Social network implementation has become a necessity for successful websites. Joomla!, the popular Open-Source CMS, has some great and affordable ways to bring your site to the social networking level. Let's review how.This article will walk through the beginnings of setting up a social site using Joomla. Some of the end goals and solutions will vary depending on your needs.Joomla! shouldn't just be looked at as a CMS but a framework from which to build your applications and accomplish your dreams. Before you jump in and start lacing together...

Step 1: Set up the Load Module pluginThe first thing you need to do is navigate to the plugin manager in your Joomla! Administrator panel. In Joomla! 1.5, you can access the plugin manager by clicking Extensions->Plugin Manager in theadministrator main menu. In the plugin manager, locate the "Content - Load Moudle" plugin. If you have a lot of plugins, it might help to filter the list to only show content plugins. The filter is in the top right hand corner above the page just above the list of plugins. Under "Select Type", select "content."Once...

Joomla! 1.5.12 Changes were made to the framework PHPMailer class in order to allow secure connections (SSL/TLS) to SMTP servers. Given these changes, Joomla is now able to use services such as Gmail to handle e-mail from the application. If you have access to a Gmail account, consider testing this new functionality.In the Administrator Panel, navigate to Global Configuration > Server and set the following options:* Mailer: SMTP Server* SMTP Security: SSL* SMTP Port: 465* SMTP Authentication: Yes* SMTP Username: Your Gmail username* SMTP Password:...

Mimbo Pro - WordPress Theme | Demo: http://prothemedesign.com/themes/mimbo-pro/Mimbo Pro is a Wordpress template designed for magazine style sites. With a colorful design and customisable layout it’s perfect for users of all skill levels.Mimbo Pro is compatible with WordPress 2.5 and above!Mimbo Pro is a full-featured magazine/ news theme for Wordpress. Already familiar with the original Mimbo? Imagine no more manual template editing, no more Photoshop,...

FolioBlogger - Wordpress Theme | Demo: http://folioblogger.pixel8tion.net/FolioBlogger is a WordPress Portfolio theme with full Blogging capabilities and is ideal forphotographers, artists or designers. It was created to be VERY easy to maintain using simple WordPress posting and writing capabilities and has numerouse php and jquery enhancements.Folio Blogger has many features that are seen and unseen that make using your new theme easy to set-up...