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Up and Running with Joomla

Author R. Allen Wyke , Skip Matheny
Release Date: 2008/01/01
ISBN: 9780596515843
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Book Description

Need to launch a feature-rich web site quickly where you have one or more people authoring the content? Want to use a powerful Content Management System (CMS)? This Short Cut will get you up and running with Joomla, a freely available open source CMS. Learn how to install, configure, customize, and extend your Joomla installation. Also learn the tricks of the trade in how to set up and manage both your content and your users. Joomla can be a challenge to understand at first, so drastically cut your "get up to speed" time by taking the Short Cut!

Table of Contents

  1. Up and Running with Joomla
    1. Assumptions
    2. Section 1: Installation, Setup, and Initial Configuration
      1. Satisfying the Prerequisites
        1. WAMP, MAMP, and LAMP: An Alternative
        2. Web Server
        3. PHP
        4. MySQL
      2. Installing Joomla
        1. Creating a Database User and Schema
        2. Setup Process
        3. Understanding the configuration.php File
      3. Additional Configuration Settings
        1. Important Site-Wide Options
        2. Email Settings
      4. Organizing Your Content
        1. A Little Planning
        2. Sections
        3. Categories
      5. Selecting a Template
        1. Considerations
        2. Working with Templates
      6. Site Modules
    3. Section 2: Adding and Managing Users
      1. Managing Users
        1. Adding Users
        2. Linking Users to Contacts
      2. Groups and Permissions
        1. Public Frontend
        2. Public Backend
        3. More Options
      3. Now What?
    4. Section 3: Basics of Creating Content
      1. Adding Content
        1. The Basics
        2. Item Details
        3. Understanding intro text and main text
        4. [Dynamic] Content Items
        5. Static Content
        6. Images and More
        7. Front Page Content
        8. Archiving
        9. Frontend Editing
      2. Understanding Links
        1. Internal Links
        2. Options
      3. Adding Menus
        1. Types of Menus
        2. Menu Modules
        3. Controlling Layout with Menus
      4. Other Useful Content
        1. Weblinks
        2. News Feeds (RSS)
        3. Polls
    5. Section 4: Templates and Extensions
      1. Understanding Templates
        1. Controlling Site Layout
        2. Modifying Styles
        3. Customizing the Site Footer
        4. More Detailed Template Changes
        5. Adding a Segmentation Page
        6. Create Your Own Template
      2. Using Extensions
        1. Installation and Configuration
        2. Common Gotchas
    6. Wrapping Up
    7. About the Authors
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