Rahmel Beginning Joomla!

From Novice to Professional
1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-0278-3
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 475 Seiten

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.

Dan Rahmel is a Windows programmer with more than 14 years of experience designing and implementing information systems and deploying mid-sized client/server solutions using Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Microsoft Access, and Visual FoxPro. He has written over a dozen books, including Nuts-and-Bolts Filmmaking, Visual Basic Programmer's Reference (first, second, and third editions), Building Web Database Applications with Visual Studio, Teach Yourself Database Programming in 24 Hours, Developing Client-Server Applications with Visual Basic, and many more. His books have been translated into various languages including Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. He is a contributor to DBMS, Internet Advisor, and American Programmer magazines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rahmel, Dan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents at a Glance;4
2;Contents;5
3;About the Author;12
4;About the Technical Reviewer;13
5;Acknowledgments;14
6;Introduction to Joomla!;15
6.1;Content Management System Overview;17
6.2;Content Management System Adoption;18
6.3;Joomla! Benefits;19
6.4;Differences Between Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5;23
6.5;Life As One of the 50 Most Important Open Source Projects;24
6.6;Conclusion;25
7;Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes;26
7.1;Installing Joomla!;27
7.2;Modifying the Joomla! Installation;52
7.3;Conclusion;79
8;Installation and Configuration;80
8.1;File and Directory Overview;81
8.2;Installing with XAMPP;84
8.3;Installing the Individual Servers of WAMP/ LAMP/ M91
8.4;Installing the Joomla! Files;119
8.5;Troubleshooting;120
8.6;Conclusion;131
9;Adding Content;132
9.1;Planning Your Content;132
9.2;Reincarnating a Web Site ( LoanStaircase) in Joomla!;144
9.3;Creating Sections and Categories;145
9.4;Selecting a Text Editor;149
9.5;Adding Articles;154
9.6;Adding Menus to Point to Content;163
9.7;Installing a New Template;168
9.8;Collaborating with Outside Contributors;171
9.9;Conclusion;173
10;Administering Joomla!;174
10.1;Presentation Administration;174
10.2;Content Administration;179
10.3;System Administration;184
10.4;Backing Up the Joomla! Installation;210
10.5;Security;215
10.6;Writable Directories;216
10.7;Conclusion;216
11;Creating Your Own Templates;218
11.1;Quickstart to Creating a Hello Joomla! Template;220
11.2;Modifying an Existing Template;226
11.3;Creating Templates with Web Editors;230
11.4;Creating a Real Template;242
11.5;Validating Template Code;276
11.6;Conclusion;277
12;Joomla! Extensions;278
12.1;The Difference Between Modules, Components, and Plug- Ins;278
12.2;Module Types;282
12.3;Default Site Modules;283
12.4;Administrator Modules;295
12.5;Site Components;296
12.6;Site Plug- Ins;305
12.7;Conclusion;306
13;Web Community Features;307
13.1;A Site Profile;307
13.2;Joomla! Technology for Building Web Communities;311
13.3;Conclusion;354
14;Site Statistics;355
14.1;Web Analytics;355
14.2;Standalone Log Analysis Packages;357
14.3;Joomla! Extensions;362
14.4;Google Analytics;363
14.5;Conclusion;368
15;Photo Gallery;369
15.1;FTP Server for Gallery Management;369
15.2;Easy Gallery;373
15.3;Gallery2;382
15.4;Using Gallery2 from Within Joomla;394
15.5;Conclusion;398
16;Joomla! E-commerce;400
16.1;VirtueMart: The Joomla! Store;400
16.2;Creating a Virtual Store;404
16.3;Conclusion;424
17;Search Engine Optimization and Joomla!;425
17.1;SEO on a Joomla! Site;425
17.2;General Techniques;439
17.3;Conclusion;445
18;Creating Extensions;446
18.1;Writing a Front- End Module;446
18.2;Writing a Missing Metadata Administrator Module;451
18.3;Structure of the Suggestion Box Component;457
18.4;Conclusion;463
19;Index;465