Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9780136135609
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0136135609
Label: Prentice Hall PTR
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: December 21, 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Studio: Prentice Hall PTR
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The First Easy-to-Use Guide to Joomla!-The World’s #1 Open Source Content Management System
If you want to build sophisticated websites that can be easily edited and updated, you need to master Joomla!-the world’s #1 open source content management system. Now there’s an easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide to Joomla! for every site manager, administrator, and developer. Leading Joomla! consultant Barrie North covers all you need to get results: installation, administration, site organization, template development, content updates, and a whole lot more. You’ll find never-before-published tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions, as well as three start-to-finish case studies.
New to Joomla? No problem! This book starts with the simplest design and system concepts, and builds your expertise step-by-step. You’ll rapidly master Joomla!’s power, even if you have no content management, scripting, or CSS expertise. Experienced with Joomla!? You’ll turn to this book constantly for its authoritative, plain-English, example-rich Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5 reference content.
· Understanding content management, what Joomla! does, and how its components fit together
· Building Joomla! sites from scratch, and systematically customizing them to your needs
· Organizing content with sections, categories, blogs, and tables
· Creating dynamic pages and effective navigation
· Working with Joomla! modules and components
· Search engine optimization for Joomla! sites
· Start-to-finish case studies: building a school website, an e-commerce site, and a blog
· The most valuable Joomla! extensions and add-ons: finding them, and using them
· Key differences between Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5, and what they mean to you
About the Website
The accompanying site for the Joomla 1.5 book, provides five fully functional Joomla! sites with live follow-along examples from the book and up-to-date information on Joomla! The site also includes
- An active forum where you can ask questions specific to chapters from the book from a Joomla expert
- 5 fully functional Joomla 1.5 live follow-along examples from the book. You can browse the sites and their backends live online.
- Downloads of 5 free websites for Joomla 1.5 based on various chapter of the book. These are SQL dumps you can import to instantly give you a completed Joomla site.
- 4 free tutorial templates and 3 free templates from joomlashack.com including the popular commercial template - JS Aqualine!
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I read that it had very good reviews, but there are some mistakes, a couple of things that the writer did't explain at all making reading and exercising in joomla more difficult that it is. I'm even considering of buying another book to fill my gaps in joomla.
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This is a great book to have for new joomla! users! Especially if you do not know a lot about web design. I actually read the whole book, and still use it for a reference tool. The best way to learn Joomla! is dive in and hands on, but this book will help through. It also gives you ideas on how you want your site to work. I wish Barrie North would make a companion book that deals with more about tweaking/changing your Joomla site's CSS and other joomla extensions and files for a more individual flare.
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When I purchased on the basis that it would allow me to custom design my website. You see Barrie had a tutorial on his website that explained how to custom design Joomla template. I thought it was a good tutorial and the book would have gone more in depth into the aspect of custom design by providing more examples. Alas, the tutorial on customise templates his website is what appears in the book. Had I know that I would not have purchased.
The strength of this book is that it non technical and provides a solid foundation for a newbie. However, if you are interested in designing customised templates just download the tutorial on his site and don't purchase the book.
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I bought this book while starting my own Joomla site and it helped me figure out a lot of the little stuff I couldn't get figured out to get my site up and running. I would recommend to anyone new to Joomla.
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This is an easy to to follow, well written beginners guide to building a Joomla! site. It is up to date and gives concise step by step instructions as well as excellent tips and overviews.
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