Example of Table Blog layout (FAQ section)

I installed with my own language, but the Back-end is still in English

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:18:14 +0000

A lot of different languages are available for the Back-end, but by default this language may not be installed. If you want a translated Back-end, get your language pack and install it using the Extension Installer. After this, go to the Extensions Menu, select Language Manager and make your language the default one. Your Back-end will be translated immediately.

Users who have access rights to the Back-end may choose the language they prefer in their Personal Details parameters. This is of also true for the Front-end language.

A good place to find where to download your languages and localised versions of Joomla! is Translations for Joomla! on JED.

What is the difference between Archiving and Trashing an Article?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:19:43 +0000

When you Archive an Article, the content is put into a state which removes it from your site as published content. The Article is still available from within the Control Panel and can be retrieved for editing or republishing purposes. Trashed Articles are just one step from being permanently deleted but are still available until you Remove them from the Trash Manager. You should use Archive if you consider an Article important, but not current. Trash should be used when you want to delete the content entirely from your site and from future search results.

Where did the Installers go?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:16:20 +0000

The improved Installer can be found under the Extensions Menu. With versions prior to Joomla! 1.5 you needed to select a specific Extension type when you wanted to install it and use the Installer associated with it, with Joomla! 1.5 you just select the Extension you want to upload, and click on install. The Installer will do all the hard work for you.

Is it possible to change A Menu Item's Type?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:15:36 +0000

You indeed can change the Menu Item's Type to whatever you want, even after they have been created.

If, for instance, you want to change the Blog Section of a Menu link, go to the Control Panel->Menus Menu->[menuname]->Menu Item Manager and edit the Menu Item. Select the Change Type button and choose the new style of Menu Item Type from the available list. Thereafter, alter the Details and Parameters to reconfigure the display for the new selection as you require it.

What is an Uncategorised Article?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:14:11 +0000

Most Articles will be assigned to a Section and Category. In many cases, you might not know where you want it to appear so put the Article in the Uncategorized Section/Category. The Articles marked as Uncategorized are handled as static content.

How do I remove an Article?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:19:01 +0000

To completely remove an Article, select the Articles that you want to delete and move them to the Trash. Next, open the Article Trash in the Content Menu and select the Articles you want to delete. After deleting an Article, it is no longer available as it has been deleted from the database and it is not possible to undo this operation.

What languages are supported by Joomla! 1.5?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:12:18 +0000

Within the Installer you will find a wide collection of languages. The installer currently supports the following languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Bengali, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Devanagari(India), Croatian(Croatia), Magyar (Hungary), Italian, Malay, Norwegian bokmal, Dutch, Portuguese(Brasil), Portugues(Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Svenska, Thai and more are being added all the time.
By default the English language is installed for the Back and Front-ends. You can download additional language files from the Joomla!Extensions Directory.

What happened to the locale setting?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:47:35 +0000

This is now defined in the Language [lang].xml file in the Language metadata settings. If you are having locale problems such as dates do not appear in your language for example, you might want to check/edit the entries in the locale tag. Note that multiple locale strings can be set and the host will usually accept the first one recognised.

Does the PDF icon render pictures and special characters?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:14:57 +0000

Yes! Prior to Joomla! 1.5, only the text values of an Article and only for ISO-8859-1 encoding was allowed in the PDF rendition. With the new PDF library in place, the complete Article including images is rendered and applied to the PDF. The PDF generator also handles the UTF-8 texts and can handle any character sets from any language. The appropriate fonts must be installed but this is done automatically during a language pack installation.

Is it useful to install the sample data?

WebMaster@AboutUtila.com (Administrator) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:12:55 +0000

Well you are reading it right now! This depends on what you want to achieve. If you are new to Joomla! and have no clue how it all fits together, just install the sample data. If you don't like the English sample data because you - for instance - speak Chinese, then leave it out.