Joomla blogosphere – Recommended reading Jan 25-31
We read so many good blog posts and articles from all the Joomla (and web development) bloggers out there, but figured ‘what’s the benefit for others if we don’t share it‘?
So, here we are, starting a new weekly series of blog posts with the creme de la creme of the written words about Joomla, web development, design and whatever else you recommend.
That’s right, “whatever else you recommend”. This is a team effort folks -> only one rule: you can not recommend your own blog posts. Sounds fair?
Tip: during the upcoming week, think about which blog posts make you go: “wow, didn’t think about that” or “that’s awesome, I have to let others know about this” or “geeez, that’s clever!” or…well, you get the point. That’s the ones you wanna share with the world!
Here’s how it goes…
You have 3 quick and easy ways of recommending blog post for next weeks lineup:
Once a week I’ll collect all your recommendations, add my own favorites from the week that past, and you’ll get the round-up published here on the blog.
A few goodies I came across today
Help our fellow bloggers by spreading the word about the posts you like. For example, copy/paste and tweet the suggestion under each blog post below.
Sometimes a simple diagram says it better than a thousand words. This blog post has a picture that even triggered a little game on Twitter. People are making their own versions of ‘How people see Joomla’ and you can tweet your picture to @mathiasverraes or post in the comments of his blog post.
Sometimes a simple diagram says it better than a thousand words: “How People See vs Use #Joomla” -> http://is.gd/6Z1mj (by @joomlatools)
This is the first part of a series of blog posts exploring Joomla meta tags and here Kristoffer looks at what meta tags are and what they should be used for. Future posts in the series will examine how to set up the meta tags by using the Joomla core, and with third-party SEF extensions (see links below).
#Joomla Meta Tags (part 1) Exploring what they are and should be used for http://is.gd/6ZoKh (by @joomlablogger)
In this tutorial, Kristoffer is more concrete, delving into the how-to of setting up meta tags with Joomla using the built-in Joomla meta tag functionality.
#Joomla Meta Tags (part 2) How to use the built-in Joomla meta tag functions http://is.gd/6ZoMz (by @joomlablogger)
If you have the SEF (Search Engine Friendly) component sh404SEF installed, the meta tag management is more flexible than with the built-in Joomla solution. In this blog post you’ll learn how to use the meta tag functionality in sh404SEF.
#Joomla Meta Tags (part 3) How to use sh404SEF to improve your site SEO http://is.gd/6ZoGJ (by @joomlablogger)
For web developers and designers, it can be difficult to memorize the syntax for multiple programming languages and frameworks, especially since they are always evolving and growing. This is where cheat sheets come in handy. Here is a collection of useful cheat sheets specifically for front end web development that will help you with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
14 Helpful Cheat Sheets for Front-end Web Development http://is.gd/70Wfj blog post by @webdesignledger
I’m looking forward to grab a cup of coffee and go through your suggestions. Spread the knowledge my friends and give kudos to the writers who deserve it!
Tags: blogging, inspire change
This is very helpful. Thanks for doing the dirty work for us :-)
Thanks Merav, I’m also hoping to learn a bit on this by reading what others recommend. I believe it’s in human nature to learn new things, so lets see where this leads. ;)
Tess,
You, Chris, and Prothemer are one of the reasons why I actually visit Twitter on daily basis. You guys always have something worthwhile to share with your followers.
Keep doing what you guys been doing. That’s the difference between Prothemer (okay and PixelPraise) than all other J! template providers. You guys are simply more than just that. You guys are like template developers with its own community than just one-sided, unfriendly, and not-so-helpful J! template providers.
And please dont get me started with things like Morph is more than just a template or template maker.
Rock on.
Hi Ajmal,
Thanks for your always amazing support! It’s such a fantastic feeling to hear that we’re going in the right direction and helping others in their walk in life. :)
Cheers,
Tess
Love your post. I think it’s very useful. Aggregating good readings is not just copy and paste like certain people has said. It helps original author as well by giving the articles more exposure.
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Hi Irwan,
Thanks for your positive feedback! :)
I believe that automated and manual ‘aggregating’ of content are two very different things, and hope that this way will bring a heckofalot of value to readers interested in web development, business, seo and other areas that are so tightly connected to what (I believe) a majority of us (in the Joomla/webdev industry) deal with on a daily basis.
Looking forward to your recommended reading! ;)
Take care,
Tess
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING, VERY HELPFUL!
Thank you Den. ;)