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Yesterday the Joomla project announced the availability of Joomla 2.5.0. This is a security release. So you should have no worries when you upgrade your Joomla site.

Actually, Joomla 2.5 is another milestone in the development of the Joomla CMS and it is marked by dramatical changes. For instance, it’s for the first time that the Joomla CMS includes multi-database support with the addition of Microsoft SQL Server. Other versions of Joomla that were released before were only compatible with MySQL databases. Also, when logged into the control panel Joomla users will be notified each time a new release of Joomla or a new Joomla extension is available. For a detailed list of features that will come with Joomla 2.5, please read the following article

• New Features in Joomla! 2.5

If for some reasons you are unable to update to version 2.5.0, feel free to download Joomla 1.7.4, but please rememeber that Joomla 1.7 will not be supported after February 24th, 2012.

All who are using Joomla as a platform for their websites are welcome to upgrade to Joomla 2.5.0 or Joomla 1.7.4 depending on their needs, because the power and security of Joomla increase with each new release.

A home page is the most critical page of any website, whether a Joomla site or any other site. The main purpose of a homepage is to let visitors know what a website has to offer, but sometimes webmasters don’t want too much information on the homepage and that is why they create enter pages or welcoming pages. These are the first pages users see once they enter websites.

If you want your Joomla site to have an enter page too, be sure to keep it as simple as possible so it does not look cluttered. For instance, why don’t you make your enter page of a background image and a navigation bar only? This way the navigation bar will stand out on the page and your website users will only visit the pages they are interested in, without spending time to scan the whole home page.

So if you would like the home page of your Joomla site to look like an enter page, you may then use any of the 10 Joomla templates below.

Joomla Template #1

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Joomla 2.5 RC 1 is available now. It’s the latest release of Joomla yet, but it is meant for testing purposes only and it is not recommended for live Joomla sites. As for a security release of the Joomla CMS, it is expected on the 24th of January 2012.

We are sharing the news about the availability of Joomla 2.5 RC 1 so that users could test it and report all bugs to developers who will get the bugs fixed before the security release is launched. Also, once you download Joomla 2.5 RC 1 you can see what it’s like to upgrade your sites from Joomla 1.7 to Joomla 2.5.0.

Enjoy testing the latest version of Joomla because Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.7 will not be supported in a few months, and the sooner you learn how to use Joomla 2.5.0 the better

Would you like to build a Joomla site with a gallery page so that your visitors could browse images, photos and other artworks? Then look no further! Below we have featured some Joomla templates that come with default gallery pages. However, all these templates are to be used for different purposes. For instance, one Joomla template is good for an online portfolio, the other one allows you to build a hotel website or a wedding web page, and so on. Actually, a gallery module is the only feature that helped us bring the following Joomla templates into one article.

Since we have made a huge list of Joomla templates enhanced with gallery pages, it will not take you a lot of time to find the Joomla template that meets your needs. And if you like any Joomla template and want to get more information about it, please click on the screen shot.

Joomla Template #1

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Today we will share a collection of Joomla templates that incorporate transparent layers and other elements.

The effect of transparency has become a powerful trend for designers all over the world and Joomla designers are not an exception.

Transparency adds some depth to web designs and makes them multi-layered and more real. Visiting transparent sites users have a feeling that the text is just the top of the iceberg and much more is being stored inside the website. Thus, when creating transparent websites and transparent Joomla templates much attention should be paid to background images. After all, a backround is what users will see whatever page of the website they visit.

If you want your Joomla website with elements of transparency, then take a few minutes to see the Joomla Templates below. Each of these templates is a great example of transparency in web design.

Joomla Template #1

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More than likely you’ve noticed that different Joomla Templates arrange articles in a common way placing one article under the other, but luckily there are still web designers who build original designs that differ from others and here you will find some Joomla Templates that arrange content in an unusual way. Sometimes designers use multiple columns, thumbnails, unique title display, etc.

If the idea behind your Joomla website is to drive users’ attention to the content itself and not to the design of the website, then you will definitely like the Joomla Templates below. These templates are designed to help you build clean Joomla websites that are easy to browse, and that will show more content in one page.

If you like any Joomla template featured in this article and want to know more about it, please click on the screenshot and you will be taken to a very detailed page.

Joomla Template #1

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A few weeks ago Joomla 2.5 Beta1 was released and you are welcome to try it out, but please remember that this is not a security release and it is not suitable for live Joomla websites.

Joomla 2.5 Beta1 is meant for testing purposes only! Also it allows Joomla users to see how to upgrade from version 1.7 to 2.5.0.

Very soon the final release of Joomla 2.5.0 will be available and everyone will be encouraged to switch to this version because Joomla 1.7 will not be supported after the 10th of February 2012. Then, in a few months Joomla 1.5 will be closed too.

So, it’s reasonable to download Joomla 2.5 Beta1 and know what the upcoming version of Joomla will be about.