Book Details
By: Marni Derr and Tanya Symes
ISBN 13: 978-0-321-77298-5
ISBN-10: 0-321-77298-9
Pages: 385
Publisher: Peachpit Press
About This Book
No one book can cover all aspects of a topic; however, we aimed to explore every core feature and function of Joomla, beginning with the basics and advancing into real world examples that you can use on your site. This book is designed to help you rapidly grasp Joomla’s functionality and serve as a quick reference guide as
you continue to use Joomla.
Building on the first edition of Joomla!: Visual QuickStart Guide, this task-based guide is the perfect tool for those just starting with Joomla, as well as, seasoned professionals who want to know how to use the latest version of the software to its fullest. It shows how to create, customize, and maintain a dynamic Joomla 1.6 website starting with fundamental concepts for using Joomla and then walks the user through every function of the system. It details the requirements for operating a secure and efficient Joomla website, including server configuration and website planning. The reader learns not only the functions of Joomla, such as adding content and structure, creating menus, using components, modules, plug-ins, and templates, but also how each function integrates as a whole. Each chapter ends with increasingly advanced topics, such as installation and configuration of the administrative back end, using 3rd-party extensions to create a portfolio, a blog, an e-commerce site, magazine, or news portal, as well as, how to use content construction kits, create custom templates, and integrate social media.
New features covered in this edition include: how to use the redesigned admin interface; new menu systems, including advanced functions for developers; how to use the category-article structure of content; the ability for users to create their own groups and assign access control levels; and control and customization of templates.
Chapter 1: Installing Joomla
Review Joomla server requirements and how to set up the Joomla database. Then,
walk through installing Joomla on a live or local server.
Chapter 2: Getting Started
You’ll start with an investigative tour of Joomla’s administrative back end, and continue
on to its navigation and key features.
Chapter 3: Creating Categories
Learn how to create and manage your category structure and how to create menus
for categories.
Chapter 4: Adding Articles
Create content, text, and media using Joomla; and understand how to assign
articles to categories; and how to create menus for articles.
Chapter 5: Managing Menus
Beginning with an explanation of Joomla menus, the chapter then teaches how to
create menus and place them on your site.
Chapter 6: Controlling Content Layouts
Understand how to control the display of your content on the site, how to set global
content options, and how to use menus to control what content displays on a page.
Chapter 7: Working with Templates Use both administrative (back-end) and frontend
templates in Joomla. You’ll also discover how to identify and use template positions.
Chapter 8: Working with Modules
Learn to create and position modules on your site.
Chapter 9: Utilizing Components
Create and use components and their associated modules.
Chapter 10: Managing User Access and Permissions
Create your own user groups, set the appropriate permissions, and control
access to site content or administration.
Chapter 11: Building Your Site Structure
Learn how to plan and set up a Joomla site using your categories and menus.
Chapter 12: Creating Portfolios and Galleries
Combine everything you have learned and apply it to real world web sites. You will
learn how to create a business portfolio and an artist photo or image gallery.
Chapter 13: Going Social
Walk through the creation of a blog page and integrate social media (such as Facebook
and Twitter) to your site.
Chapter 14: Creating Joomla Templates
Explore how to create and customize Joomla templates.
About the Authors
Marni Derr
Marni Derr is a writer, developer, designer, trainer, and consultant helping people build successful Joomla websites over the past 4 years. A technical writer for over 16 years, Marni currently writes and blogs about Joomla daily. An active member in the Joomla community, she continues to write for a variety of Joomla developers and template designers. You can find her portfolio at www.marniderr.com or her web site on all things Joomla at www.webcafestore.com. You can follow Marni on twitter @webcafestore.
Tanya Symes
Tanya Symes is an award-winning technical writer and a Joomla web developer. She has 18 years of experience in technical writing, web development, business analysis, and project management. She maintains a Joomla web site for dog lovers at www.theimperfectdog. You can find her portfolio at www.reflectivecommunications.com.
Both authors maintain the supporting web site for Joomla!: Visual Quick Start Guide at www.writingyourdreams.com.
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