Conversion

Article: Converting Old Extensions to Joomla 1.5 and 1.6

Jump to converting 1.5 to 1.6, 1.0 to 1.5 {loadposition reference} Joomla 1.5 to 1.6 Joomla 1.6 was released on 10 January 2011. There are several changes that are required to allow extension to install on Joomla 1.6, and also other...

Article: Database upgrades in Joomla 1.6

The Joomla database structure has remained relatively constant since Joomla 1.0 was first launched in 2005, and even beyond that to Mambo 4.5.2.  After six years, it was time to refactor, fix many issues holding Joomla back, and set the stage...

Article: More on upgrading plugins to Joomla 1.6

My previous video outlined some of the changes that are required to make a plugin install in Joomla 1.6.  There are a number of other modifications that are required concerning changes to event names that the extension developer needs to be...

Article: Upgrading a Plugin to Joomla 1.6

Joomla 1.6 is approaching release and it's time for developers to start thinking about upgrading their components to be ready.  In fact, now is a great time to start.  Andrew Eddie walks you through how he upgraded a simple editor...