Building Websites With Joomla!
A step by step to getting your joomla! CMS website up fast
Publisher : PACKT
Author : Hagen Graf
ISBN :1-904811-94-9
Year :2006
pages:340
Format :PDF
Size : 6.6 MB
Joomla! is a full-featured content management system that can be used for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. This book begins by introducing the basic principles that underlie the operation of Joomla!.
Chapter 1 explains the difficulty of defining a term such as 'content management'. It explores the structure of a CMS and lists the various features of Joomla!. To get an overview of the areas of application for Joomla!, a few Mambo-based websites are used as examples.
Chapter 2 guides us through the process of installing Joomla! in an appropriate server environment. It lists the prerequisites for Windows and Linux, and cites the need for selecting a directory for installation. Chapter 3 guides us through a tour of the created homepage.
Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 deal with the customization of Joomla!, according to the users' needs. It shows you how to install a local language file for different users. It also explains the configuration of Joomla! administration and shows you how to install new mambots.
Chapter 7, Chapter 8, and Chapter 9 deal with the creation of extensions. These chapters discuss how to extend the functional range of Joomla! with new components, modules, and mambots.
Chapter 10 explains the corporate identity of an enterprise. It studies the Internet technologies that Joomla! works with, HTML/XHTML, CSS, and XML. It also shows you how to create your own template packages. Few content management systems provide web accessibility for users with disabilities but Joomla! is one of them. The Joomla! project tries to make Joomla! web pages usable by people with disabilities.
Chapter 11 discusses creating your own program extensions fro Joomla!. It discusses how to extend the functional range of Joomla! with new components, modules, and mambots.
Appendix A provides a list of necessary software packages. It also guides you about what to do if you forget your admin password.
Chapter 1 explains the difficulty of defining a term such as 'content management'. It explores the structure of a CMS and lists the various features of Joomla!. To get an overview of the areas of application for Joomla!, a few Mambo-based websites are used as examples.
Chapter 2 guides us through the process of installing Joomla! in an appropriate server environment. It lists the prerequisites for Windows and Linux, and cites the need for selecting a directory for installation. Chapter 3 guides us through a tour of the created homepage.
Chapter 4, Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 deal with the customization of Joomla!, according to the users' needs. It shows you how to install a local language file for different users. It also explains the configuration of Joomla! administration and shows you how to install new mambots.
Chapter 7, Chapter 8, and Chapter 9 deal with the creation of extensions. These chapters discuss how to extend the functional range of Joomla! with new components, modules, and mambots.
Chapter 10 explains the corporate identity of an enterprise. It studies the Internet technologies that Joomla! works with, HTML/XHTML, CSS, and XML. It also shows you how to create your own template packages. Few content management systems provide web accessibility for users with disabilities but Joomla! is one of them. The Joomla! project tries to make Joomla! web pages usable by people with disabilities.
Chapter 11 discusses creating your own program extensions fro Joomla!. It discusses how to extend the functional range of Joomla! with new components, modules, and mambots.
Appendix A provides a list of necessary software packages. It also guides you about what to do if you forget your admin password.
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