Category: Tutorials
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View the system information in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to view the system information in Joomla Viewing the system information will allow you to see the PHP information and what directories are writable 1) Click Help 2) Then System Info The first page will show your system information such as your database, PHP and Joomla versions 3) Click […]
Read MoreChange the session lifetime in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to change the session lifetime in Joomla Joomla uses session lengths to automatically log out users that have been inactive for a set amount of time; the default is 15 minutes. Let’s see how to change this 1) Click Site 2) Then Global Configuration 3) Go to the System […]
Read MoreUsing the Media Manager in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to use the media manager in Joomla 1) Click Site 2) Then Media Manager The Media Manager is just like a file manager except it shows only media files in your image directory Let’s create a new folder and upload an image 3) Type a new name for your […]
Read MoreTurn your Joomla site offline
This tutorial will show you how to turn your Joomla site offline Setting the site to offline allows only administrators to access it. This is useful for editing the site when you don’t want other people to see it 1) Click Site 2) Then Global Configuration 3) Next to Site Offline, click Yes At this […]
Read MoreUsing private messaging in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to use private messaging in Joomla The private messaging system allows you to send a message to another user without having to email all registered users. Let’s send a message now 1) Go to Tools 2) Click Write Message 3) Select the user from the dropdown menu 4) Enter […]
Read MorePrevent new user registrations in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to prevent new user registrations in Joomla 1) Click Site 2) Then Global Configuration 3) Go to the System settings Scroll down 4) Next to Allow User Registration, click No Users will now be unable to register a new account for your Joomla site At this point, you can […]
Read MoreSpecify what media can be uploaded in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to specify what media can be uploaded in Joomla In order to specify what types of media can be uploaded to your site, you will need to set the allowed file extensions 1) Click Site 2) Then Global Configuration 3) Go to the System settings Scroll down 4) Next […]
Read MoreHow to use Mass Mail in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to use mass mail in Joomla The Mass Mail system allows you to email all registered users or those in a particular group 1) Click Tools 2) Then Mass Mail 3) Check this box if you would like to send the email to all groups under the selected one […]
Read MoreLogin to Joomla as the administrator
This tutorial will show you how to login to Joomla as the administrator If this is your first time logging in as the root administrator, the default username is admin 1) Enter the password you created during installation 2) Click Login You are now logged in to Joomla as admin You may wish to change […]
Read MoreManage global settings in Joomla
This tutorial will show you how to manage global settings in Joomla Make sure that your configuration.php file, which is located in your Joomla root directory, is writable. Otherwise some changes will not be saved 1) Click Site 2) Then Global Configuration The first set of options you will see are your site options, which […]
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