(Ebook) Joomla! Bible, Second Edition by Ric Shreves ISBN 9781118474938, 1118474937

(Ebook) Joomla! Bible, Second Edition by Ric Shreves ISBN 9781118474938, 1118474937

Your complete guide to the Joomla! content management systemWhether you use Joomla! to power a website, intranet, or blog, you'll need a good how-to reference on this complex, but not always intuitive, content management software. Joomla! Bible, Second Edition is that book. It not only brings you up to speed on the changes and extensions that are now part of Joomla! 3.0, it thoroughly covers functions and tasks, including installation, configuration, management, advanced modules, and extended coverage of two key extensions.You'll learn how to obtain code and deploy it to a server; how to obtain, modify, and delete content; how to choose between the Joomla! Platform and the Joomla! CMS; and more. By the time you finish the Joomla! Bible, Second Edition, you'll be well prepared to build and maintain a Joomla!-based website. Walks you through obtaining the Joomla! 3.0 code and how to deploy it to a server, configure the site, create content, and manage content and user hierarchiesHelps you get the most out of core modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Polls Module, the Banner Manager, Content Syndication, Newsfeed Aggregation, and othersIncludes hands-on tutorials and real-world practical applications Whether you're a content manager, website manager, developer, or do-it-yourselfer, make sure you keep Joomla! Bible, Second Edition on hand.Ric Shreves is a freelance writer and web applications development consultant. His company, water & stone (www.waterandstone.com), specializes in the creation of websites using open source content management systems and has deployed hundreds of websites on the Joomla! system. A past president of the Mambo Foundation, Ric is also the author of several books, including the previous edition of the Joomla! Bible. He has worked as a columnist for ComputerWorld and written for a number of tech publications.Table of contents Acknowledgments xxi Introduction xxiiiPart I: Getting Started with Joomla! 1Chapter 1: Introducing the Joomla! Content Management System 3Chapter 2: Obtaining and Installing Joomla! 17Chapter 3: Taking a First Look at Joomla! 33Chapter 4: Getting the Most from Site Configuration 51Part II: Working with Content and Users 69Chapter 5: Managing Content 71Chapter 6: Working with Editors and Media 127Chapter 7: Employing Advanced Content Management Techniques 147Chapter 8: Working with the Menu System 175Chapter 9: Managing the Home Page of Your Site 229Chapter 10: Managing Your Site’s Users 243Chapter 11: Creating a Multilingual Website 273Part III: Working with Components, Modules, and Plug-Ins 289Chapter 12: Using the Banner Manager 291Chapter 13: Working with the Contacts Component 327Chapter 14: Using the Newsfeed Component 355Chapter 15: Using the Site Search Components 379Chapter 16: Using the Weblinks Component 397Chapter 17: Working with the Site Modules 421Chapter 18: Working with the Administrator Modules 461Chapter 19: Working with Plug-Ins 485Part IV: Customizing and Extending the System 527Chapter 20: Customizing the Appearance of Joomla! 529Chapter 21: Customizing Joomla! Functionality 573Chapter 22: Extending Your Site 603Part V: Overseeing Website Maintenance and Management 623Chapter 23: Keeping Your Site Secure and Up to Date 625Chapter 24: Managing Performance and Accessibility 641Chapter 25: Making a Site Search–Engine Friendly 661Part VI: Appendixes 669Appendix A: Choosing a Sample Data Set 671Appendix B: Locating Key Files 681Appendix C: Installing XAMPP 685Appendix D: Installing MAMP 687Appendix E: Implementing e-Commerce with VirtueMart 689Index 693