Blog Entries for Chris Rault

Latest Template Release: Introducing Aurora!

stoker — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Our latest release is officially available! We extremely happy to introduce Aurora as the latest addition to our template family! A lot of TLC has gone into Aurora, which after a bit of looking under the hood, we are sure you will agree!

Aurora started out (much like Absolute V1) as a template with a couple of [...]

Aurora v1.2 and sexy new version of Tatami for your pleasure!

stoker — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We have had some really good feedback since Aurora launched, but there were still a couple of things that we bugging us and being the perfectionists that we are, we couldn't resist revamping the code to make it even better! Not only have we added gzip compression to the templates core css and javascript files, but also added the css / js combining to have fewer http requests, thus improving the templates performance.

On the Tatami front, we have been working feverishly with the gu [...]

Upcoming Zimbabwe (re)Elections - Stand up and be counted

stoker — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

I generally avoid talking about politics on the blog, but I just received an email from Avaaz.org, which (for those who don't already know) are an admirable bunch of people that are actively petitioning and raising awareness against various important global issues.

Their email today was about the crazy events that have taken place in Zimbabwe over the weeks building up to and after the presidential elections. Who knows whether their petition and ad campaign will actually have any i [...]

Making the most of your web presence

stoker — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We know you all appreciate the benefits of cool and funky templates, after all that's why you're part of our Joomla Junkie community, but do you know just how important the words on your site are?

I didn't really appreciate this myself until we teamed up with The Copywriter Online and got Munaiba to professionally write our site. Great copywriting and great templates go hand-in-hand to deliver a professional web presence and we're stoked! It really is money well-spent. [...]

A quick update on Aurora and Tatami

stoker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Since we first launched Aurora two weeks ago, we have had many emails and posts on the forums asking why there was not a native Joomla 1.5 version. The reason for this is really simple. Due to the extensive customization options, we decided to team up with the clever guys from Ninjoomla and base the template around their template configuration component, called Tatami. From day one this has been a match made in heaven and we are thrilled to be involved with the project.

That being sai [...]

Major updates coming to JoomlaJunkie - input needed!

stoker — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We’ve been planning for the future. Take a look at our vision! And let us know what you want…

Over the past couple of weeks, all of us at JoomlaJunkie have been doing a lot of thinking about where we are now and where we want the business to be in 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years from now, etc. We have already seen a major difference in the site by giving it all of our focus and this is something we would like to expand on. We are working furiously to tighten the screws wherev [...]

Brand spanking new Affiliate Program launching next week!

stoker — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:00:00 +0100

One of our most requested features on JoomlaJunkie.com is some sort of Affiliate Program. Many of you die hard JoomlaJunkie fans will remember that when 2Checkout announced a built in Affiliate Program, but after testing it out we realized that it wasn't really suited to our business model. We've tried a [...]

Crazy Loco End of Month Sale - Now On!!!

stoker — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Its been a really good productive month for all of us here at JoomlaJunkie, so we have decided to run another Crazy Loco End of Month Sale. The coupon code below entitles you 20% off any Club Subscription!

Coupon Code: crazyloco
Expires Midnight, 31st of April (gmt+2).

Joomla 1.5.3 Released

stoker — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Joomla.org announced the release today of Joomla 1.5.3 literally a month since 1.5.2 was released. I like how the releases are consistently being released and how the dev team are setting realistic bite sized goals for each release. Keep up the great work guys!

"The Joomla! community is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla! 1.5.3 [Vahi]. This release is earlier than scheduled in order to correct a database name validation error introduced in 1.5.2. It has been [...]

If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers...

stoker — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Dear Mr. Architect:

Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I will make the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.

Keep in mind that the house [...]

Good things come to those who wait..

stoker — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

As many of you already know, we have desperately been searching for the right person to come on board here at JoomlaJunkie. Well, it seems that finding that *right person* was a bit harder than we had expected. That being said, good things come to those who wait - or in this case search high and low for.

I am extremely happy to welcome Matt King to the JoomlaJunkie team! We've been chatting to a number of different people, all with varied talents, but in the end we felt that Matt [...]

Production release of Magento officially launched!

stoker — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

I am absolutely thrilled to say that Magento production release is officially available for download!!! Whoopeeee!!! I have been waiting for this day for a long time, now we just need to find some excuse to use it for something ;0)

In case you don't already know, Magento is an enterprise open source ecommerce platform. I hav [...]

Wordpress 2.5 Stable Released

stoker — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Going through my feeds this morning, i noticed that Wordpress 2.5 stable is official available! Not only that. but Wordpress.org has also received a much needed facelift. I think they have done a great job and i find the new site to be a lot more inviting than its predescessor. I guess at the end of the day it comes down to a matter of opinion [...]

JoomlaJunkie showcased on CSS Vault!

stoker — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

I've just got a google alert saying that JoomlaJunkie has just been added to yet another CSS Showcase sites, CSSVault! We have received so many kind words and really positive feedback since the site went live and its great to see this kind of recognition! If you have a spare minute, please go and show your support by voti [...]

Zimbabwe's presidential elections - What will the history books say about today?

stoker — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Today marks a very important day for the African continent. The long awaited, long overdue and much anticipated presidential elections of Zimbabwe.

Being our neighboring country many of us are wondering whether we will see a free and fair election? Based on the track record of previous elections, many woul [...]

Moourl - The web's cutest URL shortening service

stoker — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Who's got a tiny what??

I'm talking about TINY URL's (universal resource locator). I am sure that many of you are familiar with the various url shortening services out there (such as the original tinyurl.com), but for those who don't here is a quick summary:

"TinyU [...]

MarkItUp - A lightweight, powerful and flexible editor engine

stoker — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Whilst doing my usual rounds on the web this morning, I stumbled across a real gem. This particular gem is a simple (yet incredibly powerful) Markup Editor. You may be thinking that this is another WYSIWYG Editor (What You See Is What You Get), but it is a bit different. With a true W [...]

Joomla 1.5.2 Released

stoker — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

For those of you have aren't already aware, Joomla! 1.5.2 was released on Sunday. Its nice to see the dev team are set on releasing frequent updates to address outstanding issues. Though it is only a maintenance release, it still takes us one step closer to 1.6!

From Joomla.org:

"The Joomla! community is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla! 1.5.2 [Woi]. This is a normal maintenance update. It has been eight weeks since Joomla! 1.5.1 was released. The goal [...]

New site architecture explained

stoker — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100

As the craziness of the holiday season is starting to settle and we are now back in full force, we thought it would be a good time to go over the new site and explain how everything is structured. The feedback we have received thus far has been great, but we would still love to hear your thoughts / comments. What do you like / dislike? Is there anything you feel we could have done better? If so, please post your ideas / feedback on the following forum thread. Please note you will need to be l [...]

Paypal and 2Checkout make friends

stoker — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +0100

We've had loads of questions lately about the changes to the payment methods we are accepting. Since our new offices are back home in Sunny Cape Town, South Africa, our only option at this stage is 2Checkout as Paypal has not managed to crack open our Forex laws, which is why we have had to disable paypal as a payment option in the checkout.

That being said, we are glad to announce that 2Checkout now offers the ability to pay with your Paypal account, giving us the best of both wor [...]