Joomla! 1.5 Essential Training

Use Joomla! to build a website from scratch with no programming at all, from installation to launch.Many types of websites can be built and maintained more easily using a content management system (CMS). A CMS provides a web-based interface for creating and organizing content. The content is stored in a database, then consistently presented according to a set of templates and preferences, which eliminates the need to handcraft each page in HTML. Joomla! is a popular, easy-to-use, open-source CMS built in PHP. It has near-limitless functionality, thanks to its community of extension developers. In Joomla! 1.5 Essential Training, Joseph LeBlanc uses Joomla! to build a small-business website from scratch with no programming at all, from installation to launch. He demonstrates how to create and organize content; add menus, sidebars, and other features; change the look with templates; install plug-ins and extensions; and much more. Exercise files accompany the course. Topics include: Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL to support Joomla! Setting article access, ordering, icon, and metadata display parameters Using the login, breadcrumb, and syndication modules Inserting contact, poll, and search components Managing users and permissions Adjusting templates with the HTML Editor Managing languages on the site Understanding search engine optimization (SEO)