The best joomla extensions: plugins, modules and components for Freelance app developers

Nov 5, 2016
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If we talk about a free CMS, Joomla is a reference not only for that entire offer to create a website but by the wide variety you can find in their extensions. Being an open source CMS (open source) allows many developers using this manager develop useful extensions for added functionality to the web. Unlike other content management systems such as Wordpress, when speaking of some Joomla extensions as plugins, modules and components are included. They will be installed from the administration panel and also configured from the spot.

 

As used by Freelance app developers in Usa extensions usually complete the web through galleries, banners, sliders, online shopping, chats and more comprehensive than the default one forms. All extensions that can be found on the official website of Joomla are divided into 34 categories (safety, design, management, calendars, multimedia, mobile and marketing, among others) and in total you can be found more than 7845 extensions.

 

What differences exist between components, modules and plugins in Joomla?

 

Plugins are small additions to the core that give some special functionality when a particular event occurs. They are configurable from the control panel and installation is very simple or activated or deactivated.

Modules: are small softwares that are managed from the Module Manager. They can be placed in different positions to allow the installed template. The modules can be repeated as many times as necessary on the same page.

Components: like modules components have greater choice of configuration, but can only be displayed once on the same page.

What extensions can significantly improve the project?

 

As discussed above, there are more than 7,000 extensions, but they will select the most used, the most downloads and therefore that Joomla users, App development Usa, themselves consider to be the most useful for their projects.

 

It is not a coincidence that the list will begin with this component, rather the opposite. It is considered one of the essential when working in Joomla components. And that Akeeba Backup, as its name indicates English, serves to retain backups on the server.

 

Often websites are changed and are changing appearance, and even product components, so it is very important to always have a copy or 'back' as it called the extension itself. Not only because of the modifications made in the content, but because many users agree that they have found it very useful when you have installed an extension that was not compatible with your version of CMS and has 'broken' les page. With the support reseating have returned to correctly view their website by Freelance web designer in Usa.

 

To restore the backup will be required paign use of Akeeba Kickstart script which will restore the system in the shortest time.

 

Whenever web design company in Usa website is managed is necessary to have it linked to Google Analytics, so we can better understand the views and behaviors of the audience of the page. While Google Analytics provides a code to install on the website, Google Analytics Asynchronous extension facilitates this task to those who can not modify the code of the page and can synchronize data from your page with this analytical system. The plugin configuration is very simple that you just have to enter the ID that provides Google Analytics.

 

R Antispam

It is essential for those sites that allow comments, recognizing messages that can be termed as spam and enters them into a separate folder to be deleted automatically or manually, as configured. This tool is very useful for sites that have installed Kunena components such as forums or NinjaBoard type.

 

JComments

 

As Joomla does not incorporate any comments tool, developers jcomments this useful application developed to manage messages items without having to rely on a third page, as can occur if discussion thread is installed, for example.

 

Komento

 

It is an alternative to JComments option, with which you can manage all users comments page from the same panel. In addition, the user account of each individual is more advanced and allows you to view user activity on the page. It includes an anti-spam system that releases the option to install other extensions.

 

Phoca Gallery

 

There are several components and plugins to place an image gallery on the website of Joomla, but Phoca Gallery is one of the most complete because it allows you to display a gallery of images in articles (using the plugin) or as slider (slideshow plugin ). Its configuration is very wide and gives rise to interesting visual games.

 

K2

 

This component is widely used in web pages that generate news, information, or simply who post frequently in different categories. It allows configuration of different designs and includes a 'drag and drop' system for ease of use. Most of the SEO company in Usa that use is to generate content but also create gallery, among others.

 

To create a blog on the page is the fullest extent Blog Factory. Its appearance is very similar to Wordpress and social bookmarking allows you to place each article to improve feedback to users of the site, including a system under each post comments and allows users to rate the content search. Although previously using the K2 component for managing content indicated, is important to note that Blog Factory is a simple and straightforward for those tools that what they want is to place a blog and to manage it quickly and easily, as it happens to a blog on Wordpress.

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