Joomla!® 24-Hour Trainer

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SECTION I: BEFORE YOU START CLICKING BUTTONS

LESSON 1: UNDERSTANDING JOOMLA!

What Is Joomla?

Comparing Static Websites and Content Management Systems

Choosing the Right Solution

LESSON 2: PLANNING YOUR WEBSITE

Determining the Goal of an Organization or Project

How Will the Website Help to Achieve the Goal?

Who Will Visit the Website?

What Do the Website Visitors Want?

Identifying and Organizing the Website's Information

Identifying Important Functionality

Try It

Hints

Step-by-Step

LESSON 3: PURCHASING A DOMAIN NAME AND WEB HOSTING

What Is a Domain Name?

Choosing a Good Domain Name

Top-Level Domain

The Telephone Test

The Spelling Test

Other Considerations

Checking Domain Name Availability

Purchasing a Domain Name

Choosing a Good Joomla! Web Host

It's All About Backups

You Get What You Pay For

What Hosting Is Jen Using?

Pointing Your Domain Name to Your Web Hosting

Try It

SECTION II: A FIRST LOOK AT JOOMLA!

LESSON 4: INSTALLING JOOMLA!

Installation Methods

Asking Your Host

Fantastico

Rochen's Joomla! Utilities

Manual Installation

Installing Joomla! with Fantastico

Installing Joomla! with Rochen's Joomla! Utilities

Try It

Lesson Requirements

Step-by-Step

LESSON 5: A TOUR OF THE JOOMLA! ADMINISTRATOR INTERFACE

Logging in

Joomla!'s Menus

Site Menu

Menus

Content

Components

Extensions

Tools

Help

Common Interface Buttons

New

Edit

Publish and Unpublish

Try It

SECTION III: SECTIONS, CATEGORIES, AND ARTICLES IN JOOMLA!

LESSON 6: DEFINING SECTION AND CATEGORY STRUCTURE ...