I have the following code: $db = JFactory::getDbo(); $query = $db->getQuery(true); $query->select('*'); $query->from('#__users'); $db->setQuery($query); // Check for a database...

In Global Config in joomla have 2 caching is conservative and progressive, what is difference both ?

I have a custom joomla 2.5 template and I wish to convert it to Joomla 3.0. Currently the only method I found is how to convert a Joomla 1.5 to 2.5. Please guide me here because I have spent almost...

When registering a new Joomla user, an email is sent to the new users email address containing the username and password. Does anyone know how to disable this functionality, so that new users does ...

I found on this thread : get active menu item title how to get the title of active menu item : $menu = &Jsite::getMenu(); $menuname = $menu->getActive()->title; but how can I get his p...

I am migrating my Joomla 2.5 site to Joomla 3.3. Now I'm struggling with loading the joomla framework and displaying a module in a phpbb-Template. Loading the Joomla framework worked fine in Jooml...

I'm developing a new template using Joomla 3.0 with the Gantry framework and I'm running into an issue with my Font Awesome icons not displaying. Now, this framework has Font Awesome already built ...

I'm writing a Joomla! module in which I need to display current article title. I've got this code found somewhere here on a stackoverflow: <?php $option = JRequest::getCmd('option'); $view = J...

Update: Since this question was asked Joomla StackExchange has been setup and the same questions exists there please add any answers or comments to that question Original: I am using Joomla 3.0....

I'm trying to get to grips with the power behind Joomla (3.x)'s framework. I've noticed that there are multiple types of model that can be used in a component: JModelAdmin Prototype admin model. A...

I'm building a custom component and I just want to get a value from the global config in my controller. I can't find any information about how to do this. Something like... $config = JFactory::ge...

I m trying to make json response for android application. Here is the code $document =& JFactory::getDocument(); $document->setMimeEncoding('application/json'); $document->setCharset('u...

In Joomla 3.x jQuery is coming by default with Joomla, but the version is a bit outdated (v.1.8.3) and I have a script that needs a newer version. What can I do?

I have been a Joomla developer for almost an year now. I have been struggling to import jQuery into joomla everyday. Joomla comes with mootools. When I import jQuery it crashes. Also when I create ...

How can I use cookies in a Joomla component? setcookie( JUtility::getHash('JLOGIN_REMEMBER'), false, time() - 86400, '/' ); Can anybody describe how this works?

I'm adapting a custom component to Joomla 3. It relies on jQuery, which I previously loaded in myself. Now that it's included in the base template, I don't need to. However, my custom javascript th...

So I decided to see what the new Joomla! MVC brings. Because I am a learning by doing kind of guy I started building a native Joomla! 3.x component, I mean without using the legacy classes in a rea...

I'm trying to insert an additional button in Joomla's article editor. It's using the default TinyMCE plug in Extended mode. As you'll already know there are 4 buttons underneath the editor (Article...

Ok, so one of my websites ( on joomla) is being hacked like the 6th time... I won't tell you any stories. Only facts: Firstly, I found that in template index file appeared some alien code: ...

Since the release of Joomla 3.0 Alpha last night, I wanted to try my hand at starting to convert the Joomla 2.5 component I have written to the new Joomla 3.0. I have been following all of the deve...