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Beginning Joomla!

From Novice to Professional

von: Dan Rahmel
37,44 €
Verlag:	Apress
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	30.04.2008
ISBN/EAN:	9781430202783
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	475

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Titelbeschreibung

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.

Titellangbeschreibung

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 users 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.

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Autorenportrait

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.

Sonderbeitrag

Open Source content management systems are increasingly in demand as they provide users with mature, low cost solutions for managing online content. Of these systems, Joomla! ranks among the most popular. Demand for such systems will only increase as organizations of all types move to manage material over the webJoomla! is one of the most popular open source projects, having been downloaded almost 1.6 million times in the past two years aloneWhile Joomla! is relatively simple to install and configure, the difficulty in customizing it is such that users will be searching for a book which guides them through the details surrounding building templates, and extending the CMS

Verkaufsargumente

Users and organizations alike lack the resources, knowledge, and manpower to build custom data management solutions, regardless of whether the need involves managing the family photo collection or a manufacturer's inventory. Accordingly, numerous open source projects have emerged attempting to solve this problem by offering an easily installable, well-designed, and flexible content management framework. Of these efforts, Joomla! (http://www.joomla.org/) has emerged as one of the most popular options. 

But while it is simple to install Joomla! and use its base features, many users will want to customize it to their specific needs, tweaking the design templates and extending its capabilities. Beginning Joomla! is the most up-to-date guide available for users seeking to resolve the many common yet confusing questions surrounding these tasks. Along the way, the book takes special care to focus on implementing many of today's most desired website features, such as MySpace-like user profile management, photo galleries, and e-commerce.