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Ashwin is the Lead geek at Techjoomla. The CTO so to say :) Ashwin has been dabbling with Joomla since the Mambo days. He knows his way around PHP Frameworks - Wordpress, Drupal, Magento as well any kind of coding in general just as well as he knows Joomla. The Guy to go to when anyone is faced with a tech challenge, its also his job to make...

Ashwin is the Lead geek at Techjoomla. The CTO so to say :) Ashwin has been dabbling with Joomla since the Mambo days. He knows his way around PHP Frameworks - Wordpress, Drupal, Magento as well any kind of coding in general just as well as he knows Joomla. The Guy to go to when anyone is faced with a tech challenge, its also his job to make sure the code getting shipped is top notch !

Ashwin loves to travel, eat, cook and of course speak at Joomla Conferences! 

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JBolo 3.2.5 gets you Emojis! and lot more ;)

JBolo 3.2.5 gets you Emojis! and lot more ;)

JBolo, a simple yet powerful chat extension for Joomla gets you a new update with some of the most awaited features.  What’s new? Express more with Emojis JBolo adds 1000 plus emojis to make your chat  more interesting and fun! Chat Module Now, let the admin decide on which pages the chat should be shown and should not be shown. With JBolo chat mod...

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The Joomla Speak! In Conversation with Henry Nguyen

The Joomla Speak! In Conversation with Henry Nguyen

After Sarah Watz’s interview, this week we’re in talks with Henry Nguyen in The Joomla Speak Series, who started as a developer in 2003 and now is the Chief Technical Officer of JoomlaShine.com, one of the most favorite template provider for Joomla! Henry has been working with PHP and open source project since 2004. Joining JoomlaShine team as CTO ...

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The Joomla Speak! In Conversation with Sarah Watz

The Joomla Speak! In Conversation with Sarah Watz

Guys, we’re back again this week with the 3rd interview in The Joomla Speak! series. Now this one is pretty special because we’re going to be in talks with The President of Open Source Matters, Sarah Watz. People who are not aware who she is (i don’t think there might be any, at least not from the Joomla space) let’s get to know her. Sarah is a Joo...

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Sneak Peek at JGive 1.8!

Sneak Peek at JGive 1.8!

It’s been a while since the release of our last major version of JGive (v 1.7) release and we have got some really cool stuff coming in the next version. Here’s what we have planned for JGive 1.8. We’ve always wanted you guys to actively participate in the planning and let us know your views on it. This is what we’ve chalked out! Donor Managem...

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PDF Embed - Content Plugin v2.1.5 Released with New Options

PDF Embed - Content Plugin v2.1.5 Released with New Options

We have released new version 2.1.5 for our most popular extension PDF Embed. This version adds an option for admins to set the default PDF viewer if no viewer is specified in the syntax. This was needed for site admins who were using PDF embed for more than hundreds of  content articles. If you are updating from older version of plugin, this o...

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Techjoomla is going to the Joomla World Conference at Bangalore, India. Meet us there!

Techjoomla is going to the Joomla World Conference at Bangalore, India. Meet us there!

This year is a pretty exciting time for Joomla in India as for the first time ever, the Joomla World conference is happening in India. Bangalore is said to be the silicon valley of India and India is one of th fastest growing markets in the world. The world is flooding to India to explore this huge market and Joomla cant be left behind either! Over...

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The Joomla Speak! In conversation with Brian Peat

The Joomla Speak! In conversation with Brian Peat

I hope you guys enjoyed reading our first interview with Joe Sonne in The Joomla Speak! series. And we’re back again this week with one more exciting interview with Brian Peat. Let’s get to know him a bit before we start. Brian is a member of the Joomla Marketing Team and also the founder of The Peat Group. He builds Joomla sites for a living and p...

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JTicketing 1.7 is here with exciting new features!

JTicketing 1.7 is here with exciting new features!

Are you organizing events? Then you need to make sure that you're updated with all the news of one of the most sought after event ticketing system for Joomla. Yes, we're talking about JTicketing! As promised we are getting you a new release and introducing some new features like automated reminders and more, to help you manage your events more effi...

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Migrating from Bootstrap 2 to Bootstrap 3? Let’s make your Job Simple!

Migrating from Bootstrap 2 to Bootstrap 3? Let’s make your Job Simple!

We just finished transforming one of our extension Quick2Cart from Bootstrap 2 to Bootstrap 3. It was a fun task to do. We thought of sharing some of the migration stuff with you. Before starting the migration You need to learn Bootstrap 3 coding standard, what’s new, what’s removed, major class changes. To know everything, please go through the fo...

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Canva v1.1 adds support 30+ new design types

Canva v1.1 adds support 30+ new design types

Canva plugin for Joomla gets a new update. This new version introduces two new cool things - support for new design types from canva.com and Joomla Update Notification support. It also includes fixes for some bugs we found. Let’s see which Canva designs this update has got! Social Media Posts Twitter Post, Social Media Graphic, Instagram Post, Tumb...

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The Joomla Speak! In Conversation with Joe Sonne

The Joomla Speak! In Conversation with Joe Sonne

Here is our first Interview in the The Joomla Speak series with Joe Sonne. Let’s get to know him a bit before we start. Joe had a successful career in the graphic arts and multimedia industry before moving into management with a national charitable organization. He got involved with Joomla! in 2005, and in 2009 started his own marketing company. Th...

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Quick2Cart 2.4 with Bootstrap 3 and more!

Quick2Cart 2.4 with Bootstrap 3 and more!

We’re pleased to announce the much awaited Bootstrap 3 support for Quick2Cart with v2.4. This is how some of the views look with Bootstrap 3.     Previous Next   Backwards compatibility for Bootstrap 2.x Quick2Cart will be set to Bootstrap 3 by default after the installation. If you want to use it with conventional Bootstrap 2.x...

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JMailAlerts Plugins Split and v2.5.5 Availability for Paid Plugins!

JMailAlerts Plugins Split and v2.5.5 Availability for Paid Plugins!

On popular demand, we have decided to make JMailAlerts plugins available for individual purchase. Why the Split? For instance if someone is using JomSocial/ EasySocial/ CB he had to purchase all the unnecessary plugins since they were all in the same subscription package. Again same thing while downloading. It was bit harder to find the particular ...

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The Joomla Speak!

The Joomla Speak!

We all are aware that Joomla has turned 10 this year. It has been a long journey full of innovation, rough patches, excitement and progress. Over the years,  Joomla has grown bolder, prettier and smarter; winning hearts and awards. To celebrate this year and make it more exciting we are conducting a series of interviews and will publish them o...

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Shika Beta 15 is out with some cool new features!

Shika Beta 15 is out with some cool new features!

As promised, we are happy to announce the release of Shika v.1.0 Beta 15. Besides a ton of fixes, we have managed to merge some pull requests on projects that our services teams have been working on to get some new features in as well. So let's look at what's in there... Whats new in Shika Beta 15 ? Ability to delete questions This was a missing fe...

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