Joomla user group meetup July 2016, at JoomShaper Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. WELCOME TO OUR JOOMLARS
MEETUP, JULY 2016
AT JOOMSHAPER

2. Joomla Admin Tips & Tricks Novice to Ninja
Presented by “Mamunur Rashid”
Founder & CEO TechLabPo & RadiusTheme
www.techlabpro.com & www.radiustheme.com
mamunnu@gmail.com

4. #1) Easy to Re-Install
We can easily re-install Joomla just take a “Installation” folder from save version of
Joomla and remove “configuration.php” file from existing installation
Then you will get Joomla installation screen and steps.

5. #2) Save System Information
We can easily Save System Information, PHP Settings, Configuration file, Folder
Permission and PHP Information as Text or JSON
From top Menu Bar => System => System Information

6. #3) Reset admin password
We can retrieve following ways:
1) In front end behind the url type “ index.php?option=com_users&view=reset” then
enter email address and you will receive password change link

7. 2nd way: We can add new password in database and save that in md5 format
3rd way: From another Joomla table take the password and add the password field

8. #4) Create Category on the Fly
Go to add an Article then from right click category dropdown type here new category
name then press “Enter” then new category will be created now make sure you select the
New category

9. #5) Assign Module from Menu
From Top Menu bar = > Go to Menu => Single Menu item => Module Assign Tab

10. #6) Show all menu items in a single menu
From Top Menu Bar => Menus => All Menus

11. #7) Article Images: Intro and Full image
Go to Article Add New or Edit = > Images & Links tab
Here you can add two image one for intro and another for detail page also can set image
float position like Left or right

12. 7.1) Front End Look of Intro Image

13. 7.2) Front end Look of Full image

14. #8) Article Info: Positioning (above bottom) and split
Article info ie Written By: user name, Category, published Date, Hit count
We can change it position like where is display Above Article or Bottom of article
We can also Split it then in Above Show Written By: user name, Category,
published Date
Below show Hit count
From Two place we can do this but better do from Menu go to Options =>
Position of Article Info

15. 8.1) Set Article info Position from Menu Parameters

16. 8.2) Front end Look of Article Info position:

17. #9) Article link into Article content just one click
From Editor Button top right see “+Article” button click here a popup box will come with
all article list now select the article which one you want to insert this article will add with
it’s menu item id.

18. 9.1) After Click the “+Article” Button a popup window will come with all article list then select the
article which one you want to insert

19. #10) Version Note
Can check when changes and the purpose note for that see top icon

20. 10.1) See the Note below after click the “Versions” button on top bar

21. #11) Module Suffix for Load module into article
When we load a module into article if it has a module suffix that use in others position
also then normally we don’t get the style specific by module suffix.
We can apply same suffix easily just adding a <space> before that suffix cause into
article this suffix don’t get any space like “moduletableptags" so after add space it get
like this “moduletable ptags”

22. #12) Smart Search:
 What is Smart Search? When we search google or others search engine start typing our search
work it gives as some related search keyword suggestion it is called Smart Search.
 In Joomla we have have a component, module and a Smart Search Content plugin to do that.
 First From Top Menu bar Components = > Smart Search

23. 12.1) After Index how it look

24. 12.2) Enable Module
No we need to enable the “Smart search” module go Module Manager and enable it in your
desire position

25. #13) Mass Mail to Users
From top menu bar = > Users = > Mass Mail Users

26. 13.1) Now we will get a mail form and right site user group and others Write Subject and
message body then select user group then send

27. #14) Template Position:
We need to know module position so easily by enter ?tp=1
we can do that From Menu Bar go to => Templates = > Options

28. 14.1) Enable Position Preview

29. 14.2 ) See in template front end

30. Thanks to all for being with me