Vinny Hebert joins us in this edition of Watch Me Work Live Stream and shows us his first 5 favorite tips for using NotePadd++ when building and working on Joomla sites.
00:00:00 โ Intro & Sponsors
00:01:36 โ Top 5 Notepad++ Features for Joomla Developers
00:09:27 โ Notepad++ Tutorial: Spell Check, Syntax Highlighting & Macros
00:18:41 โ Why Notepad++ is Free | Open Source Explained
00:21:21 โ Joomla Regular Expressions: Preview with Peter van Westen
00:27:14 โ How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Site
00:30:55 โ Twitch vs YouTube vs Hosting Videos on Joomla
00:33:52 โ YouTube Thumbnails: Why They Matter for Click-Through Rate
00:39:56 โ Linux vs Windows for Web Developers | Hiring & Slow Seasons
00:46:55 โ Facebook Pages vs Websites | Auto-Post to Twitter
00:54:15 โ Social Login API Problems & Why Google+ Failed
01:00:15 โ Guest: Phil Taylor from Bailiwick of Jersey | MyJoomla.com
01:07:00 โ MyJoomla.com Features & Security Audit Demo
01:15:00 โ Joomla Database Tips | Zoom 40-Minute Free Limit Explained
01:28:00 โ Wrap-Up: Thanks & God Bless
Summary
1. Joomla Watch Me Work Livestream | Intro & Sponsors
Tim opens the stream, thanks the sponsors, and introduces the day's focus: cleaning up spam and automating content placement across Joomla sites.
2. Delete 32,000 Spam Comments in Joomla
Tim demonstrates how to bulk delete tens of thousands of spam comments using database tools, showing a massive cleanup operation on a neglected site.
3. Joomla Security: Setup Google reCAPTCHA
To prevent future spam, Tim walks through setting up Google reCAPTCHA on Joomla forms, adding a critical layer of protection against bots.
4. Joomla ReReplacer: Regular Expressions for Ad Placement
A powerful technique is introduced: using Regular Expressions in ReReplacer to find specific positions within article content for dynamic insertions.
5. Insert Google Ads After 400 Characters in Joomla Articles
Tim demonstrates a practical use case: automatically placing Google AdSense code exactly 400 characters into every article, regardless of length.
6. Auto-Insert Read More Tags in Joomla with ReReplacer
Another automation trick is shownโusing ReReplacer to insert "Read More" tags automatically, creating blog-style previews without manual editing.
7. Duplicate ReReplacer Settings for Multiple Ad Positions
Tim shows how to duplicate ReReplacer configurations, allowing multiple ad placements (after 400 chars, after 800 chars, etc.) with just a few clicks.
8. Add Footer Signature to Joomla Articles Using Regex
Using Regular Expressions, Tim demonstrates how to append a consistent author signature or footer to every article sitewide.
9. DB Replacer: Remove Old Tags from 500+ Joomla Articles
A cleanup task is performedโremoving outdated HTML tags from over 500 articles using DB Replacer, with the critical reminder to backup first.
10. Test Google Ads Placement, Chat Setup & Wrap-Up
Tim tests the ad placements on long articles to verify they work, sets up StreamLabs OBS chat with Nightbot moderation, shares a life lesson about overcoming perfectionism, and wraps up the stream.
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