Joomla Security Tips

Whilst I firmly believe there is no "silver bullet" when it comes to security... there are many things you can do as a developer to help thwart the efforts of those guys in black hats.

Follow me as I show you just some of the things I do in order to keep my sites more secure.

Repeating Background Color - Left Column

Dave asked the question on how to get a background color to repeat down beyond the bottom of the module. I know this is hard to explain, which is why I've made a video.... enjoy.

What is Joomla - It's NOT software

Contrary to popular belief, Joomla is not a piece of Software that will build a website for you. Rather it's a development tool, and an awesome CMS (content management system).  Here is a brief explanation of what it does.

What is a static website - a history lesson

Understanding how a so-called "normal" website is put together will help you better understand how you can use a Joomla site.

FTP - An oldie but a goodie

FTP is quite an old piece of technology, but is still very useful to web developers.  You will probably use it more than anything, so you need to understand it.

Hosting - what is it, and why you need it.

Web hosting, is a hot topic.  Some people try to do it on their own with great peril. Understanding WHY you need a host, might help you choose a good one.

DNS & Name Servers - a brief intro

Without DNS and name servers, all internet users would be forced to remeber numbers such as 60.40.230.87 in order to rearch your website.  Let's briefly discuss how they work, and what you need to understand

Domain Names Explained

Domain names is how your website gets found on the web. Without one, you will just have a website, that is identified by some numbers.

Web design fundamentals - stuff you need to know!

Often I'm asked questions from people who "think" they are asking a Joomla question, when in actual fact they are asking a web design question.  Remember that Joomla is simply a web development tool, nothing more!

In order to equip you with the fundamental knowledge of some basic principals, I thought I would put together this series of short videos covering the following topics.

• Domain Names
• DNS & Name Servers
• Hosting Explained
• FTP - what is it and why you need it.
• What is a STATIC HTML website.
• What is Joomla, and how is it different.

I hope you enjoy this series, please give me some feedback, and any questions that might arise from it.

How to create SEF url's in your Joomla site - Part 2

Part 2 shows how to create custom redirect URL's, custom 404 pages and a few other little tricks wtih sh404SEF.