Joomla 1.6 Development

Joomla 1.6 a new versions is a two-edged sword for every Joomla 1.6 developer.  While, on the other side, It’s provide an opportunity to take advantage of new features and API, The key features of joomal 1.6 are; configurable output XHTML versus HTML5, accessibility, 2 Designs available, position of the navigation column configurable, modules can be displayed in accessible tabs, fade in and of modules, fade in and out of the column with the additional information and many more.

Joomla 1.6 helps in creating new look at the adminstartator with some new templates that extend the Joomla system. It provides a whole new world of adaptability by allowing web masters to create template styles. In simple terms we can say it also provides the facility of making a replica your template to apply custom changes or edits to it, and then assign it to specific menu items to create unique pages.

Joomla 1.6 provides all core output files are written in XHTML 1.0 Strict as well as HTML 5 is also supported in Joomla 1.6. In finally terms, it has the feature also for color-coded editor for easier HTML and CSS editing in Joomla.  In joomla 1.6 through Flash based media uploder brings the ability for user to upload multiple files at one time. You can also upload multiple images at once to the Media Manager.

In joomla 1.6, meta-keywords and meta-descriptions can be assigned to articles, categories, and menu items and you can easily add a site name to the HTML page title as well as developers can now pack their components allowing users to install one file and include multiple extensions all at the same time. By the help of Joomla 1.6’s new language structure, developers are allowed to include additional language packages right with their extensions. The development team has made it very easy to include advanced ACL features inside of any 3rd party component.

With just a few code changes your component can allow your users to take advantage of the revolutionary ACL structure for their users. In joomla we can use with infinite layers of categories, creating a representation of your site map in Joomla! Is a breeze. Joomla 1.6 provides a new and cohesive method for building components; Joomla 1.6 provides a new and consistent method for building components with new features.