Beginning Joomla!, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

by Dan Rahmel (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2009

  $36.70

  Joomla! is one of the most searched-for and hired-for open source content management systems in the world. Since 2007, the combination of Joomla! and Dan Rahmel's bestselling Beginning Joomla!, From Novice to Professional have made it so that all you have to do is read a single book to learn how to build sites that take community-authored content and turn it instantly into published web pages with features like rich templating, content management, forums, photo management, and article commenting.

  Now revised and updated for Joomla! 1.5, this second edition job-in-a-book provides the solid core of know-how that you'll need to get the most out of your Joomla! deployment, written to fully exploit the features of latest version of Joomla! More than just a simple build a toy web site guide, Beginning Joomla!, Second Edition will give you a wealth of life-saving tips, tricks, tools, and fixes that experienced Joomla! developers use to build powerful, popular web sites while avoiding major headaches. This book covers

  • How to use add and create extensions
  • Access management and how documents, photos, and other content are managed in Joomla! 1.5
  • E-commerce integration and search engine optimization

  Dan Rahmel explores the updates to Joomla! 1.5 that you'll need if you already use Joomla! and explains, using the latest terms, how to build a web site from scratch if you don't already use Joomla! An update to the best-selling Joomla! title on the market, this is the Joomla! book to get.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $5.94

  Do you want the ability to manage documents, photos, and other content over the Web but don t want to shell out thousands of dollars in proprietary solutions? Want to create an online community for your hobby or user group? You re not alone. For thousands of like-minded around the globe, the answer is Joomla!, an open source content management system used to manage all sorts of data over the Web. 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.