Transform Your Joomla Admin
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The document discusses ways to transform and improve the Joomla dashboard through extensions and new admin templates. There are two main routes: 1) using extensions like NoNumber to make improvements to the standard interface, and 2) entirely new interfaces like AdminPraise that provide alternative dashboards. It highlights several extensions and admin templates that offer updated interfaces with new features and designs. The author argues that ultimately Joomla would benefit from a unified, contextually aware interface that is developed through contributions from the community.
Transform Your Joomla Admin
- 1. Transform Your Joomla DashboardKyle Ledbetter
- 2. A Brief HistoryYou have to know where you came from to know where you’re going, or something like that…
- 3. Which one of these is different?Let’s play a game!
- 8. Consistency is good,but stagnation can be very bad.
- 9. Apple is king of the updatesUpdates are easy
- 10. UI updates are frequent
- 11. Developers are pushed to uphold high standards
- 12. Usability is revered and on the same level as code (or higher)Updates are visual progress queuesThere’s just something exciting about a small visual update that pushes the perception of progress more than any code can do.
- 13. Let’s peak over the fenceand see what our CMS neighbors are up to
- 14. WordPressWordPress constantly updates their UI in an iterative, ongoing pursuit of perfection.
- 16. DrupalDrupal identified a problem and put a system in place for a solution.
- 18. Let’s be clear: Joomla’s admin interface hasn’t been totally ignored.Much better taxonomy
- 21. Which allow admin templates to change layouts
- 22. Assign admin template to individual user
- 23. Allows things like mobile devices switchingWe need flexibility
- 24. What can I do right now?Let’s check out some awesome solutions that you can install on your Joomla site today.
- 25. 2 Basic RoutesOne is not necessarily better than the other.It’s up to you to decide.EvolutionaryRevolutionary
- 27. Route 1: Improvements via ExtensionsPrime example: NoNumber.nl
- 28. Joomla Extensions DirectoryThe JED is a great resource to find all kinds of useful admin extensions as well!http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/administration/
- 29. NoNumberThe king of Joomla admin extensions and addons for the standard Joomla admin interface (& compat w/ other admin templates)
- 37. Route 2: Entire new interfacesPrime example: AdminPraise.com
- 38. AdminPraiseAdminPraise is the first Joomla admin template club, and features several templates to change your overall Joomla interface.
- 39. AdminPraise 1Proof-of-concept – Can an alternative Joomla admin interface be done, useful and accepted?
- 43. Standout feature:AdminPraise 1 was the first real alternative Joomla admin template, which was a proof of concept and successfully proved the relevance of alt UI.(also 1st mobile optimized Joomla dashboard)
- 44. AdminPraise 2Time to put this notion of a truly alternative Joomla admin interface to the test.
- 48. Standout features:Completely modular, lots of ACL viewing options, admin menu management, sidebar, dock, change editor on the fly, and many more…AP2 set the new standard.
- 49. StainlessThe goal was to merge form and function and push modern CSS3 techniques and design trends.
- 52. Standout features:More customizable overall and responsive GUI but same level of simplicity of AdminPraise Lite.
- 53. AdminPraise LiteFirst free from AdminPraise, focused on lightweight usability.
- 56. Standout features:No cost, easy to navigate and fast as heck.
- 57. AdminPadOptimized iPad user experience that provides a native app look & feel.
- 64. Standout features:Joomla works well on the iPad, of course
- 65. AdminPraise 3A huge step towards a responsive, customizable interface as flexible as Joomla itself.
- 72. Live UpdatesLive Updates bring shorter, more iterative releases w/ new features and bug fixes. Live Updates also prolong the life of the release.
- 73. JoomlaBambooFrontend template club that’s released 2 solid admin templates.
- 74. SimplaJoomla Bamboo’s first admin template, in which the accordion sidebar navigation is the focal point.
- 76. CrispA clean, minimal admin interface from a template club known for clean frontend templates.
- 79. Standout features:Flexible nav, version check/update, session timer, minimal design
- 80. MinimaMinimal 1.6 admin template that’s being used in the Molajodistro.
- 87. Standout features:A truly modern, minimal user experience that uses just about every modern web standards, techniques and best practices.
- 88. Mission ControlAdmin template from Rockettheme, one of the leading frontend Joomla template developers.
- 93. Standout Features: Editor tracking, notification badges, component layout overrides, color customization you’d expect from Rockettheme.
- 96. A Common Joomla Blessing/CurseIt’s lovely to have choices but islands are formed.
- 97. Eventually We Need To UniteSo we can contribute back the ultimate admin interface.
- 98. What’s the ultimate solution?From all my experience & observations, we need:Contextually Aware GUI
- 99. Adapts per your usage
- 101. Strict Standards (especially to gain the “native” sticker)
- 102. This will take time on all fronts, Joomla 1.8 is realisticKyle Ledbetterkyle@pixelpraise.com@kyleledbetterwww.adminpraise.comwww.projectfork.netwww.taptheme.com