Short description
Beginning Joomla! will take the reader step-by-step through the process of building a website with Joomla! 1.5. From beginning to end, the book will explain a concept and show how that concept relates to the development of an actual sample web site the reader can access online. This book applies each concept to a real-world example every step of the way. Once a concept is explained in theory, it is then illustrated by showing how one would implement each concept in a real web site.
Topics covered include: Configuring Joomla! Managing Content Core Modules and Plugins Managing Menus Extensions Building Custom Templates Troubleshooting Advanced Tips and Tricks
Long description
By programmers for programmers - this is the essential beginner's guide to building websites with Joomla! Want to build and maintain dynamic websites without having to learn HTML and CSS? Joomla! open-source web content management system and this beginner's guide are all you need. This book walks you step-by-step through the process of building a website with Joomla!, providing detailed instruction in Wrox's practical, programmer-to-programmer style. The book explores key concepts and shows how each concept relates to the development of an actual real-world web site you can access online. Joomla! is an open-source web content management system used to build and maintain dynamic web sites without using specific web languages like HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This title walks you step by step through the process of building a website with Jooma! and features plenty of examples of actual websites that illustrate concepts. Topics of this title include: configuration; managing content, core modules, plugins, menus, and extensions; building custom templates; and, performing troubleshooting. It also provides advanced tips and tricks, and more. From configuration and management to troubleshooting and advanced tips, this is the book to get you up and running with Joomla!
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