Category: Miscellaneous

First off I would like to say that I'm fully aware of the fact that Joomla isn't the software equivalent of a magical fairy land. Neither have I spotted any unicorns in the Joomla scene, nor do I recall seeing double rainbows in the source code. Nevertheless, both a lot has changed with regards to Joomla lately and a lot of the … Read more

Starting a couple of months ago, you can now set up custom dashboards in Google Analytics (GA). From experience I know that many people find the amount of available information in Analytics daunting. Therefore I wrote this overview to make sure you can get actionable information from your statistics. Setting up an actionable GA … Read more

The year 2011 has proven to be a great and forward-moving year for the Joomla! project. Some of the most prominent changes such as the release of Joomla! 1.6 / 1.7 and the great success of J & Beyond 2011 are outlined in this post. 1. Time-based Release Schedule Introduced For Joomla! 1.0 and Joomla! 1.5 a feature-based … Read more

In order to keep your Joomla! website in top condition, you should keep an eye on a variety of factors ranging from security to browser updates, and from usability to SEO. Some factors require almost daily monitoring, while others are unlikely to change over a couple of weeks or months. Use the checklist below to review your … Read more

Some search queries simply generate too much results. If you are trying to find a solution to a bug in your Joomla template that is caused by Internet Explorer, searching for 'internet explorer bug joomla' will give you over 2 million results. Scanning the Google Analytics reports of ThemePartner the other day, I spotted a … Read more

At some point in time, you'll take a look at the analytics package linked to your favorite Joomla website and notice a column named 'Bounce Rate'. While popular metrics include 'Visits', 'Page views' or even 'Pages/Visit', bounce rate is an often overlooked measure. Assuming you're not into measuring the bounce rate of a … Read more

Does the following scenario sound familiar? You are struggling to look through a badly commented piece of spaghetti-code in search of a nasty bug. Just when you think you might have stumbled upon some relevant code, your boss storms in and asks what is taking you so long to deliver him the critical set of data he requested last … Read more

Happy Birthday! Fijne verjaardag! Všechno nejlepší k narozeninám! Bon anniversaire! Til hamingju með afmælið! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Честит рожден ден! Zorionak zuri! Tillykke med fødselsdagen! Buon compleanno! Hyvää syntymäpäivää! Photo credits: AndrewEick International birthday wishes for … Read more

Yesterday the ThemePartner team had a discussion about a good metaphor to describe Joomla with. After a couple of hours (and just as many beers) we decided the metaphor 'Joomla as a hotel' was the best way to describe Joomla. When we get enough positive feedback, this item will become part of a returning series on the blog. … Read more

Earlier today the release of NetBeans IDE 6.9 was announced. After several beta builds and release candidates the final version of NetBeans 6.9 was released around 10:30 AM CEST. In this blog we'll look at several new options present in NetBeans 6.9. The focus will be on PHP or web development related options since those are … Read more

At some occasions it is better not to speak what's on your mind. When a colleague (let's call him John) has discovered that you design templates, might be one of those moments. When John asks you about your opinion on his latest website, you might feel a strong urge to yell out 'your template is ugly!'. I know it is hard to … Read more