Version 1.0.1 of jhttp_scan, a command-line security tool for scanning Joomla sites, has now been released.  Thanks go to Brian Teeman and Alex Kempkens for their fixes and contributions to this version.

For more information and download details see the information page for jhttp_scan.

Read more about version 1.0.1 of jhttp_scan

Artof Editor Version 1.0.3, a WYSIWYG editor plugin for Joomla based on the very popular CKEditor, has now been released.  This version includes updates to the latest version of CKEditor 3.4.

For more information and download details see the extension page for Artof Editor.

Read more about version 1.0.3 of the Artof Editor

Unbeknownst to many, Joomla actually has includes a feature to add and edit weblinks from the frontend.  However, it is seldom used because the core layouts do not include "add" or "edit" links in the layouts.  Fortunately, using Joomla's layout override system, those links are not hard to add.  This tutorial shows you how to add and edit link to the weblinks listed in a category view and also add a link to submit a weblink.

Read more about how to edit weblinks from the Joomla frontend.

This video looks at the many of the changes in Joomla 1.6 that developers need to be aware of as presented by Andrew Eddie on 15 May 2010, a few days before the Beta 1 release.  This is part 3 of 3 in a series of in-depth talks on Joomla 1.6.

Click to see the full Joomla 1.6 video about the changes for developers.

This video looks at the new access controls (user groups and permissions) in Joomla 1.6 as presented by Andrew Eddie on 15 May 2010, a few days before the Beta 1 release.  This is part 2 of 3 in a series of in-depth talks on Joomla 1.6.

Click to see the full Joomla 1.6 video about the new access control system.