Total Web Development Business Website Solutions | Established 2004 | Based in Manchester UK

We have just finished installing the JFinalizer Joomla plug-in into this website and we are very impressed with the results...

For those of you who don't know, Joomla is an open source CMS (Content Management System) and it is powering this very website...

Pages in Joomla are created "on the fly" by pulling the page content from a SQL database as they are needed (when you want to view them) - this type of system comes at a price though... As you add more and more features to a Joomla website you find that page load speeds start to drag. This is because each page becomes more and more complex with different CSS files and Javascript files being used and called on every page.

What JFinalizer does is to use several different techniques to merge, compress and optimise the files that make up a Joomla page so that they get to the visitors browser faster - resulting in faster page load times!

The JFinalizer plug-in is 100% free and installs very easily, although configuring it isn't so easy - some features may or may not be compatible with your hosting environment and there are quite a few options to turn on and off...

If you want to learn more about what JFinalizer does then view our forum post here http://www.totalwebdevelopment.co.uk/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,15/catid,9/func,view/id,10/#10

Or visit the authors website here http://www.farbfinal.de/jfinalizer

These Twitter logo's were quite popular when we had them on the old website - so here they are again!

Feel free to use them on your website, if you like them or use them then feel free to leave a quick 'thanks' in the comments below...

We have just introduced a new feature to our website - Facebook Connect.

This allows you to sign into our website using your Facebook credentials, the system is totally safe and we do not get to see your facebook log in details or any other personal info.

This system uses the secure Facebook API which means that you can become a user of this website and use features such as the forums and the commenting system without the need to fill in a registration form.

You will see the Facebook Connect button at the bottom of our website, if you wish to join in the forum discussions or comment on our blog posts then you can quickly log in and do so...

PLEASE NOTE: Current clients cannot use the Facebook Connect button to log into their client support and billing account with us, this is a totally seperate (and secure) system.

If you are running a Joomla powered website and want more details on the Facebook connect system then drop us an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We have just put our new website on-line, we want to know what you think?

This design has been in the pipeline for some time but with current work commitments it has taken quite a bit longer than expected to get it on-line. The whole grey theme and Web 2.0 look suits our business model (in our opinion!) and we think that we have vastly improved the site navigation as the previous site was very messy in terms of the number of pages and the way in which a visitor found them.

We have also introduced a customer forum, a facility that we will be populating over the next few weeks with information and FAQ's - we hope that our current customers will use the forum as a way to chat not only to us but to each other...

Our blog is also going to be used more, with entries being linked directly to our Twitter account (and eventually our Facebook page) so that we can get information out to clients and followers quickly.

If you have any comments on the whole site design and the new features we are bringing on-line then you can comment using the form below or contact us directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it