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We just released a newer version of our Joomla! blog component EasyBlog now at version 1.8.154!

Some of the major inclusion is EasyBlog now supports Swedish language. You can now use EasyBlog in Swedish inga problem alls! :D

We also did some enhancements to work better in Joomla! 1.6 like login issues, event triggers, modules fixes, to name a few.

See the full list of fixes in our changelog HERE.

It is still a new year and we're starting it with an awesome new component for all of you Joomla! users. Let me present to you EASYDISCUSS!

EasyDiscuss is a social collaboration tool that works for Joomla! website especially in gathering user-generated content on a specific topic. The component provides a centralized community-driven area for ideas, information, resources, and feedback that are valuable in making important decisions, or creating results.

It's official! We just released the stable EasyBlog 1.8.152 NEO a while ago..

This stable version includes all the major and minor fixes made to comply with Joomla! 1.6 and is now available to download.This is only for our registered and paid customers of EasyBlog.

See what our satisfied customers had to say about EasyBlog in the Joomla! Extensions Directory

If you are looking to start blogging in your Joomla! site, start right away from as low as $45 at our online store.

Start blogging with EasyBlog now with Joomla! compatible!

We started StackIdeas not too long ago but have already received lots of love and support from all our Joomla! users around the world. The people in the Joomla! user group, both new and experienced have showed their endless support in our products and in return of that, we give our best to attend to inquiries and problems they face.

In today's blog, we're happy to tell everyone that StackIdeas.com has been awarded and recommended as a Best Web Tool provider by WebHostingSearch.com and these are the words of recognition directly from them:

"StackIdeas.com has been awarded and recommended as a top rated web tool and development provider by Web Hosting Search who provide some of the best webhosting reviews on the internet."

EasyBlog has been the Joomla! blogging component that have been well received by our users and I think because of the ease setting up and running a blog in the Joomla! environment that had us garner this award. This is our first award in less than a year of operation!

We would like to express heartfelt appreciation to the folks at WebHostingSearch.com for trusting in our products and having faith in the services that we offer. And to all our users and customers, we couldn't be more proud to give our thanks to of you!

You already set up your Joomla! website, beautified it and got all the content ready, so what's next? Make money, of course! It may be free to use Joomla! CMS but who pays for web hosting services? domain names? Joomla! extensions and plugins?

These costs money and you as the site owner have to fork out few hundred bucks for this. In this blog, I am sharing one of the ways to make money from your Joomla! site. It will not be a list of money makers but specifically making money from advertisement.

This article written by JoomlaIsreal spelled out the criterias to follow to get your Joomla! website prepared for selling advertising spaces. It may not be a one-size-fits-all solution but it's quite informative albeit some points in it seem to be common but hey, the first step is always the hardest but who is stopping you? ;)

Read the full report HERE

In the meantime, I wish you best of luck in your money making endeavors!

In a business set up like us, making a profit is the ultimate goal at the end of the day. But in a business that revolves around Joomla!, we felt there is a sense of social responsibility in us. And because Joomla! is free to use, we believe anything free is useful to the budget conscious user.

A talented Joomla! user may not go far in his/her business if costs of running it is too high. Besides manpower, tools of the trade are the next most important asset to grow. Any great talents would go to waste if costs are a deterrent to a business with high growth potential. Any startup would agree with me here, wont you?

We at StackIdeas are aware of this and we got our minds together to release a Community version of EasyBlog! The EasyBlog Community component will differ slightly from the current version.

Click HERE to view the comparison between EasyBlog Pro and EasyBlog Community.

Besides this, the price has also been revised to reflect affordability. Don't worry, you still get the same amount of dedicated attention from us when you subscribe to our professional support.

Watch out for the announcement on this blog and our Twitter on January 15th, 2011!

The latest build for EasyBlog is now released with version 1.2.130

It's the start of the holiday seasons and we'd like to give a final push to wrap up 2010 with a feature-packed EasyBlog release. Besides the usual code tweaks, we are also proud to mention some major new features in this version of EasyBlog.

Blogging does not necessarily need to be at your Joomla! website now because the new build enables you to blog remotely with the new XML-RPC support. To accomplish this, a new plugin is available to download and you can start blogging, remotely.

Instead of sharing your blog posts in Twitter and Google Buzz, EasyBlog is now built with the popular pinging tool, Ping-o-Matic. Every blog that you post will be automatically pinged to search engines across the globe. We are more than convinced that the more exposure your blog has, the more traffic it brings to your blog!

For team blogging, EasyBlog is enhanced with better support for teamblog avatar and increased security settings -- better privacy controls for site administrators.

Head on to our Downloads page to get the latest build of EasyBlog.

In just short 7 months, EasyBlog has received numerous positive reviews about how easy and fast it is to start a blog in Joomla!. Many developers and users found out that EasyBlog offered the right kind of features for both advanced bloggers and the novice ones. We're not blowing our own horn, we invite you to read our reviews in the Joomla! Extensions Directory.

This Thanksgiving, we would like to give thanks to all the wonderful words that came in. We'd like to thank all of you who showed support in the things we do, the Joomla! extensions we create.

To show our appreciation, we are giving away $20 discount when you subscribe to our EasyBlog 12-months technical support. Instead of paying the full $59, you only need to pay $39 for a year's worth of professional support and software updates.

Please use this coupon code to redeem the $20 discount: easythanks

The discount is valid for one week only, starting today till Wednesday, December 1st, 2010.

Get EasyBlog now for only $39 at our online store.
Use coupon code: easythanks

Here's wishing you Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at StackIdeas!

Joomla! is a great Content Management System for building powerful websites for both business and personal use. With the many extensions, plugins and addons available in the Joomla! Extensions Directory (JED) we are spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting the RIGHT application to work the way we want it in our website. However, nothing is perfect and thanks to the world of Open Source, developers and experienced users of Joomla! can easily tweak the codes and it's done!

Customers today are tech-savvy and they rely on the World Wide Web to get information and what better way to engage them by giving the kind of information they want via a blog. A blog provides a platform for the informer to push information to the uninformed be it a new product launch, a new member in the family, a n resolved issue or even announcing a special promotion.

If you already have a Joomla! website and decided to take the plunge into the blogosphere, we highly recommend EasyBlog. Because setting up a blog sounds like rocket science but fret not because EasyBlog will make it all as simple as a few clicks of the mouse.

Requirements

Your website should be running on the latest Joomla! version, at least PHP 4.3.2 and the latest MySQL database version. Layout wise, please make sure your website supports at least 700 pixels of width for EasyBlog to look and function well in your website. Once you fulfill the above criterias, you are a step nearer to create your Joomla! blog.

Download EasyBlog

We can assure you of the latest features and constant bug fixes are done in EasyBlog. Professional technical service and direct access to our technical team are also available from as low as $4.99 per month. And for the money you invest, you are ensured of the latest software version and  24/7 e-mail assistance if you are stuck.

Click HERE to download EasyBlog. You will be downloading a zipped file - just leave it the way it is and don't unzip it.

Installation

Like installing any other Joomla! extensions, you have to login to your Adminstrator panel and click on Extentions > Install/Uninstall.

Once you are in, click on the Browse button to search for EasyBlog installer files. The files come zipped when you download from our website and should have the filename i.e. com_easyblog_versionX.X.XX.zip.

If you don't have this file, click HERE to download (subscription to our support is required) Click on Upload File & Install button to install the software.

You will receive a notification that EasyBlog is successfully installed.

That's not all, you will have to tweak some settings in the backend before posting your first blog.

Please stay tuned to this blog for another post on the kind of settings you need to do to start blogging in your Joomla! website.

The Joomla! Extensions Directory (JED) is conducting the long overdue housekeeping to the list of Joomla! extentions with a little exercise - call for nominations for the Editor's Pick in the JED. Anyone especially Joomla! users can nominate their favourite extensions and plugins by simply filling up a form.

The winners of the Editor's Pick will have to pass a list of criterias set by the people at JED. There are a total of 10 criterias to meet and we're hoping to score the  Perfect 10, of course, with the help of our customers and users.

As a very young company, we at StackIdeas.com could really use all the support we could get from our beloved customers. Our customers are our most valued assets and to surpass this, we would like to invite all of you to nominate our best-selling blog engine EasyBlog, and our popular SectionEx.

It's a no-brainer to nominate us. Just fill up the form HERE and make sure to enter these details in the fields provided:

Extension name: EasyBlog or SectionEx

Link to listing:
For Easy Blog, use this: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-production/blog/12630

For SectionEx, use this: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-listing/4212?qh=YToxOntpOjA7czo5OiJzZWN0aW9uZXgiO30%3D

And dont forget to drop a line or two about why you think our extensions are cool :D

The chosen ones will be featured in the Editor's Pick for 6 months only worth of 'glamour'.

We want you to be hurry because this nomination lasts for 7 days only. Nominate us now HERE.

Thank you all in advance. We love you lots for this!