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Joomla! 1.6 Introduction course
Overview
Joomla! is an open source Content Management System (CMS). This course is designed to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of Joomla! to enable users to build and maintain a web site.
Audience
Web site administrators and developers.
Audience
Web developers.
Prerequisites
No knowledge is assumed, but it helps to have some understanding of what is possible with HTML and CSS and how they work.
Course Contents (3 days)
- Introduction
- What is Open Source
- Joomla! the Content Management system
- Joomla! the Framework
- The Joomlasphere
- Installing and Configuring Joomla!
- Downloading Joomla!
- Setting up a test web server
- Creating a Database
- Using File Manager to upload Joomla!
- Joomla! Web Installation
- Identifying Your Purpose
- Domain Names, Trademarks, Licensing,
Copyright, and Legalities - The Basics of Branding
- Identifying the Target Audience:
The Who, What, Where, and Why - Wireframes, Storyboarding, & Visualisation
- Domain Names, Trademarks, Licensing,
- Creating Content for Your Joomla! Site
- Defining and managing content
- Working with the Media Manager & Images
- Exploring the Menu’s
- Site Menu
- The Menus Menu
- Content Menu Overview of popular
Javascript libraries - Components Menu
- Extensions Menu
- Customising Templates
- Customising the Default template
- Extensions: Components, Modules,
Plugins, and Languages- Core Joomla! Extensions
- Components
- Modules
- Plugins
- How to Choose Extensions
- Using the Extension Directory
- Installing Extensions and Viewing
Extension Information - Popular Extensions
- Maintaining a Joomla! Web Site
- Getting the home page right
- Search Engines, SEO, Getting listed
and staying there - Using Navigation
- Engaging visitors & keeping content fresh
- Marketing basics and Social Networking
- Why you need to keep your
Web Site current
- Joomla! for Business
- Basic planning
- Brochure Sites
- Extending Joomla!:
Some Extensions to consider for business - E-commerce
- Other Business Site Extensions
- Joomla! Authentication Tools
- Joomla! 1.6 and beyond
- Changes in Minimum Requirements
- User Interface Changes
- Categories replace Sections
- Templates
- Access Control Lists (ACL) Languages
OPTIONAL
- Joomla! for Groups, Clubs, and Organizations
- Basic Planning of Group Sites
- Creating a Community Portal
- Joomla! for Education
- Basic Planning of Educational Sites
- Extensions to Consider for Education
- Additional Tools