Fundamentals of Joomla! LiveLessons (Video Training)

by North, Barrie M.

• ISBN13: 9780137017812
• ISBN10: 0137017812
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-05
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Video training on demand: a complete video course for everyone who wants to succeed with Joomla! content management  Start-to-finish personal training on Joomla! content management by one of the world's leading experts: just watch and learn!  Step-by-step video walkthroughs and practical examples take developers from basic concepts through sophisticated navigation and site optimization.  Great classroom training at a fraction of the cost... for professionals who don't have time to read a book. Millions of people want to build sophisticated Web sites that are easy to edit and update. The best tool for doing so is Joomla! -- the world's #1 open source content management system. In Joomla! Fundamentals: Video LiveLessons, one of the world's top Joomla! experts presents six hours of personalized Joomla! video training. Barrie North teaches virtually every essential skill needed to succeed with Joomla! in any environment. Viewers build their skills one step at a time, as North demonstrates installation, administration, site and content organization, template development, content updates, and a whole lot more. North introduces Joomla!'s basic concepts, then walks through building and customizing Joomla! sites from scratch. He covers dynamic pages, navigation, modules and components, optimizing Joomla! sites for search engines, and much more. Throughout, he offers tips and tricks that can be used by anyone, including novices.

Author Biography

Barrie North has more than 15 years of experience with the Internet, as a user, designer, and teacher. A certified teacher, he has spent more than eight years in the education field, becoming steadily more involved in web technology and teaching technology integration to teachers. Most recently he worked as an IT consultant for two new schools pioneering in the use of technology. As well as web design, he has provided web marketing/SEO and usability and runs training classesfor Joomla! across the United States.

 

He is currently a partner of Joomlashack.com, providing templates and custom services. He also maintains a blog about all things Joomla! at compassdesigns.net.

 

In 2008 he launched a new company, Simplweb, which provides turnkey Joomla! websites for small businesses, schools, and other industries.

 

He has written many free tutorials for using Joomla! and is a frequent speaker at Joomla! events. His combination of Joomla! expertise, educational skills, and engaging writing produces books accessible to everyone. He is also the author of the best-selling book on Joomla!, Joomla! A User’s Guide.

Table of Contents

Content Management Systems and an Introduction to Joomla!	p. 1
Downloading and Installing Joomla!	p. 17
Joomla! Administration Basics	p. 37
Content Is King: Organizing Your Content	p. 65
Creating Menus and Navigation	p. 109
Extending Joomla!	p. 135
Expanding Your Content: Articles and Editors	p. 153
Getting Traffic to Your Site	p. 193
Creating a Pure CSS Template	p. 239
Getting Help	p. 399
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