Publisher: O'Reilly Media Released: December 2009 Pages: 416
Why use Joomla? Because with Joomla you don't need to have any technical expertise or web design experience to create effective websites and web apps. Whether you're creating your first website or building a multi-function site for a client, this book provides straightforward, hands-on instruction that makes it easy to learn this open source web content management system. Written by members of the Joomla Leadership Team, Using Joomla helps newcomers quickly learn the basics, while developers with Joomla experience will pick up best practices for building more sophisticated websites. You'll also find more than a dozen ways to extend the functionality of existing Joomla-built websites. Start building with Joomla in minutes! - Get guidelines for planning, creating, and organizing your content
- Understand how to create and use Joomla templates to build websites quickly
- Explore how components, modules, and plug-ins can extend your site's functionality
- Increase your site ranking by using Joomla best practices
- Use built-in components such as banners, news feeds, polls, search, and web links
- Set up an online store, calendar, photo gallery, discussion forum, and more
- Learn important security precautions to safeguard your site
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Chapter 1 An Overview -
Using a CMS: Static Versus Dynamic -
A Brief History of Joomla -
Why Open Source and the GPL? -
The Future -
Summary -
Chapter 2 Quick Start -
Quick Install -
System Requirements -
Add Sample Content or Not -
Some Basic Terminology -
Summary -
Chapter 3 A Tour of the Administrator Panel -
Control Panel -
Administrator Menus -
Administrator Modules -
Main Toolbar -
Article Filtering and Display -
Summary -
Chapter 4 Global Configuration -
Site -
System -
Server -
Summary -
Chapter 5 Preparing Your Content -
Planning, Creating, and Organizing Your Content -
Sections, Categories, and Articles -
Section Manager Overview -
Category Manager Overview -
Summary -
Chapter 6 Creating Content -
Articles As Building Blocks -
Creating Articles -
Article Publishing and Unpublishing -
Article Parameters -
Article Manager Filtering and Ordering -
Permissions -
Archiving Articles -
Trashing Articles -
The Front Page Manager -
Frontend Versus Backend Editing -
Submitting Content on the Frontend -
Summary -
Chapter 7 Menus -
Menu Structure Versus Content Structure -
Menu Manager -
Menu Item Manager: Menu Item Types Explained, Controlling Layout -
Menu Item Parameters -
Menu Modules: Parameters -
Menu Module: Split Menus -
Built-in Site Map -
Using ItemID to Create Internal Links -
Menu Trash -
Summary -
Chapter 8 Components -
Extending Joomla with Extensions and Compatibility -
Built-in Components: Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, Search, and Web Links -
Other Built-in Components in the Extension Manager -
Third-Party Components: How to Install -
Summary -
Chapter 9 Modules -
The Module Manager -
Built-in Frontend Modules -
Creating a Menu Module -
Creating a Custom HTML Module -
Built-in Administrator Modules -
Showing a Module Inside an Article -
Installing Third-Party Modules -
View All of the Module Positions -
Summary -
Chapter 10 Plug-ins -
The Plugin Manager -
Plug-in Types -
Built-in Plug-ins -
Third-Party Plug-ins: How to Install -
Summary -
Chapter 11 Templates -
The Template Manager -
Installing and Assigning Templates -
Template Folder Structure -
Editing Templates -
Anatomy of a Template File -
Module Chrome -
Template Parameters -
Template Overrides (MVC) -
Summary -
Chapter 12 User Manager -
User Manager -
Adding and Editing Users -
User Registration -
Recover Your Admin Password -
User Permissions -
Summary -
Chapter 13 Media Manager -
The Media Manager -
Navigating Views and Managing Media -
Uploading and Deleting Media -
Using Media in Your Articles -
Summary -
Chapter 14 Languages -
The Language Manager -
Finding and Installing Languages -
Creating a Language Pack -
Other Language Options -
Summary -
Chapter 15 Extension Manager -
Installing Extensions -
Uninstalling Extensions -
Upgrading Extensions -
Summary -
Chapter 16 Tools -
Global Check-in -
Clean Cache -
Purge Expired Cache -
Read/Write Private Messages -
Mass Mail -
System Info -
Summary -
Chapter 17 Hands-on: Converting a Site to Joomla -
Designing Your Website -
Finding Zones in Your Design -
Preparing the HTML and CSS -
Hands-on Walkthrough -
Summary -
Chapter 18 Extending Your Site: Recommended Solutions -
E-Commerce: Set Up a Simple Online Storefront Using VirtueMart -
Blog: Blogging Functionality Built In -
Calendaring/Event Management: Manage and Share Online Calendars with JCal Pro -
Forms: Create Custom Forms to Collect and Store Information with bfForms -
Photo Gallery: Set Up an Online Photo Gallery Using Phoca -
Document Library: Create Online Document Storage Using RokDownloads -
Reviews: Create an Online Review System Using JReviews Express -
Building a Community: Extend User Profiles and Functions with Community Builder -
Podcasting: Publish Podcasts on Your Site and on iTunes with the Podcast Suite -
Discussion Forum: Set Up an Integrated Discussion Forum Using Kunena -
Site Backup/Migration: Perform Backups and Migrate Your Site Using JoomlaPack -
Power Search: Powerful Site Searches with JXtended Finder -
Content Tagging: Organize and Connect Related Content Using JXtended Labels -
Comments: Set Up User Comments Using JXtended Comments -
Summary -
Chapter 19 SEO and SEF -
What Is SEO and SEF? -
Lowering Your Page Rank -
Keywords and Metadata -
SEF URLs and Creating Custom URLs -
Error Pages -
SEO and SEF Resources -
Summary -
Chapter 20 Security -
Importance of Security and the JSST -
Best Practices -
Summary -
Chapter 21 Joomla 1.6 and Beyond -
Changes and Improvements -
Extension Compatibility -
Migrating to Joomla 1.6 -
Summary -
Chapter 22 Getting Involved -
Write or Translate a Tutorial or Documentation -
Test or Add a Comment to an Issue Report -
Develop an Extension or Template -
Join a Joomla Working Group -
Help Out at a Joomla Event -
Contribute in Other Ways -
Summary -
Appendix Installing and Upgrading -
Requirements -
Database Setup -
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) -
Web Installer -
Local Web Servers -
Upgrading -
Appendix Choosing the Right Extensions -
Which Extension Is Right for Me? -
Where Can I Find an Extension Used in This Book? -
Appendix Developing for Joomla -
Joomla Framework -
Developer Resources -
Appendix Tips and Tricks -
How to Tell if a Website Is Running Joomla -
What Is Key Reference Anyway? -
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- Title:
- Using Joomla
- By:
- Ron Severdia, Kenneth Crowder
- Foreword By:
- Louis Landry
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Formats:
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- Print
- Ebook
- Safari Books Online
- Print:
- December 2009
- Ebook:
- December 2009
- Pages:
- 416
- Print ISBN:
- 978-0-596-80494-7
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- 0-596-80494-6
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-7741-0
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- 1-4493-7741-6
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Ron Severdia Ron Severdia is a Creative Director in the San Francisco Bay Area and has directed interactive branding projects-from web sites and brand identities to interactive campaigns-for clients such as HP, Verizon, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, Visa, Walmart.com, and Apple. His prior experience includes stints as a Senior Designer and then Creative Director at Young & Rubicam, DDB, Glow, and Landor Associates. Fluent in several languages, he worked for seven years in Europe, where he's won several awards for successful creative work.Ron has been using Joomla since 2006 to build sites for companies, large and small, including a worldwide branding site for Citibank. He joined the Joomla Communications Team in 2008 and recently redesigned the new look of Joomla.org.Ron wishes to thank his lovely wife, Nat lia, without whose support this book and many of his other "adventurous projects" could not have been possible. Milujem ťa.You can reach Ron by email at: severdia@gmail.com View Ron Severdia's full profile page. -
Kenneth Crowder Kenneth Crowder is a Senior Software Engineer at BIGSHOT, a full-service marketing and advertising agency located in Kansas City, Missouri. His primary role is to develop Joomla extensions and provide knowledge and expertise to support its clients. Prior to BIGSHOT, his experience includes places like Sprint and Hallmark.com. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Northwest Missouri State University.Kenneth has been involved in the Joomla Community since its inception. He has volunteered countless hours to help the open source project as a global moderator as well as various other assignments.Kenneth resides in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Michelle and two wonderful children, Ryland and Korina. He would like to thank Michelle for all of the love and support she has given him over the years. He would also like to thank his parents, Raymond and Sharon, for supporting his decision at the age of 16 to buy a computer instead of a car with the money he had saved.You can reach Kenneth by email at: ChiefGoFor@gmail.com View Kenneth Crowder's full profile page. |
Colophon The bird on the cover of Using Joomla is a white stork (Ciconia ciconia). According to legend believed to have originated in northern Germany, white storks are symbols of fertility and prosperity. Found throughout Europe, the Middle East, and west-central Asia, white storks are long-necked wading birds, whose bodies are mostly white, except for their black flight feathers. Their bills and their legs are red. Nothing but size (males are slightly larger than females) distinguishes the sexes from each another. Monogamous during the breeding season, couples build their nests together, although finding materials for them is primarily the males' responsibility. Their nests are large and usually made up of twigs, grass, sod, and paper. They'll often reuse their nests year after year, adding new material to them each breeding season. To signify the completion of the nest, many times they'll plant a leafy branch on one of its sides. Since the Middle Ages, white storks have built their nests on man-made structures, including rooftops, chimneys, and telephone poles. Nests can also be found in trees and sometimes even on the ground. Females usually lay between three and five eggs. Both parents are responsible for feeding their young until they reach eight or nine weeks and leave the nest, after which time, young are known to return to their parents' nest to beg for food. Their diets are quite varied and include frogs, fish, snakes, lizards, earthworms, crustaceans, and even sometimes the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds. White storks are visual hunters, so when foraging, they walk with their eyes and bill toward the ground. Once they spot their prey, they cock their necks back and then jab their bill back and forth until they catch their victim. Over the last 50 years, their population has seen a steady decline, particularly in Western Europe. In 1910, there were 500 breeding pairs in the Netherlands, and in 1985, there were only 5. Pesticides and wetland drainage have limited the availability of food. |
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