JoomlaDay UK 2017 presentation on the hidden secrets of Joomla 3.7 - or how to build a Joomla site that requires no support

2. AUTOMATE
• Co-founder
• @brianteema
n
• brian.teeman.net
• Not a designer
• Not a
developer
• I am very lazy!!
Brian Teeman

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O P E N S O U R C E

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“If I have seen further it is my
STANDING on the SHOULDERS
of giants.”
Sir Isaac Newton

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“Learn from the MISTAKES of
others. You can’t live long
enough to make them all
yourself.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

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2016

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O P E N S O U R C E

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Joomla!
Achieving
Magic

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20. SEE RICHARD

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It’s not
how easy
Joomla is
to use.

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It’s how
easy we
make it
to use.

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27. MONTHS • 50 articles
• 26
newsletters
• 100+ events
• 300+ users
• 5 videos
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Just three
“how do I do
this?” emails
EMAILS

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30. SO WHAT ARE
BRIAN’S SECRETS
TO MAKING A
SUPPORT FREE
JOOMLA SITE

31. SECRET 1
Make the
menu work
for your users

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35. SECRET 2Save them
from
WYSIWYG
hell.

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40. SECRET 3
Show them
their own
content when
they login

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43. TOP TIP Add this to
the front end
as well.
https://tee.mn/q

44. SECRET 4
Create
templates for
the content

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49. ADVANCED
An
alternative
tutorial from
Elisa Foltyn
https://tee.mn/s

50. SECRET 5Customise
the edit
pages with
just what
they need

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52. HOW
TO
You can find a
tutorial with
detailed info
online
https://tee.mn/r
Thanks Sander Potjer

53. SECRET 6Don’t forget
you can drag
’n drop
images into
content

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55. SECRET 7Hidden menu
items not
hidden
menus

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example.com/login?view=res
et
example.com/reset

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60. SECRET 8Automate
everything
you possibly
can

61. AUTOMATE • Unpublish
content
• Core Updates
• Backups
• Ext Updates ?

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Every time you
install an extension
a kitten dies

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64. SECRET 9
Use a default
image if they
forget to add
one

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Custom fields
really make
everything
easier

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68. 09:45
Allon Morritz -
An in depth
look at
Custom fields

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Share this url
with your
users
https://tee.mn/help

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71. Give many
thanks I
do.
Your day
enjoy.