Joomla!(r) 3 Explained: Your Step-By-Step Guide

Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix About the Author xxi Chapter 1: Joomla! Explained 1 The What, When, Where, and Who of Joomla 2 This Book Explained 9 What's Next? 13 Chapter 2: Joomla! Planning Explained 15 Joomla Site Planning Explained 15 Our Joomlaville Website Plan 18 Our Joomlaville Project Management Plan 23 Our Joomlaville Development Plan 24 Our Joomlaville Management Plan 25 What's Next? 25 Chapter 3: Joomla! Installations Explained 27 Choosing the Best Place to Install Joomla 27 Choosing the Best Way to Install Joomla 30 Installing Joomla Automatically 30 Installing Joomla Manually 39 Getting Help If You're Stuck with Installing Joomla 57 What's Next? 58 Chapter 4: Joomla! Sites Explained 59 Understanding the Two Areas of a Joomla Site 59 Understanding the Administrator Area of Your Joomla Site 63 Things You'll See All the Time in Joomla 65 Understanding the Visitor Area of Your Joomla Site 73 Making Your First Joomla Site Changes 79 What's Next? 85 Chapter 5: Joomla! Content Explained 87 Step 1: Categorize 87 Step 2: Add 91 Step 3: Show 97 The Joomla CASh Workflow: Why Do It This Way? 107 Practicing the CASh Workflow 108 What's Next? 114 Chapter 6: Joomla! Content Editing Explained 115 Formatting Your Text 115 Adding Images to Your Content 125 Adding Links to Your Content 136 Adding Tables to Your Content 140 Versions of Your Articles 143 Practicing Joomla Content 146 What's Next? 153 Chapter 7: Joomla! Menus Explained 155 Why Do You Need Menus? 155 Grouping Your Menu Links 156 Creating a Blog by Adding a Menu Link 164 Practicing the CASh Workflow 168 Options: Finishing Your Content Display 172 What's Next? 179 Chapter 8: Joomla! Components Explained 181 Banners Component 182 Contacts Component 188 Messaging Component 193 News Feeds Component 196 Redirect Component 200 Search Component 204 Smart Search Component 206 Tags Component 211 Web Links Component 214 What's Next? 219 Chapter 9: Joomla! Modules Explained 221 Understanding Modules 222 Creating New

Stephen Burge runs OSTraining.com, which specializes in teaching website development. OSTraining.com's clients include Apple, Pfizer, and the U.S. Departments of Energy, Education, and Commerce. Burge's Joomla!(R) Explained (Addison-Wesley, 2011) and Drupal(TM) 7 Explained (Sams Publishing, 2014) are each the world's best-selling guides to the software they cover.