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How to add, modify or delete a Joomla module position?

Here is a short and clear video on how to add, modify or delete a Joomla module position. We work on templatedetails.xml and index.php:

A short presentation of all Joomla 1.7. modules: * Archived Articles, * Articles - Newsflash, * Articles - Related Articles, * Articles Categories, * Articles Category, * Banners, * Breadcrumbs, * Custom HTML, * Feed display, * Footer, * Language Switcher, * Latest News, * Latest Users, * Login, * Menu, * Most Read Content, * Random Image, * Search, * Statistics, * Syndication Feeds, * Weblinks, * Who's Online, * Wrapper:

Photoshop tutorial - Light star text effect 1 (cs3)

A short tutorial in Photoshop cs3 about how to make a nice light text effect (one of them). It seems to be a kind of a star effect.
Fonts from: http://www.dafont.com/search.php?psize=m&q=planet+kosmos

Photoshop Resources

PhotoShop useful resources, links.

HTML+CSS

Horizontal lists and more tools, tutorials, float - floating, CSS selectors.

Joomla

Tutorials
http://joomlatutorials.com/

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Programming Lecture 4

Lecture by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department (CS106A).
- the compilation process;
- the java interpreter (jvm);
- superclass, subclass, heritage (19.45);
- how is java organised?
- instances of a class = object (25:05);
- acm program hierarchy (applet);
- new object (42.00);
- GLabel label = new GLabel;
- object.method (".....");
- Class diagram for the acm.graphics package;
- lecture slides and code;
- java tutorials on oracle website.

Programming Lecture 3

Lecture by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department (CS106A).

- commun errors (infinite loops, off by one bug: obob)

- comments /* ... */ and // ...

- decomposition (13:10) (top down desing, bottom up design)

- a methode (solve one problem, has 1-15 lines, good names, commets).

SEO tutorial for beginners

A 9:03 video on general techniques for search engine optimisation and the approch to use.

Working on servers : rules, how tos,

Password protecting your pages and folders with .htaccess and .htpasswd
An interesting article on how to protect your web site or only a part of it using some server functions.

WordPress: child theme, hooks, functions +

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How To Modify WordPress Themes The Smart Way - a great tutorial with 4 pages: a smart child theme (css + functions: add and delete), hooks, functions.php

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Line break and a paragraph space in Wordpress?

How to add line break and extra spaces? (I was looking for this kind of information, solution for more than... 4 years... Thanks!...Finally.
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Functions:
Add action in WP official - usage, parameters, hooks
Function Reference Official WP - Functions by category: posts, pages, categories, +++
WordPress theme function files on JustinTadlock.com - how to, what is, a child theme functions file, examples

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Working with WP Hooks:
WordPress Hooks Database - all hooks, all action hooks, all filter hook, all deprecated/renamed hooks
How to Customize Like a Pro with Thesis Hooks - Hook Commands, examples, remove_action, add_action, Thesis WordPress Theme
Define Your Own WordPress Action Hooks -
http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API#Hook_to_WordPress (official wp hook page)

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Wordpress Security:

- 11 measures to improve your WP site security

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WordPress BackUp:

- how to make a WP backup

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Plugins to explore, to test:
- Formidable forms (Quickly and easily build forms with a simple drag-and-drop interface and in-place editing. An alternative to Contact Form 7...the both plugins have the same developer)

- Display Widgets (Simply hide widgets on specified pages. Adds checkboxes to each widget to either show or hide it on every site page. A kind of... My snippets, or... Widget Logic)

- Breadcrumb Trail for WP (An easy-to-use template tag for showing a breadcrumb menu on your site.)

Resources

Marketing online
PPCro - publicitate online pe motoarele de cautare, despre pay per click: articole, noutati, instrumente;

Web analytics
web-analytics - articole, noutati, instrumente, despre web analytics;

SEO
seo & usability yahoo group - discutii, instrumente;

How to use your videos as a strategic tool?

This video contains some interesting and simple ideas about how to use a video to increase the web traffic on a web site. Use a demand or a call to action in your title, use key terms, localize your products or services here are only a few of these simple ideas. Then, there are answers to questions like:
- how to determine what keywords are appropriate for my video?
- how to write a great description for my video?
In addition, there are some ideas about how to track your marketing strategy.

Search engine marketing campaign mistakes

Here is an interesting video about how to avoid some frequently SEM campaign mistakes. He is focusing on:
- poor training on SEM;
- your SEO viability;
- ROI strategy;
- choosing wrong keywords;
- half-hearted effort;
- link bait;
- social networks;
- limited content;
- ranking analysis;
- stuffing;
- holistic thinking;
- industry trends.

Title tag, description tag explaned for SEO: exemples, ideas

Find out what is the importance of the title and description tags for your website from a SEO point of view. How to write a great description tag? Watch this video to find a lot of exemples about how to improve your position on search engines and how to write relevant page descriptions that increase your click rate.
Related posts: Title Tags for SEO
Meta description tag for beginners
How to write SEO friendly page titles?

Ideas for a SEO job interview

How to prepare an interview for a SEO job? Here are some useful ideas to use when you are preparing for a SEO job: use exemples (find out what kind of exemples), use domain knowledge (what that means?), communication skills (what kind?), knowledge about the company's competitors (more precisely?), knowledge and experience.

SEO pyramid: levels of a SEO approach

What are the most important things to do when we are talking about SEO? Watch this short video to find out what are the basis of a great SEO strategy. Watch this video to understand how content accessibility, keywords, links and social networking can improve your online visibility. A discussion about the SEO pyramid.
Related content: Hierarchy of Optimization with Bryan Eisenberg
Content Categorization for SEO. Site architecture

Keyword research - steps, structure, links

This short and concise video presents you some interesting ideas on how to implement step by step a keyword research using elements as the site's structure, content categories, keyword demand, internal link architecture. Watch this clear and well structured approach on keyword research.

Multivariate testing in Website Optimizer

Why should I make tests on my website? Can everything be tested? This video presents how to use Google Website Optimizer to test simultaniously multiple variables for a website in order to find the best combination of head line, images and other on-page elements. What are the needed steps to create my first experiment?
Watch this video to understand the basics - step by step - of multivariate testing and the use of Google Website Optimizer, a free tool that allows you to test multiple versions of the same page.
Related posts: Website Optimizer, What Should I Test?
Split-Testing on Low Traffic Sites: Bryan Eisenberg

Which are my great campaigns and keywords in AdWords? Use Google Analytics

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Is it enought to know your CTR to decide which campaign is better? Find out quickly how to decide which keywords, campaigns are better using Google Analytics and its feature: compare the site average. Which visits perform better? Which keywords? A short and concise video.
Related posts: Google Analytics with AdWords for more useful data (how to use Google Analytics with your AdWords account?)
Use AdWords Conversion Tracking

Avinash Kaushik presents Enterprise Features for GAnalytics

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