User's Manual
Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla!
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 19 Version 1.0.1.
ObjectivesoftheJoomla!UserManual
The objectives of this User Manual are to:
HelpyoutoinstallandconfigureJoomla!
Provideawalk throughofthemanyfacetsofthecoreJoomla!installation.
Describethevarioustypesofusertogetherwiththeiraccesspermissions.
ProvidedetailedinstructionsforbothFront‐endandBack‐endinputtingandsite
managementwithintheJoomla!userframeworkofAuthors,Editors,Publishers,
Managers,Administrators,andSuperAdministrators.
This is not a Technical Manual in that we do not go into major depth on modification, design, and
development of the various elements of Joomla! or any kind of programming. There are guides
and web sites that provide this information. Nor do we go into detail about PHP, MySQL or other
essential software that you need to have some understanding.
HowtoUsetheJoomla!UserManual
The Joomla! User Manual follows the installation process, the types of users Joomla! has, Front-
end through to Back-end functionality. A summary of the chapters and appendices follows.
Table 1: Summary of the Chapters
Chapter Details
Chapter 1 : Introduces you to Joomla!, its benefits, versatility and strengths.
Chapter 2:
Deals with installing the Joomla! software and an overview of the elements of a typical
Joomla! installation.
Chapter 3:
Provides information about the different types of Joomla! user and what functionality they
can access.
Chapter 4:
Deals with accessing the Front-end functionality and provides details about what an
Author, Editor, and Publisher can do.
Chapter 5 Deals with logging on to the Back-end, the Control Panel, and Buttons.
Chapter 6: Deals with what a Manager can do.
Chapter 7: Deals with what an Administrator can do.
Chapter 8: Deals with what a Super Administrator can do.
Appendix A: This manual is released under The Creative Common License see details here.
Appendix B:
A list of the Back-end menu options together with detail of which user level is required to
access them.
Appendix C: A list of Menu Item parameters.
Appendix D:
A listing of all the key words and phrases used in Joomla! together with brief details of their
function/use.
Appendix E: Site Map of the Joomla! Back-end menu options.