, in some browsers…
27 May 2025 · 1 min read