Joomla! explained : your step-by-step guide / Stephen Burge.
ISBN:
9780321703781
Title:
Joomla! explained : your step-by-step guide / Stephen Burge.
Author:
Burge, Stephen, 1978-
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Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ. ; London : Addison-Wesley, 2012.
Physical Description:
xiv, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Joomla! explained -- Joomla! installations explained -- Joomla! sites explained -- Joomla! content explained -- Joomla! content editing explained -- Joomla! menus explained -- Joomla! components explained -- Joomla! modules explained -- Joomla! plug-ins explained -- Joomla! templates explained -- Adding Joomla! extensions explained -- Putting it all together: personal site -- Putting it all together: business site -- Joomla! users explained -- Joomla! languages explained -- Joomla! site management explained.
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Books
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ. ; London : Addison-Wesley, 2012.
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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.Author Notes
Stephen Burge has split his career equally between teaching and web development. In 2007 he merged the two by teaching web development with Joomla!. His company Open Source Training teaches Joomla! classes around the world and online. Stephen travels widely, helping people learn and thrive with Joomla!. He has been involved with many aspects of the Joomla! community, most recently as board member of Open Source Matters, which provides Joomla! with financial and legal support.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. xv |
Acknowledgments | p. xvi |
About the Author | p. xvii |
Chapter 1 Joomla! Explained | p. 1 |
The What, When, Where, and Who of Joomla | p. 2 |
Why Joomla? | p. 2 |
How Much Is Joomla? | p. 3 |
What Does the Joomla Name Mean? | p. 3 |
How Many Versions of Joomla Are There? | p. 4 |
Who Uses Joomla? | p. 5 |
This Book Explained | p. 8 |
What You'll Need | p. 8 |
What This Book Covers | p. 8 |
This Book Is Concise | p. 10 |
This Book Is Active | p. 10 |
This Book Uses Specific Examples | p. 10 |
What's Next? | p. 12 |
Chapter 2 Joomla! Installations Explained | p. 13 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 14 |
Choose the Best Place to Install Joomla | p. 14 |
Your Computer | p. 14 |
A Web Server | p. 15 |
Choose the Best Way to Install Joomla! | p. 16 |
Install Joomla Automatically | p. 16 |
Install Joomla Manually | p. 22 |
Step 1 Create a Database | p. 23 |
Step 2 Download the Joomla Files and Upload Them to Our Web Server | p. 26 |
Step 3 Complete the Joomla Installation by Connecting the Database and Files Together | p. 29 |
Get Help If You're Stuck Installing Joomla! | p. 36 |
What's Next? | p. 37 |
Chapter 3 Joomla! Sites Explained | p. 39 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 39 |
Understand the Two Areas of a Joomla Site | p. 39 |
Visitor Area | p. 40 |
Administrator Area | p. 40 |
Understand the Administrator Area of Your Joomla Site | p. 41 |
Things You'll See All the Time in Joomla | p. 44 |
Language | p. 44 |
Page Layouts | p. 44 |
Individual Page Layouts | p. 46 |
Understand the Visitor Area of Your Joomla Site | p. 49 |
Make Your First Joomla Site Changes | p. 50 |
Changing Your First Article | p. 50 |
Changing Your First Template | p. 53 |
What's Next? | p. 55 |
Chapter 4 Joomla! Content Explained | p. 57 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 57 |
Step 1: Categorize | p. 57 |
Step 2: Add | p. 61 |
Step 3: Show | p. 66 |
The Joomla CASh Workflow--Why Do It This Way? | p. 71 |
Practicing the CASh Workflow | p. 72 |
Step 1 Categorize | p. 73 |
Step 2 | p. 73 |
Step 3 | p. 73 |
What's Next? | p. 76 |
Chapter 5 Joomla! Content Editing Explained | p. 77 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 77 |
Formatting Your Text | p. 77 |
Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough | p. 78 |
Aligning Your Text | p. 80 |
Bullet Points and Indentation | p. 82 |
What if I Made a Mistake? | p. 84 |
Adding Images to Your Content | p. 85 |
Categorize Images | p. 86 |
Add Images | p. 88 |
Show Images | p. 90 |
What If I Made a Mistake? | p. 92 |
Adding Links to Your Content | p. 94 |
Internal Links | p. 94 |
External Links | p. 96 |
What If I Made a Mistake? | p. 97 |
Internal Article Links | p. 98 |
What If I Want to Remove a Link? | p. 101 |
Choosing Your Article Options | p. 101 |
Publishing Options | p. 102 |
Article Options | p. 103 |
Global Options | p. 104 |
Metadata Options | p. 106 |
Practicing Joomla Content | p. 108 |
Airport | p. 108 |
Bus Station | p. 110 |
Train Station | p. 112 |
What's Next? | p. 114 |
Chapter 6 Joomla! Menus Explained | p. 115 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 115 |
Why Do you Need Menus? | p. 115 |
Step 1 Categorize Your Menu Links | p. 116 |
Step 2 Adding Your Menu Links | p. 118 |
If You Already Have the Links | p. 119 |
If You Haven't Already Created the Links | p. 120 |
Step 3 Showing Your Menu Links | p. 121 |
Practicing the CASh Workflow with Menus | p. 123 |
Transport Menu | p. 124 |
Festivals Menu | p. 126 |
About Joomlaville Menu | p. 127 |
More Advanced Layout Options Using Menus | p. 128 |
Putting It All Together in a Blog Layout | p. 129 |
Categorize | p. 130 |
Add | p. 130 |
Show | p. 131 |
Selecting the Options | p. 132 |
Putting It All Together in a List Layout | p. 134 |
Categorize | p. 135 |
Add | p. 135 |
Show | p. 136 |
Selecting the Options | p. 136 |
What's Next? | p. 138 |
Chapter 7 Joomla! Components Explained | p. 141 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 141 |
Banners Component | p. 142 |
Setting Up an Advertising Banner | p. 142 |
Contacts Component | p. 146 |
Categorize | p. 147 |
Add | p. 148 |
Show | p. 149 |
Options | p. 149 |
Messaging Component | p. 151 |
News Feeds Component | p. 154 |
Categorize | p. 154 |
Add | p. 155 |
Show | p. 155 |
Redirect Component | p. 157 |
Search Component | p. 158 |
Options | p. 160 |
Web Links Component | p. 161 |
Categorize | p. 161 |
Add | p. 161 |
Show | p. 162 |
Banners | p. 163 |
Contacts | p. 166 |
News Feeds | p. 170 |
Web Links | p. 172 |
Cleaning Up the Menu Links | p. 175 |
What's Next? | p. 181 |
Chapter 8 Joomla! Modules Explained | p. 183 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 183 |
Understanding Modules | p. 183 |
Creating New Modules | p. 188 |
Changing the Order of Modules | p. 192 |
Changing Which Pages Modules Appear On | p. 196 |
Change When Modules Appear | p. 202 |
Practice | p. 205 |
Categorize | p. 205 |
Add | p. 205 |
Show | p. 205 |
Position | p. 207 |
Order | p. 207 |
Menu Links | p. 207 |
Time and Date | p. 209 |
What's Next? | p. 211 |
Chapter 9 Joomla! Plug-ins Explained | p. 213 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 213 |
The Plug-in Manager | p. 213 |
Authentication Plug-ins | p. 214 |
Content Plug-ins | p. 216 |
Editors and Editors-XTD Plug-ins | p. 220 |
Search Plug-ins | p. 223 |
User Plug-ins | p. 224 |
Extension, System, and Other Plug-in Types | p. 226 |
What's Next? | p. 228 |
Chapter 10 Joomla! Templates Explained | p. 229 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 229 |
Understanding Templates | p. 229 |
Changing Templates | p. 233 |
Changing Template Options | p. 236 |
Different Designs and Layouts for Different Pages | p. 240 |
Different Templates on Different Pages | p. 240 |
Different Template Styles on Different Pages | p. 241 |
Practice | p. 244 |
What's Next? | p. 246 |
Chapter 11 Adding Joomla! Extensions Explained | p. 247 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 247 |
Research Components, Modules, and Plug-ins | p. 247 |
Find the Right Category | p. 248 |
Evaluate an Individual Extension | p. 255 |
Install Components, Modules, and Plug-ins | p. 259 |
Install a Module | p. 259 |
Install a Plug-in | p. 264 |
Install a Component | p. 267 |
Find and Install Templates | p. 273 |
Find a Free Template | p. 273 |
Find a Commercial Template | p. 281 |
Practice | p. 284 |
Install a Component | p. 284 |
Install a Module | p. 285 |
Install a Plug-in | p. 285 |
What's Next? | p. 286 |
Chapter 12 Putting It All Together: Personal Site | p. 289 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 289 |
Step 1 Installation | p. 290 |
One-Click Installation | p. 290 |
Manual Installation | p. 291 |
Step 2 Content | p. 293 |
Categorize | p. 293 |
Add | p. 294 |
Show | p. 296 |
Step 3 Components, Modules, and Plug-ins | p. 298 |
Default Component: Contacts | p. 298 |
Installed Component: Photo Gallery | p. 299 |
Default Module: Most Read Content | p. 303 |
Installed Module: SP Weather | p. 304 |
Default Plug-in: Load Module | p. 305 |
Installed Plug-in: ITPSocial Buttons | p. 307 |
Step 4 Templates | p. 308 |
What's Next? | p. 314 |
Chapter 13 Putting It All Together: Business Site | p. 315 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 315 |
Step 1 Installation | p. 316 |
Step 2 Content | p. 316 |
Categorize | p. 316 |
Add | p. 318 |
Show | p. 319 |
Step 3 Components, Modules, and Plug-ins | p. 321 |
Default Component: Contacts | p. 321 |
Installed Component: Zen Portfolio | p. 321 |
Default Modules: Most Read Content | p. 324 |
Installed Module: GTranslate | p. 325 |
Default Plug-in: User Profile | p. 327 |
Installed Plug-in: JPlayer | p. 327 |
Step 4: Templates | p. 330 |
What's Next? | p. 335 |
Chapter 14 Joomla! Users Explained | p. 337 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 338 |
What People Can See: Joomla's Access Levels | p. 339 |
Method 2: What Users Can Do: Joomla's User Groups | p. 347 |
Method 3: Creating Your Own Access Controls | p. 350 |
Setting Up a New User Group | p. 350 |
Creating a Chief Editor for Our Site | p. 356 |
What's Next? | p. 360 |
Chapter 15 Joomla! Languages Explained | p. 363 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 364 |
Step 1 Installation | p. 364 |
Step 2 Content | p. 372 |
An Example of How Translation Works | p. 372 |
Categorize | p. 373 |
Add | p. 375 |
Show | p. 375 |
Step 3 Extensions (Components, Modules, and Plug-ins) | p. 377 |
Components | p. 377 |
Modules | p. 378 |
Step 4 Templates | p. 379 |
What's Next? | p. 380 |
Chapter 16 Joomla! Site Management Explained | p. 381 |
Things You Can Do After Reading This Chapter | p. 381 |
Updating Your Site | p. 381 |
An Overview of Joomla Version Numbers | p. 382 |
What Version Do I Have? | p. 384 |
How Do I Get Notified About Updates? | p. 384 |
How Do I Update? | p. 385 |
Updating Your Extensions | p. 387 |
Disabling or Uninstalling Your Extensions | p. 391 |
Additional Measures to Protect Your Site | p. 392 |
Backing Up Your Site | p. 396 |
Backups Made by Your Hosting Company | p. 396 |
Backups Made by You | p. 396 |
Global Configuration | p. 400 |
Taking Your Site Offline | p. 401 |
Metadata Settings | p. 402 |
Changing Your Site's URLs | p. 403 |
Making Your Site Run Faster | p. 407 |
Staying Logged In for Longer | p. 409 |
What's Next? | p. 409 |
Index | p. 411 |
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