Joomla News for 2020-10-23

• Joomla shack recently posted "The Future of Joomla is CSS Grid, Not Bootstrap 4" in their blog
• JoomDev shared "Common Web Design Mistakes Done By Beginners - How To Fix Them"
• CloudAccess posted "What is bounce rate and why you should not be scared of it"
• Vic Drover from Watchful shared "Five tough lessons I learned managing digital agencies"
• JoomlaBeginner posted "10 Best Joomla Extension to Boost Website Performance"
• JoomShaper explains "How to Display Chronological Events & Achievements With a Creative Timeline in Joomla" using the SP Page Builder Pro
• You can now "Manage updates for your RSJoomla! components through Watchful"
• JoomDev lists "10 Things You May Haven't Noticed in Joomla - Tips for Beginner Joomla Users"
• JoomlaBeginner takes a look at "How to Customize Email Templates in Joomla 4?"
• Joomlashack has started a new Joomlashack VIP group community on Facebook where you can ask questions, share resources and learn from the community

In the latest Joomla Magazine (October)

• "Forum for the Future: where are we now?" - a look back at the Marbella, Spain event and progress since then
•  "Join the Joomla Override Challenge!" - challenges you to begin exploring and then develop your skills in overriding many aspects of Joomla to acheive creative results
•  "Google and Joomla bringing Lazy-Loading to the web" - outlines a new sponsorship of Google to support Joomla
•  In "An image is worth a thousand words" Joomla Co-founder Brian Teeman outlines a focus on Accessibility for Joomla
  
  
• And "A first approach to accessibility testing" helps you learn how to test accessibility on your Joomla site
• Meet the Joomla Marketing and Communications Department Coordinator in this month's "Leadership Interview"
• "Privacy by design and GDPR" explains and helps you implement an intentional focus on privacy for your Joomla site.
• "Where to find the best Joomla tutorial videos" gives you ways to find the bst Joomla video tutorials
  
  
• "How the Speed of Your Website Can Impact Your Sales" gives reasons why and instructions on how to speed up your web site
• "The progression of Joomla! software" is a great introduction to learn how the Joomla CMS is developed
• "Community Openings - October 2020" lists several areas within the Joomla community that need your help at this time

Tips and tricks

• Joomla shack shared a tutorial on  "How to Add Custom Fields to Joomla Contact Forms"
• TechJoomla shared a post on "Joomla Powering a Cloud-based Interview Management System"
• Joomla shack also shared "How to Upload and Use SVG Images in Joomla"
• And Joomlashack also posted "How to Set up Login and Logout Links in Joomla"
• OSTraining shows you "How to Change the Default Date Format in Joomla"
• OSTraining also provides instructions on"Enabling Two Factor Authentication in Joomla"

Code Update

• The latest update for Joomla was released October 6th -  Joomla 3.9.22 - this update includes bug fixes and minor improvements
• Joomla 4 Beta 4 is available, along with Joomla 3.10 Alpha 2

Extension Updates

• Techjoomla has released version 3.0 of JTicketing, event management extension with Zoom and Jitsi integration
• Regular Labs has release Tabs version 7.8.0 extension - which allows you to add tabs within articles, modules, and 3rd party components
• Version 3.2.19 of EasySocial has been released by StackIdeas to address some minor issues since the previous release
• StackIdeas has also released Version 1.1.5 of EasyArticles
• Phoca Downloader 3.2.1 has been released by Phoca Extensions
• PayPlans 4.2.2 has been released by StackIdeas
• Social Chat 1.5 and below has been reported on the Vulnerable Extension List as having an SQL Injection security flaw
• MultiTwitter Module created by Abivia has been reported as being abandoned by the developer

New Extensions

• Google Cloud Media - allows you to manage media files hosting them in Google's Cloud Storage service instead of your web server
• Jitsi conferencing - gives you the ability to create new jitsi meetings by just adding a module to your site

Events

• Joomla Chciago hosted a very successful JoomaDay Chicago event last weekend - watch for links to recordings and follow-up meetings soon
• Joomlashack is considering hosting another online Joomla conference in December - be sure to let them know if you would like to see it happen
• JNet Twin Cities is hosting their next monthly online meeting Tuesday, November 17th
• Every Saturday - 6:00-18:00 UTC - Bugs and Fun @ Home - you can help Joomla move forward

link:August 26 2020 - Week 30