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Joomla 1.5.26 won't let me insert html

I am using the following code to try to embed chat in to an article in Joomla 1.5.26: <iframe src="http://xxxxxxx.com/welcome/visichat/" width="100%" height="550px" frameborder="0" ...
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Where to find Joomla components for 1.0.X?

I need to add new functionality to an old Joomla 1.0.15 installation. To be concrete, I need to add a component that allows me to add custom javascript to my content. I know that there is the option ...
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Whether to use Joomla or NOT for a site with following specifications? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Which Content Management System (CMS) should I use? I want Joomla developers perspective for: "Whether its advisable or not to use Joomla" if I wish to develop a site ...
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How to create a paid membership site? [closed]

I'm looking for a free solution to create a paid membership website. I would like to base it on Joomla or Wordpress if possible, because I already found nice video player and gallery modules for them. ...
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Cookie manager php

i own a joomla commerce store and although i use Google Analytics in order to track visis, i need to install a cookie manager in order to be able to track cookies that were installed on customer when ...
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Is there still a need for 3rd party SEO extensions with the new Joomla 2.5?

In Joomla 2.5 they upgraded the core SEO. That got me to thinking, do I still need to use third party extensions for my SEO? If yes, why? What is it that 3rd party extensions provide that Joomla ...
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Including title page name in PHP URLs

How do I show titles of the page in URLs? Currently: http://websitename.com/index.php?c_id=18&start=0&m_id=1 Change To: ...
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Joomla. Link redirects to another template

Well, i din't know where to post this question (here or stackoverflow) but i really need your help. I have a website on joomla, i'm using a template (called Mall) and when i click a link from the ...
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How to do a page with only rotating banner in Joomla?

i'm using Joomla as CMS. I need a component who allow me to do a page with a lot of banner, who rotates. Can you give me some advice ? Thanks
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joomla ACL :: two groups permissions conflict

I have several user groups on my website, like: Site Staff Departments -- History department -- Physics department -- Foreign languages department -- IT department etc I also have several ...
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Most used Free (a in Open) Joomla Extensions [closed]

I've just come back to using Joomla, and the number of extensions that claim to be Open Source, but then offer a 'free' and crippled version to tempt users to the paid proper version is a little ...
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How can I transfer article content from old Joomla 1.5 site to new 2.5 site

I have an existing Joomla 1.5 site and am intending to wipe it and install a brand new 2.5 site. I will pick new plugins, template etc but would like to transfer the basic text / images of the ...
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Joomla: Cross site link boxes

I am currently evaluating Joomla for use on the the rebuild of our corporate website. One of the features our designs have is spaces for what we've been calling widgets. These widgets include common ...
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joomla 2.5 : list links to articles in 2 columns

I have a Joomla! 2.5 website, and I have to add a lightbox popup that will contain links to all articles from a specific category(+subs). If anyone can suggest all-in-one solution, that will be ...
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Joomla 2.5 - Problem with scaling (resizing) images in editor

I have very strange problem with inserting and then scaling images in Joomla editor (Joomla version 2.5, clean install). Insert button works normal, but I'm unable to scale image (drag by corners). ...
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Why my Joomla gallery link asks for admin access to administrator folder? And how do I fix it?

I have an image gallery component, linked to a menu item. I also have my administrator folder secured on my web host (user security). Additionally, my folders are all CHMOD 755. When I click on the ...
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Fix Login issues tapatalk with joomla 1.5 to phpbb3 bridge [closed]

I have a forum that I want to integrate tapatalk into. Everything works except when I login I get the following error message: http://vps.Midnightfox.be/imagehost/issue_phpbb3bridge.jpg Does anybody ...
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Joomla sometimes messes up URLs, probably cache involved

Every once in while my Joomla site messes up link's URLs. For example, something like this: http://www.sism.org/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userslist&listid=4&Itemid=123 Become ...
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Analyze high load due to Joomla?

I have a Joomla site causing very high (php) load on the server. I have already ran the MySQL slow log feature and it doesn't appear to be MySQL. What are some ways to analyze a Joomla site to ...
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Joomla Backend running slow on localhost

I made a local backup of my Joomla site a few months ago to test changes before updating the live site. Everything worked fine. Today I checked the local version after a while but when I open access ...
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How do I change the default font, site-wide in Joomla 1.5?

I'm working with a commercial template: http://templates.entheosweb.com/template_number/30483.asp My client is French speaking, so the font needs to be able to handle special characters in French, ...
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Adding a link to an article to footer in joomla 1.7

I need to create a link in footer of my template (For example a TOS link). My footer has a position. How can I create such a link in joomla 1.7 ? Wich module can do this? Thanks
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Can Joomla 1.7 ACL control view permission of extensions for users?

I need to create view permissions of some extensions and some parts of other extensions for users. Can Joomla 1.7 ACL control view permission of extensions for users? Thanks
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Best tools to build an auction website

Can I get your feedback on the best tools to build an auction website with the following features: The site takes a commission (like 5%) on each transaction Each user can assign a rating (like 4.5 ...
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How to monitor outgoing server activity to detect malware?

I have a website that has previously been victim of malware. I restored the site from an old backup and have made every effort to lock down the server. I have no way to be absolutely certain that the ...
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robots.txt ignored

I'm working on a joomla website, and robots.txt is messing with me... i have it in domain.com/website/robots.txt and I just wanna prevent users from browsing directories. By default it had Disallow: ...
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Joomla or Wordpress for Classified Ads Website?

I am looking to build a classified ads website but confused whether to go with joomla or wordpress. I know only a little about joomla and nothing about wordpress. Also if in the future, I want to ...
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“No Cache Directory specified.” - How do I solve this?

I'm working with a website running Joomla 1.5. Right now I'm trying to update some articles and just recently when I tried to upload an image file (via the JCE editor extension) this error message ...
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Unable to remove crawl-errors from Google

When I open Google webmaster tools I have about 300+ crawl errors like these: ...
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Good podcasting solution?

I simply ask for the best, most common and simple way to set up a podcast? Please, I need an answer so I can close this question? I run a joomla-based website for a small church and now need a ...
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Poll component not showing Home link in breadcrumb

With the joomla's default Poll component, when I go to vote, and it takes me to the results page, the Home link disappears from the Breadcrumb navigation. Is there a way to make the breadcrumb ...
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Help needed with joomla template installation

I got a new template which is bit huge as compared to my connection speed (15mb). When I tried the normal way, couldnt use the upload and install it. Since its doing nothing (time out). Is there any ...
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Joomla Server Migration Tool, Script, or Assistant

What Tool, Script, or Assistant provides the easiest way to perform server migration on a Joomla 1.6 website ? I was thinking that I would do the following: Backup Existing Files using FileZilla ...
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what are the best tools for website penetration test?

what are the best tools for CMS website scanning, i want to do complete scanning for Firewall, Sql Injection, Code Injections, monitoring my site all time, fixing bugs, etc., its for Joomla 1.5.
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Joomla 1.5.22 stripping html code from article html editor

If I create a new article in Joomla 1.5.22, and insert some Youtube video embed code (iframe etc) into the article, then press Apply in the HTML editor popup, I get a message like "article text cannot ...
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If I use a joomla hosting provider, am I able to customize the PHP *completely*?

not sure if this is the right place to ask. Joomla is offered by many hosting providers. I have set up joomla 1.7 on my local machine, and I've found a nice template to start with. But I customized ...
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Dynamic content in Joomla - Embedding PHP in Joomla articles

Preface: I recently inherited a website project that my employer had summer interns create. Being non-technical types, they opted for Joomla CMS to create the content. They also opted to make all of ...
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Joomla 1.5 to Wordpress 3.1 migration: how to redirect Joomla's permalinks

I'm migrating a Joomla 1.5 site to a WordPress 3.1 site (I will later update to WP 3.2.x) and I've found the right tool to do it, a plugin called Joomla 1.5 Importer. There is another plugin called ...
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dynamic website development help

I am wondering is there such thing as a WYSIWYG / graphical editor for PHP based website such as Drupal and Joomla? I am from the print world, working with code and database just driving me nuts! ...
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PDF/Print/E-mail icons in custom component in Joomla

I'm trying to add PDF/Print/E-mail icon to my component. The problem is I don't know how.. I search google, found nice articles and discussions, but still can't figure out - What, Where and How to ...
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Joomla 1.6 site cannot add a new extension through admin interface

I'm having a very frustrating problem with my Joomla 1.6 site. I cannot add any new extensions through the admin interface. I have tried to upload the extension, or to use the search folder option or ...
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can mod_rewrite be used for this problem?

We used to have a URL http://www.abc.com/index.php?itemID=144 which is moved to http://www.abc.com/index.php?itemID=1556 we want our users which are hitting the above url(144) to reach to 1556. ...
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Change administrator editor

Is it possible to change the default administration editor in Joomla 1.5? I've tried installing Textile and Markdown editors, but those are only installed for on page editing and not in ...
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Joomla + phoca SEO issues

I'm encoutering a problem in one of my sites that most recent keyword of my site is "jpg" in Google Webmaster tools. I'm using Joomla 1.5.9 and phoca for gallery. How to prevent image extenstions to ...
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Is it possible to install joomla on a windows server?

Is it possible to install joomla on a windows server and what might be the difficulties of going about and doing so. Our client has a windows dedicated box and they want joomla placed on their ...
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XML Parsing Error at 1:1544. Error 4: not well-formed (invalid token)

I have installed Joomla 1.5.22 on a new hosting account, which doesn't have a domain yet, so it's public URL is http://cp-013.micron21.com/~annimac/ A message saying: XML Parsing Error at 1:1544. ...
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I am looking for a Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla plugin

I am looking for Wordpress, Drupal or Joomla plugin similar to this one, with product list and PDF attachments. Does anyone know if there is such a plugin?
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What is HTML:imghack-a [Trj]?

One of my websites (Joomla) is being blocked by Avast when I try to go to the administrator page. I get the message that there is an HTML:imghack-a [Trj] threat. I guess its a trojan, but I cannot ...
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joomla - automatically delete/hide comments with links [closed]

we have a joomla based website. the admins did not pay attention, and site has been spammed with thousands of spam commments. is there a way to automatically hide/remove those which have "links" in ...
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Markdown (or Textile) editor for Joomla

I wonder whether there's any markdown editor similar to one used on StackExchange sites that's pluggable into Joomla CMS? Regular users tend to use rich WYSIWYG as they use Word. They set too many ...