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Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 1 Version 1.0.1.
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Joomla! User Manual Joomla! V1.0.11 21 October 2006 Steve White – Websdezined.com and Andy Wallace Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 2 Version 1.0.1.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. 3 Table of Figures .............................................................................................................. 11 Table of Tables ............................................................................................................... 15 Acknowledgments...................................................................
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Table of Contents What is Next?......................................................................................................................................... 28 Overview of the Installed Elements of a Joomla! Web Site ........................................................... 30 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Templates .....................................................
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Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 50 Logging in to the Back‐end................................................................................................................... 50 The Control Panel .................................................................................................................................. 51 Menu Options:..........................
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Table of Contents Using the Home Menu Option to Control the Front Page Display ....................................................71 Manage Content ..................................................................................................................................... 72 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 72 Manage Sections.....................................................
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Table of Contents Delete a User........................................................................................................................................ 100 Logout a User ...................................................................................................................................... 100 Manage Menus ..................................................................................................................................... 101 Create a New Menu .................
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Table of Contents Module Manager Screen .................................................................................................................... 130 Install a Module................................................................................................................................... 131 Upload Package File ...........................................................................................................................131 Install from Directory ............................
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Table of Contents SEF .......................................................................................................................................................143 MOS Rating..........................................................................................................................................143 E-mail Cloaking ...................................................................................................................................143 GeSHi .........................
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Table of Contents Module Positions................................................................................................................................. 160 Messages ................................................................................................................................................ 161 Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 161 Message Inbox ..................
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Table of Figures Table of Figures Figure 1: Pre‐installation Check ..................................................................................................................................22 Figure 2: Check Page part 1 .........................................................................................................................................23 Figure 3: Check Page part 2 ..................................................................................................................
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Table of Figures Figure 36 Administrator Modules ‐ Components.....................................................................................................56 Figure 37 Administrator Modules ‐ Popular .............................................................................................................57 Figure 38 Administrator Modules ‐ Latest Items......................................................................................................
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Table of Figures Figure 73: Archive Manager screen ............................................................................................................................94 Figure 74: Page Impressions screen ............................................................................................................................95 Figure 75: Trash Manager screen ................................................................................................................................
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Table of Figures Figure 110: Category Manager Web Links screen ..................................................................................................126 Figure 111: Category New Web Links screen..........................................................................................................127 Figure 112: Web Link Manager screen .....................................................................................................................128 Figure 113: Web Link New screen ......
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Table of Figures Table of Tables Table 1: Summary of the Chapters..............................................................................................................................19 Table 2: Template files..................................................................................................................................................30 Table 3: Web site design considerations ........................................................................................................
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla! Acknowledgments Many people have contributed in some way to producing this Joomla! User Manual. In particular, I would like to thank David Maggiano (Scribe) for drafting Chapters 3 & 4. Andy Wallace (Humvee) for his development of the design and style of the manual and proof reading assistance. Brian Teeman (brian) for proof reading.
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla! Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla! Introduction Thank you for choosing Joomla! Content Management System (CMS) software! You have made a great choice by selecting one of the most powerful and versatile Open Source Content Management Systems available. Joomla! is an award-winning CMS that will help you build web sites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an Open Source solution that is freely available to everybody.
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla! You can find examples at the growing Joomla! Extensions or Components directory at http://extensions.joomla.org/. Prepare to be amazed at the amount of exciting work produced by our active developer community! Joomla! for Developers Many companies or organisations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla! package or in the freely available third party extensions.
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla! Objectives of the Joomla! User Manual The objectives of this User Manual are to: Help you to install and configure Joomla! Provide a walk through of the many facets of the core Joomla! installation. Describe the various types of user together with their access permissions.
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Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla! Manual Styles & Conventions Throughout this manual, we will refer to specific items of information in the following ways: Note: You will see this when an additional point needs to be made L Further Information: You will see this as a reference to another chapter or an external publication.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Chapter 2: Getting Started Introduction Before we start, it is important to understand that a Joomla! User has a predefined set of permissions, i.e. tasks that they can do. Therefore, in the context of managing a web site, it will depend on the way that the site’s owner wants to delegate responsibilities as to what types of Joomla! Users should be set up. For example, an owner may have only one person to manage all aspects of the web site.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users /usr/local/apache/htdocs on a Unix system but it may vary. We are assuming you have a working web server and that you know where to put files to display on the web server. Install Remotely What you do to install Joomla! on a remote host is largely to do with what facilities your host provides and how skilled you are with server access. However, a simple and typical procedure may involve: 1 Unzipping the Joomla! distribution files to a local directory.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users If you do not see the check page please verify the following: Were all the Joomla! files and folders successfully uploaded to your web site? Did you remove (and back up) your old web site? Do you really have an Apache/MySQL/PHP web server? Are all the necessary MySQL, Zlib, and XML modules activated in PHP? If everything checks out OK, and you still do not see the check page, try using: http://www.yourdomainname.com/installation/index.php.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Figure 5: Check Page part 4 The fifth section relates to Directory and File Permissions: Figure 6: Check Page part 5 If everything is Writeable, click the Next button. If some items are highlighted in red as Unwriteable, either change the relevant folder’s permissions using your FTP program or ask your host service provider to correct them for you. If it is not possible to correct them, you can still click the Next button and see what happens. Joomla! 1.0.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users GNU/GPL License Agreement The next page displays the licence for Joomla! to ensure that you are aware of the terms and conditions for using the software. Figure 7: GNU/GPL License Click the Next button to go to Step 1 of the installation process. Installation: Step 1 Step 1 of the installation deals with the configuration of the MySQL database. Figure 8: Installation Step 1 Enter the configuration data for your MySQL database.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users where localhost is not the name of the database server you will need to contact your provider, e.g. Go Daddy refers to their host name as mysql123.secureserver.net or similar. Host providers, using cPanel, usually allow you to set up your own User Name, Password, and Database Name. Again, if in any doubt consult your host provider for this information. The option to Drop Existing Tables in the nominated database as is the option to Backup Old Tables is given.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Installation: Step 2 Step 2 is simply a page where you enter the name of your site. This will appear in the Global Configuration. Figure 10: Installation Step 2 Enter a name for your site and click the Next button. Note: Special characters are usable in this information area. Installation: Step 3 Step 3 is a page for you to confirm the installation directory, the URL to the Joomla! site, enter your e-mail address, and to accept or change the administrator password.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users L Further Information: For security purposes, you can amend the admin username after you have completed the installation process. See: Chapter 7: Managing Users The file permission settings are essential whilst installing Joomla! itself, by the Joomla! add-on installers, and by the Media Manager. If you are unsure what flags should be set, leave the default settings for now. You can change these flags later in the site Global Configuration. Click the Next button.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users You should see your new Joomla! web site. Figure 13: Joomla! Home Page Take a moment to explore some menu options. When you are ready, click the Administrator link in the Main Menu or enter the http://www.yourdomainname.com/administrator URL. This will display the Login screen. Figure 14: Joomla! Administrator Login Enter the user name admin and your password, as you set it in Step 4 of the installation process.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Overview of the Installed Elements of a Joomla! Web Site Introduction Now that you have your Joomla! installation up and running, a word about the different elements that make up your web site. Templates The template and its associated files provide the visual ‘look and feel’ of your web site and are maintained separately from the web site content. This is stored in a MySQL database.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Components Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of the web site’s template. The code for the main body will appear in the template as follows: . Depending on the design of the template in use, this is often in the centre of the web page. A typical Joomla! installation comes with Banners, Contacts, News Feeds, Polls, and Web Links Components.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Considerations in the Joomla! Development Lifecycle. Table 3: Web site design considerations Template ‘Look and Feel’ Site Content Consider overall ‘Look and Feel’ requirements, e.g. formal, cartoon, urban etc. Produce a list of all topics and information that will be included on the site Organise the list into logical groupings with a hierarchical structure if appropriate, i.e. a site map.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Introduction This Chapter deals with: The different types of Joomla! Users User Registration Recovering a lost password Logging in to the Front‐end User’s Account Details Types of Users and Access Permissions Users of Joomla! web sites can be broken down into two broad categories: Guests Registered Users Guests are simply visitors to your Joomla! web site.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Table 4: Front-end Registered Users User Access & Permissions Registered A Registered User has no ability to create, edit, or publish content on a Joomla! web site. They may submit new Web Links for publication and they may have access to restricted content that is not available to guests. Author Authors can create their own content, specify certain aspects of how the content will be displayed, and specify the date when the material should be published.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Registration Other than the Super Administrator’s (admin) account, that is created by default when Joomla! is installed, there are two ways that guests have of becoming registered members on a Joomla! web site. First, they may register themselves using the register link in the login form, if provided. Second, the Super Administrator, or Administrator if there is one, may enter them directly using the Administrator panel (Back-end).
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users The reason that Joomla! cannot send your old password to you is that passwords are stored using an encryption format that is not reversible. This means that even Super Administrators cannot view your password! This is proper practice in web site design these days, so do not be upset that you cannot use your old password, be happy that passwords are protected! Caution: Since new passwords are sent out via e-mail and e-mail is inherently insecure.
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Chapter 3: Joomla! Users Figure 18: User Details screen Here you can change Your Name, e-mail address, User Name and Password. User Editor: You can also select the default User or WYSIWYG Editor from the User Editor drop down list. Figure 19: User Editor select drop down In a default installation the only editor that is available is TinyMCE, which provides good basic abilities to edit content right from the web site.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front‐end Introduction As you saw in the last chapter, once you have registered with a Joomla! web site you will see a distinct User Menu when you log in. Regardless of your specific role, i.e. Registered, Author, Editor, or Publisher, you will see the same User Menu. However, the functions available from the menu will vary depending on the access permissions you have.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Figure 20: Add Content from the Front-end Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 39 Version 1.0.1.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end This window has three main areas: The top area contains input fields for the title of the new article and an appropriate Category for the Item. Note: The available categories will depend on the way the site content has been set up. In general, where only one Section has been set up, all the categories for that Section will be available. If you have multiple Sections, you will need to set up multiple links on the User Menu: one for each Section.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Figure 21: Adding Intro Text In addition to all the standard HTML type formatting, you may also insert images into your Content Item. Inserting images is done differently in Joomla! than you may be used to in programs such as Dreamweaver. Joomla! uses tags, {mosimage}, in your article that identify where pictures should go; the pictures are inserted by the system when called up by visitors to the web site.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Figure 22: Multi-page Content Item Index The last of the three sections contains three Tabs entitled Images, Publishing, and Metadata. These Tabs are used to control various aspects of your content such as associating images with the {mosimage} tags, setting the publishing dates, and specifying the metadata for your article.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Images Tab The Images Tab contains the necessary options to assign images to the {mosimage} tags you inserted in your article. One important thing to keep in mind here is that the images will appear in the Content Item in the order that they appear in the Content Images field. You can use the Up and Down buttons to adjust the order of the images.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Publishing Tab The next Tab in this window is the Publishing Tab. This allows the Author to specify: The intended viewing audience The proposed start and finish dates for publishing Whether the article is to be shown on the Front Page of the web site.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end It is not necessary to go and find a calendar to determine the appropriate Start and Finish Publishing dates. Joomla! includes a handy little drop down calendar widget that appears when you press the button next to either field. This calendar allows you to browse forward or backward by month or year, searching for the appropriate date. Select a date by double clicking on it.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Figure 26: Category List screen As you can see from the picture above, Editors and Publishers will see this button associated with any content on the system allowing them to edit any article by any Author. Publisher Publishers have all the same abilities as Authors and Editors plus the ability to publish articles on the web site. All the controls that we just saw for submitting and editing content are also available to Publishers.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Note: Publishers may publish articles on Joomla! web sites. However, they do not have access to the Administrator’s (Back-end) panel. The equivalent role to a Publisher, which allows access to the Administrator’s (Back-end) panel, is the Manager. This is discussed later in this user’s manual. Submit a Web Link The web link is another form of content that a Joomla! web site uses.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end Figure 30: Web Link screen Note: The introductory text on the Web Links Categories page is editable. Access is via the language file. L Further Information: Chapter 8: Language Manager Check‐In My Items When working in one of the edit windows, such as when an Author is creating new content, you should always click on the Cancel or Save buttons to exit the page.
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Chapter 4: Accessing Functions from the Front-end If you click on an Edit button, to edit an article, and see the following dialogue box displayed it means that someone did not save or cancel an editing session properly. Figure 31: Item locked To correct this, the user who checked out the Item must do one of the following: Use the Check‐In My Items option in the User Menu. Re‐enter the Item to complete, or cancel, the edit they were undertaking. Get a Super Administrator to carry out a Global Checkin.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back‐end Introduction In this chapter, we will: Look at how Managers, Administrators, and Super Administrators log in to the Back‐end functions. Examine the Control Panel, located on the Back‐end’s Home page. Describe the default buttons Joomla! uses. Logging in to the Back‐end The Back-end functions are available by logging onto the Back-end via the www.yourdomainname.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end The Control Panel Figure 33: Control Panel screen The Control Panel, also known as the Home page, is always accessible from the Home menu option. The Control Panel consists of four distinct areas: Menu Options: The menu provides access to all the Back-end functions available. The menu and sub-menu options displayed will vary according to your User status, i.e. Manager, Administrator, or Super Administrator.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Quick Link Buttons: Figure 34: Quick Links on Control Panel These quick link buttons provide access to a number of common tasks with one click. Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 52 Version 1.0.1.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Control Panel Table 7: Control Panel buttons Toolbar Button Image Function(s) Description Add New Content. Displays the Content Item: New screen Content Items Manager. Displays the Content Items Manager [Section: All] screen Static Content Manager. Displays the Static Content Manager screen. Frontpage Manager. Displays the Frontpage Manager screen. Section Manager. Displays the Section Manager screen. Category Manager.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Other Screens Table 8: Other Screens Buttons Button Image Function(s) Description Save. Click Save to save the data on the screen you are using and return to the appropriate list screen, e.g. Content Items Manager [Section: All]. Apply., Save the data on the screen, and remain on that screen. Cancel, Logout. The correct way to leave an input screen, or to force a logout. Help Access the built in help system.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Copy. Used to copy Content Items etc. Move. Used to move Content Items between Sections/Categories etc. Archive. Used to archive Content Items. Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 55 Version 1.0.1.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Administrator Modules: The modules display logged on users, Components installed, most Popular Content Items viewed, Latest Content Items published, and Menus with the number of links per menu.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Popular Tab: Figure 37 Administrator Modules - Popular Click this Tab to access the screen that lists in order, the most popular Content Items on your site. Included are the dates the Content Items were created, and the number of hits or views. Click the Content Item name to edit that item.
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Chapter 5: Introduction to Accessing Functions from the Back-end Click this Tab to access the screen that lists all menus and the number of item links in each menu. The number of links is the total created, not the total published. Click the name of a menu to access the screen that lists the items for that menu. Check for Newer Version On the Home Page, the following button is available to check for a newer version of Joomla!. This will take you to http://www.joomla.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back‐end: Manager Introduction The Manager has all the Front-end access privileges of a Publisher.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Media Manager ² Access: Select Site > Media Manager. The Media Manager screen will be displayed. Figure 43: Media Manager screen This screen displays the entire images folder, i.e. www.yourdomainname.com/images. This is useful to remember, as you need to select the correct sub-folder to upload images, which will be available to your Content Items.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Create a folder Click on the stories sub-folder button. Note: The change in the Directory drop down box to /stories. Figure 44: Media Manager screen detail Enter a name in the Create Directory field. Note: Ideally use all lower case with no spaces or use an underscore and keep it short, e.g. newsitems or news_items. Then, click the Create button. When the screen is refreshed, a new folder will have been added to the images/stories sub-folder.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager There are two things to note about the thumbnail: The Trash button allows you to delete the image from the folder. The Edit button allows you to generate the image’s pathname in the Image/URL code field. Notes on images: 1. I have found it best to keep the image file names as short as possible. Use lower case letters and/or numbers without spaces. I always use the underscore, _, to put gaps in a file name if I need it, e.g. camp_tent.gif.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager From the Media Manager screen click on the Edit button to generate the code in the image/url Code field. Copy the code in the image/url Code field and save it to be used in a Content Item or any other screen that will take HTML, e.g. Category description field. Preview Preview is a function that allows you to view the web site(Front-End) from your Administrator (Back-end) Panel ² Access: Select Site > Preview.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Inline with Positions This option will open your Joomla! web site, in schematic form, inside the Administrator’s interface. Figure 47: Preview Inline with Positions screen All Module positions displayed with labels. The mainbody position will display the Front Page information and images used in the template directly will be visible. There is an option to Open in new window from this display to view the web site in a new browser window.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Page Impressions This option displays the number of viewings that a Content Item has received, in descending order,. Note: Viewing a Content Item on the Front Page only will not be counted. It requires a click through to the article itself. Search Text This lists the search words entered by visitors in the Search Box. The number of times that a search has been entered, the Times Requested, and the number of Results Returned.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager The Menu Manager In this example, we will be adding a menu link to the mainmenu menu to display the Web Links Component. ² Access: Select Menu > mainmenu. This will display the Menu Manager [mainmenu] screen. All existing menu item will be displayed. Figure 48: Menu Manager screen Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Move, Copy, Trash, Edit, and New are available.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Max Levels: This drop down allows you to select the maximum levels of menu displayed. Useful if you have a long and complex hierarchical menu. Display #: This drop down allows you to select the maximum number of menu items displayed per page. Note the << Start < Previous [page number] Next > End >> navigation to move between pages. Create a New Menu Item To create a new menu item, click on the New button. This displays the New Menu Item screen.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Figure 50: Add Menu Item screen Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Name: Type a Name to display on the menu. Component: Select the Component by clicking on the Component name in the list box. Parent Item: By default, it is added as a Top-level item under the Parent Item option. If you wish it to make it a sub-menu option, select the appropriate Parent Item.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Move a Menu Item Toolbar Buttons: Move, or Cancel, are available. This function allows you to move menu item(s) between menus. Select the menu item(s) you wish to move by checking the check box to the left side of the item(s). Click the Move button. The Move Menu Items screen will be displayed. Figure 51: Move Menu Items screen Click the menu to which you wish to move the menu item(s). Click the Move button. You return to the Menu Manager screen.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Figure 52: Copy Menu Items screen Select the menu to which you wish to copy the menu item(s) to. Click the Copy button. You return to the Menu Manager screen. Note: The legend (Number of items) Menu Items Copied to (Menu Name) at the top of the screen. Delete a Menu Item Toolbar Buttons: Trash This function allows you to delete menu item(s).
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Using the Home Menu Option to Control the Front Page Display This section illustrates how you can vary the positioning of Content Items on the Front Page by using the Home menu item. Table 9: Front Page Display Options You control the way the Content Items are displayed on the Front Page using the Home menu option. Click on the Home menu option to Edit it.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Manage Content Introduction There are three levels to organising the content of a Joomla! Content Management System: Sections are big containers; they hold Categories. Categories are little containers; they hold Content Items. Content Items are all the text and images you want to appear on a page. The only catch is that you cannot create a Content Item without having a Section and Category for it to live in.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager However, if you want to display say the News section in two columns instead of three, you can. Figure 54: Three-Column Display with one column hidden Note: After all that about having to have Sections and Categories, there is a way to create a Content Item that is not in a Section or Category. This is a Static Content Item. This does not mean static as in static vs. dynamic it just means that it is not assigned to a Section or Category.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Column Name Details/Options Section Name: The title of the Section. Published: The published or not published status of a Section. Reorder: You can use the Up or Down arrows to alter the order in which the Section items are displayed. Order: You can enter the order in which you want the Section items to be displayed. Click the Save button to save the changes. Access: This indicates what type of user has access to the Section.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Field Name Details/Options Title: Enter a short name for the new Section to appear in menus Section Name: Enter a long name for the new Section to be displayed in headings fields Image: Select an image to be displayed for this Section (a preview will be displayed of the image). Access Level: Select which level of user can see the Section: Public, Registered, or Special Click the Save button.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Figure 58: Category Manager screen The following information is displayed: Column Name Details/Options Category Name: The title of the Category. Published: The published or unpublished status. Click the button to toggle between these two states. Order: You can enter the order in which you want the menu items to be displayed. Click the Save button to save the changes. Access: This indicates what type of user has access to the menu item.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Figure 59: Category: New screen Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Category Title: Enter a short name to appear in menus. Category Name: Enter a long name to be displayed in the headings fields. Section: Select the appropriate Section from the drop down menu. Image If desired, select an image to be displayed for this Category (a preview will be displayed of the image).
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Move a Category Select the Category that you wish to move. Click the Move button. The Move Category screen will be displayed. Figure 60: Move Category screen Select the Section to which the Category and its associated Content Items is to be moved. Click the Save button. Note: You will be returned to the Category Manager [Content: All] screen with the legend (Number) Categories moved to (Section Name) at the top of the display.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Manage Content Items Introduction Managers, Administrators and Super Administrators may create, edit, and generally manage Content Items from the Administrator’s Back-end as well as the Front-end. In this Section, we will be looking at how to: Create a new Content Item Move a Content Item Copy a Content Item Archive a Content Item The Content Items Manager ² Access: Select Content > All Content Items.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Order: Shows the ordering of Content Items. Enter the list manually in the field provided and click the Save button to save the new order. Access: This is the user Access Level for the Content Item. Click on the Access level to switch it to Public, Registered, or Special. Section: This is the Section associated with the Content Item. Click the Section title to edit the Section page.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Table 10: Content Item buttons Button Function Details Archive: Check the Items to be archived, and click the Archive button to put Content Items into an archived state. They are still accessible to the Front-end of your site if in published mode. Publish: Select the radio button of the Items to be published, and click the Publish button. Unpublish: Select the radio button of the Items to be un-published and click the Unpublish button.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Create a New Content Item There are a number of ways of accessing the Content Item: New screen. ² Access: Click the Add New Content button on the Home page. ² Access: Select Content > All Content Items > New. ² Access: Select Content > Content by Section > [Section Name] > [Section Name] Items > New. Any one of these actions will display the Content Item: New screen.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Intro Text: Enter the Intro Text. All of the content for this Content Item may be entered in the Intro Text. Main Text: The Main Text (optional), directly below the Intro Text box is used specifically when you wish to publish the Content Item to the Front Page or a Category Blog display. The Intro Text will be displayed on the Front Page with a Read More link. Note: The Read More text can be changed in the language file.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager to display the Author’s name, enter the Author’s name you wish to be displayed. Change Creator: Select from available Users. Ordering: You may set the position this Content Item appears in, within Section and Category, on the Content Items Manager Override Created Date: This overrides the automatic created date for this Item. This is also a useful tool when it is necessary to re-order an Item Is, by default, set to the current date.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Images Tab Figure 65: New Item Images Tab The Images Tab on the right hand side is used to select and edit images for inclusion in the Content Item. Inserting an image into the Content Item is a two-stage process: The first stage is to select the image and add optional attributes to it. 1 The Gallery Images are stored in the images/stories sub-folder. Beneath this is the Subfolder drop down.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Note: Images to be aligned to the left or right can be inserted at the start of the line. In either case, text will be wrapped around the right hand side or left hand side of the image as appropriate. 2 Click the insert image button. A {mosimage} tag will be inserted in the text. Parameters Tab Figure 66: New Item Parameters Tab Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 86 Version 1.0.1.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager These parameters control what you see when you view a Content Item in full view. Check, uncheck or select from a drop down box as appropriate. The following list details each of the parameters: Parameter Details Page Class Suffix: Allows you to set customised styles for this page. The suffix you type here is automatically added to the CSS classes for this page, and will have to be defined in your template's CSS Style Sheet.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Experimental, do not use in production work. Associates a type of DocBook document to this item. DocBook Type: Meta Info Tab Figure 67: New Item Meta Info Tab Field Name Details/Options Description: This information is inserted in the headers of your content. i.e.
tag Search engines commonly use it. Keywords: These keywords are related to the header information provided for search engines.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Figure 68: New Item Link to Menu Tab Field Name Details/Options Select a Menu: Click on the menu you wish to add the link. Menu Item Name: The name of the Menu Item as it will appear on your site. Link to Menu: Click on the Link to Menu button to create the Menu Item. Existing Menu Items: This displays a list of all Link Content Item Menu Items referencing this content. Move a Content Item Select the Content Item(s) to be moved.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Copy a Content Item Select the Content Item(s) you wish to copy by using the check box to the left hand side of the Title. Click the Copy button. The Copy Content Items screen will be displayed. Figure 70: Copy Items screen Select the Section/Category combination to which this Content Item will be copied. Click the Save button.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Static Content The difference between static content and a normal Content Item is that static content: Does not have a Section and Category structure Cannot be published to the Front Page. ² Access: Select Content > Static Content Manager. The Static Content Manager screen will be displayed. Figure 71: Static Content Manager screen The Static Content Manager shows a list of the Static Content Items on your site.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Assign a Section or Category Split the text between Intro and Main Publish to Front Page. Publish, Unpublish, Delete, and Edit are handled in the same way as a Content Item. Frontpage Manager Introduction First, we will explain the concept of Home page and the Front Page Component in Joomla!, as many people easily confuse these two concepts. When a visitor types in the URL of your site, http://www.yourdomainname.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Reorder: Click the arrow buttons to move the item up or down in the list. Order: Shows the order of Content Items. Enter the list manually in the field provided and click the Save button to save the new order. Access: This is the user access level for the Content Item. Click on the Access Level to switch it between Public, Registered, or Special. Section: This is the Section associated with the Content Item.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Archive Manager ² Access: Select Content > Archive Manager. The Archive Manager [Section: All] screen will be displayed. Figure 73: Archive Manager screen Toolbar Buttons: Unarchive or Trash are available. This page shows a list of all archived Content Items. You may filter the display by Section, Category, and/or Author. The following information is displayed: Column Name Details/options Title: This is the title of the archived Content Items.
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Chapter 6: Accessing Functions from the Back-end: Manager Page Impressions Page impressions provide basic item statistics. ² Access: Select Content > Page Impressions. The Page Impression Statistics will be displayed. Figure 74: Page Impressions screen This page lists each Content Item and the number of hits it has received (impressions do not include hits on the Front Page). Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 95 Version 1.0.1.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back‐end – Administrator Introduction The Administrator has all the Front-end access privileges of a Publisher.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Click the Delete button surrounded by a dotted line. The following dialogue will appear. Figure 77: Are You Sure? Click OK to confirm. If restoring the items, the Restore Items screen will be displayed. Figure 78: Trash Manager Restore screen Click the Restore button. The following dialogue will appear. Figure 79: Restore Confirmation dialogue. Click OK to confirm. Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 97 Version 1.0.1.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Manage Users In Chapter 3: Joomla! Users, we outlined the various access levels offered by Joomla! This section deals with the creation of users from the Back-end. The Table below illustrates the permissions at each Access Level.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Filter: You may enter text in the Filter box to refine the list based on whether the text is found in the name. Type in any text and press the Tab key. Group: You may also limit the list to a particular group Log Status: You may also limit the list by the log status by selecting one, or more, combinations from the drop down boxes. Create a User To create a New User, click the New Button. This will display the User: Add screen.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Figure 82: User Add II screen On the right hand side of the screen, you can select the User Editor. This is the preferred WYSIWYG editor. If none is selected it will default to the Editor specified in the Global Configuration. Click the Save button. Delete a User You can delete a User from the User Manager screen using the select box by the side of the Name and then clicking the Delete button.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Manage Menus Navigation and access to content in your web site is made possible using menus. Menus in Joomla! are groups of links to Sections, Categories, Content Items, Components, or external pages. These links are called Menu Items. Each menu must have an identification name, which is only used internally by Joomla! A menu only becomes visible on a site if it has a published mod_mainmenu Module, which references it.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Create a New Menu Click the New button. The Menu Details screen will be displayed. Figure 84: Menu Details screen Field Name Details/Options Menu Name: This is the name that Joomla! will use to identify this menu in the database. It must be unique. There should be no spaces in the name. Module Title: This is the name given to the new mod_mainmenu Module, which is automatically created when you save this menu.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Copy a Menu Select the radio button next to the Menu Name you want to copy. Then, click the Copy button in the toolbar. This displays the Copy Menu screen. Figure 85: Copy Menu screen A Copy Page, with the same fields as in Create New Menu is displayed. It will also state the name of the Menu being copied and a list of the Menu Items associated to the menu being copied. Fill in the fields as in the create New Menu screen.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Edit a Menu Select the radio button next to the Menu Name you want to edit. Click the Edit button. The Menu Details screen will be displayed. Figure 87: Edit Menu screen You can only edit the Menu Name on this screen. This is the name as it is displayed in the Menu Manager. Manage Components Introduction Components are core elements of Joomla!’s functionality and are displayed in the main body of the web site template, i.e. mainbody.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Install a Component ² Access: Select Installers > Components. The Install new Component screen will be displayed. Figure 88: Install New Component screen Toolbar Buttons: Uninstall is available. This screen is split into top and bottom. The top is used for installing Components and the bottom, which lists the Components that are installed and that can be uninstalled.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Manage Specific Components Banners This Component allows you to display banners in rotation on your site. It also allows some advanced features such as impressions management and custom code. Banners can be displayed on your web site by simply publishing the banner once it has been created through the process below. Their location is dependent upon the template being used for your site.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator The Banner Client: Edit screen will be displayed. Figure 91: Banner Client Edit screen Toolbar Buttons: Save and Cancel are available. Change the Client Name, Contact Name, Contact E-mail, or Extra Info as required. Click the Save button. Screen returns to Banner Manager. Delete a Banner Client In the Banner Client Manager, Select the checkbox next to the Banner Client you wish to delete and click the Delete button.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Published: The status of the banner. Click on the image to either publish or un-publish the banner. Impressions Made: The number of times the banner has been displayed. Impressions Left: The number of times the banner has left to be displayed if this was established when the banner was set up. Clicks: The number of times the banner has been clicked to access the underlying URL.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Click the Save button. Delete a Banner To delete a banner select the checkbox next to the banner that you intend to delete and click the Delete button. There will be a pop up challenge as to whether you are sure this is what you intend click OK to confirm or Cancel to stop the deletion. Edit a Banner To edit a banner select the checkbox next to the banner that you wish to edit and click the Edit button.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator ² Access: Select Components > Contacts > Contacts Categories. The Category Manager [Component: Contact] screen will be displayed. Figure 95: Category Manager screen Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit, and New are available. The following information is displayed: Column Name: Details/Options Name: This is the name of the contact. It can be a person, department or whatever you wish.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Create a New Contact Category Click the New button. The Category: New [Contact:] screen will be displayed. Figure 96: Category New screen Toolbar Buttons: Upload (images), Save, Apply, and Cancel are available. Complete the following information: Field Name Details/Options Category Title: A short name for the Category. Category Name: A long name for the Category. Image: Select an image from the drop down list – if required.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Contact Manager ² Access: Select Components > Contacts > Manage Contacts. The Contact Manager screen will be displayed. Figure 97: Contact Manager screen Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit, and New are available. Create a Contact Click the New button to create a new contact. The Contact: New screen will be displayed. The screen is split into two parts.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator the Contact needs to be associated with that company. Name: Enter the name of the contact, as it will display on the site. This can be a person's name, or a department, a product, or whatever you wish. Contact's Position: Best used with a Name, as the title is displayed if this field is used, e.g. CEO. E-mail: Enter the e-mail address for this Contact.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Figure 100: Contact New Parameters Tab Note: This image has been edited for the purpose of this manual. It actually appears as a single long list! Field Name Details/Options Menu Image: Allows you to set an image that would appear to the left or right of the menu item. The image must be placed in the /images/stories directory. Page Class Suffix: Allows you to set customised styles for this page.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Postal Code/ZIP: Select Show or Hide Telephone: Select Show or Hide Fax: Select Show or Hide Misc. Info: Select Show or Hide Image: Select Show or Hide VCard: Select Show or Hide E-mail description: Show or Hide the description text below. Description text: Type here the description text for the E-mail form. If left blank, it will use the _E-MAIL_DESCRIPTION language definition. E-mail Form: Show or Hide the e-mail to form.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Mass Mail This page allows you to send a message to one or more groups of Users. ² Access: Select Components > Mass Mail. The Mass Mail screen will be displayed. Toolbar Buttons: Publish and Cancel are available Figure 101: Mass Mail screen Complete the following information: Field name Details/Options Group: Make a selection from the list. Select All User Groups to mail the message to all users.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator To share the content of your site you can integrate the Newsfeeds Module into your template, which makes your own news available to others. The News Feeds Component consists of two options, Manage News Feeds and Manage Categories. Manage Newsfeed Categories ² Access: Select Components > News Feeds > Manage Categories. The Category Manager [Component: News Feeds] screen will be displayed.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Create a New Newsfeed Category To create a new Category click the New button. The Category: New [Newsfeeds:] screen will be displayed. Toolbar Buttons: Upload (image), Save, Apply and Cancel are available.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Description: This allows descriptive text. Click the Save or Apply buttons. Further parameters are available after this saving or applying the settings. Parameters: Click the Link to Menu button. Figure 104: Link to Menu dialogue Link to Menu: This parameter allows you to: Field Name Details/Options Select a menu: Click on the name of the menu to which you wish to link.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Manage News Feeds ² Access: Select Components > News Feeds > Manage News Feeds. This will display the Newsfeed Manager screen. Toolbar Buttons: Publish and Unpublish, Delete, Edit, and New are available. Figure 105: Newsfeed Manager screen The following information is displayed: Column Name Details/Options News Feed: Name of the News Feed as it appears on your site. If you click on this name, you may edit the related parameters.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Create a New Newsfeed To create new News Feeds click on the New button. The Newsfeed: New [ ] screen will be displayed. Figure 106: Newsfeed New screen Toolbar Buttons: Save or Cancel are available. Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Name: Type here the name of the News Feed. Category: Select the relevant Category from the drop down box. Link: Input the News Feed URL, e.g. http://www.Joomla!.org/index.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Polls This Component allows you to manage and create different polls for your visitors. The questions you ask can be useful for information purposes. After publishing the poll, you need to activate the Polls Module. You can choose where you would like the poll to be published and on which page. The Module will also provide a link to show the results of your poll. ² Access: Select Components > Polls. The Poll Manager screen will be displayed.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Create a New Poll Click the New button. The Poll: New screen will be displayed. Toolbar Buttons: Save and Cancel are available. Figure 108: Poll New screen Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Title: Type here the title question of the poll as it will appear on your site (100 characters max). Lag: Enter here the number of seconds users have to wait before being able to vote in the same poll again.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Note: This means that polls assigned to specific Menu Items must have the 'Polls' Module assigned to the same Menu Items to be displayed (Modules-> Site Modules). Syndicate To syndicate your site is to make the Content Items from your Web site assigned to the Frontpage Component available for syndication via a distributable file.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Security Check: If enabled then the syndication functionality will only work if the Syndicate Module (mod_rssfeed) is published. Cache: Yes or No? Choose the Yes radio button to create and display a new News Feed dependant on the value set in the Cache Time field.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Live Bookmarks: Author Alphabetical: Arranges items by author in alphabetical order. Author ReverseAlphabetical: Arranges items by author in reverse alphabetical order. Most Hits: Arranges items according to the number of hits, with the items with the most hits first. Least Hit: Arranges items according to the number of hits, with the items with the least hits first. Activate support for Firefox Live Bookmark functionality.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Create a New Web Links Category Click the New button. The Category: New [Weblinks:] screen will be displayed. Toolbar Buttons: Upload, Save, Apply, and Cancel are available. Figure 111: Category New Web Links screen Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Category Title: Type the name of the Category to be displayed on your site. Category Name: Type the name of the Category to appear in the database and the back-end.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Weblink Manager ² Access: Select Components > Web Links > Weblink Items. The Weblink Manager screen will be displayed. Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit and New are available. Figure 112: Web Link Manager screen This page shows show a list of the web links with the following information: Column Name Details/Options Title: This is the name of the web link. Click the name to edit the web link.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Complete the following fields: Field Name Details/Options Name: Enter the name of the web link as it will appear on your site. Category: Select the desired Category. URL: Enter the full URL address of the web link. Description: Add a text description for the web link. Ordering: Choose here the order of the Web Link in the specific Category as it will appear on the site when displayed through the Table: Weblink Category Menu Item.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Module Manager Screen The management of the Modules is always done in the Administrator (Back-end)panel. ² Access: Select Modules > Site Modules. The Module Manager Screen displays a list of the installed Site Modules. Figure 114: Module Manager screen Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Copy, Delete, Edit, and New are available.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Filtering functions are available at the top-right of the list. To filter the displayed modules by Position and module type, select from the Select Position and/or Select Type drop down menu. You can refine your filter by typing in the keyword that you wish to filter in the field box. Install a Module ² Access: Select Installers > Modules. The Install new Modules screen will be displayed.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator All Modules have the following Details and Page/Items options: Field Name Details/Options Title: This is the title of the Module as you wish it to appear in its header. Show title: Select whether you wish the Module title to appear or not. Position: Select the Module position in which you wish it to appear. Module Order: Select the order you wish the Module to appear.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Administrator Modules ² Access: Select Modules > Administrator Modules The Module Manager [Administrator] screen will be displayed. Figure 116: Module Manager screen Toolbar Buttons: Publish, Unpublish, Copy, Delete, Edit, and New are available. The following information is displayed: Column Name Details/Options Module Name: This is the title of the module.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Manage Specific Modules – Purposes and Parameters The section below defines the purpose of each Module and details the additional Module specific parameters available to each. Banners Type: mod_banners The banner Module allows you to show the active banners out of the Component within your site. Parameters Banner client: Insert the reference to the client id. A comma should separate multiple client ids.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Indent Image 6: Indent image for the sixth sub-level Spacer: A spacer for horizontal menus. End Spacer: An end spacer for horizontal menus. Who’s Online Type: mod_whosonline The Who's Online Module displays the number of anonymous (that is, Guest) users and Registered users, (those that are logged in) that are currently accessing the web site. Parameters Display: Select what will be shown, # of Guests/Members, Member Names or Both.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Login Redirection URL: The re-direct, from the login, can be assigned to a specific URL. If left blank, it will display the home page of your web site. Logout Redirection URL: The re-direct, from the logout, can be assigned to a specific URL. If left blank, it will display the home page of your Web site. Login Message: Select Show or Hide the JavaScript pop-up alert that indicates whether the user's login was successful or failed.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Modules independent of the site’s default Template CSS classes. Template Chooser Type: mod_templatechooser The Template Chooser Module allows the user (visitor) to change the template on the fly from the front-end via a drop down selection list. Parameters Max. Name Length: This is the maximum length of the template name to be displayed, default is 20.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator frame, Yes means scroll bars are always used even when content does not extend beyond the inline frame, and Auto means scrolls bars are shown only when necessary. Width: Type in a value for the width of the IFrame window, either in pixels or in percentage. Percentage is relative to the HTML element where the tag is placed in the template.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Module Class Suffix: Enter the suffix for the CSS class of this Module, e.g. moduletable_online. In this example, -online is the suffix. This suffix class must currently be in the template CSS Style file. This allows individual CSS classes to be applied to certain Modules independent of the site’s default Template CSS classes.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Note: It is important to allow sufficient space to display the generated content. This is especially important when using the ‘vertical’ and ‘horizontal’ options. Note: The Item Title option on this page must also be set to Yes before the titles may actually be displayed. Related Items Type: mod_related_items This Module displays the title of other Content Items, as a hyperlink, that are related to the Item currently displayed.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Search Type: mod_search This Module will display a search box Parameters Module Class Suffix: Enter the suffix for the CSS class of this Module. (e.g. moduletable-poll). In this example, the -poll is the suffix. This suffix class must currently be in the template CSS Style file. This allows individual CSS classes to be applied to certain Modules independent of the site's default Template CSS classes. Enable Cache: Select Yes or No.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator Manage Mambots Mambots are functional units of code that support the operation of Joomla! They have many different purposes and functions and are grouped together for easier management. For example, there are Mambots that only operate on Content Items, others provide search capabilities, etc. In some groups, any number of Mambots can be published at once, while in others (for example, the WYSIWYG editors) only one can be active.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator A JavaScript alert will show: Are you sure, you want to delete selected items? Click OK. The page will reload displaying the word Success. Content Mambots Any number of Mambots can be published in this group. These Mambots operate on Content Items before they are displayed. They typically replace some sort of shorthand {tag} with other information. MOS Image This is an image placement Mambot.
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Chapter 7: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Administrator PHP Brief => use lang="php-brief" SQL => use lang="sql" XML => use lang="xml" Should you need additional languages, you may download the full package from the developer site: http://qbnz.com/highlighter/, which includes over 30 languages. You should then upload the required newLanguage.php from the package into your \Mambots\content\geshi\geshi folder.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back‐end – Super Administrator Introduction The Super Administrator has all the Front-end access privileges of a Publisher.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Global Configuration Global Configuration controls Joomla!’s operational settings. Changes made on this screen will update the configuration.php file. This file needs to be writeable in order for you to be able to edit your configuration. ² Access: Select Site > Global Configuration. The Global Configuration screen will be displayed. Figure 119: Global Configuration screen – Site Tab To the right of the write status of configuration.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Show Unauthorised Links: With this option turned on, all visitors will see content to which they would not otherwise have access, i.e. content given an Access Level of Registered or Special. With this option off, they will only see content with an Access Level of Public. The access level for Content is set under the Publishing Tab in the Edit Content screen.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Country Locale: Type the location of your web site, i.e. en_GB would be the setting for the UK, en_US for the USA. Content Tab: Figure 121: Global Configuration screen - Content Tab Field Name Details/Options Linked Titles: Select Yes, if you want the title of a Content Item to be hyper-linked. Select No, and a Read On... link will appear below the introduction text. Read More Link: Select Show to display the text Read more...
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Field Name Details/Options Print Button: Choose the radio button Show, to show the Printer Friendly Version button on Content Items while viewing in the Front-end. E-mail Button: Choose the radio button Show, to show the E-mail Page to Friend button on Content Items while viewing in the Front-end. Buttons Choose the radio button Show, when you want the hidden links to Email/Print/PDF to be buttons rather than text.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Server Tab: Figure 123: Global Configuration screen - Server Tab Field Name Details/Options These items are predefined during the installation and are not configurable through this Tab. Absolute Path: This is the directory information used by Joomla! on the server, that orientates it to its surrounding system.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Method: Level 2 Security – Allow for proxy IPs Level 1 Security – Backward Compatibility Do NOT change unless you know what you are doing! If you have a number of Users using AOL or behind Proxy Banks, you might consider using the Level 2 setting Error Reporting: If this option is enabled under the Site Tab, then using the drop down box, select the level or reporting required.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator together. 'Joomla! Open Source' would be an example of this. Show Title Meta Tag: Shows the Title Meta tag in the source code when viewing content. Show Author Meta Tag: Shows the Authors Meta tag in the source code when viewing content. Note: The Description and Keyword Meta tags will have a bearing on how Search Engines will index your site. Some Search Engines completely ignore Metadata altogether.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator improve the performance of your site. Cache Folder: This is the folder or directory to store the cache files. This must be writeable for caching to be successful. Contact your Web Master if you have any difficulties. Cache Time: Edit the maximum length of time, in seconds, for a cache file to be stored before it refreshes.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator helps search engines. Note: You must save your changes once you have finished, using the Save button in the tool bar. Language Manager The Language Manager allows you to maintain the installed language files for Joomla! ² Access: Select Site > Language Manager > Site Languages. The Language Manager [Site] screen will be displayed.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Field Name Details/Options Upload a Language file: If your server has GZip support with PHP, you will be able to upload a zipped package file that will be installed automatically. Browse to the location of the element (zipped package file of the Language file) on your computer. Then click the Upload File & Install button.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Manage Templates Introduction There are two types of templates, the Site Templates and Administrator Templates. The Site Templates control the appearance of the Front-end of your Joomla! web site, whereas the Administrator Templates control the Back-end Administration area of the Joomla! web site.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator The following information is displayed: Column Name Field Name Name: The name of the template as defined in the templateDetails.xml file. Default: Assigns this default template to all Menu Items/pages. Assigned: Opens a page where you can assign this template to specific Menu Items/pages. This will override the default template for the pages chosen. If you choose 'None', it will act the same way as the 'Default' parameter.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator ² Access: Select Site > Template Manager > Site Templates. The Template Manager [Site] screen will be displayed. Edit the HTML File Select the radio button next to the template you want to edit and then click the Edit HTML button. The Template HTML Editor screen will be displayed. Figure 133: Template HTML Editor screen Toolbar Buttons: Save and Cancel are available. To the right of the write status of index.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Check the box next to the template you want to edit and then click the Edit CSS button. The Template CSS Editor screen will be displayed. Figure 134: Template CSS Editor screen Toolbar Buttons: Save and Cancel are available. To the right of the write status of template_css.css is a check box labelled Make unwriteable after saving. Checking this box will change the file permissions of template_css.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Default: Assigns this default template to all Menu Items/pages. Author: The name of the template’s author as defined in the templateDetails.xml file. Version: The version of the template as defined in the templateDetails.xml file. Date: The date of the template as defined in the templateDetails.xml file. Author URL: The URL link to the template’s author as defined in the templateDetails.xml file.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Messages ² Access: Select Site>Messages Configuration Figure 137: Private Messaging Configuration screen There are two configuration options available to your Administrator. Use the select box to choose your option: Yes or No Field Name Details/Options Lock Inbox: This option allows you to prevent Administrators or System processes from sending you messages.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Delete a message Select the checkbox next to the Subject of the message, (or multiple messages), that you want to delete. Click the Delete button in the toolbar. An alert box will ask you to confirm the operation. Note: Private messaging is only supported to, or between, users in a group that have access to the Administrator Back-end. System Information Version Check Check: This option links you to http://www.joomla.
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Chapter 8: Accessing Functions from the Back-end – Super Administrator Global Check‐in ² Access: Select System>Global Checkin The Global Check-in screen will be displayed. Figure 140: Global Check-in screen When a user edits a file, Joomla! changes the file's status to Checked Out. The file is locked and only the user who has checked it out can modify it. This security feature prevents two users from editing a document at the same time, thus preventing the loss of data upon saving.
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Appendix A: Creative Commons Licence Appendix A: Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 You are free: • to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work • to make derivative works Under the following conditions: Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. Noncommercial. You may not use this work for commercial purposes. Share Alike.
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Appendix B: Back-end Menu Options Appendix B: Back‐end Menu Options Legend: A – Administrator, M – Manager, S – Super Administrator only. The Super Administrator has access to all options.
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Appendix B: Back-end Menu Options A,M usermenu Content Content by Section News News Items Newsflashes Newsflashes Items M Chapter 6 – Managing Content Add/Edit Newsflashes Categories FAQs FAQs Items Add/Edit FAQs Categories Components All Content Items Chapter 6 – Managing Content Static Content Manager Chapter 6 – Managing Content Section Manager Chapter 6 – Managing Content Category Manager Chapter 6 – Managing Content Frontpage Manager Chapter 6 – Managing Content Archive Manager
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Appendix B: Back-end Menu Options A Chapter 7 – Managing Components Weblink Items A Chapter 7 – Managing Components Weblink Categories A Syndicate Web Links Modules A Site Modules Chapter 7 – Managing Modules Administrator Modules Chapter 7 – Managing Modules Mambots Site Mambots Chapter 7 – Managing Mambots Installers Templates – Site Chapter 8 – Managing Templates Templates – Admin Chapter 8 – Managing Templates Languages Chapter 8 – Language Manager Components Chapter 7 – Manag
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Parameter Name Functions and Values Menu Item Category Blog – Content Category Blog – Content Category Archive Blog – Content Section Blog – Content Section Archive Link – Content Item Link – Static Content Submit – Content Menu Image: A small image to be placed to the left or right of the menu item. Must be stored in images/stories.
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Table – Weblink Category Blog – Content Category Blog – Content Category Archive Blog – Content Section Blog – Content Section Archive Page Title: Text to display at the top of the page Wrapper Link – Contact Item Link – Newsfeed Table – Newsfeed Category Table – Weblink Category Blog – Content Category Blog – Content Category Archive Blog – Content Section Blog – Content Section Archive Page Title: Wrapper Show or Hide Link – Contact Item Link – Newsfeed Table – News
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Title Alphabetic Blog – Content Section Title Reverse Alphabetic Blog – Content Section Archive Ordering Order the Items will be displayed in.
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Blog – Content Category Archive Blog – Content Section Blog – Content Section Archive Blog – Content Category Category Name Linkable: Makes the Category name a link to the Category page.
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Blog – Content Section Blog – Content Section Archive Blog – Content Category Print Button: Show or Hide the item’s print button. This is only applicable for the blog page. Blog – Content Category Archive Blog – Content Section Blog – Content Section Archive Blog – Content Category E-mail Button: Show or Hide the item’s E-mail button. This is only applicable for the blog page.
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters Categories. Empty Categories: Show or Hide the Categories with no items. Table – Content Category # Category Items: Show or Hide the number of items in each Category. Table – Content Category Category Description: Show or Hide the Category Description, which will appear below the Category name. Table – Content Category Category List: Section: Show or Hide the List of Categories in the list view page.
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Appendix C: Menu Item Parameters feed. Item Description: Show or Hide the intro text of an item. Link – Newsfeed Word Count: This allows you to limit the number of visible words. 0 will show all of the text. Link – Newsfeed Table Headings: Show or Hide the Table Headings. Name Column: Show or Hide the Name Column. Table – Newsfeed Category Articles Column: Show or Hide the Articles Column. Table – Newsfeed Category Link Column: Show or Hide the Link Column.
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Appendix D: Glossary Appendix D: Glossary Glossary Term Definition Admin Templates: Templates used to define the layout of the Administrator (Back-end) area of your Joomla! web site. Administrator: A User level within Joomla! with access to some Administrator (Back-end) and all Site (Front-end) functions. Alt attribute: Author-defined alternate text for an image. The browser displays this text rather than the image, and it describes to the reader what he or she is missing on a page.
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Appendix D: Glossary the next level and is a container for the third level, Articles. See also: Article and Section. Category Name: The long name to be displayed in headings, e.g. Contact Our Corporate Headquarters in Virginia. Category Title: The short name to appear in menus, e.g. Contact Us Check Out (an item): When a user edits a file, they check it out. This prevents other users from being able to edit the item at the same time, thus preventing loss of data upon saving.
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Appendix D: Glossary DOMIT: An xml parser for PHP based on the Document Object Model (DOM) Level two specifications. It is lightweight, fast, and written purely in PHP. See also: DOM. Dynamic HTML (DHTML): An extension of HTML, enables, among other things, the inclusion of small animations and dynamic menus in Web pages. DHTML code makes use of Style Sheets and JavaScript. Editor: User level within Joomla! with access only to Site (Front-end) authoring and editing functions.
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Appendix D: Glossary Panel. Joomla! User: Joomla! Users are arranged in two groups with different levels of access control. Users with access to the Front-end include Anonymous, Registered, Author, Editor, and Publisher. There are also three levels with access to the Back-end Manager, Administrator, and Super Administrator. Mambot: A Mambot is a small, task-oriented function that intercepts content before it is displayed and manipulates it in some way.
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Appendix D: Glossary reside on the server and may produce HTML output that downloads to the web browser. Alternatively, PHP can be embedded within HTML pages that are then saved with a .php file extension. See also: HTML, JavaScript patTemplate: patTemplate is a system within Joomla! to help create Joomla! site templates. Parameters: Parameters can be used to alter the presentation of specific items, menus, or modules.
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Appendix D: Glossary Syndication: Templates: A process, using a Newsfeed, by which a web site is able to share information, such as Articles, with other web sites. Defining the layout of your Joomla! web site, templates can be created for the Site (Front-end) of your site (called Site Templates), as well as for the Administrator (Back-end) called Administrator Templates. You can assign different templates to various pages of your web site.
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Appendix D: Glossary Appendix E: Joomla! Site Map The following Table shows the menu options, sub options, and functions for the Joomla! Backend.
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Appendix D: Glossary News Content Content by Section News Items News Archives Archive, Publish, Unpublish, Move, Copy, Trash, Edit, New News Categories Newsflashes Newsflashes Items Newsflashes Archives Archive, Publish, Unpublish, Move, Copy, Trash, Edit, New Newsflashes Categories FAQ's Newsflashes Items Newsflashes Archives Archive, Publish, Unpublish, Move, Copy, Trash, Edit, New Newsflashes Categories All Content Items Archive, Publish, Unpublish, Move, Copy, Trash, Edit, New Static Content
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Appendix D: Glossary Polls Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit, New Syndicate Save, Cancel Web Links Weblink Items Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit, New Weblink Categories Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit, New Site Modules Publish, Unpublish, Copy, Delete, Edit, New Administrator Modules Publish, Unpublish, Copy, Delete, Edit, New Mambots Site Mambots Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Edit, New Installers Templates – Site Modules Templates – Admin Languages Messages System Components Uninstal
