Joomla! 1.5 Essential Training

Many types of websites can be built and maintained more easily using a content management system (CMS). A CMS provides a web-based interface for creating and organizing content. The content is stored in a database, then consistently presented according to a set of templates and preferences, which eliminates the need to handcraft each page in HTML. Joomla! is a popular, easy-to-use, open-source CMS built in PHP. It has near-limitless functionality, thanks to its community of extension developers. In Joomla! 1.5 Essential Training, Joseph LeBlanc uses Joomla! to build a small-business website from scratch with no programming at all, from installation to launch. He demonstrates how to create and organize content; add menus, sidebars, and other features; change the look with templates; install plug-ins and extensions; and much more. Exercise files accompany the course.

Table of contents

0. Introduction

• Welcome
• What is a content management system?
• What is Joomla!?

1. Installing

• Overview of the installation process
• Installing MAMP
• Installing WAMP
• Using other services and resolving issues
• Installing Joomla! 1.5
• Using the example files

2. Creating Content

• Adding content to the front page
• Using Read More
• Creating individual pages of content
• Dividing long articles using page breaks
• Formatting content
• Adding an external link
• Adding article images
• Deleting content

3. Organizing Content into Sections and Categories

• Creating sections and categories
• Organizing content
• Using the Blog Layout options
• Using the List Layout options
• Modifying section and category details
• Adding section and category descriptions

4. Setting Content Display Parameters

• Setting Global Configuration parameters for articles
• Setting individual article configuration parameters
• Setting content access parameters
• Ordering articles
• Setting publishing parameters
• Setting article icons
• Setting metadata

5. Creating Menus for Your Site

• Using menus
• Using other menu items
• Creating parent menu items
• Setting menu item details
• Setting the menu item page title
• Creating additional menus
• Changing the default menu items
• Deleting menu items

6. Using Modules

• Creating a sidebar
• Configuring modules
• Assigning modules to menu items
• Creating a login module
• Creating a breadcrumb module
• Creating a syndicate module for RSS feeds
• Using other modules

7. Using Components

• Using the content component
• Creating a contact component
• Creating a poll component
• Creating a search component

8. Managing Users

• Creating a user
• Granting user permissions
• Allowing self-registration
• Allowing users to modify user details

9. Using Global Tools

• Modifying global configurations
• Reading and writing private messages
• Using the Mass Mail feature
• Using the Media Manager
• Using Joomla! help

10. Using Templates

• Changing the look of the site using templates
• Assigning templates
• Adjusting templates with the HTML Editor

11. Extending Joomla! 1.5

• Using plug-ins
• Using extensions
• Managing languages in the site
• Joining the Joomla! community

12. Launching Your Site and Beyond

• Launching your site
• Understanding SEO

13. Conclusion

• Goodbye

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