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Joomla 1.6.2 Features

The latest version from Joomla, Joomla 1.6.2 is a highly capable website software. It is an open source platform that works on Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux and Mac OS X. Joomla is an extremely impressive Content Management System that is used for small websites as well as for online communities. Joomla works best on those webhosts that run on Linux, although even Windows-based webhosts will not give you any problems. It however requires a database to work, so it is important to check with the budget hosting plans as it does not generally include this. Installation is a very simple process where you can upload files to webhost and then open the installation wizard in a separate Internet browser. All you have to do is answer a few questions and then your website is all set to go. With Joomla, it is not possible to set permission for various users. So, a user may be able to write a few articles but won’t be allowed to publish it to le...

Optimizing your Joomla Articles for the Search Engines

Joomla is one of the most popular Content Management Systems around today because of its search engine friendly features. Here is how you can set your site up to impress the search engines. I am however assuming that you have some knowledge of SEO. Step 1: SEO settings in Global Configuration: Log into the admin area of your Joomla site and go to Site. Click on Global Configuration and then click on SEO Settings. Set both these on Search Engine Friendly URLs and Use Apache mod_rewrite should be changed to yes. Before you save this setting, use the FTP client to go to the root of your site and then rename the file from htaccess.txt to htaccess. Click the Apply button. Step 2: Metadata Settings in Global Configuration: On the same page, you can enter a keyword-rich description in the Global Site Meta Description space and enter keywords separated by commas in the Global Site Meta Keywords space. This will ensure that in case you have missed out any specific meta descriptions or keywords ...

Tips to Build a Better Joomla Site

Whether you’ve never worked on Joomla before, or whether you are a Joomla pro, it can never do you any harm to learn a few tips on how to make your Joomla site and better and smoother one. If you’ve never used Joomla before, then it can be a bit overwhelming at first, what with all the new things you’ll get to see. But once you start getting used to it, you’ll find it easier to handle. Creating a good Joomla site can be a challenging task and is very different from creating a static HTML site. Joomla is very famous for its SEO-friendly URL’s. Most default URL’s are very dynamic and are looked down on by the search engines. This is why you need a Joomla extension to rewrite all these dynamic URL’s and make them more search engine friendly. RSS feeds have become extremely important for websites and blogs. Even if you don’t have the kind of demand for it, it is still important to create RSS feeds. Because it is so easy to change themes on your Joomla site, you might be tempted to keep cha...