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Joomla Community Magazine | July 2011

The July installment of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Here are the stories in this issue:

Editor's Introduction

Happy first birthday, Joomla! Community Magazine!, by Paul Orwig

Feature Stories

Joomla! 1.7 - Division or Fission?, by Hagen Graf
Outsider's View of Joomla!, by Chad Windnagle

Website Case Studies

Website Case Study: Shark Zone, by Hilary Cheyne

Did you know...?

Joomla! 1.7 Highlight - Batch Processing, by Michael Babker

Leadership Connections

Open Source Matters: June 2011 Report, by Paul Orwig

Designers Studio

Free Joomla! 1.6 Templates for Joomla! Community, by Anh Tuan Bui
IE6 and IE7 can see ghosts or validate before your cross browser test, by Anthony Olsen

Joomla! Events and User Groups

JUG Highlight: Joomla! Cape Town, by Jon Neubauer
A Summer of Joomla!, by Jon Neubauer

Developers Workbench

Navigating the code development process (part 2 of 2), by Paul Orwig

The Joomla! Haikus

Post your haikus for July, by Paul Orwig

Joomla! Books

Book Review: "Joomla! Explained" by Steve Burge, by Milena Mitova

Joomla! in the Press/Media

Joomla! in the Press/Media - July 2011, by Mark W. Bender

Help Wanted

The Joomla! project wants you - July 2011, by Paul Orwig

In our next issue

We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
Joomla Community Magazine | June 2011

The June installment of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

Joomla! is a huge, worldwide community, encompassing many languages and many cultures. When we are able to work and collaborate together, we can do amazing things with incredible results. When we bring our joy into what we do, it is shared with all.

In this issue:

Editor’s Introduction
- J is for Joy...
Feature Stories
Website Case Studies
- Website Case Study: Glenora Farm
The Joomla! Haikus
- Post your haikus for June
Help Wanted
- The Joomla! project wants you!
Leadership Connections
- Open Source Matters: May 2011 Report
Designers Studio
- Mission Control: Taking the Joomla! admin to new heights
Joomla! Events and User Groups
- JAB11 - An International Joomla! Conference
Developers Workbench
- Navigating the code development process (part 1 of 2)
- Construct Template Development Framework
Did you know...?
- Extending Joomla! 1.6
- Add a Session Timer
Joomla! in the Press/Media
- Joomla! in the Press/Media - June 2011
In our next issue

We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
Joomla Community Magazine | May 2011
IN THIS ISSUE:
A special thanks to the members of our Joomla! community who contributed articles to this month's issue: Merav Knafo, Anh Tuan Bui, Paul de Raaij, Abolhassan Firoozmandan, and Meta Krujis!

Editor’s Introduction
- Lessons about openness and transparency from a budget discussion, written by Paul Orwig
Feature stories
- Nicholas G. Antimisiaris shares his thoughts on how to best move our project forward in Push me, pull you....
- Anh Tuan Bui summarizes key features of Helpful E-mail
- Marketing Components for Joomla! Powered Websites.
- Robert Vining gives a shoutout to all of the Joomla! Voices Heard Around the World.
International stories
- Abolhassan Firoozmandan has submitted an article written in Farsi for this issue.
- Opportunities are now open for community members to submit articles in 22 different languages.
Website Case Studies
- Robert Vining reveals how Joomla! powers the CMS Expo (this major event is happening May 2-4 in Chicago).
Leadership Connections
- Alice Grevet shares updates on what OSM has been doing during April on behalf of the Joomla! project.
JUGs and Events
- Meta Krujis shares some secrets of success in Organizing Dutch Joomla! days and back to life again.
- Hagen Graf talks about the Awesomenimity at J and Beyond 2011.
Developers Workbench
- Cristina Solana invites you to join her with your pail and shovel in The Sandbox Manifesto.
- Merav Knafo counts down the 5 ways to document your Joomla! extension.
- Paul de Raaij shares the benefits of using an Object Relational Mapping framework in Using Doctrine ORM in Joomla!.
Designer's studio
- Anthony Olsen sparks the flame in How to put more love into your Joomla! dates...
The Joomla! Haikus
- Prolific poets,
- punsters and word masters too,
- spread the Joomla! love...
- Post your haikus for May!
Joomla! Books
- Bo Astrup reviews "Joomla! 1.5 Top Extensions Cookbook".
Joomla! in the Press/Media
- Mark Bender bring us Joomla! in the Press/Media — May 2011.
On the lighter side...
- Yepr has contributed another Jane Beyond & friends cartoon.
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
Joomla! Community Magazine | April 2011

The April issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

IN THIS ISSUE:

A special thanks to the members of our Joomla! community who contributed articles to this month's issue: Eric Lamy, Dmitry Strizhov, Andrew Eddie, Hagen Graf, Sean Redfearn, Victor Drover, Jarrod Nettles, and Chad Windnagle.
Editor’s Introduction Get Open, written by Cristina Solana Feature stories
- Andrew Eddie provides updates on upcoming Joomla! releases in The Source April 2011
- Hagen Graf shares insights about Multi-Language Websites with Joomla! 1.6 core
- Sean Redfearn points to two key questions for sitebuilders in Convincing the Skeptics about Open Source and CMS
International stories
- Community members have submitted two articles in two different languages for this issue.
- Opportunities are now open for community members to submit articles in 21 different languages.
Website Case Studies
- Dianne Henning knits up a sweet sounding case study in For Rocker Samantha Farrell, Joomla! Rocks.
Leadership Connections
- Alice Grevet shares updates on what OSM has been doing during March on behalf of the Joomla! project.
JUGs and Events
- Victor Drover invites you to submit your nominations for The J!OSCAR awards - recognizing excellence in the Joomla! community.
Developers Workbench
- Jarrod Nettles shows how get more out of templates in Rapid Development Techniques – Templates Within Templates!
- Chad Windnagle shares about the importance of Documenting Documentation.
- Arlen Walker introduces us to Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos in The Joomla! Setup.
Designer's studio
- Anthony Olsen shares How to become a css detective with CSS Edit.
The Joomla! Haikus
- Prolific poets,
- punsters and word masters too,
- spread the Joomla! love...
- Post your April 2011 Haiku here!
Joomla! Books
- Milena Mitova reviews Joomla! 24-Hour Trainer - the new A to Z book for novices.
Joomla! in the Press/Media
- Mark Bender bring us Joomla! in the Press/Media — April 2011.
On the lighter side...
- Yepr has contributed another Jane Beyond & friends cartoon.
In our next issue We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
Joomla! Community Magazine | March 2011

The March installment of the Joomla Community Magazine is here!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Thanks to the members of the Joomla! community who are contributing authors in this month's issue: Abolhassan Firoozmandan, Hagen Graf, Grigor Mihov, Denys Nosov, Nick Savan, Joe Sonne, Jeremy Wilken, Mehmet Yazici.

Editor’s Introduction:

Inspiration, and the Winds of Change..

. by Dianne Henning

Feature stories
- Alice Grevet sits down for an Interview with Matt Lipscomb - Broadcasting Joomla!
- Joe Sonne offers up some Friendly Advice For Your Joomla! Adventure
- Hils Cheyne did it! Turning the Table on Brian Teeman
International stories
- دیتابیس جوملا 1.6 - Abolhassan Firoozmandan, Farsi
- Joomla! 1.6 für Einsteiger ist da und es ist KOSTENLOS lesbar! - Hagen Graf, German
- Etkili Backlink (geri bağlantı) Çalışması Nasıl yapılır? - Mehmet YAZICI, Turkish
- Створення документації по Joomla! українською мовою, Як забезпечити повну безпеку сайту? and Особливості Joomla 1.6 та міграція з Joomla 1.5 на Joomla 1.6 - Denys Nosov, Ukranian
Opportunities are now open for community members to submit articles in 20 different languages.

Leadership Connections
- OSM board member Alice Grevet shares some updates on what OSM has been doing during February on behalf of the Joomla! project.
JUGs and Events
- Jon Neubauer takes us to Suffolk, UK for some JUG highlights.
Developers Workbench
- Jeremy Wilken asks, Is it me, or is this a bug?
Did you know…?
- Milena Mitova shares 5 Quick SEO steps that will help you get better rankings and more traffic to your Joomla! site.
- Nick Savov shares Joomla 1.? and how to gain some hands-on experience
Designer's studio
- Kyle Ledbetter gives us the lowdown on the February Template Club Roundup.
Administrator's toolkit
- Grigor Mihov gives us a few pointers on how to Increase your site's speed dramatically.
Join the Jimericks

The Joomla! mag team in Skype

said limericks were just not their type

of rhyming for a reason

but, in the spirit of the season,

they submitted their sanitized hype!
- Share your Joomla! Limerick!
Joomla! Books
- Bo Astrup reviews Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints
- Hagen Graf has written a PDF for Joomla! 1.6 Beginners and offers a free download!
On the lighter side...
- Yepr has contributed another Jane Beyond & friends cartoon.
In our next issue

We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!