JomSocial Blog
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Updated JomSocial templates are on the way!
fuqaha on Feb 13, 2012
Tagged in: updates, support, showcase, preview, Joomla 2.5, Joomla, JomSocial template, jomsocial 2.6, development, community, announcement
We are honored to be part of the Joomla ecosystem, a shining beacon of light in mostly disorganized domain of Content Management Systems. All good criteria people most associate in a good system is there, speed, reliability, security, extensibility and community.
Community is the keyword. While some other open source management systems may boast some of the criteria, little actually have a well-organized and strong community behind it. The Joomla ecosystem is a robust network of code contributors, extension developers, users, and template developers who have colored and shaped this once a reborn of Mambo CMS into a now highly successful and most used CMS on the planet. Joomla, we love you!
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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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Ultimate Joomla SEF URL Guide
This is a 4 part guide to setting up your URLs correctly in Joomla, written by our first guest blogger, Steve Burge.
It's just about the most detailed guide you'll find anywhere online, hence the name! We present you with the Ultimate Joomla SEF URL Guide:
- Part 1: Why Use Search Engine Friendly (SEF) URLs?
- Part 2: How to Set Up Joomla's SEF URLs
- Part 3: Troubleshooting Joomla's SEF URLs
- Part 4: Using an Extra Search Engine Friendly URL Extension
Introduction: What Are Search Engine Friendly URLs
Very simply - they are URLs that contain information:
- Is a a Search Engine Friendly URL: /joomla-training/
- Is not a Search Engine Friendly URL: /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=28
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JomSocial Needs Beta Testers
Some of you may have realized the buzz from our Facebook Fan page and Twitter about us looking for beta testers. Nope, you weren't dreaming at all.
We are inviting potential candidates to be part of our team, preferably on a full time basis. But if you have what it takes in fulfilling our needs remotely, we might consider too.
Many of you have asked about the what it requires for the job and here it is in words:- Must be knowledgeable in PHP (experience is not necessary)
- Excellent analytical skills (a must!)
- Dedicated to the job and team mates
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Responsible in his/her actions
- Have sharp attention to minute details
- Able to work independently without constant supervision
Too high an expectation? Well, all you need to do is send us your resume to support (at) azrul.com to convince us. Those who are shortlisted will be contacted. Dont forget to leave your Skype ID and an active email account for us to reach you easily. Send in your applications now.
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PHP4 support officially dropped
Since the release of JomSocial 1.2, we have decided to officially drop the support for PHP4. Just for your information, PHP has already announced it's end of life for PHP4 and it will no longer be supported since 31/12/2007 .
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Operation aborted error messages in Joomla
If you are getting an error 'operation aborted' in Internet Explorer when viewing the videos page, this is most likely caused by the use of 'domready' in Joomla's tooltip library. The only quick work around right now is to edit the file JOOMLA/libraries/joomla/html/html/behavior.php and at line 109, look for the following block of codes,
$tooltipInit = ' window.addEvent('domready', function(){ var JTooltips = new Tips($$(''.$selector.''), '.$options.'); });';
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Joomla article with JomSocial Activities
I was pretty bored over the weekends as internet connectivity at my home was cut off !@#!@#$%#$ . I've made a small little content plugin for Joomla which will allow newly created articles to add an activity into existing JomSocial's activities.
To download it, head on to http://www.jomsocial.com/webforum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4693&start=0
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CMS Critic Gives JomSocial Props
Azrul tweeted this earlier today, but in case you didn't see it, I thought I would share with you what cmscritic.com had to say about JomSocial, after naming it one of their Top Ten Favourite Joomla Components:
#1 JomSocial
"JomSocial is an excellent addon reminiscent of Community Builder in that it provides some very cool add on functionality that turns Joomla! into a more social environment. JomSocial has quite a few options and we find it a bit more attractive in that it seems to blend well into the system and provide for a more attractive look."
