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Joomla!® Start to Finish: How to Plan, Execute, and Maintain Your Web Site

Name: Joomla!® Start to Finish: How to Plan, Execute, and Maintain Your Web Site
Author: Jen Kramer
ISBN: 9780470570890

by Jen Kramer

February 2010

Beginner

360 pages

8h 24m

English

Wrox

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Copyright
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE TECHNICAL EDITOR
CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
WHO THIS BOOK IS FORWHAT THIS BOOK COVERSHOW THIS BOOK IS STRUCTUREDWHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS BOOKCONVENTIONSSOURCE CODEERRATAP2P.WROX.COM
1. I Want a Web Site and I Want It Blue — How Much Will That Cost?
1.1. DEVISING STRATEGIES1.1.1. Understanding Your Client's Business Strategy1.1.2. Some Clients Should Not Have a Web Site1.1.3. Aligning the Business Strategy with the Web Strategy1.1.4. Understanding Your Client's Target Audience1.2. MEASURING SUCCESS1.3. ASSEMBLING THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
2. Choosing the Right Technologies to Solve the Business Problem
2.1. IS JOOMLA! THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR THIS CLIENT?2.2. "CAN JOOMLA! DO THAT?"2.3. THINKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE FROM THE CLIENT'S PERSPECTIVE2.3.1. Is Your Client Tech-Savvy?2.3.2. How Many People Are Involved with Maintenance?2.3.3. How Frequently Will the Site Need To Be Updated?2.3.4. Front-End Editing Versus Back-End Editing2.4. THINKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR'S PERSPECTIVE2.5. IDENTIFYING QUALITY EXTENSIONS2.5.1. Evaluating the Code2.5.2. Using Commercial Versus Free Extensions2.5.3. Upgrading Extensions to Maintain Security2.5.4. Using Custom Extensions
3. Downloading and Installing Joomla!
3.1. PLANNING THE INSTALLATION: LOCAL VERSUS HOSTED INSTALLATIONS3.2. CHOOSING THE RIGHT WEB HOST3.2.1. Ensuring Your Host Is Running Windows or Linux/UNIX3.2.2. Ensuring Your Host Is Running the Right Version of PHP, MySQL, and Apache/IIS3.2.3. Talking to Your Host about Its Backup Policies3.2.4. Ensuring Your Host Can Respond to Your Questions and Problems3.2.5. Ensuring Your Host Comes with a Good Control Panel3.2.6. What the Web Host Gives You to Get Started3.2.7. Dealing with Clients Who Want to Host Their Own Web Sites3.3. DOWNLOADING JOOMLA!3.4. INSTALLING JOOMLA!3.4.1. Creating a Database3.4.2. Uploading the Installation Package to Your Server3.4.3. Decompressing the Installation Package3.4.4. Completing the Installation Wizard3.4.5. Changing the Username3.4.6. Storing and Remembering Passwords (Preferably, Securely)
4. A Brief Tour of the Joomla! Administration Interface
4.1. GLOBAL CONFIGURATION4.1.1. The Site Tab4.1.2. The System Tab4.1.3. The Server Tab4.2. USER MANAGER4.2.1. User Groups4.2.1.1. Creating and Editing Users4.2.1.2. Deleting Users4.2.2. Public, Registered, and Special Users4.3. MEDIA MANAGER4.3.1. Why Are There Cherries in My Web Site?4.3.2. Creating New Folders4.3.3. Uploading Images and Files4.4. SITE MANAGEMENT TOOLS4.4.1. Reading and Writing Messages4.4.2. Mass Mail4.4.3. Global Check-In4.4.4. Clean Cache and Purge Expired Cache

5. In the Beginning There Was Content
5.1. CREATING A SITE MAP5.2. DETERMINING WHERE THE CONTENT IS COMING FROM5.2.1. Tracking Content and Images5.2.2. Getting Content from Your Client5.3. UNDERSTANDING THE SCAM — SECTIONS, CATEGORIES, ARTICLES, AND MENUS5.3.1. Creating and Editing Sections5.3.2. Creating and Editing Categories5.3.3. How Are Sections and Categories Related to Each Other and Your Content?5.3.4. Section and Category Considerations5.3.5. Site Map Considerations5.3.6. Functionalities Using Sections and Categories5.3.7. What Are Articles?5.3.7.1. Creating a New Article5.3.7.2. Editing an Article5.3.7.2.1. Editing from the Back End5.3.7.2.2. Editing from the Front End5.3.7.2.3. Which Is Better, Front-End or Back-End Editing?5.3.7.3. Setting the Global Article Parameters5.3.8. Advanced Article Features5.3.8.1. Parameters (Advanced)5.3.8.2. Metadata Information
6. Creating and Configuring Menus
6.1. USING THE MENU MANAGER6.2. LINKING ARTICLES TO THE MENU6.2.1. Linking an Individual Article to the Menu6.2.1.1. Parameters (Component) Settings6.2.1.2. Parameters (System) Settings6.2.2. Creating Blogs from Sections and Categories6.2.2.1. Creating Section Blogs6.2.2.1.1. Parameters (Basic) Settings6.2.2.1.2. Parameters (Advanced) Settings6.2.2.1.3. Parameters (Component) Settings6.2.2.1.4. Parameters (System) Settings6.2.2.1.5. Examples6.2.2.2. Creating Category Blogs6.2.2.2.1. Parameters (Basic) Settings6.2.2.2.2. Parameters (Advanced) and Parameters (Component) Settings6.2.2.2.3. Parameters (System) Settings6.2.3. Creating Article Lists from Sections and Categories6.2.3.1. Section Layout Options6.2.3.2. Category List Layout Options6.2.4. Menu Overrides from Articles and Which Setting Wins6.3. MAKING MENUS SHOW UP ON THE PAGE6.3.1. Displaying the Menu All in One Place6.3.2. Configuring the Module for Split Menu Presentation6.4. PRESENTING IMAGE-BASED MENU NAVIGATION6.5. CREATING SPECIAL MENU ITEMS6.5.1. Creating a Wrapper Menu Item6.5.2. Creating an Alias Menu Item6.5.3. Creating an External Link Menu Item6.5.4. Creating a Separator Menu Item6.6. CREATING MENUS FOR SPECIFIC USER CLASSES6.6.1. Creating Registered User Menu Items6.6.2. Creating Login and Related User Items6.6.2.1. Creating Registration6.6.2.2. Creating a Login Link6.6.2.3. Creating the Remind and Reset Link6.6.2.4. Creating the User Form Layout Link6.6.2.5. Creating Menus for Registered Users6.7. HIDING YOUR SITE BEHIND A LOGIN BOX6.8. CONSIDERING THE SECURITY OF REGISTERED USER INFORMATION
7. Installing and Configuring Templates
7.1. USING JOOMLA!'S DEFAULT TEMPLATES7.2. ASSIGNING THE TEMPLATE TO SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS7.3. DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING A TEMPLATE FROM ANOTHER SITE7.4. UNINSTALLING TEMPLATES
8. Modules That Come with Joomla!
8.1. CONFIGURING MODULES8.1.1. The Breadcrumbs Module8.1.2. The Latest News Module vs. the Newsflash Module8.1.2.1. Newsflash8.1.2.2. Latest News8.1.3. The Random Image Module8.1.4. The Search Module8.1.5. The Custom HTML Module8.2. EMBEDDING MODULES IN ARTICLES8.3. CONFIGURING ADMINISTRATOR MODULES
9. Components That Come with Joomla!
9.1. CONTACTS9.1.1. Configuring the Contacts Component9.1.2. Setting Contacts Parameters9.1.3. Linking a Contact to a Menu9.1.3.1. Contact Category Layout9.1.3.2. Standard Contact Layout9.2. WEB LINKS9.2.1. Creating a Web Link Category9.2.2. Creating a Web Link9.2.3. Web Link Parameters9.2.4. Linking Web Links to a Menu9.3. POLLS9.3.1. Configuring the Polls Component9.3.2. Configuring the Polls Display Module9.4. BANNER ADS9.4.1. Configuring the Banner Ads Component9.4.2. Configuring the Banner Display Module
10. Plug-Ins That Come with Joomla!
10.1. THE REMEMBER ME PLUG-IN10.2. THE LOAD MODULE PLUG-IN10.3. THE EMAIL CLOAKING PLUG-IN10.4. EDITOR BUTTONS10.5. USING EDITORS10.5.1. Adding a New Editor to Your Web Site
11. Adding Extensions to Joomla!
11.1. INSTALLING EXTENSIONS11.2. CONFIGURING NEW EXTENSIONS
12. Home Page Tips and Tricks
12.1. INTRODUCING THE FRONT PAGE MANAGER AND FRONT PAGE BLOG LAYOUT12.1.1. Do You Have to Use the Front Page Blog Layout?12.1.2. Does Your Home Page Have to Say "Welcome to the Frontpage"?12.2. LAYING OUT THE HOME PAGE IN AN ARTICLE
13. Custom Templates
13.1. PREREQUISITES FOR CREATING CUSTOM TEMPLATES13.2. WEB DEVELOPMENT WORKFLOWS13.3. CREATING A CUSTOM TEMPLATE13.3.1. Creating a Static HTML Page13.3.2. Inserting the Joomla! Codes13.3.2.1. Head Code13.3.2.2. Module Code13.3.2.3. Component and Message Codes13.3.3. Modifying the XML File13.3.4. Creating a Favicon13.3.5. Creating a Template Thumbnail13.3.6. Zipping and Uploading the Template Files13.4. SOLVING COMMON TEMPLATE PROBLEMS13.4.1. Path Problems13.4.2. Wrong Page Title on Home Page13.4.3. Styling Problems13.4.4. Template Installation Problems
14. Advanced Template and CSS Tricks
14.1. USING CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND OPTIONAL REGIONS14.2. SETTING EXCEPTIONS FOR THE HOME PAGE14.3. USING TEMPLATE OVERRIDES14.4. CUSTOMIZING OTHER TEMPLATE FILES14.5. CREATING MORE THAN ONE TEMPLATE FOR A SITE, BUT SHARING STYLES14.6. UNDERSTANDING SUFFIXES14.6.1. The Module Suffix14.6.2. The Page Class Suffix14.6.3. Multiple CSS Classes via Suffix14.7. USING HIDDEN MENUS14.8. CASE STUDIES14.8.1. MassAcorn.net14.8.2. The KOA Extranet
15. Site Maintenance and Training
15.1. BACKING UP SITES15.1.1. Configuring JoomlaPack for Backup15.1.2. Making the Backup15.1.3. Downloading the Backup15.2. RESTORING AND MOVING SITES15.3. UPGRADING SITES15.3.1. Updating via Update Manager for Joomla!15.3.2. Updating Extensions15.4. TRAINING THE CLIENT15.5. WHAT'S NEXT?
A. Jen's Favorite Joomla! Extensions
A.1. ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL EXTENSIONS FOR ANY JOOMLA! WEB SITEA.1.1. JoomlaPackA.1.2. JCEA.1.3. Mass ContentA.2. OTHER GREAT EXTENSIONSA.2.1. XMapA.2.2. Azrul.comA.2.3. JoomlaWorksA.2.4. RSForm!ProA.2.5. Grumpy Contacts

Overview

Everything you need to know to plan and maintain a Joomla! site

Joomla! offers powerful functionality and ease of configuration, making it an immensely popular open source content management system. However, far more than simply downloading and installing Joomla! is required in order to create a dynamic web site. This book walks you through the critical steps that must be taken in the planning process prior to establishing a Joomla! site. Joomla! expert Jen Kramer reviews essential questions that need to be asked of a client, discusses technical solutions to a variety of challenges, and explains how a site structure should be organized.

Topics Covered:

I Want a Web Site and I Want It Blue — How Much Will That Cost?

Choosing the Right Technologies to Solve the Business Problem

Downloading and Installing Joomla!

A Brief Tour of the Joomla! Administration Interface

Creating and Configuring Menus

Installing and Configuring

Modules That Come with Joomla

Components That Come with Joomla!

Plug-Ins That Come with Joomla!

Adding Extensions to Joomla!

Home Page Tips and Tricks

Custom Templates

Advanced Template and CSS Tricks

Site Maintenance and Training

Once the groundwork has been laid, you'll discover how to host and install Joomla!, and upgrade and maintain your Joomla! site.

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