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I installed with my own language, but the Back-end is still in English

Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2008 17:18 Written by Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008 17:18

A lot of different languages are available for the Back-end, but by default this language may not be installed. If you want a translated Back-end, get your language pack and install it using the Extension Installer. After this, go to the Extensions Menu, select Language Manager and make your language the default one. Your Back-end will be translated immediately.

Users who have access rights to the Back-end may choose the language they prefer in their Personal Details parameters. This is of also true for the Front-end language.

A good place to find where to download your languages and localised versions of Joomla! is Translations for Joomla! on JED.

Does the PDF icon render pictures and special characters?

Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2008 17:14 Written by Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008 17:14

Yes! Prior to Joomla! 1.5, only the text values of an Article and only for ISO-8859-1 encoding was allowed in the PDF rendition. With the new PDF library in place, the complete Article including images is rendered and applied to the PDF. The PDF generator also handles the UTF-8 texts and can handle any character sets from any language. The appropriate fonts must be installed but this is done automatically during a language pack installation.

What is an Uncategorised Article?

Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2008 15:14 Written by Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008 15:14

Most Articles will be assigned to a Section and Category. In many cases, you might not know where you want it to appear so put the Article in the Uncategorized Section/Category. The Articles marked as Uncategorized are handled as static content.

How do I remove an Article?

Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2008 09:19 Written by Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008 09:19

To completely remove an Article, select the Articles that you want to delete and move them to the Trash. Next, open the Article Trash in the Content Menu and select the Articles you want to delete. After deleting an Article, it is no longer available as it has been deleted from the database and it is not possible to undo this operation.

Where did the Mambots go?

Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2008 09:17 Written by Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008 09:17

Mambots have been renamed as Plugins.

Mambots were introduced in Mambo and offered possibilities to add plug-in logic to your site mainly for the purpose of manipulating content. In Joomla! 1.5, Plugins will now have much broader capabilities than Mambots. Plugins are able to extend functionality at the framework layer as well.