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Figure 7: Category assignment
User
Users are needed to produce content. At least one user is registered on each Joomla site, namely the
one you created during the installation, with the rights to configure everything on your site. Depending
on the user's rights, he can work in frontend and/or backend to write an article. Each user requires a
username, an email address and a password. Every user can be assigned to any user group as well as to
any access level. This enables the user to create articles that are only visible to certain user groups.
Navigation
To find your way around the website, you will need navigation with corresponding links. In Joomla
we call this a menu. You may create as many menus as desired and nest them into as many different ways
as you wish. Each menu is a module which can be positioned on a provided area in the template.
Module
A module is something that you can position next to an article. A menu, for example, is a module.
The small registration block on the left side is also a module. You can create as many modules with smart
functions as you need and position them on the predefined area in the template.
Te mp la t es
A template is the graphical pattern for your website. It mostly consists of HTML and CSS files.
Joomla delivers several templates for you to choose from. Templates are configurable, which allows you
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