User's Manual
Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla!
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 16 Version 1.0.1.
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. Also, other members of the Joomla!
Documentation Team: Michelle (Michelle Bisson), Jennifer (visionspin), Brian (usagi) and
Richard (rdb) for their encouragement. Contributors to the Joomla! Help web site and Anna's
Joomla! Tips, from which some material has been used. Ross Carrell, my partner at
http://www.websdezined.com
, who kept an eye on me throughout the process and many more.
To the named and unnamed, my heartfelt thanks.
Steve White (ledzep)
Licence&Copyright
The Joomla! User Manual content is © copyright 2006 by the individual contributors and can be
used in accordance with the Creative Commons License, Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
2.5, See Appendix A
Suggestions,ModificationsandCorrections
Suggestions for improvements, additions, modifications, and corrections to this manual are
invited.
Please submit these at the official Joomla! forums at:
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,352.0.html
or alternatively
http://joomlausermanual.com/forums
.
TableofAmendments
Ageneralrecordofamendmentsmadeandtheirapplicabledates
Date Version Correction Detail
21 October 2006 1.0.1 General
Amended corrupted formatting.
Changed graphics. Amended punctuation.
19 October 2006 1.0.0 New Document Released.
June 2006 0.0.1 Draft Original Document Released.