Joomla 4 Basic Training

Contains comprehensive information about the new JOOMLA! 4 to help you become a successful and efficient website administrator. The book contains 15 powerful Chapters, including 64 Exercises within 375 pages, and guides you, step-by-step, through the various tasks required to create a JOOMLA! 4 website and make it accessible online. The book is full of descriptions, helpful discussions, and precise step-by-step guides to help you create a JOOMLA! 4 website and add content.JOOMLA! 4: BOOTS ON THE GROUND: BASIC TRAINING is the first in a series of topical books called "Boots on the Ground," that will address many different subjects and areas of expertise as applies to administration of a Joomla! 4 website. This book will help you get quickly started as a JOOMLA! 4 administrator and demonstrates how to create categories, articles, menus and content-specific modules, all of which make up a JOOMLA! 4 website.JOOMLA! 4: BOOTS ON THE GROUND: BASIC TRAINING begins with some general information about JOOMLA! and then dives right into the creation of a website hosting location, followed by complete instructions on how to actually install JOOMLA! 4 on two different types of hosting server. Once installed, there a "Fast Track Double Time Start" chapter that will demonstrate the basic functions that deal with creating content. This chapter is intended to quickly introduce you to fundamental tasks that must be performed by the administrator. The book further explains detailed information about categories, articles, modules, menus and templates. Every component included in the default installation is explained as to their function and what role they perform in generating the different types of website content.This book is a perfect resource for the JOOMLA! 4 beginner or novice user that wants to quickly sharpen their skills as an administrator. Written in layman's terms without any technical mumbo-jumbo, there are plenty of practical exercises that guide you through every detail necessary to create content for the website.For more experienced JOOMLA! users, the book will introduce the new methods and techniques needed for administration of websites created in Version 4.

THIS IS BOOK COVERS THE NEW JOOMLA! 5 VERSION! JOOMLA! 4 wasn't around too long before Version 5 was announced and rather than publish a book on a soon-to-be expired version, this publication has been upgraded to address JOOMLA! 5 and contains comprehensive information to help you become a successful and efficient website administrator. The book contains 31 comprehensive Chapters, including 132 powerful Exercises within 388 pages, and guides you, step-by-step, through the various tasks required to create a JOOMLA! 5 website and make it accessible online. The book is full of descriptions, topical discussions, and precise step-by-step guides to help you create a JOOMLA! 5 website and add content. JOOMLA! 4 BASIC TRAINING was the first in a series of topical books called "Boots on the Ground," that addressed many different subjects and areas of expertise as applies to administration of a JOOMLA! 4 website. As a pre-release of the new version, this book will help you get quickly started as a new JOOMLA! 5 administrator as soon as the version is released. It also demonstrates how to create categories, articles, menus and content-specific modules, all of which make up a JOOMLA! 5 website. JOOMLA! 5, Boots on the Ground, Advance Edition, Volume 1, begins with some general information about JOOMLA! and then dives right into the creation of a website hosting location, followed by complete instructions on how to actually install JOOMLA! 5 on two different types of hosting servers. Once installed, there a "Fast Track Double Time Start" Chapter that will demonstrate the basic functions that deal with creating content. This chapter is intended to quickly introduce you to fundamental tasks that must be performed by the administrator. The book further explains detailed information about categories, articles, modules, menus and templates. In addition, every Component included in the default installation is explained as to their function and what role they perform in generating the different types of website content. This book is a perfect resource for the JOOMLA! 5 beginner or novice user that wants to quickly sharpen their skills as an administrator. Written in layman's terms without any heavy-duty technical mumbo-jumbo, there are plenty of practical exercises that guide you through the many details necessary to create content and administer the website. For more experienced JOOMLA! users, the book will introduce the new methods and techniques needed for the new Version 5. JOOMLA! 5, Boots on the Ground, Advance Edition, Volume 2 in this series of books will pick up where this one leaves off adding an additional 28+ chapters of information that will be devoted to more technical and detailed topics. Look for Volume 2 to be published in 2023.

Master Joomla! Hands-On, Step-by-Step, Using Easy, Practical Examples Today, millions of websites rely on Joomla!–from personal sites to those of huge organizations like General Electric, Porsche, and the United Nations. Now, using Joomla! 3, you too can create websites that are mobile-ready, responsive, flexible, powerful, and secure–even if you’re an absolute beginner. In Joomla!® 3 Explained, top Joomla! trainer Stephen Burge teaches you everything you need to know. Burge has taught thousands of Joomla! newcomers and thousands more who’ve experimented with Joomla! but haven’t mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding you up the Joomla! learning curve. You’ll master Joomla! 3 hands-on, through a complete case study, crystal-clear visuals, simple explanations, and on-target analogies, all extensively tested with real Joomla! beginners. Burge walks you through installing Joomla! 3, planning sites that are easy to use and manage, adding content, and incorporating powerful site features without programming. Finally, Burge shows you how to run your site securely and efficiently, no matter how big or popular it becomes!

Unleash the full potential of the Joomla 4.x series while building powerful, responsive, and state-of-the-art websites with real-world use case scenarios Key FeaturesGet up and running with all new Joomla 4 features to deliver a rich experience with your websitesEnrich your learning journey while building websites in real time using real-world case studiesCustomize Joomla websites using templates to deliver better user experience to your clientsBook Description Joomla has been the second-most used open-source content management system for years. It has always had many built-in features, but several of them are not very well-known in the market. This book brings to you all the major features of the Joomla 4.x series that'll enable you to build your own website and CMS on Joomla. The book begins by introducing you to the content management features that represent the hearth of the software and show you how to structure your website content to get the most out of it. You'll also find out how to extend your content with custom fields, go multilingual, and set up your custom workflow. As you advance, you'll learn all about the customization of the website, introducing templates, and child templates and overrides that'll allow you to make your site unique. The concluding chapters will take you through four different case studies, including an online learning system, a B&B booking system, and corporate and editorial websites to see how Joomla has been used in real life to achieve a specific goal for your clients. By the end of this book, you'll be able to confidently build modern websites on Joomla to deliver tailor-made solutions to your clients. What you will learnBuild your websites using Joomla 4's enhanced featuresExplore advanced content-handling features like scheduled publishing options, custom fields, and the workflow featureDiscover the search engine optimization features included in Joomla 4Set up your website to handle multiple languages and structure the navigation systemUnderstand the customization features provided by Joomla -- templates, overrides, and child templatesFind out how to use CLI to operate without accessing the CMS backendDesign tailor-made graphics by customizing Joomla templatesWho this book is for If you are a CMS developer or website designer who knows how to build a website using ready-to-install software, this book is for you. Basic web design knowledge and experience will help you get the most out of this book. If you already know any of the previous versions of Joomla, this book will allow you to discover more about the newer releases. This book will also be beneficial for website holders and managers.

Joomla!, the award-winning, free, open-source software that lets users build websites and powerful online applications, is the most popular website software available, used by many of the world's top companies. JOOMLA! 3 BOOT CAMP: 30-MINUTE LESSONS TO JOOMLA! 3 MASTERY takes a unique approach to helping you master Joomla! 3. Following a comprehensive introduction to the newly revamped Joomla! platform, the authors present an extensive series of "How do I...?" solutions for installing and managing a Joomla! 3 website. You simply look up the tasks you wish to perform and learn how to insert content using Joomla 3 and extensions. Easy, step-by-step instructions will show you how to accomplish each task. Among other skills, you will learn how to create and edit a commercial-quality website using the Joomla! 3 back-end administrator control panel, as well as how to integrate advanced extensions, specialized components, and modules. With JOOMLA! 3 BOOT CAMP, you can master any content-management task in a half-hour or less, even if you're new to the software. Intermediate and advanced users will find a quick reference, with special hints and tips to simplify the insertion of content items. Take control of your websites with JOOMLA! 3 BOOT CAMP: 30-MINUTE LESSONS TO JOOMLA! 3 MASTERY.

After a thorough introduction to the newly revamped Joomla! platform, the authors present a series of solutions for installing and managing a Joomla! 3 website. With the book's handy exercise-based format, you simply look up the tasks you want to perform and learn how to insert content using Joomla! 3 and its extensions. Then follow the easy, step-by-step instructions to accomplish each task. You will learn: the details of Joomla! content structure and site layout; how to create and edit a commercial-quality website using the Joomla! 3 backend administrator control panel; how to integrate advanced extensions, specialized components, and modules. You can master any content-management task in a half hour or less, even if you're new to the software with this book. Intermediate and advanced users will find a quick reference, with special hints and tips to simplify the insertion of content items. --

When you master Joomla! programming, you can customize websites in ways that simply aren’t possible by tweaking parameters or installing someone else’s extensions. Now, there’s an authoritative, “soup-to-nuts” programming guide for every Joomla! user: from beginners with no Joomla! development experience to long-time coders seeking a quick start with Joomla!’s powerful new versions, 1.6, 1.7, and 2.5. Joomla!TM Programming presents proven best practices for getting the job done right. Written by Mark Dexter and Joomla! design architect Louis Landry (who wrote much of the new Joomla! framework), the text is packed with detailed examples and sample code, in-depth reference-style explanations available nowhere else, and fascinating sidebars revealing why Joomla! works the way it does. Both a tutorial and reference, this title brings together step-by-step instructions for everything from simple tasks (such as template overrides) to cutting-edge techniques involving components, MVC, and the Joomla! framework. You’ll learn how to View Joomla! from a programmer’s perspective Extend Joomla! with layout overrides, plugins, and modules Take full advantage of Joomla!’s improved new MVC implementation Build front-end and back-end components, from start to finish Secure your websites with Joomla!’s powerful, flexible new Access Control Lists Work with databases and use the new JDatabaseQuery to write complex queries Program Joomla! with JavaScript via the lightweight MooTools framework Develop custom category structures for your own websites and extensions Enable one-click updates for your own custom extensions Use the Joomla! platform as an application framework All example code, updates, and more information on Joomla! programming are available at the companion website, joomlaprogrammingbook.com.

Unleash the full potential of the Joomla 4.x series while building powerful, responsive, and state-of-the-art websites with real-world use case scenarios Key Features: Get up and running with all new Joomla 4 features to deliver a rich experience with your websites Enrich your learning journey while building websites in real time using real-world case studies Customize Joomla websites using templates to deliver better user experience to your clients Book Description: Joomla has been the second-most used open-source content management system for years. It has always had many built-in features, but several of them are not very well-known in the market. This book brings to you all the major features of the Joomla 4.x series that'll enable you to build your own website and CMS on Joomla. The book begins by introducing you to the content management features that represent the hearth of the software and show you how to structure your website content to get the most out of it. You'll also find out how to extend your content with custom fields, go multilingual, and set up your custom workflow. As you advance, you'll learn all about the customization of the website, introducing templates, and child templates and overrides that'll allow you to make your site unique. The concluding chapters will take you through four different case studies, including an online learning system, a B&B booking system, and corporate and editorial websites to see how Joomla has been used in real life to achieve a specific goal for your clients. By the end of this book, you'll be able to confidently build modern websites on Joomla to deliver tailor-made solutions to your clients. What You Will Learn: Build your websites using Joomla 4's enhanced features Explore advanced content-handling features like scheduled publishing options, custom fields, and the workflow feature Discover the search engine optimization features included in Joomla 4 Set up your website to handle multiple languages and structure the navigation system Understand the customization features provided by Joomla -- templates, overrides, and child templates Find out how to use CLI to operate without accessing the CMS backend Design tailor-made graphics by customizing Joomla templates Who this book is for: If you are a CMS developer or website designer who knows how to build a website using ready-to-install software, this book is for you. Basic web design knowledge and experience will help you get the most out of this book. If you already know any of the previous versions of Joomla, this book will allow you to discover more about the newer releases. This book will also be beneficial for website holders and managers.