JomSocial Blog
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JomSocial 2.4.3, the last of JomSocial 2.4 series
While we have been kept busy since the past couple of months with development of JomSocial 2.6, updates and bugfixes for JomSocial 2.4 branch are still being added on daily basis. If you are a follower of our development tweets, you will realize that some important updates have been merged into JomSocial 2.4 branch recently.
As outlined in our earlier JomSocial 2.6 blog, we have updated our jQuery library to be compatible with numerous template providers and extensions out there. The new library will resolve all reported jQuery clashes with Yootheme Warp templates, Zoo Content Construction Kit, WidgetKit publishing tools, and recently we have discovered it also fixes some javascript issues with the clean and good looking Joomla Bamboo templates.
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Migrating Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 2.5, a guided tutorial
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, support, site updates, open source community software, migration to joomla 2.5, Joomla 2.5, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, announcement
With the release of Joomla 2.5 a few days ago, we begin to receive quite an influx of requests for guidance on migrating to Joomla 2.5 with JomSocial users and data intact. This tutorial will guide you with hopefully detailed steps on moving Joomla 1.5’s data into Joomla 2.5, and steps needed to safely transfer JomSocial users and data into the brand new site.
If you are not a JomSocial user and looking to only migrate Joomla 1.5, don’t worry, the following instructions are perfectly valid as once you have completed Part 6, the migration is complete.
We have tested 3 migration components listed in JED and will provide our findings for each of them. We are hoping that this guide will provide our dear users with a thorough and intimate understanding of how each migrator operates and choose the best option to suit your requirement.
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Preparing Joomla 1.5 site for Joomla 2.5 migration
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, support, site updates, open source social networking software, migration to joomla 2.5, Joomla 2.5, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, community, announcement
Requirements
1. The website must be at least on Joomla 1.5.21 (the minimum version that JomSocial supports)
2. A running JomSocial 2.4.2 or above (optional, if you wish to migrate JomSocial data)
3. An instance of Apache running locally / in localhost. The easiest method would be having XAMPP installed.
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Comparison of Joomla 2.5 Migrators. In review: jUpgrade
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, top social networking software, support, site updates, migration to joomla 2.5, Joomla 2.5, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, community, announcement
We initiate this migration experiment by utilizing jUpgrade. jUpgrade is a popular migrator which has helped many to move from Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 1.6/1.7 not so long ago. It is frequently mentioned in numerous Joomla migration articles, in the Joomla Community blog, and also within the official Joomla Wiki.
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Joomla 2.5 Migrator Review J2XML Importer
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, support, site updates, migration to joomla 2.5, Joomla 2.5, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, community
J2XML seems to be the cleanest way to migrate users and content in Joomla 2.5 with the use of XML files. I was almost led to believe this little component should be the focus of this migration tutorial, but I was disappointed at the end of my experiment to find out it has one very serious omission that may cause other migrated components to fail.
If you wish to simply migrate Joomla Users and Content, and to start clean on Joomla 2.5 with new components (these components having fresh data), then this is the quickest path to achieve it. But if you wish to migrate data from other components such as JomSocial, Kunena, jReviews or others, you might want to avoid this migrator and rely on either jUpgrade or SP Upgrade instead.
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Joomla 2.5 Migrator Review SP Upgrade
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, support, site updates, migration to joomla 2.5, joomla social networking site, Joomla 2.5, Joomla, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, community
Ok, remember when I said J2XML seems to be the cleanest? Well, SP Upgrade on the other hand seems to be the easiest. I was first reluctant to try this migrator given its cost (Euro 25), even more so when I notice how tiny the migrator is. At 13kb, it is certainly the smallest migrator, and component that I have ever encountered! Boy I was fooled. It packs a punch for its size. If you are willing to spend a bit, this migrator is certainly the one.
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Moving Joomla 2.5 from localhost to live site
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, support, site updates, open source social networking software, migration to joomla 2.5, Joomla 2.5, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, creating social networking sites, community
Once you are satisfied, and have verified that the migrated tables are in working order, follow these steps to replace the live Joomla 1.5 with the newly migrated Joomla 2.5 website. -
Migrating JomSocial Data into Joomla 2.5
fuqaha on Jan 27, 2012
Tagged in: tutorials, support, migration to joomla 2.5, Joomla 2.5, JomSocial 2.4, development, community
At this stage, it is assumed that Joomla User information has been successfully migrated to Joomla 2.5, and their information such as userid, username, password and email are intact. Again, userid MUST be intact! If your Administrator userid was 62 in Joomla 1.5, it has to be 62 in Joomla 2.5. This is the point where J2XML failed in our previous migration attempt. What a pity since it could have been one perfectly suited component for our needs.
Before we get started, the first thing that you will need to do on the newly migrated Joomla 2.5 is to install JomSocial. Yes, that’s right. This step is important for Joomla to capture JomSocial as an installed component, and for JomSocial to generate JomSocial Toolbar in the menu system.
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JomSocial is Joomla 2.5 compatible!
fuqaha on Jan 25, 2012
Tagged in: updates, top social networking software, news, joomla social networking site, Joomla 2.5, jomsocial 2.6, JomSocial 2.4, development, announcement
Yes, you heard it right. JomSocial 2.4.2 is fully compatible with Joomla 2.5 without needing any update or compatibility patch.
The JomSocial Team would like to congratulate the Joomla Development Team and the awesome Community behind it for delivering the latest iteration of the world’s most popular open source content management system.For your information, Joomla 2.5 is intended to be an LTS (a Long Term Support) version, which will be kept updated through October, 2013. It is a polished gem, a fusion of updates in Joomla 1.6 and Joomla 1.7 that are finally merged into an LTS tree.
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JomSocial is giving away PRESENTS worth $399 this Christmas!
This is an awesome gift you wouldn't want to miss from us!
With this app, you can now make your website viewable even on mobile! All you have to do is to add this iJoomer plugin into your JomSocial website. All the users of your website will be able to download the application and make the best out of it. Your website will be viewable on mobile*, making it more viral and user friendly. Worth at $399, you can now get it for FREE this Christmas. For more info regarding JomSocial app with iJoomer. Go here.
