joomla question - can you help

• Do you know how to right click on an image to get the 'image info'?
• OK, now you know the file path where the image is at.
• The easiest way to change it is to upload an image w/ the exact same file name.

Note: The image size might be hard-coded (?), if so your image needs to be the exact same size, or it will get distorted.
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You do have other options, they are not as easy.

I always suggest busting into the CSS. This should not be difficult at all. Use firebug. Make some trial and error tests, then make the changes. Good luck!

have you check the template? just edit the index.php of the current template (not index.php at joomla root folder), please check the CSS too (since it always connected with the index.php template file).
If you're not clear enough about this editing, just send me a message..

it's always a good idea to have a copy of the entire site on a WAMP server on your home pc so you can just make a ton of changes and never break anything important.

Firefox plugin "WebDeveloper" has an option that lets you view which element matches what in the css file so you don't have to look super hard.

@john

John,

are you able to right hand click the image and view image properties or open it in its own window? if so you can just note the path of the image - personally i would save the image open it up in photoshop or similar, and modify the image that way it keeps the same dimensions

before you do anything i would back up the site - i personally like to use a joomla component called xcloner for joomla it will quickly backup the site, be sure to remove the archive file it creates after you have saved it locally.

before ftping your new modified image back to the same path i would rename the original be adding a hyphen to it..

if you want to change the image in size depending on how the image is embedded it can possibly distort the image

i like to use a firefox plugin called firebug to view this type of information

if you dont have firefox installed install it now - then install firebug quick search for firefox firebug plugin will get you the developers page, it is a must for all web developers!

Once installed load up the joomla site in firefox and start firebug - typically by clicking on an icon located in the bottom right of the firefox status bar

now as you move your mouse over different elements of the site you will notice it highlights the different div layers

depending on how the image is embedded in your code will determine the info you will receive back about it

typically it will be either hardcoded and typically found in your template index.php or one of the css files belonging to the template - you can access both the index.php and the css files via the template manager in the administator panel

two things to note depending on how the site was setup you may have file permission issues - if this is the case you sometimes may find problems using a regular ftp manager to upload files... i highly recommend installing xtplorer for joomla if this is the case.

personally for me i prefer to develop Joomla sites on the destination server - different server configuration can affect advese affects on your server and it can save your hours of problem solving....

please feel free to pm if you have any problems- just FYI i am very VERY familiar with Joomla, about 2yrs ago i did a 2hr presentation at the SEM for SMB Conference alongside the co-founder of Joomla Johan Jahnsenns the presentation was about Joomla SEO

thanks