Comments for Quick Tip: Use JoomlaXplorer to modify your template. at http://www.howtojoomla.net , comment 1 to 13 out of 13 comments http://www.howtojoomla.net Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:50:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-929 Well done! Thank you lot! - Vuong_ot Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:34 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-714 Using an FTP client is always a good option too. You can download an FTP client like Filezilla, or CuteFTP, or even use FTP from the browser. A lot of good code editors have FTP build in like dreamweaver, or my current favorite, [url=http://www.aptana.com/]Aptana[/url] - which is Open Source. One advantage a code editor has over JoomlaXplorer is that it creates a local cache of the file that you can work with. Its faster. It not hard to use the code editor with a version management tool such as SVN (Subversion) also. This way you can revert to older versions instantly if you make mistakes. It is overkill if you just want to edit a few files though, as you need to set up an SVN server, but if you do it often, it really is worth setting up. The major advantage of JoomlaXplorer is its ease of use. There is also the problem with file ownership conflicts when you use ftp to edit files (like with code editors), so if you don't want to be bothered with this, or don't know what it is, JoomlaXplorer is safer. JoomlaXplorer is so well built, with its syntax highlighting, ftp mode and quick navigation features, it really is a must have on your site if you want to make quick template changes, without any hassles. - Gabe Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:23:47 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-412 Well done prerfect tip for more Joomla users / All joomlas must have! Richard - Richard Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:09:19 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-317 Thanks Cory I'm a happy chappie, am looking forward to making it work. ;D Thanks again marcel - marcel Fri, 04 May 2007 03:59:58 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-315 Looks like they've shut down the forge. All projects have been moved to JoomlaCode.org. You can find JoomlaXplorer here: [url=http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomlaxplorer/]http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomlaxplorer/[/url] Cory - Cory Wed, 02 May 2007 08:43:20 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-313 This JoomlaXplorer sounds great, but I can't get my hands on it, as the link to download it isn't working. could someone tell me where else I can get it form. thanks marcel - marcel Wed, 02 May 2007 02:13:58 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-293 Well, Cory, what you write is REALLY useful to me! Thanks! The JoomlaXplorer is wowww! I have several domains at DreamHost. And with this tool I can manage ALL of them... at once. NEW to me! THANKS, Tamas from Budapest, Hungary, Europe - Tamas Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:22:37 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-260 This is a great find, thanks for the tip, especially on editing the CSS I've always found the save (get sent back to templates manager) and not just apply option a pain. Would have been usefulin the early days of template development for my last site, but got it for the future now! Got a question though for a "how to" but kind of unrelated. I'm trying to get a module to appear only on a specific item page, but this item doesn't have a link from a menu, only from a "read more.." within a bog-category page. Is it possible to get get this to show on the item but not the category page? - Sam Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:31:16 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-246 Ahmad...I agree that JoomlaXplorer is a great tool. I think it would be a valuable addition to the Joomla! core, but I think they want to keep the Joomla! package as light as possible. That means only including the most basic components necessary to run a site, and giving webmasters the opportunity to customize their site with great extensions like JoomaXplorer. It really just boils down to what your philosophy is on what Joomla! should be. Thanks for posting! - Cory Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:12:14 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-245 JoomlaXplorer save alot of time its the ideal solution for file management , this MUST be implemented in the core of Joomla! !! - Ahmad Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:00:48 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-240 CW & illytips... I'm glad you found this useful. I love JoomlaXplorer. I don't know how any Joomla! admin ever lives without it! :) - Cory Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:46:59 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-239 Totally agree! I don't do a lot with the template or CSS, but I do upload a lot of images using JoomlaXplorer instead of the Media Manager because I can upload images 10 at a time which saves me tons of time. I found out about JXplorer right here at How To Joomla so I just wanted to say thanks Cory! Indispensable component! - illytips Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:47:35 +0100 http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/57/4/#comment-238 Great tip! I generally just ftp up to my template directory to deal with the muli-css file templates, but this will be great for those times I want to make a quick edit through the browser. - CW Cage Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:43:00 +0100