Remove "Welcome to the Frontpage" on your front page

The Problem:

I do not want the "Welcome to the Frontpage" title to appear on my front page. How do I remove it?

The Remedy:

1. From the Admin Control Panel, go to Menus > Main Menu.

2. Click on the 'Home' link.

3. Click on Parameters (System).

4. Change the "Welcome to the Frontpage" sentence in the Page Title field to your website title (or whatever title you think suitable). This will become the document title.

5. Select "No" for the "Show Page Title" field.

6. Do not forget to Save or Apply.

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PDF File Fails to Display Correctly

The Problem:

In IE7, when you click on the PDF icon, PDF file fails to display correctly. The pop-up window is empty.


The Remedy:

1. Download this file: browser_detection.zip.

2. Extract the zip file.

3. Upload browser_detection.php to the folder libraries/joomla/utilities/ of your site.

4. Find the file icon.php in the folder components/com_content/helpers/.

5. Edit icon.php as follows:

In line 1, after the <?php tag, type in the following code:
require_once("libraries/joomla/utilities/browser_detection.php");

It becomes:
<?php require_once("libraries/joomla/utilities/browser_detection.php");

Search for the following code somewhere in line 60:
$attribs['onclick'] = "window.open(this.href,'win2','".$status."'); return false;";

Replace the line with the following code:
$user_browser = browser_detection('browser');
if ($user_browser == 'msie7') {
$attribs['target'] = '_blank';
} else {
$attribs['onclick'] =
"window.open(this.href,'win2','".$status."'); return false;";
}

6. Save and upload the file to components/com_content/helpers/.

Note: You may need to clear your cache before you can see the PDF working.

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"Global Use" Does Not Work

The Problem:

You do not want to display "Written by", "Created Date and Time" and "Modified Date and Time" in your article. In Joomla 1.5, you can set the configuration globally by setting the Parameters in the Article Manager. (Content > Article Manager > Parameters icon). So now, when you create a new article, under the Parameters (Advanced) in Article Editor, there's no need to choose the dropdown menu to hide the unwanted fields. Use Global should do the job. Right? Wrong... it doesn't work.

The Remedy:
For some reasons, the global settings (Use Global) will not work if Joomla was installed together with sample data. Just make sure, the next time you install Joomla, you do not install the sample data. Until now, we still do not find any other remedy besides this one. We'll post it here if we find any other solution to this problem.

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www.biomaya.com.my

Client Name:
Quest Biovision Sdn Bhd

URL:
http://www.biomaya.com.my/

Their Requirements:

• To build an e-Newsletter for the Complimentary and Integrated Medicinal Herbal and Alternative Industry.


• To create a website which works as a Reference Point for the Complimentary and Integrated Medicinal Herbal and Alternative Industry.


• The company will have the ability to maintain both the website and the e-Newsletter themselves.


• Sponsors and advertisers’ area must be provided on the website.


• Main objective is to generate as many members as possible. The e-Newsletter will act as a platform to distribute new products, issues, updates, services and new technology in the industry.


• It aspires to reach the consumers in the Asian market and later on to become a meeting point to all the business players, be it supplier, manufacturer, distributor or seller in the industry.

Technical Specification:

• Joomla Content Management System


• Php language


• MySQL database

Special Features:

• E-Newsletter


• Flash header


• Ask-Answer Area


• Events


• Forum


• Photo-Sharing


• Video-Sharing

Current Status:

• Active, maintained by owner.

www.kopkgmmb.com.my

Client Name:

Koperasi Kesatuan Guru-guru Melayu Malaysia Barat Berhad

URL:

http://www.kopkgmmb.com.my/

Their Requirements:

• To replace the current static website with a new dynamic website featuring a more attractive design and at the same time enabling their personnel to update contents and manage the website themselves.


• All contents including menu items to be displayed in Bahasa Malaysia only.


• To allow members to fill-up forms online and print them out prior to handing them out for manual submission. Original signatures are needed, thus online form submission are not required.


• To provide a file repostiory area whereby based on user accessibility, members can upload or download cooperative’s files and documents.


• To allow users to choose 3 designs based on their preference.

Technical Specification:

• Joomla Content Management System


• Php language


• MySQL database

Special Features:

• 3 Templates with Template Chooser


• Newsflash scroller


• One-liner scrolling text


• Bahasa Malaysia language only

Current Status:

• Active, maintained by owner.

www.smartminds.com.my

Client Name:

Smartminds Solutions Sdn Bhd


URL:

http://www.smartminds.com.my/

Their Requirements:

• To build a new website whereby they can update the contents themselves.
• To create a clean, minimalist-style concept yet attractive in design.
• To minimise scroll-down, if possible to feature the frontpage content into one screen with no scrolling.
• To minimise left menu items, if possible to include Suckerfish menu as the option for the left menu. No top menu to maintain a clean concept.
• This is a purely information website, thus website membership drive and login feature from the font-end is not needed.
• If flash elements are to be used, it should not slow down the website downloading time.

Technical Specification:

• Joomla Content Management System
• Php language
• MySQL database
  

Special Features:

• Suckerfish left menu
• Flash header
  

Current Status:

• Active, maintained by owner.