December 2009
Beginner
416 pages
9h 53m
English
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How This Book is Organized
Each chapter of this book breaks down the extensive features of Joomla into easy-to-understand sections:
- Chapter 1, An Overview
Get a little background on Joomla, its history, and what the future holds.
- Chapter 2, Quick Start
Install Joomla in just a few minutes and understand a few key concepts.
- Chapter 3, A Tour of the Administrator Panel
Learn the basics of the administrator interface.
- Chapter 4, Global Configuration
Understand what configuration options are available and how they affect your website.
- Chapter 5, Preparing Your Content
See some basic Joomla concepts and how they can help you best plan your website.
- Chapter 6, Creating Content
Get an in-depth overview of how content is created, managed, and displayed within Joomla.
- Chapter 7, Menus
Menus are the backbone of site structure. Learn the best way to control layouts and use different navigation styles.
- Chapter 8, Components
See which components are built-in and how to extend Joomla’s functionality with third-party options.
- Chapter 9, Modules
Understand how to manage and display modules.
- Chapter 10, Plug-ins
The power of plug-ins and the various types are explained.
- Chapter 11, Templates
It’s easy to make your site look professional and this chapter will help you understand the basics of templates.
- Chapter 12, User Manager
Learn how to manage users and collaborate on your website with user permissions.
- Chapter 13, Media Manager
Managing media like images and Flash is easy with Joomla.
- Chapter 14, Languages
Get Joomla to ...
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