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The second most common odd question I get asked is "Why is the default userid 62?"

Andrew attempted to give the most complete answer but the truth is the answer is lost in the dim and distant past.

There is nothing you can do about it.

On every install a superadmin user is created with username "admin" and userid "62".

I have blogged before why it's so important for your web site security to remove these known values.

If you've ever received an email from me, chatted with me on skype or followed me on twitter you will know that the end of my arms I have two handy typo generators.

Today I finally found the time to upgrade my blog to the latest version of Joomla.

(No I won't tell you what version it was running but let's just say I really should have done it a very very long time ago. Funny how our own sites are often the last to get upgraded)

Read more: Joomla 1.6 nested categories

If you have been following the development of Joomla 1.6 you will have noticed that one of the new features is nested categories.

This means that you are no longer limited to the Section-Category-Article paradigm but can have as many levels of categories as you wish.

I've explained before how the current system works and how to understand the limitations by comparing it to a filing cabinet.

Personally I have never had an issue keeping my back-end filing system and my front-end navigation system separate but I know that many many people do. It's been this way since the early Mambo days so I guess I have grown up with the structure and it's not a problem for me.

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