You're reading from Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide Second Edition Build, develop, and manage a fully functioning, professional looking, and feature-rich website with the Joomla! CMS

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783981502

Length 476 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

PHP

Tools

Joomla

Concepts

CMS

Author (1):

Eric Tiggeler

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. A New and Easy Way to Build Websites FREE CHAPTER

2. Getting Joomla! Up and Running

3. First Steps – Getting to Know Joomla!

4. Web Building Basics – Creating a Site in an Hour

5. Small Sites, Big Sites – Organizing Your Content Effectively

6. Creating Killer Content – Adding and Editing Articles

7. Welcoming Your Visitors – Creating Attractive Home Pages and Overview Pages

8. Helping Your Visitors Find What They Want – Managing Menus

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

10. Getting the Most out of Your Site – Extending Joomla!

11. Creating an Attractive Design – Working with Templates

12. Attracting Search Engine Traffic – SEO Tips and Techniques

A. Keeping the Site Secure

Choosing a web host that meets your security requirements

B. Creating a Multilingual Site

C. Pop Quiz Answers

Index

Why are templates so much fun?

Artsy, basic, flashy, grungy, playful, corporate, or clean—whatever your taste in templates may be, you're very likely to find a template that meets your needs. The following screenshots are a tiny selection of the free Joomla templates on offer on the Web. These are showcasing just a few of the great designs possible. The 2066 template is shown in the following screenshot:

The Ol anteez template is shown in the following screenshot:

The BaseLine template is shown in the following screenshot:

The Music template is shown in the following screenshot:

The details of these examples can be found at http://astemplates.com (2066 template), www.olwebdesign.com/ (Ol anteez), http://joomlatemplates.youjoomla.info/ (BaseLine), and www.gavick.com (Music).

It isn't hard to find Joomla 3.x (often free) templates on the Web. However, you should be picky; it's not just about good looks. A template should be easy to customize and it shouldn't slow down...