Modifying Page Title, Keywords and Description

Trevor M. — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Modifying the page title, keywords and description for a page created by a component in Joomla is very simple.

Inside your component, add the following:

<?php
global $mainframe;
$mainframe->SetPageTitle("Some Page Title");
$mainframe->appendMetaTag( "description", "Some Description.");
$mainframe->appendMetaTag( "keywords", "keyword1, keyword2");
?>

It is that simple.

Changing Page Title and Meta Info in Joomla

Trevor M. — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Changing the Page Title and the Meta Tags (keywords and description) in a Joomla Component is simple (this does not apply to articles or the home page of your site).

The first step is to include the following line of code inside php tags:

global $mainframe;

Then simply use the following functions to change the Page Title, Meta Keywords and the Meta Description:

$mainframe->SetPageTitle("Some Page Title");
$mainframe->appendMetaTag( Read More...

Turn on Caching to Speed Up Your Joomla Site

Trevor M. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:00:00 +0100

There is a simple and effective way to help speed up your Joomla site. It is called "caching". When you use the caching feature, Joomla creates a static file (or cache), of your web pages. This means that your website can use this cached file instead of making redundant database calls each time someone goes to a page. This in turn saves time and speeds up your site.

Log into the back of your Joomla site (/administrator) to turn caching on. Go to "Global Configuration" as seen below.

Creating a Joomla Menu Item

Trevor M. — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Creating a new menu item in Joomla is extremely easy. Joomla uses these menu items to create a menu of links as seen below.

These links typically lead to an article. Assuming you already have the article created, click on the menu you would like to add to from the "Menus" drop down.

How to add pages in Joomla

Trevor M. — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:00:00 +0100

The first step in adding a page in Joomla is to understand how Joomla displays pages. To display page, Joomla uses what it calls articles. Articles can be assigned to an infinite number of pages.

To create new articles, you must first sign in to the backend of you website:
http://your_domain_name.com/administrator

Blog entries posted in Joomla Tutorials

Modifying Page Title, Keywords and Description

Changing Page Title and Meta Info in Joomla

Turn on Caching to Speed Up Your Joomla Site

Creating a Joomla Menu Item

How to add pages in Joomla