This simple checklist will help you think about all the aspects of your website. This will help you to have a good understanding of what you are trying to achieve in your own head before beginning. It is very important to be prepared before you begin a website project and before you sit down with your web designer. It will save you both time and money.     Basic Information Starting with the simple questions.  Who is the main contact, mailing address, email & phone?  What is your preferred...

Converting a PDF content into web form is always challenging, however there is a little trick to display a single PDF file within your Joomla website.  

Inserting a PDF into Joomla content is very similar to inserting an image. You can use the image manager to upload and organize your PDF documents. Then create a link in your article to the same URL as your PDF document. This way when one clicks on the link the PDF will be opened. It is best to make sure to set the link to open in a new window, as by default, when one is done looking at the PDF they will close the document and your website along with it  . Need a better tutorial? Follow this video,...

This technique can be used on absolutely any form you want, but what we want to do is automatically log out the user after they submit a form. To do this we are using RSform Pro and the Quick Logout component in Joomla 2.5.The first thing I’ve done is I downloaded and installed Quick Logout. Now you’re going to create a new menu item. Just call it logout and link it to the menu item quick logout and the redirect page is going to be to our thank you page. To create your own thank-you page go into...

Good morning, Merry Christmas and all that fun stuff! Welcome to Richard Bankert Web Design Tutorials. Today we are looking at RSForm Pro and we had a question here: How do I make the Email to the Customer admin with different values? We were talking about conditional forms when this question was asked. So, I’m going to cover this topic. If you are looking for something different, then leave another comment below and we’ll make another tutorial on that. So, in this tutorial what we are going...

There may be times when you need to insert a PDF into your Joomla 2.5 article, and if you do not have a downloads manager installed than this can appear to be quite the task. But don’t worry, inserting your PDF’s into your Joomla article is easier than it looks. Here I am going to show you a quick and easy way to insert your pdf file in 5 easy steps. Total completion time…less than 5 minutes. If you are using Joomla 1.5 the steps are exactly the same, just your Media Manager location may be...

There may be times when you want to point a menu link directly to a PDF document. Follow this tutorial to easily link to your PDF so that it opens automatically in a new window. This option is used best when you do not have a downloads manager.  

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access a specific article without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22The number at the end, in this case 22, is the id of your article. You can find this number in your article manager on the right hand side. Just add that string after yourwebsitename.com, correct the article id at the end to your article. For example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access the user edit profile page form without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_users&view=profile&layout=editJust add that string after yourwebsitename.comFor example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=profile&layout=edit

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access the user login page form without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_users&view=loginJust add that string after yourwebsitename.comFor example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=login

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access the password reset page form without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_users&view=resetJust add that string after yourwebsitename.comFor example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=reset

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access the user profile page form without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_users&view=profileJust add that string after yourwebsitename.comFor example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=profile

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access the user registration page form without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_users&view=registrationJust add that string after yourwebsitename.comFor example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=registration

The default url for Joomla 2.5 to access the username remind page form without creating a menu link is:index.php?option=com_users&view=remindJust add that string after yourwebsitename.comFor example:http://www.yourwebsitename.com/index.php?option=com_users&view=remind

What is the front-end/back-end of Joomla? I am often asked this question by clients who are new to dynamic websites. When you create a Joomla website you can think of it as creating two websites. The first is the front-end or public web site that is accessed by typing in your url (http://www.yourwebsite.com). The second is the back-end or administrator web site that is accessed by typing in (http://www.yourwebsite.com/administrator) NOTE: If you have developed your website with Richard...