Rahmel Beginning Joomla!

2. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-1643-8
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten

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.

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;Chapter 1 Introduction to Joomla!;15
6.1;Content Management System Overview;17
6.2;Content Management System Adoption;18
6.3;Differences Between Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5;22
6.4;Joomla! Ranked First for Online Communities;22
6.5;Conclusion;23
7;Chapter 2 Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes;24
7.1;Installing Joomla!;25
7.2;Modifying the Joomla! Installation;48
7.3;Conclusion;72
8;Chapter 3 Installation and Configuration;73
8.1;File and Directory Overview;74
8.2;Installing with XAMPP;77
8.3;Installing the Individual Servers of WAMPP/LAMPP/MAMPP;83
8.4;Conclusion;118
9;Chapter 4 Adding Content;120
9.1;Planning Your Content;120
9.2;Reincarnating a Web Site (EyeVesting) in Joomla!;130
9.3;Creating Sections and Categories;132
9.4;Selecting a Text Editor;135
9.5;Adding Articles;139
9.6;Adding Menus to Point to Content;148
9.7;Displaying the Category Menu;151
9.8;Installing a New Template;152
9.9;Collaborating with Outside Contributors;155
9.10;Conclusion;157
10;Chapter 5 Administering Joomla!;158
10.1;Presentation Administration;158
10.2;Content Administration;162
10.3;System Administration;167
10.4;Backing Up the Joomla! Installation;191
10.5;Security;196
10.6;Writable Directories;197
10.7;Conclusion;198
11;Chapter 6 Creating Your Own Templates;199
11.1;Quickstart to Creating a Hello Joomla! Template;201
11.2;Modifying an Existing Template;206
11.3;Creating Templates with Web Editors;210
11.4;Creating a Real Template;221
11.5;Validating Template Code;250
11.6;Conclusion;250
12;Chapter 7 Joomla! Extensions;251
12.1;The Difference Between Modules, Components, and Plug-Ins;251
12.2;Module Types;255
12.3;Default Site Modules;256
12.4;Administrator Modules;267
12.5;Site Components;268
12.6;Site Plug-Ins;277
12.7;Conclusion;278
13;Chapter 8 Web Community Features;279
13.1;A Site Profile;279
13.2;Joomla! Technology for Building Web Communities;283
13.3;Conclusion;319
14;Chapter 9 Site Statistics;320
14.1;Standalone Log Analysis Packages;322
14.2;Joomla! Extensions;327
14.3;Google Analytics;328
14.4;Conclusion;332
15;Chapter 10 Photo Gallery;333
15.1;FTP Server for Gallery Management;333
15.2;Phoca Gallery;337
15.3;Gallery2;348
15.4;Using Gallery2 from Within Joomla!;359
15.5;Conclusion;362
16;Chapter 11 Joomla! E- commerce;363
16.1;VirtueMart: The Joomla! Store;363
16.2;Creating a Virtual Store;366
16.3;Conclusion;384
17;Chapter 12 Search Engine Optimization and Joomla!;385
17.1;SEO on a Joomla! Site;385
17.2;General Techniques;398
17.3;Conclusion;403
18;Chapter 13 Creating Extensions;404
18.1;Writing a Front- End Module;404
18.2;Writing a Missing Metadata Administrator Module;409
18.3;Structure of the Suggestion Box Component;414
18.4;Conclusion;419
19;Index;420