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Joomla 4.0 was released during 2021. Under the hood, Joomla 4.0 included a re-developed Joomla core. Joomla became faster as the core Joomla code was modernized and now compatible with the latest PHP and MySQL servers. However, the re-development of many core functions could bring incompatibility problems with older extensions and templates. Therefore, the Joomla team left the old outdated code as a part of the Joomla 4.x and 5.x versions and developed the Backward Compatibility plugin that calls the old functions if they are necessary for any extension or plugin.
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We have been busy the last few weeks adding new features to some of our modules. The Hot Simple Contact now supports hCAPTCHA for better spam protection. In Hot Maps, besides Google Maps, you can now select Open Street Map (100% free) as a map provider. Last but not least, the Hot Film Tape module now allows you to add an unlimited number of slides and re-order them easily.
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The Sparky Framework v5.1.0 has been released. The most important change in this version is a change in the way how our templates are loading Google fonts. Until this version, all Google fonts were included to the website remotely, from the Google servers. Now, they are downloaded and hosted locally.
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As you probably already know, new owner Elon Musk decided to change its branding, name, and logo shortly after buying Twitter. Social network that we used to know as Twitter for many years now become X. If you are using this social network and have a link to your profile on your website, you would probably decide to change the old Twitter logo to the new X logo.
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Joomla 5.0.0 is here. This is the next major version of Joomla. However, the migration from Joomla 4 to 5 should not be too complex. We tested all our Joomla templates and extensions with Joomla 5.0.0 and confirmed that all of them are working properly with the new version.
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Joomla 4.3.0 has been released in April 2023. We already tested all our products against this version while it was in the RC stage and confirmed there are no major issues. Therefore, just two days after the official release, we managed to upgrade our 100+ Joomla template quickstarts to Joomla 4.3.0.
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Yes, you can add custom fields to the Joomla contact form relatively easily. It's possible to add various form elements, such as text fields, checkboxes, select boxes, etc. You can do it with core Joomla without any additional extensions installed.
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Your hero image looks fine on desktop screens, but it's too short on mobile screens and doesn't occupy enough of the mobile screen. How to fix this?
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Joomla 4.2.0 has been released in August 2022. We wanted to wait for the upgrade of our templates and that was a smart decision.
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You can see "Read More ..." text in the links and buttons on almost all Joomla websites. Usually, it's on the home page, category pages, blog pages, and in some modules. It is defined in the language file and can be overridden by making a language override.
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Hot Swipe Carousel is probably the most popular Joomla extension that we developed. It's used for slideshows usually in the most prominent places of our Joomla templates. As its name suggests, it rotates the slides from one side to another. However, after many users' requests, we added the fade animation option to this extension.
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We have released the Sparky Framework v4.2.0. Let's explain what is new in this version and how you can update it for your website.
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Joomla 4.1 has been released on February 15, 2022. We have already tested all our templates and extensions against the new Joomla version and confirmed that all Joomla 4.0 templates are fully compatible with Joomla 4.1.
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For companies, associations, and most other organizations, having their own website is as natural as having a business card. Anyone who cannot be found on the Internet is practically "non-existent" for many people, including potential customers.
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If you're starting a new business or haven't yet embraced the digital revolution, it may be time to investigate ways to make business processes and procedures slicker and more manageable. However, with so much choice, how can you decide on the right software for your business needs?
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Whilst almost everyone will visit a website of their choice on a daily basis whilst others will have a website of their own that they will need to continue to look after, manage and update as often as they can, there are a number of different things that need to be taken into account.
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The first release candidate version of Joomla! 4 has been released on June 1, 2021. The RC1 is aimed at extension and template developers to encourage them to work with this release in order to prepare extensions for the stable release of Joomla! CMS 4.0.
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Keeping your Joomla up-to-date is a key to making your website secure. Minor Joomla updates with security and bug fixes are released regularly. By default, all super administrators of a Joomla site will receive a notification email when a new Joomla version is available. This article explains how to disable or enable this feature.
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With the growth in virtual and visual content, especially through social media, live streaming has become a very popular thing. Your Joomla website is the ideal space to host an official streamed business event in order to release new content and connect with your consumers.
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It's possible to include an Instagram post on any Joomla website. You can include your posts, as well as posts made by someone else. This tutorial will teach you how to do it without installation or use of any additional Joomla extensions.
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