Reflection & Reality: will 2026 be the "Year of Joomla"?
Dear Partners,
As the year draws to a close, it’s a natural moment for reflection, especially in our industry, where change is constant and long-term direction matters more than ever.
For decades, the tech world has repeated a familiar joke: “This will finally be the year of the Linux desktop.” It is a phrase that has carried equal parts optimism and irony for more than 25 years. That same question has followed Joomla for a long time as well: Will next year finally be the year of Joomla?
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New Two-Factor Authentication for Secure Joomla Extension Downloads
At OnlineCommunityHub, we’re always looking for ways to improve both the functionality and security of our Joomla extensions. To better protect your subscription-based downloads, we are introducing a new layer of security: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for the use of your Download ID.
This new feature will help ensure that only authorized devices are able to download and install our extension updates via the Joomla update server.
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Revolutionize Your Joomla Website Security with ochCaptcha Plugin!
In the fast-evolving landscape of website security, protecting your Joomla site from malicious activities has never been more crucial. One key element in this defense is CAPTCHA, a technology designed to distinguish between humans and bots. However, the traditional Google Captchas embedded in Joomla have faced challenges, leading to the emergence of a groundbreaking solution – the ochCaptcha plugin.
Read more: Revolutionize Your Joomla Website Security with ochCaptcha Plugin!
Black 'everyday' deals!
Dear Valued Customer,
I trust this message finds you in good health, and that you're thoroughly enjoying the benefits of our services. With the holiday season around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to express our deep appreciation for your unwavering loyalty and support.
Joomla 3 has left the building...
Probably everybody knows the phrase "Elvis has left the building": it is a phrase that was often used by public address announcers at the conclusion of Elvis Presley concerts in order to disperse audiences who lingered in hopes of an encore.
Here at Onlinecommunityhub, it is not Elvis, but Joomla 3 which has left the building.
[How To] Advanced ochElements Integration
A lot of my plugins add functionality via so called tags. Tags are text snippets that will be replaced by the plugin with the requested functionality.
Via the tags the functionality can be configured / tweaked and tuned.
But remembering the tags, let alone the complete tag syntax is always difficult; even for me as the developer of the plugins.
For that reason I created a so called editor-xtd plugin: ochElements.
This plugin is freely available for everybody with a valid subscription to any of my extensions. The plugin will add an editor button that when clicked will display all possible tags with all options in a nice modal popup for the plugins that you have installed and enabled.
So adding a tag is as simple as clicking the tag's button in the ochElements editor modal; click the tag you want and fill in the parts that you need and remove the parts you do not need. How cool is that? No more diving into the plugin documentation pages to see what the exact tag syntax was!