| Joomla 1.6 | | Written by Steve Burge | | Monday, 02 November 2009 15:52 |  I had time to take a good look at the Alpha version of Joomla 1.6 this weekend. The Art of Joomla is doing a great job of explaining new features. I'll also blog later about the new SEO features ... they've taken on board of a lot our recommendations including the ability to control the metadata for each page! However, today thought I'd hightlight some nice usability improvements. Several common frustrations that beginners had with 1.5 seem to have been resolved: 1) The "Menu Manager" Has a PurposeIn 1.5 beginners always expect the Menu Manager to do much more ... such as actually manage something. In 1.6 the Menu Manager is much more closely integrated with the display of menu links. Oh, and you no longer get those four confusing boxes when making a new menu: |
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| Joomla 1.6 | | Written by Steve Burge | | Monday, 31 August 2009 07:04 | - Student: "What's going on with Joomla 1.6?"
- Steve: "User management is going to get more sophisticated, you won't be restricted to sections and categories for articles any more."
- Student: "OK, but these guys are volunteers, right? How much have they got done? When can I see what it'll look like?"
- Steve: "Errrrrr ..... ummmm ...... when I get back I'll take some screenshots of the current Alpha version and write a blog about it."
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