Jewel Osman Picnic #2 — More Joomla Extensions - 👀 WMW 346

Written by: Shahbaz Latif Created: 15 July 2026

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The second stop on our walk through Jewel Osman's ~67-item "JO"-prefixed Joomla extension catalog.
Picnic #1 (WMW #345) worked the exclusive/pro member tier top-to-bottom — this time we're into the wider free-tier shelf with 47 modules, plugins, and the catalog's one component still to touch. Star candidates: JO Text-to-Chart (visual demo material), JO Word Cloud, JO Photocard Generator (already on our extension-tracker at Cybersalt), JO Fun Captcha (the delightful tic-tac-toe CAPTCHA Jewel uses on his own site), JO Module to Component (the only component in the whole catalog), plus the admin-UX cluster — Alternative Admin Menu, Horizontal Admin Menu, Cache Cleaner.
Jewel is a solo Joomla developer based in Bangladesh who ships under his own brand at jewelosman.com. Live install, live poke, live commentary — same picnic format as #345, no script, no rehearsal.
Featured extensions (subject to time):
JO Text-to-Chart, JO Word Cloud, JO Photocard Generator, JO Fun Captcha, JO Module to Component, JO Alternative Admin Menu, JO Horizontal Admin Menu, JO Cache Cleaner, JO Beautiful Tooltip, JO Timeline, JO Opening Hours, JO Countdown (module form), JO Read More Toggle, JO Magic Background, JO Article Snippet, JO Simple Modal, JO Testimonials, JO Table of Contents.
Vendor site: https://jewelosman.com

 
00:00:00 - Intro, Sponsor & Jewel Osman Extensions Picnic #2
00:03:58 - Module to Component: Converting Modules into Pages
00:15:44 - Jo Custom CSS: Cache-Busting Stylesheets
00:22:00 - Troubleshooting Custom CSS with Cassiopeia
00:33:31 - Replacing the Joomla 6 Favicon Safely
00:37:14 - Jo Admin Menu: Reordering & Horizontal Layout
00:48:00 - Jo Secure Admin URL Protection
00:53:10 - Jo Mode: Light & Dark Admin Themes
00:56:48 - Jo Text to Chart: Interactive Charts from CSV
01:03:00 - Generating Chart Data with Claude AI
01:09:00 - Jo Word Cloud: Animated Tag Clouds
01:22:00 - Jo Magic Background Effects
01:30:00 - Lighthouse Performance Testing
01:33:00 - Jo Photo Card for Social Sharing
01:41:00 - Jo Beautiful Tooltip with Tippy.js
01:49:00 - Cleaning a Hacked Joomla Site (JCE Backdoor)
01:52:00 - Wrap-Up & Next Picnic Preview

 Summary

1. Security Updates & Picnic Introduction
   Tim opens the livestream with Joomla security news, recent vulnerability updates, and an introduction to another showcase of Juel Osman's growing collection of Joomla extensions.

2. Module to Component Conversion
   He demonstrates Joe Module to Component, which converts standard Joomla modules into standalone pages, allowing modules like login forms, search boxes, and article lists to have their own URLs.

3. Custom CSS Without Cache Problems
   Tim explores Joe Custom CSS, a plugin designed to simplify CSS customization while avoiding browser caching issues, and troubleshoots its behavior with the Cassiopeia template.

4. Joomla 6 Administration Improvements
   The discussion covers Joomla 6 favicon management and introduces Joe Alternative Admin Menu and Joe Horizontal Admin Menu, providing flexible ways to reorganize or restore the classic Joomla administrator navigation.

5. Strengthening Administrator Security
   Tim demonstrates Joe Secure Admin URL, which protects the Joomla administrator login using a secret access key, followed by Joe Mode, a convenient light and dark mode switch for the Joomla backend.

6. Creating Interactive Charts with AI
   Using Joe Text to Chart, Tim converts CSV and table data into interactive charts, while Claude AI generates two years of sample data to demonstrate the extension's reporting capabilities.

7. Animated Visual Content Extensions
   The livestream continues with Joe Word Cloud and Tag Cloud for animated keyword visualization, followed by Joe Magic Background, which adds animated gradients and bubble effects to Joomla pages.

8. Performance Testing & Content Sharing
   After enabling animated backgrounds, Tim measures website performance using Lighthouse, then showcases Joe Photo Card Generator, which creates downloadable social media graphics directly from Joomla articles.

9. Enhanced User Experience Features
   Tim introduces Joe Beautiful Tooltip, which automatically generates attractive Tippy.js tooltips using existing image alt text and link title attributes, improving accessibility and user interaction.

10. Real-World Security Review & Closing
    The session concludes with a live inspection of a hacked Joomla site using MySites.guru to verify JCE backdoor cleanup, followed by a preview of the next Joomla Picnic, featuring upcoming article snippet and read-more extensions.
    
    

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