Must-Have Toolboxfor Joomla Pros
Must-Have Toolboxfor Joomla Pros
● Luis Hernandez● Justin Kerr
Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:
Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:
● Project requirements and plan
Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:
● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment
Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:
● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment● IDE
Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:
● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment● IDE● Development server
Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:
● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment● IDE● Development server● Template framework
Joomla's Third-Party Extensions
Joomla's Third-Party Extensions
● Pretty much essential
Joomla's Third-Party Extensions
● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid
Joomla's Third-Party Extensions
● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid● Today's Focus: General Utility
Joomla's Third-Party Extensions
● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid● Today's Focus: General Utility● Start at the Joomla Extensions Directory
(JED):http://extensions.joomla.org
Joomla's Third-Party Extensions
● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid● Today's Focus: General Utility● Start at the Joomla Extensions Directory
(JED):http://extensions.joomla.org
● (Almost) all extensions for Joomla 1.6
Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor
Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor
● Joomla Content Editor (JCE)http://joomlacontenteditor.net
Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor
● Joomla Content Editor (JCE)http://joomlacontenteditor.net
● JCK Editorhttp://www.joomlackeditor.com
Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor
● Joomla Content Editor (JCE)http://joomlacontenteditor.net
● JCK Editorhttp://www.joomlackeditor.com
● CKEditorhttp://joomlacode.org/project/ckeditor
Must-Have Extension: Site Backup
Must-Have Extension: Site Backup
● Akeeba Backuphttp://akeebabackup.com
● Working Copyhttp://edo.webmaster.am/wcp
Must-Have Extension: Site Backup
● Akeeba Backuphttp://akeebabackup.com
● Working Copyhttp://edo.webmaster.am/wcp
● Xclonerhttp://xcloner.com
Must-Have Extension: Security Hardening
Must-Have Extension: Security Hardening
● Akeeba Adminhttp://akeebabackup.com
Must-Have Extension: Security Hardening
● Akeeba Adminhttp://akeebabackup.com
● RSFirewallhttp://www.rsjoomla.com
Must-Have Extension: Site Map
Must-Have Extension: Analytics
Good-To-Have Extension: Article Preview
Good-To-Have Extension: Article Preview
● Better Preview (1.5 only)http://www.nonumber.nl
Good-To-Have Extension: Modules Control
Good-To-Have Extension: Modules Control
● Modules Anywherehttp://www.nonumber.nl
Good-To-Have Extension: Modules Control
● Modules Anywherehttp://www.nonumber.nl
● MetaModhttp://www.metamodpro.com
Good-To-Have Extension: Form Construction and Data Capture
Good-To-Have Extension: Form Construction and Data Capture
● BreezingFormshttp://crosstec.de
Good-To-Have Extension: Form Construction and Data Capture
● BreezingFormshttp://crosstec.de
● RSForm Prohttp://www.rsjoomla.com
Good-To-Have Extension: Image Thumbnails
Good-To-Have Extension: Image Thumbnails
● Mavik Thumbnailshttp://www.mavik.com.ua
Good-To-Have Extension: Image Galleries
Good-To-Have Extension: Image Galleries
● Ignite Galleryhttp://www.ignitegallery.com
Good-To-Have Extension: CCK
Good-To-Have Extension: CCK
● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org
Good-To-Have Extension: CCK
● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org ● FLEXIcontent (1.5 only)
http://www.flexicontent.org
Good-To-Have Extension: CCK
● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org ● FLEXIcontent (1.5 only)
http://www.flexicontent.org ● Seblod - http://seblod.com
Good-To-Have Extension: CCK
● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org ● FLEXIcontent (1.5 only)
http://www.flexicontent.org ● Seblod - http://seblod.com ● SOBI - http://sigsiu.net
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
● Ratings and feedback in the JED
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on
developer's site
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on
developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on
developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment● Pro developer or not? Other products?
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on
developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment● Pro developer or not? Other products?● Software roadmap/future planning
Assessing Third-Party Extensions
● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on
developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment● Pro developer or not? Other products?● Software roadmap/future planning● Ask at JoomlaChicago!
Final Questions and Thank You!