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Joomla! 1.6: A User's Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website(English)

Joomla! 1.6: A User's Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website(English)

          
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Praise for Previous Edition of Joomla!: A User’s Guide   “A complete guide to the powerful features of Joomla! 1.5, this book takes a holistic approach to building a Joomla!-powered website–from the CMS itself to its many extensions, search engine optimization, and even building your own tableless template. The novice reader is eased into the subject and confidently guided through the basic principles and on to the more advanced features. This guide empowers the user not only to build a professional website but to also to make it a success.” –Russell Walker, CEO, Netshine Software Limited (Joomla! Development Consultancy)   “If you’ve been using or following Joomla! in the past years, you’ve most likely seen the name Barrie North or Joomlashack. Barrie has been a member of the community for a long time and, as such, my expectations for this book were pretty high. Besides explaining how Joomla! works from a usability point of view, there is valuable information for people who want to learn serious template building, and readers can stand out of the crowd by using Barrie’s steps to make their (X)HTML and CSS optimized for accessibility and SEO. All in all, this book is a great guide that comes at the right time for newcomers and more experienced Joomla! users and developers alike. Well done, Barrie!” –Arno Zijlstra, Joomla! cofounder, custom template specialist, www.alvaana.com   “In a time when solid, real-life Joomla! 1.5 information is rarely available, this book is a thirst-quenching oasis of knowledge. The abundant and clear examples in the book make Joomla! 1.5 websites within anyone’s reach. I heartily recommend Joomla! 1.5: A User’s Guide by Barrie North.” –Tom Canavan, author of Dodging the Bullets: A Disaster Preparation Guide for Joomla! Based Web Sites   “Refreshing! After reading many how-to books, this one is a step beyond the rest because of its focus on examples based on live sites. This book is well crafted for beginners to advanced users with a well-organized overview that walks you through the entire Joomla! CMS.” –Steven Pignataro, corePHP, www.corephp.com   “As a long-time Joomla! end-user and developer, I had low expectations for anything new I might learn from this book. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find it a great refresher course, especially since the book is logically organized, leading beginners from the most basic Joomla! concepts and continuing through to more complex ones, such as tableless template design and how to write a template for Joomla! 1.5. In summary, Barrie North has produced the gold-standard print reference for Joomla! 1.5. I highly recommend this book for novice and intermediate users if you want to make the most of Joomla!” –Vicor Drover, http://dev.anything-digital.com   The Best Easy-to-Use Guide to Joomla!™-The World’s #1 Open Source Content Management System   If you want to build sophisticated websites that can be easily edited and updated, you need to master Joomla. Now there’s an easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide to Joomla for every site manager, administrator, and developer. Leading Joomla consultant Barrie North covers all you need to get results: installation, administration, site organization, template development, content updates, and a whole lot more. You’ll find tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions, as well as three start-to-finish case studies.   New to Joomla? No problem! This book starts with the simplest design and system concepts, and builds your expertise step-by-step. You’ll rapidly master Joomla’s power, even if you have no content management, scripting, or CSS expertise. Experienced with Joomla? You’ll turn to this book constantly for its authoritative, plain-English, example-rich Joomla 1.6 reference content. •    Understand content management, what Joomla does, and how its components fit together •    Build Joomla sites from scratch and systematically customize them to your needs •    Create modern, pure CSS Joomla 1.6 templates using popular grid frameworks •    Use Joomla 1.6’s nested categories to organize content and articles •    Create dynamic pages and effective navigation •    Work with Joomla modules and components •    Learn how to optimize your Joomla sites for search engines •    Follow three start-to-finish case studies: building a school website, a small business site, and a blog •    Identify the most valuable Joomla extensions and add-ons: find them and use them

Table of Contents:
Preface     xvii Acknowledgments     xxv About the Author     xxvi Chapter 1: Content Management Systems and an Introduction to Joomla!      1 What Is a Content Management System?      2       Static Web Pages     2       Web Pages with CSS      3       Dynamic Web Pages     4 Open Source Software     7 History of Joomla!      8       The Joomla! Community      9       Third-Party Extensions Development     9 Joomla!’s Features     9 Elements of a Joomla! Website     11       Content     11       Templates     13       Modules     14 Summary     14 Chapter 2: Downloading and Installing Joomla!      17 How to Install Joomla!      18 Obtaining the Latest Joomla! File Package     18       Joomla! Package Naming Conventions     20 Creating a MySQL Database     21 Unpacking the Joomla! Package     21       Unpacking Joomla! on a Local Desktop Computer     21       Unpacking Joomla! on a Hosting Account     25 Running the Joomla! Installation Wizard     26       Getting to the Joomla! Installer     26       Step 1: Language     26       Step 2: Pre-Installation Check     27       Step 3: License     28       Step 4: Database Configuration     29       Step 5: FTP Configuration     30       Step 6: Main Configuration     30       Step 7: Finish     33 Summary     34 Chapter 3: Joomla! Administration Basics     35 What Are the Frontend and Backend of a Joomla!-Powered Website?      36       The Menu Bar     38       The Toolbar     38       The Workspace     40 Administrator Functions in the Menu Bar     40       The Site Submenu     41       Users Menu     45       The Menus Menu     48       The Content Menu     49       The Components Submenu     53       The Extensions Menu     54       The Help Menu     58       View Site     59 Summary     60 Chapter 4: Content Is King: Organizing Your Content      63 How Does Joomla! Generate Web Pages?      64 How Joomla! Organizes Content Articles     66       Uncategorized Articles     67       Categories     67       A Sample Hierarchy     69 Creating the Widget Inc. Website with Uncategorized Content     70       Creating Content Articles      72       Creating Menu Items     75       The Featured Article Component     80 Creating the Widget Inc. Website with Categories      85       Creating Categories     86       Creating Content Article     86       Creating Menu Items      90       Linking to Components     92       “Read More” Links and Individual Pages     95 Module Content     97 Summary     100 Chapter 5: Creating Menus and Navigation     103 How Menu Modules Work     104 What Menu Items Do      105       Creating a Menu Item     106       Where Does a Menu Item Link?      107       What Does a Page Look Like After a Link Is Followed?      108 Blog Layout     109       Blog Layout Parameters     110 List Layout for a Blog     114       Category List Advanced Options     114 Managing Menu Modules in the Module Manager     . 116       Show Title     116       Position     118       Access      118       Menu and Module Class Suffixes (Advanced Options)      118       Menu Assignment     118 Summary     119 Chapter 6: Extending Joomla!      121 Extensions     122       Installing Extensions     123       Managing Extensions     125 Components     126       Core Component     127       Third-Party Components     128 Modules      128       Module Display      128       Core Modules     130       Third-Party Modules     132 Plug-ins      133       Core Plug-ins      133       Third-Party Plug-ins     134 Templates     134       Core Templates     134       Third-Party Templates     134 Summary     135 Chapter 7: Expanding Your Content: Articles and Editors     137 WYSIWYG Editors     138       Managing WYSIWYG Editors     139       Other Third-Party Editors     142 Creating and Managing Articles      143 Managing Content Through the Backend     144       Adding Content from the Backend     146       Inserting Images into Content     153       Category Descriptions     156 Managing Content Through the Frontend     159       Creating a Frontend User Menu     159       Limiting Access to Menus by User Level     163       Authors     165       Editors     167       Publishers      169 Article Checkin       Summary     171 Chapter 8: Getting Traffic to Your Site     175 Start at the Beginning: Site Goals     176 Organic Traffic (SEO)      177       Introduction to Google     180       Creating Keywords     181       Keywords and Domain Name     184       Designing Your Site for Organic Traffic     184       Advanced SEO Techniques      192 Referral Traffic     196       Google PageRank     196       Other Link-Building Strategies     198       Internal Linking     199 Pay Per Click Traffic      202       How Google AdWords Works     203       Joomla! and AdWords     205 Email Traffic     207       Third-Party Hosted Email Solutions     209 Joomla! SEF Extensions     210 Quick Start SEO for Joomla!      210 Summary     210 Chapter 9: Creating Pure CSS Templates      213 What Is a Joomla! Template?      214 The Localhost Design Process     216       Localhost Server Options     217 W3C and Tableless Design     218       Semantically Correct Code     219       Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)      220 Creating a Simple Template: 960TemplateTutorialStep1     220       Template File Components     221       The Joomla! Page Body     231 Using CSS to Create a Tableless Layout: CSSTemplateTutorialStep2     234       Default CSS     239       Modules in Templates     241       Menus in Templates     246       Hiding Columns     250 Making a Real Joomla! 1.6 Template: 960TemplateTutorialStep3     256       Slicing and Dicing      256       Header      257       The Banner/Message Module     257       Column Backgrounds     258       Flexible Modules     260       Typography     261 Summary      263 Chapter 10: Creating a School Site with Joomla!      265 Why Do You Need a School Website?      266       Students     266       Teachers and Administrators     267       Parents     267       Potential Students and Their Parents     267 What Features Do You Need on a School Site?      268 Downloading and Installing a School Template     268       Fresh Template Features and Positions     270       Configuring a Logo     271       Configuring the Search Box     271       Configuring the Main Horizontal Drop-Down Menu     272 Organizing Content on a School Website     274 Creating the Menus     279 Building Out Content     283 Creating Subnavigation     284       The Academics Submenu     285       Creating News Links for a Section     287 Setting Up the Footer Area     289 Setting Up the Home Page     291 Adding Basic Functionality to a School Website     293       User Registration     293       Events Calendar      295       Downloadable Documents     295       Staff Directory     295       Email Newsletter     296       RSS     297       Random Image           Sitemap     298 Extending the School Website Beyond the Basics     298 Summary      300 Chapter 11: Creating a Restaurant Site with Joomla!      301 Why Does a Restaurant Need a Website?      302 What Features Does a Restaurant Website Need?      302 Downloading and Installing a Restaurant Template     304 Organizing the Content on a Restaurant Website     306 Building Content Articles with Lorem Ipsum     309 Setting Up the Home Page     310       Home Page Alternative to the Featured Article Manager     310 Creating Menus     311       Creating Footer Content     316       Creating Module Teaser Blocks     317 Using Stock Imagery     319 Extending a Restaurant Website     321       Image Gallery: JPG Flash Rotator 2     322       Email Marketing     323       Google Maps     323 Summary     323 Chapter 12: Creating a Blog with Joomla!      325 What Is a Blog?      326 Why Have a Blog?      327       What Options Are There for Blogging?      327 What Features Are Needed on a Blog Site?      328 Downloading and Installing a Blog Template     330       Optimus Template Features and Positions     331       Configuring the Logo     332       Configuring the Main Horizontal Drop-Down Menu     334 Organizing Content on a Blog     335       Organizing a Blog Within a Larger Site     335       Organizing a Standalone Blog     336       About Tagging     338       Creating the Menus     338       Adding Dynamic Modules      342       Adding Static Modules     345 Adding Basic Functionality to a Blog     346       Flexible Layout     346       Browser-Based Editing      347       Automated Publishing     347       Categories     347       Search Engine—Friendly URLs     347       Comment Systems      348       Syndication Feeds     348       Email Notification     350       Search      350 Extending a Blog Website Beyond the Basics     351       Forums     351       E-commerce      352 Summary     353 Appendix A: Getting Help     355 Community Forums     355 Help Sites     356 Getting Help from Google     356 Appendix B: A Guide to Joomla! 1.6 ACL     357 Appendix C: A Quick Introduction to SEO     359 Keyword Use in Title Tag     359 Anchor Text of Inbound Link      359 Global Link Popularity of Site (PageRank)      359 Age of Site      360 Link Popularity Within the Site     360 Topical Relevance of Inbound Links and Popularity of Linking Site     360 Link Popularity of Site in Topic Community     361 Keyword Use in Body Text      361 File Size     361 Clean URL     362 Utilize Your Error Pages     362 What’s Not Here?      362 Appendix D: Installing WampServer     363 Index     371


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780132487061
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Prentice Hall
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 650 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0132487063
  • Publisher Date: 09 Mar 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 0003-
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A User's Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website
  • Width: 190 mm


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