Must-Have Toolboxfor Joomla Pros

Must-Have Toolboxfor Joomla Pros

● Luis Hernandez● Justin Kerr

Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:

Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:

● Project requirements and plan

Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:

● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment

Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:

● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment● IDE

Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:

● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment● IDE● Development server

Some Fundamental Tools for any Joomla Project:

● Project requirements and plan● Design production environment● IDE● Development server● Template framework

Joomla's Third-Party Extensions

Joomla's Third-Party Extensions

● Pretty much essential

Joomla's Third-Party Extensions

● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid

Joomla's Third-Party Extensions

● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid● Today's Focus: General Utility

Joomla's Third-Party Extensions

● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid● Today's Focus: General Utility● Start at the Joomla Extensions Directory

(JED):http://extensions.joomla.org

Joomla's Third-Party Extensions

● Pretty much essential● Both free and paid● Today's Focus: General Utility● Start at the Joomla Extensions Directory

(JED):http://extensions.joomla.org

● (Almost) all extensions for Joomla 1.6

Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor

Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor

● Joomla Content Editor (JCE)http://joomlacontenteditor.net

Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor

● Joomla Content Editor (JCE)http://joomlacontenteditor.net

● JCK Editorhttp://www.joomlackeditor.com

Must-Have Extension: A Better WYSIWYG Editor

● Joomla Content Editor (JCE)http://joomlacontenteditor.net

● JCK Editorhttp://www.joomlackeditor.com

● CKEditorhttp://joomlacode.org/project/ckeditor

Must-Have Extension: Site Backup

Must-Have Extension: Site Backup

● Akeeba Backuphttp://akeebabackup.com

Must-Have Extension: Site Backup

● Akeeba Backuphttp://akeebabackup.com

● Working Copyhttp://edo.webmaster.am/wcp

Must-Have Extension: Site Backup

● Akeeba Backuphttp://akeebabackup.com

● Working Copyhttp://edo.webmaster.am/wcp

● Xclonerhttp://xcloner.com

Must-Have Extension: Security Hardening

Must-Have Extension: Security Hardening

● Akeeba Adminhttp://akeebabackup.com

Must-Have Extension: Security Hardening

● Akeeba Adminhttp://akeebabackup.com

● RSFirewallhttp://www.rsjoomla.com

Must-Have Extension: Site Map

Must-Have Extension: Site Map

● Xmaphttp://joomla.vargas.co.cr

Must-Have Extension: Analytics

Must-Have Extension: Analytics

● Janalyticshttp://www.tedesco.net.au

Good-To-Have Extension: Article Preview

Good-To-Have Extension: Article Preview

● Better Preview (1.5 only)http://www.nonumber.nl

Good-To-Have Extension: Modules Control

Good-To-Have Extension: Modules Control

● Modules Anywherehttp://www.nonumber.nl

Good-To-Have Extension: Modules Control

● Modules Anywherehttp://www.nonumber.nl

● MetaModhttp://www.metamodpro.com

Good-To-Have Extension: Form Construction and Data Capture

Good-To-Have Extension: Form Construction and Data Capture

● BreezingFormshttp://crosstec.de

Good-To-Have Extension: Form Construction and Data Capture

● BreezingFormshttp://crosstec.de

● RSForm Prohttp://www.rsjoomla.com

Good-To-Have Extension: Image Thumbnails

Good-To-Have Extension: Image Thumbnails

● Mavik Thumbnailshttp://www.mavik.com.ua

Good-To-Have Extension: Image Galleries

Good-To-Have Extension: Image Galleries

● Ignite Galleryhttp://www.ignitegallery.com

Good-To-Have Extension: CCK

Good-To-Have Extension: CCK

● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com

Good-To-Have Extension: CCK

● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org

Good-To-Have Extension: CCK

● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org ● FLEXIcontent (1.5 only)

http://www.flexicontent.org

Good-To-Have Extension: CCK

● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org ● FLEXIcontent (1.5 only)

http://www.flexicontent.org ● Seblod - http://seblod.com

Good-To-Have Extension: CCK

● Zoo - http://zoo.yootheme.com● K2 - http://getk2.org ● FLEXIcontent (1.5 only)

http://www.flexicontent.org ● Seblod - http://seblod.com ● SOBI - http://sigsiu.net

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

● Ratings and feedback in the JED

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on

developer's site

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on

developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on

developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment● Pro developer or not? Other products?

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on

developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment● Pro developer or not? Other products?● Software roadmap/future planning

Assessing Third-Party Extensions

● Ratings and feedback in the JED● Customer feedback and forum messages on

developer's site● Developer longevity/commitment● Pro developer or not? Other products?● Software roadmap/future planning● Ask at JoomlaChicago!

Final Questions and Thank You!