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Welcome to Hill Walk Scotland

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Last Updated (Wednesday, 07 May 2008 15:38) Written by Stephen Thursday, 12 October 2006 10:00

It's been far too long in the making, but I've pulled the figer out and I've built a Joomla site to host my hill walking exploits. I'm aiming to climb al the mountains in my native Scotland before I reach my 40th. I've already climbed 175 Munroes (hills over 3000ft). About 100 to go!


Joomla! LogoI'm using joomla for this site and I will be editing a few things, but in the mean time... Joomla! provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface that simplifies the management and publishing of large volumes of content including HTML, documents, and rich media. Joomla! is used by organisations of all sizes for Public Web sites, Intranets, and Extranets and is supported by a community of thousands of users.

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Slioch

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Last Updated (Tuesday, 27 May 2008 10:16) Written by Stephen Wednesday, 07 July 2004 09:54

The peak of Slioch sits at 3225 feet and is situated about 50 miles from Inverness on the road to Ulapool. The maps of the mountain and the Muros book make it out to be an faily easy asscent to the top with great views. Well, let me just blow that myth out of the water right away. On a climb that took us past snow (yes, snow in May) and saw us helping out a party of RAF mountain rescue volunteers who were a little lost, there was no easy way up, there was no gentle climb to the top. This is a beast of a mountain, be prepared from some very sore ankles.

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Stick to the Code!

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Last Updated (Sunday, 25 November 2007 22:37) Written by Stephen Wednesday, 07 July 2004 12:00

To ensure this code release, Wilco Jansen resorted to sending rum to joint lead-developer Johan Janssens. Johan, who's had a penchant for rum ever since the first "Pirate's of the Caribbean" movie screened, took the bait, mixed it with Cola, and here we are with our latest 1.5 release. It looks like pirate talk will figure quite a lot in future Joomla! development!

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What is the FTP layer for?

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Last Updated (Thursday, 03 May 2007 09:39) Written by Stephen Friday, 06 October 2006 21:27

The FTP Layer allows file operations (such as installing Extensions or updating the main configuration file) without having to make all the folders and files writable. This has been an issue on Linux and other Unix based platforms in respect of file permissions. This makes the site admin's life a lot easier and increases security of the site.

You can check the write status of relevent folders by going to ''Help->System Info" and then in the sub-menu to "Directory Permissions". With the FTP Layer enabled even if all directories are red, Joomla! will operate smoothly.

NOTE: the FTP layer is not required on a Windows host/server.

 

Only one edit window! How do I create "Read more..."?

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Last Updated (Thursday, 08 November 2007 11:03) Written by Stephen Friday, 06 October 2006 19:29

This is now implemented by inserting a Read more... tag (the button is located below the editor area) a dotted line appears in the edited text showing the split location for the Read more.... A new Plugin takes care of the rest.

It is worth mentioning that this does not have a negative effect on migrated data from older sites. The new implementation is fully backward compatible.