Chapter 7 [ 217 ] The Google News Module is installed via the Extension Manager with congurations being set in the module. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Google News". Other resources and how to integrate them with Joomla! There are hundreds of extensions that allow Joomla! to interact with external resources, here are examples of some of these. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 218 ] Plugin GoogleMaps (P) This extension is a plugin for displaying one or more Google Maps within articles, modules, or components for Joomla!. As with a lot of plugins, the map is displayed by using a special tag containing numerous parameters. These offer the ability to really customize your map contents and the following is a small selection of this plugin's features: Adjustable width and height Adjustable latitude and longitude Zoom controls Map markers Add selections and tooltips to your map The GoogleMaps Plugin is installed via the Extension Manager with default congurations set in the plugin, with the ability to override with each instance of using the plugin trigger tag. • • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 219 ] A GoogleMaps reference key is required to use most Google Map services and is a requirement for this plugin to work. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Daylife News". Ajax Whois (C,M) The Ajax Whois extension is an international domain search and "whois" extension for Joomla! that utilizes the power of Ajax technology in order to allow your Joomla! website visitors to check for availability of domain name(s). The results of these searches are displayed instantly on the site: This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 220 ] The Ajax Whois component and module are installed via the Extension Manager with default congurations being set in the component. There are numerous display options available. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Ajax Whois". SlideShare (P) SlideShare is a service that allows you to upload and share PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and PDF documents using the SlideShare service. This simple module then allows you to display SlideShare content in your Joomla! website: A user account at SlideShare is required to use this service. The SlideShare Plugin is installed via the Extension Manager with default congurations being set using the Plugin Manager: To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "SlideShare Plugin". Slick RSS (M) Slick RSS allows you to parse and display external RSS feeds on your Joomla! website with a nice tooltip teaser feature: This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 221 ] Some features include: Congure number of items Display title and description Enable/disable images Limit word counts for title and descriptions The Slick RSS module is installed via the Extension Manager with congurations being set in the Module Manager: • • • • This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 222 ] To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Slick RSS". RokBox Plugin (P) RokBox is a MooTools powered JavaScript slideshow that allows you to quickly and easily display multiple media formats including images, videos (video sharing services also), and music. RokBox provides a theme system that allows you to create your own custom ones to t your websites design. It includes two predened themes, a light theme and a dark theme that will t seamlessly into your site design. RokBox is a nice all-in-one solution to present multimedia content off with professional effects. It can play external media sources such as YouTube videos as easily as it can play your own les. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 223 ] To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "RokBox". Simple RSS Feed Reader (M) Adding RSS syndicated content inside your Joomla! website is now super-easy and simple with the "Simple RSS Feed Reader" module: To use, insert the feed (RSS) URLs of the websites you want to syndicate in the module's settings, edit your module options, and then publish the module in your desired position. The module will display the latest feed contents in your module. Simple RSS Feed Reader is based on the very popular SimplePie PHP class, which makes it easy to integrate syndicated content into your Joomla! website. The module supports everything from RSS 0.91 and RSS 1.0 formats, to the ever-popular RSS 2.0 format. It also supports the emerging Atom format, in both 0.3 and 1.0 avors. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 224 ] The module has a very fast, very efcient caching system. By caching the processed data rather than just the raw XML, the module is able to create a feed parser that's quick and should not cause excessive overhead on page loading. To download this extension, visit http://extensions.joomla.org/ and search for "Simple RSS Feed Reader". This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Chapter 7 [ 225 ] Summary For regular users of the Web, there are a few key tools and social networking sites that may contain your prole and data. Every month there are improved integrations between these sites and other online resources, including Joomla!. All this helps to minimize account logins and the repetition of data in different places. Web 2.0 is all about integrating yourself into the Web experience and sharing your information; being a part of the Web instead of just searching for material. Content from external resources can easily be embedded into Joomla! via the use of HTML code or custom extensions designed to collaborate with popular resources. Joomla! lends itself well to displaying external data into its framework, as it does to broadcast some of its own content to other sources. New extensions are being developed at an astounding rate that provide solutions for collaborating with popular external web resources. This will only increase with time, as the Joomla! developer community helps to dene integrations for the "next big thing" on the Web whatever it may be. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by jackie tracey on 23rd February 2010 953 Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 . visit http://extensions .joomla. org/ and search for "Google News". Other resources and how to integrate them with Joomla! There are hundreds of extensions that allow Joomla! to interact. http://extensions .joomla. org/ and search for "Ajax Whois". SlideShare (P) SlideShare is a service that allows you to upload and share PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and PDF documents. Quincy Drive, , Brick, , 08724 Collaborating with External Sources [ 222 ] To download this extension, visit http://extensions .joomla. org/ and search for "Slick RSS". RokBox Plugin (P) RokBox