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About the Book
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It is free of charge
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It helps you to solve your tasks
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It is sponsored.
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The sponsors provide discounts for you
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It's collaborative work
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It's multilingual
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Spanish - Joomla! 1.7 - Guía para principiantes
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Thanks a lot to the sponsors
German - Joomla! 1.7 - Das Einsteigerbuch
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Thanks a lot to the sponsors of the HTML version
Polish - Joomla! 1.7 - Przewodnik dla poczatkujacych
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Thanks to the translators:
Thanks to the sponsors
We want your feedback!
Introduction
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Who am I?
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Who are you?
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What is this book about?
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Any further questions?
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Showcase
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The Eiffel Tower
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The Howoldies
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3000+ Government Websites built with Joomla!
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eCommerce
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Company site
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And?
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How to find Joomla! Sites?
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joomla.org
Google
Check out the website more closely
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Go ahead and ask your friends
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Any other ideas?
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Installation
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Minimum system requirements:
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Installation variants
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Local Test Environment
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Windows Operating System
Linux Operating System
Mac OS X Operating System
Production Environment
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Rented Virtual Server
Your Own Server
Stumbling stones
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Joomla! web installer
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Step 1 – Selecting a language
Step 2 – Installation check
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Step 3 – License
Step 4 – Database
Step 5 - FTP-configuration
Step 6 - Configuration
Installation of sample data
Step 7 – Completion
Unpublish Example Data
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How to get an empty Joomla! ?
Menu manager
Article manager
Cache
Empty Website
Structures and Terms
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Frontend
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Backend
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Files
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Database.
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Elements of Joomla!
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Article
Categories
User
Navigation
Module
Templates
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Plug-ins
Components
Options
Other structures
What's New?
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Joomla! user groups
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Newbies
Site Builders, web designers
Developers
Service Providers
Architects
The Joomla! leadership teams
The Joomla! community
What’s new in Joomla! 1.7
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Introduction of a Release Cycle
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Support
Update/Upgrade
Introduction of the Joomla! platform
Joomla! Platform 11.2
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Numbering
Release cycle
Advantages and benefits of the separation
Conclusion
Managing Content
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Types of content
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How to create an 'About Us' Page
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Static vs. Dynamic content
The plan
Step 1 - Create content
Inserting an image from a URL
Step 2 - Creating a Menu Link
Step 3 - 'About us' on the website
Step 4 - Image Upload
A Typical Article
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Start
Article form
Sample article
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Media Manager
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How it works
Media manager and the editor
Media Manager in other places
Contact Form
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Creating a contact
Creating a menu item
Result
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Structure Your Content with Categories
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A list of all categories
A blog layout (like on the frontpage)
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A category list
Conclusion
Statuses, Trash and Check-Ins
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Unpublished
Published
Featured
Archived
Trash
Check In
Website and Content Configuration
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Global Configuration
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Site Settings
System Settings
Server Settings
Permissions
Options for content, components, modules, plug-ins, languages, templates
Templates
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Joomla! and templates
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Positions
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Core Templates
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Styles
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Navigation
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Breadcrumbs
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Joomla! Menus
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First example: a static catalog or book structure
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Preparation
Step 1: Creating the menu
Step 2: Creating the menu items
Step 3: Creating and assigning the module
Second example: Linking to categories (News magazine)
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Preparations
Step 1: The menu
Step 2: The menu items
Some tweaking
Users and Permissions
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Registration and Login
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User options
Log in
Additional profile fields
User groups
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Default permissions for website front end user groups
Default permissions for website back end user groups
Access levels
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Why access levels?
Extension Management
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Managing extensions
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Updating extensions.
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Installing extensions
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Finding Extensions.
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Warnings
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Core Extensions.
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Banners
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Contacts
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Example
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Messaging
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Newsfeeds.
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A feed reader on our website
Search
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Search Term Analysis
User interface
Behind the scenes
Weblinks
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Mass Mail Users
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Modules
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Similarities of all modules
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Advanced Options
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Core modules
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Plug-Ins
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Authentication
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