matsxm/db8sitedev

A Joomla Site Development Tool (Component + Module) to make Joomla website development easier.

db8 Site Dev (pkg_db8sitedev)

A Joomla Site Development Tool (Component + Module) to improve your workflow with Joomla website development.

Features

• Easily manage your own Checklist of everything you have to do before a website can be put online
• Manage your own Checklist of Categories and Checklist items
• Generate a default Site Checklist with items related to Joomla website development
• Have a full overview of everything that has been done and have to be done
• Easily check or uncheck items to update the status of an item

Getting started

• Download db8sitedev
• Install the package (Component + Module) in the Extension Manager
• The Component will be installed with one default Category "db8 Site Dev" and some default Checklist items related to the extension
• The Dashboard has an option to generate a Live Site Checklist

Benefits

• Improve your website development workflow
• Have a full overview of all items that have been done or still should be taken care of

Background

With my company db8.nl I support companies with Joomla websites. When developing websites for customers I always have to do the same things to configure and optimize the website before putting it live. The awesome Live Checklist created by Rene Kreijveld has proven to be a great tool to keep track of everything that you have to do. It's a list of things you have to do to configure and optimize your Joomla website.

However, it's a list that you can use offline next to your computer. But what if such a list would be inside the website you were developing? I decided to develop this extension to have such a checklist tool within the website that is under development. Webdevelopers can add their own checklist or Generate a default Live Checklist.

The extension consists of a Component and a Module:

Component

With the Admin Component a webdeveloper can easily create a checklist of all things that have to be done before the site can be put live. The component has an option to generate a default checklist.

Module

The Admin Module is published on the Controlpanel of your /administrator back-end so that you can easily keep track of everything that still has to be done. The UNchecked and Checked counters and Category name can all be clicked and will navigate you to the Checklist, filtered on what you clicked.

Credits & Contributions

I would like to thank the following fellow Joomla community members that helped me with the development of this extension: Roland Dalmulder, Rene Kreijveld, Jisse Reitsma.