On a Joomla site running RocketTheme’s Joomla Ximenia template, this is an extremely helpful resource. It helped me remove the boarder/margin/padding/spacing that surrounds images on the RokSprocket Slideshow and Showcase layouts.
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Migrating from Joomla 2.5 to 3.0 requires a lot of research. Here’s the extensions compatibility matrix for the Ximenia theme from RocketTheme that we’re using on a couple of client’s websites. RocketTheme – Joomla Extensions Compatibility Matrix Share this post: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Background: Annual Conference has wrapped up. Allow attendees to download this year’s presentations (in PDF format) from Conference’s membership site. Approach: Create unique User account so only this year’s attendees can access PDFs (both members and non-members). A special Membership Plan also needs to be created (otherwise visitors won’t be able to log in and access…
First time experiencing this error message “No input file specified” when trying to access the back-end of a client’s site at https://www.website.com/administrator/index.php. In fact, the entire login form is missing from the admin login page! Spent a hour with HostGator’s chat, but they couldn’t figure it out. Below I’m listing the resources I’ve found so…
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Problem with JomSocial Upgrade: Upgrading from 3.0.2 to 3.2.1.5 results in a “loop” that never ends the install process. Answer: “Please you find this file administrator/components/com_community/installer.dummy.ini and delete it. It should work then.” Big thanks to Dimas Tekad Santosa from the JomSocial Forums! (must have a JomSocial membership to view). Additional notes: I used the iJoomla-Installer-Updater…
Problem: There’s a bunch of ugly empty padding around Ximenia’s Showcase images. Theme: RocketTheme’s Ximenia Responsive. Joomla Module: RokSprocket Showcase module. The CSS class that’s causing the trouble is: .module-surround (class=module-surround). Even when I hide the Show Title option on the RokSprocket Showcase, the extra padding still shows – even though it’s empty. Solution: Add “noblock” to RokSprocket’s…