Peter's Blog

Migrating a Joomla website from one server to another is a very easy process. It shouldn't take very long but there are various occasions where migration might cause a head ache or two.

There are six important steps that you'll have to follow for your Joomla server migration.

A lot of people use Joomla as a blog. Now compared to other blogging applications out there it is very powerful, but it is missing a few key features here and there.

The key feature that I'd like to talk about is ping services for Joomla.

If you use Word Press, you'll know that you can set it up to ping these web services and let them know that there are new posts on your website as soon as your article is published. Now, Joomla doesn't have this built in to it. So, here is how you get around it quickly and easily.

Nothing beats a uniquely designed website. A design that is visually appealing to the users as well as being user friendly in its interface.

So, when is it a good time to use a template? Should a template be used at all? This question comes up time and time again and I believe that there are certain situations where a template can help speed up the development of a website.

Why Use a Template

If you're lacking in the design skills or can't afford to contract a designer to design your web site then you might want to try and get a web site template. There are a few companies out there that make templates.

These include:

• Joomla Shack
• JoomlaArt
• Rocket Theme

Joomla Shack has to be my favourite template developer. I've bought several templates from them and have used them across various sites.