Category Archives: Joomla Extension

Joomla – Fabrik – 0 Unable to connect to the Database:

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Grimey

I had a Fabrik project that I wanted so show someone and when I got there I saw this message. 0 Unable to connect to the Database: This driver is unsupported in PHP 7, please use the MySQLi or PDO … Continue reading →

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Joomla Kickstart Restore – Blank White Page

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Grimey

Moved site from Localhost to Godaddy hosting and after I restored the site I got a completely blank screen in both the front end and backend. The source was completely blank. I found this on OSTraining.com that let me see … Continue reading →

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Joomla Extension For Pop Ups

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Grimey

Some websites do a great job of getting your attention for a product but gives the user the power to get rid of the popup at their leisure. I stumble upon this site where the developer has created an awesome … Continue reading →

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Install Joomla Akeeba Pro – Automated Backups

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Grimey

I have done this before; however, some times you need a re-fresher. I started with Localhost version. My Local Environment is Windows 7 running WAMP. I used “Task Scheduler” to be my local Cron service.  I start by right-clicking on … Continue reading →

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Facebook Apps / Joomla Modules No Longer Working

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Grimey

We use a couple of Modules in Joomla that tap into Facebook events. This week these broke. Facebook put out an official statement about cracking down on abuse. https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/cracking-down-on-platform-abuse/ Facebook is reviewing all their apps. They are turning off apps … Continue reading →

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Responsive IFrame In Joomla 3

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Grimey

This is an issue that I have come across many times and I really liked this last solution I found from this site. http://howtosurvivejoomla.altervista.org/tutorial/5-responsive-articles-iframe I use the JCE pro and had a little trouble following the article, but the author … Continue reading →

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ChronoForms – 1146 Table ‘XXXXXXXXX.#__chronoengine_forms6_blocks’ doesn’t exist

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Grimey

I moved a Joomla 3.8 site with Chronoforms 6 and I got this error: 1146 Table ‘XXXXXXXXX.#__chronoengine_forms6_blocks’ doesn’t exist I quickly found this post. https://www.chronoengine.com/forums/posts/t104239/1146-table-xxxxxxxxx-chronoengine-forms6-blocks-doesnt-exist I backed up the form. Uninstalled the Chronoforms6 component and plugin. Downloaded the latest versions … Continue reading →

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Adding A Video To Joomla 3 Article / Page – Using JCE Pro

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Grimey

I needed to add a video to page/article in a Joomla! 3.8 site. I saw the JCE advertises as being able to do this with just a URL. I love the way WordPress embeds YouTube videos and hoped it would … Continue reading →

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Solved – 500 Fabrik has generated an incorrect query for the list

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Grimey

I moved a Joomla 3.7.2 site that has a Fabrik application in it to a new host, and when I did I got the “500 Fabrik has generated an incorrect query for the list…” error. I made sure the connection … Continue reading →

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Joomla 3.7.2 – Fabrik Install – Strict standards: Declaration of FabTable::getFields() should be compatible with JTable::getFields($reload = false) in C:\wamp\www\grimeymedia\administrator\components\com_fabrik\tables\fabtable.php on line 119

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Grimey

Wanted to play around in Fabrik again but got this error when trying to install. Strict standards: Declaration of FabTable::getFields() should be compatible with JTable::getFields($reload = false) in C:\wamp\www\grimeymedia\administrator\components\com_fabrik\tables\fabtable.php on line 119 I had to uninstall the 2o some plugins … Continue reading →

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