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JAN
11
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Our Partners: CityGuide - Joomla template for travel and tourism

City Guide Joomla Template

Today we're happy to annouce a new release of the CItyGuide Joomla Travel and Turism template from our great partner JoomlaShine!

If you are looking for an elegant design with business theme Joomla template JSN Mini 2 could be an ideal choice for you.

However, JSN Mini 2 now comes with a specific design that will make any tourism and travel business have to consider: CityGuide, the name says it all about its function. It can be a perfect tool for your tourism project, make your website an indispensable for any travel-lover. All of it can be achieved thanks to JomDirectory extension.

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JAN
07
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Everything You Need to Know About Joomla!4

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When Joomla launched back in 2005, it introduced a host of tools that allowed web developers to build impressive websites. Currently, this world-famous content management system (CMS) has over 97 million downloads, 8,000 extensions and a passionate developer community behind it. You simply can’t go wrong with Joomla if you want to use it for your next project.

With each iteration of this CMS, improvements have been made to make it more user-friendly while also packing it with incredible features. It has been systematically maintained, with active development rolling out both major and minor releases to the excitement of the Joomla community. As we speak, Joomla! 3.10 is the final release in the 3.x series before we move on to Joomla!4.

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SEP
10
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Introducing new JomDirectory 5.0!

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Today we are happy to introduce the release of the JomDirectory 5.0! Most of the code has been completely rewritten and now uses fantastic Bootstrap 4 with all compatible libraries. JomDirectory 5 looks amazingly beautiful with all the new layouts and CSS. We have been working on this new release for a long time and we are really excited about it!

JomDirectory 5 now uses Bootstrap 4 as main front-end framework. Bootstrap in general is one of the most popular frameworks used for building fast and reliable responsive websites and apps. Initially developed by Twitter over the past four years since the launch of the project it went through few rewrites, each time getting better and more popular.

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MAY
10
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New Explore Joomla Directory Template

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The Explore template brings an ultra-modern user experience to your JomDirectory-powered business directory or product catalog.

With a responsive layout powered by UIKIT, users can easily access your directory from mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop and designers will love how easy it is to customize and implement an engaging experience across all devices and customiser, an easy-to-use css editor makes it easier than ever to extend your site's styling with your preferred look and feel. And fixed and overflow headers allow users to scroll down the page while still providing access to the site's main menu.

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FEB
07
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Build an auctions marketplace with JomOffers 1.3

Comdev is excited to announce the next release of JomOffers, the online freelancer platform for Joomla.JomOffers works in a similar way to popular freelancing sites such as Upwork and Freelancer; clients can sign up to create projects and job offers, accept bids and pay for work, while freelancers can offer their services, bid for projects and get paid for the work they complete. Paid memberships and escrow features are built in, opening up revenue streams for the JomOffers facilitator.JomOffers is built on top of the Joomla platform, so features such as translations, tagging, social networking and theme customisation are provided out-of-the-box and will be familiar to all Joomla administrators. Powerful media management allows users to easily add videos and images to their listings for more impact.New to 1.3 is a commission system where listing owners can deposit funds into JomOffers which they can then either release as a part payment or pay in full to the freelancer.

JAN
31
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JomEstate 4 is OUT!

We’re pleased to announce the latest version of our JomEstate Joomla! extension for real estate! Agents on your real estate website can now have their own profile pages, complete with their photo, details, and listings. New features like saving your favourite listings make JomEstate easier to use than ever before, taking clients from homepage to home on the range in minutes. This new version boasts stunning visual improvements as well as appreciable gains in performance- an attractive offer to new users and veterans alike.

JAN
23
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Auctions - Joomla Auctions Template

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The job market isn’t what it used to be. More and more, young professionals find themselves
Working under shorter contracts, with multiple employers. This trend is projected to grow stronger as automation erodes more and more jobs traditionally done by humans. But the rise of the ‘gig economy’ also presents a new opportunity: the creation of marketplaces to connect freelancers and employers. Our new Auctions template for Joomla is designed to make building such sites a snap.

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MAR
25
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BookMe - The Ideal Multipurpose Booking Template for Joomla

Travel template Joomla

Spring is right around the corner, making this a great time for vacations, holiday tours and leisurely escapades to the world’s most exotic locations. This time of the year is a free buffet for hotels and holiday resorts, which shall profit from the increasingly large number of tourists that flock to the world’s famous attractions looking for pleasure, relaxation and inspiration.

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FEB
24
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RealtyPro - Professional Real Estate Template

Real Estate Joomla Template

This month we are introducing a gorgeous Joomla Real Estate Template with an innovativedesign. Its layout is clean and streamlined, offering a superb browsing experience for all users. If your next project involves development of a real estate website then we have a perfect template for you.

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DEC
14
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How to Build a Successful Web Business (with Customers Coming)

Sucessful Web Business

An online business is a business that can reach the rest of the world by leveraging the unlimited power of the internet. It can open doors to a completely new segment of marketing and promote your product at a minimum cost. Best of all, as a business owner, you can choose whether to operate your business remotely from anywhere in the world or build a team that can work together to achieve your company’s mission.

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DEC
01
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JomDirectory 4.0 - New, Improved Joomla Directory Released!

We are proud to announce the release of Joomla Directory version 4.0 which boasts exciting features.

Product Feature

The highlight of JomDirectory 4.0 is the new Product feature. Joomla Directory version 4.0 introduces Product Integration within Listing. This new feature will allow administrators and directory managers to add products directly to the listings. You may also assign price, quantity and description to the products. With products feature, Joomla Directory puts your business products at the center of your website so it can be conveniently accessed. With image gallery, you can add multiple images for every product.

Responsive Display

We deem online presence as a key for the growth of your business website. The responsive display of the directory ensures that your products are available on all size of devices. You can be sure that business website built with Joomla Directory 4.0 will function smoothly on all types of devices.

Powerful Search with filters

We strongly believe that a hassle-free website experience increases returning clients and raises business. Keeping this in mind, we have incorporated a powerful and robust search feature in Joomla Directory 4.0. Visitors will be able to filter their query when searching within a directory. Advanced search capabilities offered by Joomla Directory 4.0 will facilitate visitors to quickly access to required product.

Performance & UI Enhancements

In Joomla Directory 4.0 we have fixed known bugs. We have tweaked the interface to make it more user-friendly. The extension also gets performance improvements to give your website visitors a smooth experience.

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NOV
17
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10 Essential SEO Tips for Your Joomla Website You Must Know

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So you've chosen Joomla! as your CMS of choice. You've bought, or designed and developed a beautiful template and added all your creatively crafted content to your new Joomla! website and you are now ready to start open your website up toyou’re your hungry customers that are asking you to “shut up and take my money”

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NOV
09
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How to build a Travel startup website using Joomla?

In this post, you’ll learn techniques you can use to take your current or new travel startup idea and come up with the core components into quickly realizing your travel startup idea along with how to quickly develop a travel startup website using Joomla within 1 hour of setting up your web hosting account.

The advantages of setting up a travel startup as an entrepreneur is that the barrier to entry is very low (although the barrier of disruption is high). The online travel market is continuing to grow globally with gross bookings of over $140 billion in 2014 and growing at a rate of 12% annually.

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NOV
03
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How to Build a Website with Joomla 3?

Joomla is one of the longest and most famous FREE open source projects next to WordPress. As it continues to thrive in 2015, Joomla remains the second most popular content management system (CMS), behind only WordPress.
You have almost certainly used or heard of Joomla at some point, but if you haven’t used it in a while, the latest release (Joomla 3) provides plenty of reasons to give it a fresh look.
Joomla 3 is a fascinating product and was the first CMS to be completely responsive for both visitors and administrators. Joomla 3 is responsive because the Joomla team decided to adopt the Bootstrap framework. The use of Bootstrap makes Joomla 3 attractive for front-end designers, but it also makes it easy for developers to create interfaces for their code. You really can get a Joomla 3 website up and running in just a few minutes.

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SEP
15
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JomOffers - Feature-rich reverse auction site is here!

We cater to multiple clients across domains and the consistent feedback that we receive has been that the extensions we create are always created taking into consideration the pain points for that industry. When we were approached by our existing clients about their requirement of an auction site that was versatile, fast, and responsive, we saw an opportunity. 

JomOffers is an extension that lets you create reverse auction sites easily. It comes loaded with host of features that let you create a site that is as per your requirements. Apart from imbibing standard Joomla properties, we have provided additional customization features that can help you customize the site as you need.

Lets take a look at some of features that JomOffers provides - 

Reverse auction site - Traditional auction sites mean you have to run through multiple contractors and shortlist a few. YOu then have to decide based on these available options. While with reverse auction, you can let your customers view offers placed by multiple contractors, and then decide the best offer that they would like to take up.Offers - Contractors too no longer have to compromise on payments. They can place a bid and provide days they will take to complete the assignment.Paid featured listings - Let your customers attract more audience to their listing by making their listing a paid featured listing. Featured listings are placed at the beginning of the listing page.Custom field creation - Personalize and customize the site by adding fields as per your business needs. Custom fields can include explaining location with a location description, nearest airport or explaining an object facilities group by describing facilities, outside area or suitability.

Gorgeous look and colour schemes. This extension was created taking into account feedback received by customers who were unhappy with the look and feel of other booking templates. The colour schemes are pleasant and very easy on the eyes.

If you have been waiting for a perfect extension that is flexible and sophisticated, your wait has just ended. Visit us at comdev.eu to learn more about JomOffers.

SEP
03
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Comdev Quad Release - Improvements, new features and much more!

With every extension that we create, it is crucial for us to understand if it meets client requirements. We are in constant connect with our clients to understand where they faced difficulties. This helps us in creating better versions and upgrades of our existing extensions, and also introducing new extensions as per market demands.

Comdev Quad release is not just another upgrade, but a result of our continuous efforts through the summer to bring the best for you. Every extension is loaded with new features that will help you create smooth and better looking web sites.

The combined quad release includes our popular extensions – JomDirectory, JomEstate, JomHoliday and JomEvents. Apart from visual enhancements that directly affect customer's user experience, there are also many feature changes with this release.

Let's understand what each extension – new and improved – has to offer!

Responsive layout – As always all our extensions are responsive and offer no compromise in the viewing experience irrespective of the viewing device.

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FEB
05
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Why your property listing site is doing it all wrong and how to fix it

Just a couple of days back, we had a client explain a situation he faced with a customer. Now, this customer wanted to buy a property in London and was using the client’s property listing site to understand his choices. Though our client was excited and hoping this deal clicks, the deal did not go through. Why you ask? The simple reason being that the way our client’s site was structured! It turns out the customer was not able to find listings as per his preferences due to the site limitations.

 

Property listing sites are not just a simple search, they need to be the GOOGLE of search. This means your customers need to find all your listings that are applicable to their search in matter of minutes and in the easiest way possible. That is exactly what the Property Plan template by Comdev intends to do!

The template not just offers sophisticated colour palette, but a smooth interface with myriad options for the customer to easily reach his intended dream house. Your deals will always click!

Here is why the Property Plan template is going to revamp your website.

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DEC
16
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Change your Joomla directory template now! And here is why.

What is that one thing that irks any visitor who is trying to find a listing on a directory site? Going through ONLY alphabetical listings to find their required service. Who has the time in today’s day and age to go page by page through listings? Visitors need smart solutions that are intuitive and take them to their intended service with minimal manual intervention. This where MyDirectory can help!

Comdev brings its brand new Joomla Template for directory listings – MyDirectory. It is a robust multipurpose template that can change the look and feel of your website, but what is more important is that it can revamp how users search your listings. They are provided with an interface that is easy to navigate and reduces search time drastically.

Here is why investing in the MyDirectory template can change your website –

Unique Side by Side layout

Traditional listing templates will give you Maps view and a listing view, but MyDirectory combines the experience of Maps and listings such that users can quickly see where their favourite listing is based. Make your decisions quicker as you get to see pins for different listings in one glance!

Map Wide view for quick search based on your location

Unique pins on the map represent different listings. When you click MYLOCATION, your location is tracked. You can now select the services or listings you are looking for closest to your location. It is as simple as that!! No longer typing in unique keywords to locate listings close to you. This view is a part of the new layout for the Ajax Map Search Module and is available as Paid module with the template.

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DEC
09
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Star and circles ratings now available with JomDirectory

When searching for a restaurant for a quite dinner or a vacation destination, it really helps to read up about the reviews of that place. Just last month, when we decided to go for a team outing, we were dumbstruck with the amount of options available. It is quite easy to get drowned into the web of selections. This is exactly when we zeroed on couple of places and read up some reviews, what kind of ratings it had and also the kind of people who visited the place. This research helped us select a place that catered to everyone from the team.

This situation we faced helped us understand the kind of research customers perform before investing in a service or product. Thus, we bring to our customers the capability to provide star and circles ratings with JomDirectory.

What is star and circles ratings?

Star rating lets you provide the customers with options to rate their favourite place or services that they used based on their experience. Customers have the freedom to provide a rating of 1 to 5. When the customer writes a review, he needs to provide star ratings for multiple parameters given. Like, in the following case of a rental, customers need to grade the rental based on multiple parameters.

For the circles ratings, it is recommended for in this case.

After the customer writes the review, the ratings are collated to create an average score of the property for that review and is reflected as follows. 

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SEP
22
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Introduction to Joomla Extensions

Even when you are all set to install your web site in Joomla and ready to start off your business, sometimes, you might need just a something extra to enhance the functionality of your existing website. In such times, instead of going back to the drawing board, Joomla offers a much easier solution in form of Joomla extensions.

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