Over the last few weeks I have been rebuilding a joomla website that was built with a pagebuilder using just core Joomla and the core Cassiopeia template. This wasn't for a client, it was just as an exercise to satisfy my own belief that you don't need a pagebuilder ..read more

There is a place and a time for everything. The current trend is to use Generative AI and LLM (large language models) for everything, but we're not there yet. Although technically inaccurate I will refer to this as AI throughout this article ..read more

Why are you using a so-called page builder when Joomla has everything you probably need right in the box? Don't know what I am talking about - well it's a fairly hidden feature of the TinyMCE editor called Content Templates ..read more

Choosing the right typeface is a critical decision that influences a website's aesthetics, readability, and overall user experience. While web fonts are popular for their versatility and creative possibilities, they come with their fair share of disadvantages. In this post, we'll explore the drawbacks of using web fonts and showcase a new feature in Joomla 5 to make better use of system fonts ..read more

It's hard to believe that more than three years have passed since I first embarked on the journey of hosting my websites with ScalaHosting. As someone who relies heavily on a robust and reliable hosting service, I am thrilled to share that my experience has been nothing short of exceptional. I want to reflect on the last three years and highlight how ScalaHosting continues to exceed my expectations with outstanding support and innovative features ..read more

Over the weekend I was asked how to create a joomla 4 module to display images in an attractive way without installing and third party extensions. I did this for the gallery on the home page of my demo site (https://www.testingthis.website) and I realised I had never shared the steps taken to achieve it ..read more

Showcasing the power of Joomla 4 out of the box with no additional extensions I produced this website (https://www.testingthis.website). One of the features I created was a masonry style view (https://www.testingthis.website/trips) with no javascript or css edits - just some simple template overrides ..read more

Showcasing the power of Joomla 4 out of the box with no additional extensions I produced this website (https://www.testingthis.website). One of the features I created was a masonry style view (https://www.testingthis.website/trips) with no javascript or css edits - just some simple template overrides ..read more

Unlike many other CMS that are page based, Joomla is much more dynamic with everything based on the menu item. When you select a menu item Joomla decides which view to display, which blocks to display and even which theme. One of the major advantages of this approach is that content can inherit the settings of a parent so you don't have to design every page. At the same time this inheritance can be source of confusion, despair and even anger ..read more

After seven years of hosting all my sites and my client's sites with SiteGround I've moved everything to a new hosting provider, ScalaHosting. I've held on to this post for a few months to make sure that everything worked as intended. I wouldn't want to publish a recommendation until I had truly tested it in the real world ..read more