Joomla! Explained
Your Step-by-Step Guide
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The book will show people that they can build and manage a Joomla! website without a technical background. Starting the installation, the book will detail how to add content, control users, make links and then add extra features to a Joomla! site. The book simplifies things to avoid difficult tasks that are unnecessary for beginners to understand. It is primarily a cookbook and tutorial that walks users through building a real-life website and use examples along the way. Product Description
Master Joomla! hands-on, step-by-step, through easy, practical examples!
Joomla! now powers tens of millions of websites of every size and type. But many beginners find it confusing, and most Joomla! books are too complex to help. Joomla! Explained is the solution. Top Joomla! trainer Stephen Burge teaches everything beginners need to know--and nothing they don't need to know!
Joomla! Explained requires absolutely no experience with Joomla! content management, website construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. Stephen Burge has taught thousands of beginners--and thousands more who've experimented with Joomla! but haven't mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding Joomla! users up the learning curve--from confusion to results!
You'll master Joomla! one easy step at a time, through a complete hands-on case study. Burge presents crystal-clear visuals, explanations, and analogies--all extensively tested with real Joomla! beginners. Backcover
Master Joomla! hands-on, step-by-step, through easy, practical examples!
Joomla! now powers tens of millions of websites of every size and type. But many beginners find it confusing, and most Joomla! books are too complex to help. Joomla! Explained is the solution. Top Joomla! trainer Stephen Burge teaches everything beginners need to know--and nothing they don't need to know!
Joomla! Explained requires absolutely no experience with Joomla! content management, website construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. Stephen Burge has taught thousands of beginners--and thousands more who've experimented with Joomla! but haven't mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding Joomla! users up the learning curve--from confusion to results!
You'll master Joomla! one easy step at a time, through a complete hands-on case study. Burge presents crystal-clear visuals, explanations, and analogies--all extensively tested with real Joomla! beginners. This book's quick, easy coverage includes
. Understanding what Joomla! does and how it works
. Installing the latest version of Joomla
. Navigating your site's visitor and administrator areas
. Mastering workflows that make site creation easy
. Adding text, images, links, and formatting
. Creating efficient, usable navigation
. Providing contact forms, ad banners, and link directories
. Using modules to enable site registration and search
. Adding voting and other smaller "plug-in" features
. Quickly changing site designs with Joomla! templates
. Finding, choosing, installing, and using extensions
. Building both business and personal sites, step by step
. Giving customized access to different types of users
. Managing site versions in multiple languages
. Efficiently administering, backing up, and updating sites
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvi
About the Author xvii
Chapter 1 Joomla! Explained 1
The What, When, Where, and Who of Joomla 2
Why Joomla? 2
How Much Is Joomla? 3
What Does the Joomla Name Mean? 3
How Many Versions of Joomla Are There? 4
Who Uses Joomla? 5
This Book Explained 8
What You'll Need 8
What This Book Covers 8
This Book Is Concise 10
This Book Is Active 10
This Book Uses Specific Examples 10
What's Next? 12
Chapter2 Joomla! Installations Explained 13
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 14
Choose the Best Place to Install Joomla 14
Your Computer 14
A Web Server 15
Choose the Best Way to Install Joomla! 16
Install Joomla Automatically 16
Install Joomla Manually 22
Step 1: Create a Database 23
Step 2: Download the Joomla Files and Upload Them to Our Web Server 26
Step 3: Complete the Joomla Installation by Connecting the Database and Files Together 29
Get Help If You're Stuck Installing Joomla! 36
What's Next? 37
Chapter3 Joomla! Sites Explained 39
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 39
Understand the Two Areas of a Joomla Site 39
Visitor Area 40
Administrator Area 40
Understand the Administrator Area of Your Joomla Site 41
Things You'll See All the Time in Joomla 44
Language 44
Page Layouts 44
Individual Page Layouts 46
Understand the Visitor Area of Your Joomla Site 49
Make Your First Joomla Site Changes 50
Changing Your First Article 50
Changing Your First Template 53
What's Next? 55
Chapter4 Joomla! Content Explained 57
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 57
Step 1: Categorize 57
Step 2: Add 61
Step 3: Show 66
The Joomla CASh Workflow-Why Do It This Way? 71
Practicing the CASh Workflow 72
Step 1: Categorize 73
Step 2: Add 73
Step 3: Show 73
What's Next? 76
Chapter5 Joomla! Content Editing Explained 77
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 77
Formatting Your Text 77
Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough 78
Aligning Your Text 80
Bullet Points and Indentation 82
What if I Made a Mistake? 84
Adding Images to Your Content 85
Categorize Images 86
Add Images 88
Show Images 90
What If I Made a Mistake? 92
Adding Links to Your Content 94
Internal Links 94
External Links 96
What If I Made a Mistake? 97
Internal Article Links 98
What If I Want to Remove a Link? 101
Choosing Your Article Options 101
Publishing Options 102
Article Options 103
Global Options 104
Metadata Options 106
Practicing Joomla Content 108
Airport 108
Bus Station 110
Train Station 112
What's Next? 114
Chapter6 Joomla! Menus Explained 115
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 115
Why Do you Need Menus? 115
Step 1: Categorize Your Menu Links 116
Step 2: Adding Your Menu Links 118
If You Already Have the Links 119
If You Haven't Already Created the Links 120
Step 3: Showing Your Menu Links 121
Practicing the CASh Workflow with Menus 123
Transport Menu 124
Festivals Menu 126
About Joomlaville Menu 127
More Advanced Layout Options Using Menus 128
Putting It All Together in a Blog Layout 129
Categorize 130
Add 130
Show 131
Selecting the Options 132
Putting It All Together in a List Layout 134
Categorize 135
Add 135
Show 136
Selecting the Options 136
What's Next? 138
Chapter7 Joomla! Components Explained 141
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 141
Banners Component 142
Setting Up an Advertising Banner
Master Joomla! hands-on, step-by-step, through easy, practical examples!
Joomla! now powers tens of millions of websites of every size and type. But many beginners find it confusing, and most Joomla! books are too complex to help. Joomla! Explained is the solution. Top Joomla! trainer Stephen Burge teaches everything beginners need to know--and nothing they don't need to know!
Joomla! Explained requires absolutely no experience with Joomla! content management, website construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. Stephen Burge has taught thousands of beginners--and thousands more who've experimented with Joomla! but haven't mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding Joomla! users up the learning curve--from confusion to results!
You'll master Joomla! one easy step at a time, through a complete hands-on case study. Burge presents crystal-clear visuals, explanations, and analogies--all extensively tested with real Joomla! beginners. Backcover
Master Joomla! hands-on, step-by-step, through easy, practical examples!
Joomla! now powers tens of millions of websites of every size and type. But many beginners find it confusing, and most Joomla! books are too complex to help. Joomla! Explained is the solution. Top Joomla! trainer Stephen Burge teaches everything beginners need to know--and nothing they don't need to know!
Joomla! Explained requires absolutely no experience with Joomla! content management, website construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. Stephen Burge has taught thousands of beginners--and thousands more who've experimented with Joomla! but haven't mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding Joomla! users up the learning curve--from confusion to results!
You'll master Joomla! one easy step at a time, through a complete hands-on case study. Burge presents crystal-clear visuals, explanations, and analogies--all extensively tested with real Joomla! beginners. This book's quick, easy coverage includes
. Understanding what Joomla! does and how it works
. Installing the latest version of Joomla
. Navigating your site's visitor and administrator areas
. Mastering workflows that make site creation easy
. Adding text, images, links, and formatting
. Creating efficient, usable navigation
. Providing contact forms, ad banners, and link directories
. Using modules to enable site registration and search
. Adding voting and other smaller "plug-in" features
. Quickly changing site designs with Joomla! templates
. Finding, choosing, installing, and using extensions
. Building both business and personal sites, step by step
. Giving customized access to different types of users
. Managing site versions in multiple languages
. Efficiently administering, backing up, and updating sites
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvi
About the Author xvii
Chapter 1 Joomla! Explained 1
The What, When, Where, and Who of Joomla 2
Why Joomla? 2
How Much Is Joomla? 3
What Does the Joomla Name Mean? 3
How Many Versions of Joomla Are There? 4
Who Uses Joomla? 5
This Book Explained 8
What You'll Need 8
What This Book Covers 8
This Book Is Concise 10
This Book Is Active 10
This Book Uses Specific Examples 10
What's Next? 12
Chapter2 Joomla! Installations Explained 13
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 14
Choose the Best Place to Install Joomla 14
Your Computer 14
A Web Server 15
Choose the Best Way to Install Joomla! 16
Install Joomla Automatically 16
Install Joomla Manually 22
Step 1: Create a Database 23
Step 2: Download the Joomla Files and Upload Them to Our Web Server 26
Step 3: Complete the Joomla Installation by Connecting the Database and Files Together 29
Get Help If You're Stuck Installing Joomla! 36
What's Next? 37
Chapter3 Joomla! Sites Explained 39
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 39
Understand the Two Areas of a Joomla Site 39
Visitor Area 40
Administrator Area 40
Understand the Administrator Area of Your Joomla Site 41
Things You'll See All the Time in Joomla 44
Language 44
Page Layouts 44
Individual Page Layouts 46
Understand the Visitor Area of Your Joomla Site 49
Make Your First Joomla Site Changes 50
Changing Your First Article 50
Changing Your First Template 53
What's Next? 55
Chapter4 Joomla! Content Explained 57
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 57
Step 1: Categorize 57
Step 2: Add 61
Step 3: Show 66
The Joomla CASh Workflow-Why Do It This Way? 71
Practicing the CASh Workflow 72
Step 1: Categorize 73
Step 2: Add 73
Step 3: Show 73
What's Next? 76
Chapter5 Joomla! Content Editing Explained 77
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 77
Formatting Your Text 77
Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough 78
Aligning Your Text 80
Bullet Points and Indentation 82
What if I Made a Mistake? 84
Adding Images to Your Content 85
Categorize Images 86
Add Images 88
Show Images 90
What If I Made a Mistake? 92
Adding Links to Your Content 94
Internal Links 94
External Links 96
What If I Made a Mistake? 97
Internal Article Links 98
What If I Want to Remove a Link? 101
Choosing Your Article Options 101
Publishing Options 102
Article Options 103
Global Options 104
Metadata Options 106
Practicing Joomla Content 108
Airport 108
Bus Station 110
Train Station 112
What's Next? 114
Chapter6 Joomla! Menus Explained 115
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 115
Why Do you Need Menus? 115
Step 1: Categorize Your Menu Links 116
Step 2: Adding Your Menu Links 118
If You Already Have the Links 119
If You Haven't Already Created the Links 120
Step 3: Showing Your Menu Links 121
Practicing the CASh Workflow with Menus 123
Transport Menu 124
Festivals Menu 126
About Joomlaville Menu 127
More Advanced Layout Options Using Menus 128
Putting It All Together in a Blog Layout 129
Categorize 130
Add 130
Show 131
Selecting the Options 132
Putting It All Together in a List Layout 134
Categorize 135
Add 135
Show 136
Selecting the Options 136
What's Next? 138
Chapter7 Joomla! Components Explained 141
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter 141
Banners Component 142
Setting Up an Advertising Banner
The book will show people that they can build and manage a Joomla! website without a technical background. Starting the installation, the book will detail how to add content, control users, make links and then add extra features to a Joomla! site. The book simplifies things to avoid difficult tasks that are unnecessary for beginners to understand. It is primarily a cookbook and tutorial that walks users through building a real-life website and use examples along the way.