Website Technical Overview - Revision history

Marc.maier at 21:25, 9 March 2018

2018-03-09T21:25:39Z

Marc.maier at 20:28, 29 December 2017

2017-12-29T20:28:02Z

Marc.maier at 20:27, 29 December 2017

2017-12-29T20:27:53Z

Marc.maier: /* Joomla Extension */

2017-12-29T20:25:30Z

‎Joomla Extension

Marc.maier at 00:19, 21 March 2016

2016-03-21T00:19:49Z

Marc.maier: /* Caching */

2016-03-20T23:52:03Z

‎Caching

Marc.maier: /* Caching */

2016-03-20T23:33:15Z

‎Caching

Marc.maier at 20:09, 10 January 2016

2016-01-10T20:09:17Z

Marc.maier: /* Joomla Extension */

2015-09-23T22:49:14Z

‎Joomla Extension

Marc.maier at 22:48, 23 September 2015

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 == Template ==
 The current Joomla! tempate is based on [https://www.joomlart.com/joomla/templates/uber Uber template from JoomlaArt] which in turn is based on the [http://www.t3-framework.org/ T3 framework]. Therefore the key technologies that the template uses are:
-* PHP 5.5 for dynamically generating the pages.
+* PHP 7.0.28 for dynamically generating the pages.
 * HTML5 for rendering the pages.
 * Twitter Bootstrap/CSS 3 for responsive styling the pages.

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 The hosting platform has the following characteristics:
 * OS: Ubuntu 16.04 - 64-bit (Standard)
-* Resources: 2 CPUs and 2GB of RAM, 80 GB SDD
+* Resources: 2 CPUs and 2GB of RAM, 80 GB SSD
 * Web server: Apache with FastCGI and PHP 5.5
 * Database: MySQL

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 The hosting platform has the following characteristics:
-* OS: CentOS Linux, 64 bit
+* OS: Ubuntu 16.04 - 64-bit (Standard)
-* Resources: 2 CPUs and 512 MB of RAM, although this can be dynamically adjusted
+* Resources: 2 CPUs and 2GB of RAM, 80 GB SDD
 * Web server: Apache with FastCGI and PHP 5.5
 * Database: MySQL

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 * JCH Optimize: For bundling/minification of Javascript/CSS resources.
 * T3 Framework: For template management and mega menu.
-* Instagram Feed jQuery Plugin - InstaShow: For displaying Instagram content on certain pages.
+* Instagram Feed jQuery Plugin - [https://codecanyon.net/item/instagram-feed-jquery-plugin-for-instagram/13397600 InstaShow]: For displaying Instagram content on certain pages.

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 == Resources Caching ==
 In the production environment, page resources, in particular CSS and Javascript, are cached and bundled by the Joomla plugin JCH Optimize. If a non-LESS-compiled CSS resource needs to be refreshed, the JCH Optimise cache needs to be [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_plugins&view=plugin&layout=edit&extension_id=10280 cleared manually]. If a CSS resource needs to be refreshed because the corresponding LESS file has been edited, the LESS files first need to be compiled to CSS and then JCH Optimize cache has to be flushed.
 == Joomla Page/Module Caching ==

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 The website makes use of multiple caching mechanism to achieve the best possible user experience and it's important to understand how they work. In particular it uses:
-* Template resources caching
+* Resources caching
 * Joomla module caching
 * Edge-side caching via a Content Delivery Network (CDN)
 * Browser caching
-== Template Resources Caching ==
+== Resources Caching ==
-In the production environment, template resources, in particular CSS and Javascript, are cached and bundled by the Joomla plugin JCH Optimize. If a non-CSS resource needs to be refreshed, the JCH Optimise cache needs to be [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_plugins&view=plugin&layout=edit&extension_id=10280 cleared manually]. If a CSS resource needs to be refreshed because the corresponding LESS file has been edited, the LESS files first need to be compiled to CSS and then JCH Optimize cache has to be flushed.
+In the production environment, page resources, in particular CSS and Javascript, are cached and bundled by the Joomla plugin JCH Optimize. If a non-LESS-compiled CSS resource needs to be refreshed, the JCH Optimise cache needs to be [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_plugins&view=plugin&layout=edit&extension_id=10280 cleared manually]. If a CSS resource needs to be refreshed because the corresponding LESS file has been edited, the LESS files first need to be compiled to CSS and then JCH Optimize cache has to be flushed.
 == Joomla Page/Module Caching ==

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	* JCH Optimize: For bundling/minification of Javascript/CSS resources.		* JCH Optimize: For bundling/minification of Javascript/CSS resources.
	* T3 Framework: For template management and mega menu.		* T3 Framework: For template management and mega menu.
		+	* Instagram Feed jQuery Plugin - InstaShow: For displaying Instagram content on certain pages.

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 It's important to note that once a resource is cached on the browser it can't be removed automatically until it expires. Only the user can explicitly clear the cache. Therefore it's important to carefully consider what resources to cache and for how long.
-== Joomla Extension ==
+= Joomla Extension =
 We currently use the following Joomla extensions:

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	It's important to note that once a resource is cached on the browser it can't be removed automatically until it expires. Only the user can explicitly clear the cache. Therefore it's important to carefully consider what resources to cache and for how long.		It's important to note that once a resource is cached on the browser it can't be removed automatically until it expires. Only the user can explicitly clear the cache. Therefore it's important to carefully consider what resources to cache and for how long.
		+
		+	== Joomla Extension ==
		+
		+	We currently use the following Joomla extensions:
		+	* Cache Cleaner: To flush the Joomla server side cache whenever content is updated.
		+	* DPCalendar: For event/calendar management.
		+	* AcyMailing: For email list management, self subscription via the website and bulk mailing.
		+	* Akeeba Backup: For backing up the Joomla files and database.
		+	* JCE Editor: For content authoring.
		+	* Xmap: For generating the sitemap that tell search engines about the structure of our site
		+	* sh404SEF: For URL management, 404 detection and for meta data configuration such OpenGraph and Twitter Cards
		+	* Skyline Simple Download: For enable downloads of audio recordings and PDFs.
		+	* Trombinoscope Extended: For displaying the contacts.
		+	* JCH Optimize: For bundling/minification of Javascript/CSS resources.
		+	* T3 Framework: For template management and mega menu.