Chapter 9. Opening Up the Site – Enabling Users to Log in and Contribute

In the last few chapters, you have set up a great little site, but there's still something quite old fashioned about it. You're the only person who has access to it and who is allowed to add and manage content. This means you haven't yet benefited from Joomla's built-in tools to create a team of specially designated power users who can log in to the site to add or edit content. In Joomla, you're allowed to add as many content contributors as necessary, and you can give them permission to create or edit articles or to do even more.

However, opening up your site to the world doesn't end there—Joomla offers some powerful methods to engage your web visitors and turn them into active users. You can enable visitors to register and give them exclusive access to premium content. Also, you can allow them to rate articles, giving others a good indication of must-read content...