Chapter 1. Introducing Joomla!
If you're reading this book, you likely already know that Joomla is becoming one of the most widely adopted new Web technologies. The Joomla Content Management System (CMS) provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface for Web site construction and maintenance. A novice Web user can quickly master the rudiments of Joomla and create a beautiful full-featured site, as shown in Figure 1-1, without knowing any Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). This book assumes that you are beyond the basics of site setup and want to master the Joomla system to make your Web site (or sites) world class—and you'll learn all that between these covers.
Figure 1-1. The default installation demonstrates design sophistication with a pill menu, a search box, some rounded display menus, an online poll, and the automatic page layout.
The method you use to master Joomla will depend on your needs and your role in the deployment of a Joomla Web site. This chapter explains how various Joomla users (Web masters, Web designers, and Web developers) will use this book to focus on learning the skills and technology that suits their needs and desires.
In all of the examples that will be presented in this book, I've tried to present the information as clearly and unambiguously as possible. I know you are here to master Joomla—not necessarily the other technologies (such as MySQL, CSS, PHP, ...
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