Beginner's Guide

Until a few years ago, the creation of a website was a difficult thing to do. Whilst you did not have to
be a renowned specialist, a combination of7perseverance and7having7fun with7what you are doing7were
necessary to produce appealing results. You had to create static HTML pages in an HTML editor and
then upload them via file transfer protocol to a server. To create even the7simplest interactivity such as a
contact form or a forum, you had to learn a programming language.
It is more than understandable that many people did not take this hardship on themselves and handed
over the creation of a website to a web agency or did not even start the project in the first place.
Thanks to Facebook and kits such as Google Sites, creating simple web pages has become relatively
easy7but if you want something unique, you should7become familiar with7a content management system.
Joomla offers everything!you need to!create your own, individual website.
WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?
First of all, it is about Joomla and how to use it.
Joomla is a tool with lots of possibilities and you can use the system in a huge variety of
configurations, depending on your ideas and wishes.
In order to allow comfortable access, I have structured the book as follows:
1. This Introduction
2. Showcase
3. Installation
4. Structures and Terms
5. What's New?
6. Managing Content
7. How to Create an 'About Us' Page
8. A Typical Article
9. Media Manager
10. Contact Form
11. Status, Trash and Check Ins
12. Structure Your Content with Categories
13. Website and Content Configuration
14. Templates
15. Navigation
Joomla! 2.5 - Beginner’s Guide
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