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Blog images same height CSS hack

If you want your blog images to have the same height in the blog layout simply add this to your custom css section.

27 May 2025 · 1 min read

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

Add SSL to XAMPP installation

If you need to add a Free SSL to your XAMPP install (windows), this is a small tutorial on how to do this:

27 May 2025 · 3 min read

Custom width for sidebar in Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia gives the sidebar 25% of the width on large screens. Change it to 30/70 or 40/60 with a few lines in user.css or the…

13 May 2025 · 1 min read

Sustainable Development Approaches

A lighter Joomla site uses less energy: compress images, cache pages, load fewer scripts and pick green hosting. A short list of…

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

Security Hardening Beyond Basics

Implementing the best security practices is essential to protect your most important assets online. Advanced security measures:

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

Extending Joomla with Custom Components

Build your own Joomla component when no extension fits: follow the naming and file structure, add install and update scripts, and…

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

Advanced SEO Optimization

Every Joomla menu item has its own meta description, keywords and robots settings. Use them, plus SEF URLs, redirects and…

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

Effective Use of Web Services and APIs

Through the documented API and strong code base, you can produce quality solutions that last and are extendible in the future…

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

Efficient Multilingual Implementation

Joomla handles multilingual sites in core: language content, the Language Filter plugin, associations and a language switcher…

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

Leveraging Custom Fields

Custom fields provide powerful data structuring capabilities without requiring custom development. Advanced techniques include:

2 May 2025 · 1 min read

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