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The Joomla Training Cohort has been launched!

Please send any feedback or bug reports to [email protected] (opens new link)  

The Joomla Training Cohort Forum is a place to help me and others manage the increasing number of questions and requests for kind support with Joomla sites. In this live stream I work on setting up the forum so the forum is more useable.

 

 

00:00:00 - Introduction & Business Focus
00:04:24 - Forum Structure & Organization
00:21:08 - Template CK & Layout Adjustments
00:39:16 - Forum Search Functionality
01:19:38 - PHP 8.2 Troubleshooting
01:34:12 - Menu Cleanup & Final Thoughts

 

βœ… Summary

  1. Shift from "In" to "On" the Business:
    The video kicks off with a focus on improving systems instead of just daily operationsβ€”highlighted through the acronym WOMB (Working On My Business).

  2. Forum Structure & Cleanup:
    Major focus on organizing the Kunena Forum: adding clear categories, rules, headers (like "Be Kind") and removing clutter like the β€œCatch All” category.

  3. Template Tweaks for User Experience:
    Using Template Creator CK, key layout adjustments were madeβ€”fixing spacing, padding, and H1 margins to enhance readability and design.

  4. Improved Content Spacing:
    Refined spacing between content blocks and sidebar elementsβ€”addressing visual clutter and maintaining a clean forum layout.

  5. Search Functionality Challenge & Creative Solution:
    The CaniSearch module didn’t yield results, so a workaround was created using a direct URL and custom button via Canva and Page Builder CK.

  6. Button Integration with Custom CSS:
    A search button was built and styled with custom CSS, solving layout issues and enhancing the forum’s functionality despite module limitations.

  7. PHP 8.2 Migration & MySQLi Issue:
    Upgrading PHP caused a "MySQL extension not available" errorβ€”solved by identifying the missing MySQLi extension, installing it via WHM, and confirming successful PHP 8.2 use.

  8. Forum Speed Boost on PHP 8.2:
    Post-fix, forum search performance improved noticeably, validating the PHP upgrade after resolving backend compatibility.

  9. Menu Cleanup for Simplicity:
    Old or redundant menu items (like β€œConsultation”) were removed, streamlining navigation and focusing attention on key features.

  10. Personal Touch & Wrap-Up:
    The video ends with weather reflections and birdwatching (robins returning early), tying the personal to the professional with a calm, thoughtful outro.

 

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Tim Davis is the founder and owner of Cybersalt.
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