New Web Consulting

Joomla!® 2.5.6 is now available for download.

This release is the latest in the 2.5 series, and includes updates and fixes.

If you are still using Joomla! 1.5 you should have a look at all the new features that's available in 2.5

Official support for the 1.5 series is said to end later this year, and it would be a good idea to start making plans to upgrade to the latest Long Term Support version (2.5)

Those who are still on 1.6.x or 1.7.x are strongly encouraged to Update to 2.5 without delay, since none the 1.6 and 1.7 series are no longer supported, and not secure.

Further new features, that many will appreciate, were also added since 2.5.5

If you have not tried Joomla before, check out the online Demo, or Download Joomla! 2.5.6

Should you require help in upgrading from 1.1.x or 1.5.x to Joomla 2.5 you can get free help on the Joomla! Forums, or for professional help, you are welcome to contact me for a quote.

The Joomla!® Project today announced the release of Joomla! 2.5.0

This release brings news features and easy updates, and is the third in a new series of 6-month releases.

Joomla! 2.5 is a Long Term Support (LTS) release and will be supported for at least 18 months.

Some of the new features include:

• Easy Updates
  Smart Search
  Multi-Database Support
  Includes New Version of Joomla Platform
  CAPTCHA in Core
  Linking New Menus with a Module
  Use the Images and URL Fields to Create Simple Standardized Layouts
  Choose whether Administrator to Get Email When New Users Register
  Menu Item Note
  Custom Text Filters
  Greater Flexibility Filtering by Category in Article Manager
  Manager for Language Overrides
  User Notes
  Flexible Newsfeed Order
  Image Option for the Offline Page
  Option to Have a Site Come Up Offline After Installation
  Better Performance in Menu Item Edit page
  Alternate meta tags for multi-lingual sites
  Improving SEO: New system plugin: languagecode

To find out more about Joomla! 2.5 go to: http://www.joomla.org/25

If you would like to find out about upgrading your site to 2.5 please contact New Web Consulting.

Joomla!® 2.5 is set to be released on the 24th of January 2012.

This release will be a Long Term Support (LTS) release, and will be supported for at least 18 months.

In April 2012 Joomla! 1.5 will reach end of life (EOL), and thereafterr that edtition of Joomla! will no longer be supported. We therefore recommend that you start to plan migrating your 1.5.x web site to the latest version, namely Joomla! 2.5.

If you would like to try out the new version, you can download Joomla! 2.5 Beta. Please note that you should not use this Beta version on a production site!

New Features in Joomla! 2.5

As promised by the Joomla! Production Leadership Team, Joomla!® 1.7.0 was released in July 2011 (6 months after the release of 1.6).

Both 1.6 and 1.7 are Short Term Support releases, and the next release will be a Long Term Support release.

For most people the upgrade from 1.6 to 1.7 will only one click, and most 1.6 Extensions should be compatible with 1.7

Joomla 1.5.x is a Long Term Support release, and will still be supported into 2012, but for new web sites, we will be using Joomla 1.7

Learn more about Joomla! 1.7

With South Africa's Local Elections this month, the politicians are making sure they are also active on the Internet.

I set up a WordPress blog for Brett Herron who's a Ward Candidate for the DA in Cape Town.

The Joomla!® project today released the latest version of one of the world's most popular Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS).

Joomla 1.6.0 comes packed with new features that will make life easier for Web Developers, Designers and web site Administrators.

The redesigned web sites of A1L Holdings and A1L Consulting were recently launched.

" A1L Realizations strives to seek out, develop, promote and assist innovative people and businesses wanting to further explore their creative ideas. "

"A1L Consulting is a Management Consultancy operating in the private traditional and non-traditional telco and finance sectors predominantly."

The design and logos for the sites were by Idea Catalyst, and the web site development on the Joomla! CMS were by New Web Consulting.

Today we celebrate the 5th Birthday of Joomla!®

New Web Consulting makes use of the Joomla! CMS as it's software of choice for building our own, and our clients' web sites.

With 5,500+ available extensions, there's  virtually no type of web site one cannot design for, and build with Joomla!

The success of Joomla is the result of active worldwide community participation.

I have the privilege of currently serving on the board of Open Source Matters, Inc.

" Open Source Matters, Inc. (OSM) is a not-for-profit formed under United States and New York state law that provides organizational, legal, and financial support for the Joomla! open-source project. "

Joomla! says Thank You to the community who helped to build it

Lekker verjaar Joomla!

New Web Consulting recently finished a web site project for Snow Printers.

They provide high resolution, large format, digital printing direct to the public at affordable prices.

The client's designer provided us with the PSD that we converted to a Joomla! template.

Today we launched to new web site of Genaesthetics - Aesthetics, Massage and Medical Practice.

The old Joomla!™ installation was upgraded from 1.15 to 1.5.x, and a new template was designed.

We also re-submitted the new site map to all the major Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing).

At Genaesthetics we specialize in minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, anti-aging medicine and various massage therapy treatments that will assist in you looking and feeling at your best.