Social Network Integration for Joomla!

JFBConnect v7.0.3 is available now with some great improvements to the best social network integration extension for Joomla. This is the last expected update to the 7.0 release until the 7.1 version, planned for Q4. Read on for all the details of this release and what's coming for JFBConnect later this year. https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/jfbconnect-v7-0-3-what-s-coming

Delve into our business model, what an extension developer does, what an end-user expects, our philosophy on coupons with our blog post https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/the-value-of-a-joomla-extension

Between August 3rd and 4th, the Joomla project put out 2 new releases for the 3.6 series and 3 blog posts explaining the changes and how to update. The rapid fire changes may be confusing, especially when reading through the announcement posts that talk about CSRF, PHP versions, security issues with different levels and other details. If you're unsure what to do, read our blog post for a general overview of the updates and a step-by-step guide on how to update. https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/joomla-3-6-2-fixes-and-updating-explained

Joomla's caching system can be a huge benefit to your site, but can also cause a lot of headaches. The advantages are obvious: an overall better user experience, faster load times, less powerful server requirements and more. Let's talk about some of the pain-points that you should know about when trying to get Joomla's caching setup. https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/common-joomla-caching-issues

Want a good explanation on what SSL is for, why you should enable it and how things have changed over the last few years? https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/should-i-use-ssl-on-my-site

With the launch of v2.0 of the Facebook Graph API over 2 years ago, a new review process was also implemented for all Facebook Applications. The review process is Facebook's way to verify that deeper integration features on your site are abiding by Facebook's Terms of Service. There's a lot to understand about the process and some of it may surprise you. Some JFBConnect features like posting to your Facebook Page usually don't even need to go through the review process. For the features that do need review, what's the process and how do you proceed? Read our blog post to find out. https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/facebook-app-review-process-step-by-step

Using a Facebook Page Tab can be a great way to promote your site by showing content from your site within your Facebook Page. It's a powerful, yet simple, way to show a newsletter subscription form, product page or view of your blog on your Page. Well, it should be simple. Sometimes, it just doesn't work and, when it doesn't, it can be very hard to diagnose. We've worked with thousands of users to integrate Facebook with their website and want to let give out some easy pointers on where to look first. https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/facebook-page-tab-is-blank-common-causes

Run into common problems with JFBConnect that you can't find documentation for? Think others could benefit from innovative things you've done with JFBConnect? Let us know! We're always looking for ideas and tips to add to our Common Support Questions: https://www.sourcecoast.com/jfbconnect/docs/common-support-questions/

Sessions within Joomla can be mystifying if you are unfamiliar with them. Pulling back the curtains reveals a pretty easy concept and one that you should be familiar with in case you run into some too-common issues, mainly around authentication and staying logged in, on your site. Read our blog post to familiarize yourself with sessions. https://www.sourcecoast.com/blog/how-do-joomla-sessions-work