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Joomla is one of the most popular content management systems out there.  Being the most popular does have it’s price though, you have to pay more attention to security related issues.  To help you out, I thought I would find then of the most popular security related extensions for the Joomla CMS script.

JoomlaCloner

JoomlaCloner is a backup and restore component designed for Joomla! By it’s name, the purpose is to give users possibility to clone their Joomla installation and move it over the internet on any location!

Security Images

Ever been to a site where you had to register and the registration form required that you type in the same phrase that is found in a hard-to-read image? Joomla! has now this possibility thanks to my component com_securityimages. It will protect You against most spammers attempt… It is providing 5 famillies of highly configurable captchas.

JUGA – Joomla User Group Access

JUGA is Joomla component that allows you to set what is available to which users on both your Front-end AND Administrator Control Panel. With JUGA, you can assign users to multiple groups. In fact, you can create an infinite number of new groups, so you could assign a single user to a unique group, thereby achieving customized individual access rights for each user.

Core Design Login Module

Core Design Login module for Joomla! 1.5 based on Highslide JS. This module displays a Username and Password login form. It also displays a link to retrieve a forgotten password. If user registration is enabled, (refer to the Configuration settings), then another link will be shown to invite users to self-register.

jSecure Authentication

Joomla has one drawback, any web user can easily know the site is created in Joomla! by typing the URL to access the administration area (i.e. www.site name.com/administration). This makes hackers hack the site easily once they crack id and password for Joomla!. Information: jSecure Authentication module prevents access to administration (back end) login page without appropriate access key.

MetaMod

Control your modules by date, time, recurring time, GeoIP (country of viewer), browser type and language, user name, group, page within other component (e.g. Virtuemart), on-page text, by article keywords, individual article, section/category, etc.

Joomla! Authentication Tools

A variety of useful items (mambots/plugins and components) primarily for LDAP, tested in a Novell eDirectory environment. It contains: LDAP User Synchronization, LDAP User Authentication, LDAP Single Sign On. These tools are available for both Joomla! 1.0 and Joomla! 1.5

noixACL

Try out and compare it with others ACL like Simple ACL, JUGA, JACLPlus! try it and give us your review.  All we want is the best and free ACL for all you to use!

LazyBackup 2

This plugin will save you LOTS of time! It sends a backup every X hours/every X days of your Joomla database in a zip file to one or multiple emails.  The best and easiest automatic backup method for Joomla 1.5! Doesn’t need server tools like cron or scheduled tasks.

SignalLogin

SignalLogin is a Module, that is built to provide a more versatile way to show your Login-Forms. Along with various configurable Options, you can fully customize it’s looks and switch between horizontal (i.E. Mini-Login-Bar at the top of your Page) or vertical (i.E. full Module in Sidecolumn).

Lunarpages is your perfect Joomla hosting solution. 

With an easy one-click install on just about every hosting plan we provide, you could not find a better Joomla hosting partner.  For more help and information about Joomla, be sure to check out web hosting wiki.

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Lunarpages is not only a leader in the shared and VPS hosting world, they are also a juggernaut when it comes to dedicated hosting servers too.  The newest member to the dedicated hosting plan family is the new С Dedicated hosting plan.  What is so special?  I am going to give you seven reasons you will love the new Intel Core i7 hosting from Lunarpages.

1. The Intel® Core™ i7 2.66ghz CPU is the most recent technology from Intel® providing faster, intelligent, multi-core technology that applies processing power where it’s needed most.
2. Also included are 3GB of DDR3 RAM, the best memory you could ever want or need in a dedicated hosting server.
3. With 2000 GB of bandwidth, you are ready for any Internet traffic storm that might come your way.
4. 250 GB of storage is included, with room to grow if needed.  You’ll never have to worry about disk space again.
5. Coming in at only $245 per month, I’m not sure if this would fall under the deal or the steal category. 
6. As with our other dedicated hosting plan, 2 GB are included and dedicated to backup storage.
7. With 2 IP addresses, SSH, MySQL Databases, E-Commerce Tools, and more, what is not to love with this dedicated hosting offer?

Every dedicated hosting plan from Lunarpages also comes with the unparalleled security, control and management options you need.  If you are looking to upgrade to a dedicated hosting plan – or get your first, there is no better dedicated hosting platform out there today. 

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Looking for something to add to your web site to add a little more interactivity?  How about the Twitter search widget?  This is a service I just found out about, and I do have to say it makes for an interesting web site highlight.

All you have to do is go to the Twitter Search Widget page, then customize the type of widget you would like to create.  Here is an example of the Lunarpages search widget I just created:

You can even use advanced Twitter search operators too, to make your results even more customized. Give this tool a shot, and give the Twitter-ers out there something to browse through.

Related Tips and Tricks:

• Get a TwitStamp!
• Cool Embeddable Widgets for Your Web Site
• 25 Most Popular Twitter Plugins for WordPress

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Cheat sheets are becoming a popular way of storing a lot of little tips and tricks all at one central location.  Now in all honesty, none of us are really “cheating” by making use of these tools.  We are just giving our brains a little help when we don’t remember the exact code or steps on how to do things.  When it comes to web development, there are a lot of different cheat sheets available to use.

Here are a few cheat sheets I like to keep handy:

• HTML Cheat Sheet
• PHP Cheat Sheet
• ASP Cheat Sheet
• ASP.Net Cheat Sheet
• JavaScript Cheat Sheet
• JSP Cheat Sheet
• htaccess Cheat Sheet
• CSS Cheat Sheet

There are a number of different resources for cheat sheets too.  Here are a few of my favorites (just in case the one you were looking for is missing from the list above). 

• Cheat Sheets on Added Bytes
• Cheat-Sheets.org

What are some of the various cheat sheets out there that you enjoy?  Having these handy helpers close to you can really help when it comes to finding out an answer quick, without having to memorize a lot of data. 

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By Mitch “Loves to Share” Keeler

I have mentioned web sites like AddThis.com, that allow you to quickly share your web site links on any number of social networks out there.  There is another new tool however, out in the wild, that you might want to try out.  AddInto does the same thing, allows you to share your links across multiple web sites – but they have a few more perks that you can not find anywhere else.

To try it out, click this link here:

+ Demo AddInto Link for blog.lunarpages.com (Share Us!)

They also have a smaller popup version you can use as well.  All in all, I think this is yet another great choice for your social bookmarking needs.  Always a good idea to give your visitors as many options as you can, and this one does a lot while saving on space.

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By Mitch “Loves to Share” Keeler

I have mentioned web sites like AddThis.com, that allow you to quickly share your web site links on any number of social networks out there.  There is another new tool however, out in the wild, that you might want to try out.  AddInto does the same thing, allows you to share your links across multiple web sites – but they have a few more perks that you can not find anywhere else.

To try it out, click this link here:

+ Demo AddInto Link for blog.lunarpages.com (Share Us!)

They also have a smaller popup version you can use as well.  All in all, I think this is yet another great choice for your social bookmarking needs.  Always a good idea to give your visitors as many options as you can, and this one does a lot while saving on space.

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