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Beginning Joomla!: From Novice to Professional
Do you want the ability to manage documents, photos, and other content over the Web, but don't want to shell out thousands of dollars in proprietary solutions? Want to create an online community for your hobby or user group? You're not alone. For thousands of like-minded users around the globe, the answer is Joomla!, an open-source content management system used to manage all sorts of data over the Web.
While Joomla! is relatively easy to install, a fair amount of knowledge is required in order to configure the application to your specific needs. Beginning Joomla! answers many of the questions you're sure to have, guiding you through the process of creating your own design templates, adding and managing content, and adding popular community features such as article commenting, user profile management, and forums. Later chapters discuss e-commerce integration, explore search engine optimization, and show you how to extend Joomla! by creating your own plug-ins.
While Joomla! is relatively easy to install, a fair amount of knowledge is required in order to configure the application to your specific needs. Beginning Joomla! answers many of the questions you're sure to have, guiding you through the process of creating your own design templates, adding and managing content, and adding popular community features such as article commenting, user profile management, and forums. Later chapters discuss e-commerce integration, explore search engine optimization, and show you how to extend Joomla! by creating your own plug-ins.
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475 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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December 8, 2008
Beginning Joomla! was somewhat of a disappointment. I really hoped to come away with good working knowledge of Joomla! and instead I just feel like I barely got a good introduction.
This book was really geared to someone with little to know working knowledge of web design. I have been designing web sites for about 8 years and I found this book incredibly redundant. There was almost a whole chapter on why someone should use CSS. Which I felt was a huge waste of time because it didn't get in depth enough to really explain CSS, nevermind that it shouldn't even be in this book to start with.
This book was really geared to someone with little to know working knowledge of web design. I have been designing web sites for about 8 years and I found this book incredibly redundant. There was almost a whole chapter on why someone should use CSS. Which I felt was a huge waste of time because it didn't get in depth enough to really explain CSS, nevermind that it shouldn't even be in this book to start with.
November 10, 2008
Joomla is the most popular open source content management system (CMS). With a CMS, a person doesn't have to be technical to add and update website content. This was an easy guide to get up to speed. I've found Joomla much easier to work with than Ektron's CMS 400 (www.ektron.com).
January 27, 2011
I really liked this book. I use it in tandem with other Joomla books because there is really no way to get everything you want from just one. It was sufficient for an introductory book on the topic.
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October 23, 2014 it is a good book
December 25, 2010
This is good starting book for Joomla! and learning the basics.
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