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Beginning Joomla!
Second Edition
Dan Rahmel
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Beginning Joomla! Second Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Dan Rahmel
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Contents at a Glance
About the Author .................................................................xiii
About the Technical Reviewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Acknowledgments ................................................................ xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Joomla! ..........................................1
CHAPTER 2 Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes ..............11
CHAPTER 3 Installation and Configuration ...................................61
CHAPTER 4 Adding Content ...............................................109
CHAPTER 5 Administering Joomla! ........................................147
CHAPTER 6 Creating Your Own Templates .................................189
CHAPTER 7 Joomla! Extensions ...........................................241
CHAPTER 8 Web Community Features .....................................269
CHAPTER 9 Site Statistics .................................................311
CHAPTER 10 Photo Gallery .................................................325
CHAPTER 11 Joomla! E- commerce .........................................355
CHAPTER 12 Search Engine Optimization and Joomla! .......................377
CHAPTER 13 Creating Extensions ...........................................397
INDEX .......................................................................413
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Contents
About the Author .................................................................xiii
About the Technical Reviewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Acknowledgments ................................................................ xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Joomla! ......................................1
Content Management System Overview .............................3
Content Management System Adoption .............................4
Joomla! Benefits .................................................4
Joomla! Features ............................................5
How Joomla! Works ..........................................6
Differences Between Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5 ...........................8
Joomla! Ranked First for Online Communities ........................8
Conclusion ......................................................9
CHAPTER 2 Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes .....11
Installing Joomla! ...............................................12
Downloading the Joomla! CMS ...............................13
Extracting the Joomla! Files ..................................14
Uploading Files to Your Web Host FTP .........................15
Preparing Go Daddy for Joomla! ..............................18
Using the Joomla! Installation Wizard .........................24
Modifying the Joomla! Installation .................................35
Adding a New Article ........................................36
Editing the Main Menu ......................................40
Removing Modules .........................................43
Unpublishing Whole Menus ..................................45
Changing the Front Page Logo Graphic ........................46
Personalizing the Newsflash Text .............................52
Creating a Custom Poll ......................................54
Modifying the Pill Menu .....................................57
Conclusion .....................................................59
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