Joomla has always been the CMS we reach for when a project outgrows a simple blog but doesn't justify custom development: multilingual sites, membership areas, structured content that WordPress would need a pile of plugins to model. This hub collects every Joomla tutorial we've published — from five-minute fixes to template surgery.
If you're brand new to the CMS, start with the module guides. Modules are where Joomla clicks: once you understand positions and assignments, the rest of the admin panel stops feeling like a maze.
Working with modules
- How To Create A Custom HTML Module In Joomla — the single most useful skill in Joomla: put any HTML anywhere on your site.
- Responsive Menu Module Joomla — get your navigation working properly on phones, with or without an extra extension.
- Google Maps Joomla Module — embed maps on contact pages without tanking your page speed.
- Floating Social Bar Plugin Joomla — add share buttons that follow the reader, and decide whether you should.
- Create Call To Action Joomla — build CTA blocks with the tools Joomla already ships.
Templates and theming
- Find Template Module Positions Joomla — the ?tp=1 trick and other ways to map what your template actually offers.
- How to Add a New Module Position to a Joomla 3.x Template — when the position you need doesn't exist, declare it yourself.
- How To Change Favicon For Joomla Website — replace the template's default icon and actually see the change past browser caches.
- Joomla Template Documentation — how to read template docs, and how to survive a template that has none.
- Blue Point Business Joomla Theme Free — what free business templates really include, and how to vet one before you commit.
Before you build
A Joomla site is only as reliable as the server underneath it. If you're still choosing where to host, our hosting reviews and the beginner's guide to choosing a host will save you a migration later. Building something from zero? The full walkthrough in How To Create A Website covers the decisions that come before the CMS install. And for everything newer, the Tutorials & Blog section has our latest articles.