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Menus are the router, not just the navigation
In Joomla a menu item does more than put a link in a bar. It decides the URL, the template, the layout options and the modules…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Joomla workflows, and whether you need them
Joomla can move an article through review stages before it goes live. On most sites that machinery adds friction and nothing…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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The Media Manager, and where it stops
Joomla ships a decent file manager under Content, Media. Knowing what it will not do saves you from expecting a digital asset…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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What to do with an image before you upload it
Most slow Joomla sites are not slow because of Joomla. They are slow because someone uploaded a 4.000 pixel photo straight off a…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Tags are the thing categories cannot do
An article lives in exactly one category. Tags let the same item show up in as many groupings as it belongs to, and they work…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Custom fields, and when to skip the extension
Half the extensions sold for staff pages, property listings and product sheets are custom fields with a template on top. Often…
6 August 2026 · 2 min read
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Article versions
Sometimes you might want to go back to the previous version of an article. Joomla has that option for you, by default, it is…
30 April 2025 · 1 min read