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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: 006.76
EAN: 9781590598481
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN: 1590598482
Label: Apress
Manufacturer: Apress
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 475
Publication Date: July 19, 2007
Publisher: Apress
Studio: Apress
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Do you want the ability to manage documents, photos, and other content over the Web but dont want to shell out thousands of dollars in proprietary solutions? Want to create an online community for your hobby or user group? Youre not alone. For thousands of like-minded 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 youre 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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It was very helpful for me. I'd been poking around in Joomla! for a while and needed more. The book helped explain a lot of stuff I didn't understand and I was up and running in no time.
I would have liked less space allocated to discussing other tools (like site layout tools and FTP clients). I also would have preferred that the chapter on extensions was moved up a bit - it would have made more sense before the chapter on creating your own templates. I cared more about different extensions that I did making my own template.
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For an individual not experienced with Joomla, Beginning Joomla is a good introduction to the software.
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This book began very well and may, for more experienced Joomla users, have continued thusly. But, Joomla's dashboard changes frequently and had changed at least ONCE since the book was written. I became bogged down just trying to get through the install and get into Joomla because none of the diagrams matched what I was seeing on my screen. The book gathers dust on my shelf because it doesn't make sense with the tools of today.
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This is the first time I write a review on Amazon, but I really felt I had to, as a warning for potential buyers. If you managed to install Joomla on your own and have played with it even just a little, you do _not_ need this book. You will already know the vast majority of the contents.
I know some reviewers pointed this out, but after going through other reviews and the TOC, I figured there would still be things to learn. Well, I was unfortunately dead wrong.
I scanned through the book in 30mn: the first 200 pages revolve around installing Joomla, then you have quite a bit of list of administrator settings / actions with a short description of what they do (nothing more than what you would get through the built-in joomla help), no info on optimizing Joomla performance, no info on how Joomla internals work (if only for the curious folks), no that much information about security issues, etc... To be fair, you do have sections on how to organize your website, how ... Read More
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A very detailled and good reference on Joomla! Good description of the software with its possible extentions. Although it's sub-title suggests that is also for the novice, my opinion is that the book is for the Joomla user which has already some background in content managment systems. A good chapter for the novice on planning your content though. Further for the advanced user much help on MySQL problems, PHP, and Joomla extentions. Conclusion: A good book for the advanced user and to use as a reference.
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