Joomla! Bible [electronic resource] / Ric Shreves.

ISBN:

9781118474938

Title:

Author:

Shreves, Ric.

Personal Author:

Shreves, Ric.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Wiley, 2013.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (748 p.)

Series:

Bible

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Joomla! Bible; Credits; About the Author; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Is This Book for You?; How This Book Is Organized; How to Use This Book; About the Icons; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Joomla!; Chapter 1: Introducing the Joomla! Content Management System; Discovering Open Source Content Management; Discovering Joomla!; Understanding the Joomla! Architecture; Engaging with the Joomla! Community; Summary; Chapter 2: Obtaining and Installing Joomla!; Getting the Installation Files; Meeting the Technical Requirements

Installing Joomla!Summary; Chapter 3: Taking a First Look at Joomla!; Exploring the Front End; Exploring the Back End; Summary; Chapter 4: Getting the Most from Site Configuration; Exploring the Global Configuration Manager; Using the Global Configuration Manager Workspaces; Summary; Part II: Working with Content and Users; Chapter 5: Managing Content; Creating Articles; Managing Existing Articles; Understanding Content Hierarchies in Joomla!; Working with the Global Article Manager; Summary; Chapter 6: Working with Editors and Media; Working with the Editor Options in Joomla!

Introducing the Joomla! Media ManagerWorking with Media Files; Summary; Chapter 7: Employing Advanced Content Management Techniques; Using Content Display Modules; Bringing External Content into Your Site; Managing Content from the Front End; Summary; Chapter 8: Working with the Menu System; Introducing the Menu Manager; Creating and Managing Menus; Working with the Menu Item Manager; Creating and Managing Menu Items; Controlling Access to Menus and Menu Items; Summary; Chapter 9: Managing the Home Page of Your Site; Creating the Home Page of Your Site; Publishing Articles on the Home Page

Publishing Component Output on the Home PagePublishing Modules on the Home Page; Summary; Chapter 10: Managing Your Site's Users; Introducing the User Manager; Understanding the Default User Hierarchy; Adding Users to the System; Managing Existing Users; Adding and Editing User Groups; Enabling Front-End User Registration; Working with the User Profile Page; Controlling Access to Content and Functionalities; Summary; Chapter 11: Creating a Multilingual Website; Introducing the Language Manager; Installing New Language Packs; Modifying a Language Pack; Enabling Multilingual Content; Summary

Part III: Working with Components, Modules, and Plug-InsChapter 12: Using the Banner Manager; Introducing the Banner Manager; Configuring the Banner Component; Managing Clients; Managing Categories; Managing Banners; Using the Banner Module; Summary; Chapter 13: Working with the Contacts Component; Introducing the Contact Manager; Configuring the Contacts Component; Managing Contacts; Managing Categories; Creating Contact Forms; Summary; Chapter 14: Using the Newsfeed Component; Introducing the Newsfeed Manager; Configuring the Newsfeed Component; Managing Your Newsfeeds

Managing Newsfeed Categories

Subject Term:

Joomla! (Computer file).

Open source software.

Web site development.

Web sites -- Authoring programs.

Format:

Books

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

New York : Wiley, 2013.

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Summary

Your complete guide to the Joomla! content management system

Whether you use Joomla! to power a website, intranet, or blog, you'll need a good how-to reference on this complex, but not always intuitive, content management software. Joomla! Bible, Second Edition is that book. It not only brings you up to speed on the changes and extensions that are now part of Joomla! 3.0, it thoroughly covers functions and tasks, including installation, configuration, management, advanced modules, and extended coverage of two key extensions.

You'll learn how to obtain code and deploy it to a server; how to obtain, modify, and delete content; how to choose between the Joomla! Platform and the Joomla! CMS; and more. By the time you finish the Joomla! Bible, Second Edition , you'll be well prepared to build and maintain a Joomla!-based website.

Walks you through obtaining the Joomla! 3.0 code and how to deploy it to a server, configure the site, create content, and manage content and user hierarchies Helps you get the most out of core modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Polls Module, the Banner Manager, Content Syndication, Newsfeed Aggregation, and others Includes hands-on tutorials and real-world practical applications

Whether you're a content manager, website manager, developer, or do-it-yourselfer, make sure you keep Joomla! Bible, Second Edition on hand.

Author Notes

Ric Shreves is a freelance writer and web applications development consultant. His company, water & stone (www.waterandstone.com), specializes in the creation of websites using open source content management systems and has deployed hundreds of websites on the Joomla! system. A past president of the Mambo Foundation, Ric is also the author of several books, including the previous edition of the Joomla! Bible . He has worked as a columnist for ComputerWorld and written for a number of tech publications.