Foundations of Joomla! [electronic resource] /
Harwani, Bintu.author.
Foundations of Joomla is a step by step practical guide that explains building web sites and blogs using Joomla - a very popular and powerful content management system (CMS). The book takes you through the steps of installing Joomla, configuring your database, creating a blog and a website, followed by instructions on creating new posts and adding content to your site. Even if you are an absolute beginner and don't have any programming experience, you can build responsive, powerful, and fully featured websites quickly. Following clear and easy to understand instructions, you'll master Joomla 3 by building a sample site throughout the book.
User level: beginning.
Contents at a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction to Joomla;  What Is a CMS?;  Why Are CMSs So Popular?;  What Is Joomla?;  Structure of a Joomla Web Site;  Joomla Characteristics;  Advantages of Joomla;  Summary; Chapter 2: Installing XAMPP and Joomla;  Web Request Life Cycle;  Prerequisites to Installing Joomla on the Local Server;  XAMPP;  Installing XAMPP;  Using XAMPP Control Panel;  Administering XAMPP;  Using phpMyAdmin;  Creating a Database;  Requiring User Authentication;  Installing Joomla Locally
Step 1 Step 2;  Step 3; Deleting the Installation Folder;  Installing Joomla on a Remote Server;  Using One Click Installers;  Using Administer Interface;  Summary; Chapter 3: Your First Steps in Joomla;  Key Terms;  Elements of the Administrator Interface;  Control Panel;  Using the Category, Article, and Menu Managers;  Let's Make This;  Creating a Category with the Category Manager;  Creating a Camera Subcategory;  Creating an Article with Article Manager and Publishing It in a Category;  Creating a Menu Item to Access the Category;  Viewing the Contents;  Working with the Home Page
Applying a Different Template Other Control Panel Managers;  Module Manager;  Language Manager;  User Manager;  Global Configuration;  Summary; Chapter 4: Managing Images and Banners;  Working with Media Manager;  Making a Client Banner, Step by Step;  Creating a Folder;  Uploading a File;  Displaying a Banner Ad;  Displaying a Client's Banners;  Uploading the Client's Banner Image File;  Creating a Category for the Banner Using the Banner Category Manager; Creating a Banner Category;  Category Manager Toolbar;  Creating a Banner Client Using the Banner Client Manager
Creating a Banner Client Creating a Banner Using the Banner Manager; Creating a Banner; Using Banners; Defining Publishing and Meta Info for the Banner;  Applying Meta Tags and Keywords to Banner; Understanding the Banner Manager Toolbar; Configuring Client Options for a Banner; Configuring History Options for a Banner;  Configuring Permissions Options;  Using the Banners Module to Display the Banner on the Web Site; Understanding Module Manager Columns; Module Section; Menu Assignment Section; Module Permissions Section; Advanced Section;  Displaying the Finished Product
Installing a Banner Component Summary; Chapter 5: Creating Users and Contacts;  What Is a Contact?;  Working with the User Manager;  Different Types of User Groups;  Creating Users;  Configuring Basic Settings of a New User;  Understanding User Manager Columns;  Let's Login;  Creating a Contacts Category; Contacts Category Manager Toolbar; Defining Publishing Info of a Contacts Category; Setting Permissions for a Contacts Category;  Defining an Image for the Contacts Category; Introduction to Contacts Category Manager Columns;  Creating Contacts; Introduction to the Contact Manager Toolbar
Creating the First Contact
Includes index.
Foundations of Joomla is a step by step practical guide that explains building web sites and blogs using Joomla - a very popular and powerful content management system (CMS). The book takes you through the steps of installing Joomla, configuring your database, creating a blog and a website, followed by instructions on creating new posts and adding content to your site. Even if you are an absolute beginner and don't have any programming experience, you can build responsive, powerful, and fully featured websites quickly. Following clear and easy to understand instructions, you'll master Joomla 3 by building a sample site throughout the book.
User level: beginning.
Joomla! (Computer file)
Joomla! (Computer file)
Computer programming.
Software engineering.
Web Development.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.