Joomla! : a user's guide : building a successful Joomla! powered Website

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    • North, Barrie M.

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Joomla! : a user's guide : building a successful Joomla! powered Website

Barrie M. North

Prentice Hall, c2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

The First Easy-to-Use Guide to Joomla!-The World's #1 Open Source Content Management System If you want to build sophisticated websites that can be easily edited and updated, you need to master Joomla!-the world's #1 open source content management system. Now there's an easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide to Joomla! for every site manager, administrator, and developer. Leading Joomla! consultant Barrie North covers all you need to get results: installation, administration, site organization, template development, content updates, and a whole lot more. You'll find never-before-published tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions, as well as three start-to-finish case studies. New to Joomla? No problem! This book starts with the simplest design and system concepts, and builds your expertise step-by-step. You'll rapidly master Joomla!'s power, even if you have no content management, scripting, or CSS expertise. Experienced with Joomla!? You'll turn to this book constantly for its authoritative, plain-English, example-rich Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5 reference content. * Understanding content management, what Joomla! does, and how its components fit together * Building Joomla! sites from scratch, and systematically customizing them to your needs * Organizing content with sections, categories, blogs, and tables * Creating dynamic pages and effective navigation * Working with Joomla! modules and components * Search engine optimization for Joomla! sites * Start-to-finish case studies: building a school website, an e-commerce site, and a blog * The most valuable Joomla! extensions and add-ons: finding them, and using them * Key differences between Joomla! 1.0 and 1.5, and what they mean to you About the Website The accompanying site for the Joomla 1.5 book, provides five fully functional Joomla! sites with live follow-along examples from the book and up-to-date information on Joomla! The site also includes An active forum where you can ask questions specific to chapters from the book from a Joomla expert 5 fully functional Joomla 1.5 live follow-along examples from the book. You can browse the sites and their backends live online. Downloads of 5 free websites for Joomla 1.5 based on various chapter of the book. These are SQL dumps you can import to instantly give you a completed Joomla site. 4 free tutorial templates and 3 free templates from joomlashack.com including the popular commercial template - JS Aqualine!

目次

Preface xix Chapter 1: Content Management Systems and an Introduction to Joomla! 1 What Is a Content Management System? 2 Static Web Pages 2 Cascading Style Sheet Web Pages 3 Dynamic Web Pages 4 Open Source 7 History of Joomla! 8 Joomla! Community 9 Third-party Extensions Development 9 Joomla!'s Features 10 Elements of a Joomla! Website 11 Content 13 Modules 14 Templates 14 Summary 15 Chapter 2: Downloading and Installing Joomla! 17 How Do I Install Joomla!? 18 Where Can I Find the Most Current Joomla! Files? 18 Unpacking Joomla! on a Local Desktop Computer 23 Unpacking on a Hosting Account 26 Running the Joomla! Installation Wizard 28 Summary 35 Chapter 3: Joomla! Administration Basics 37 What Is the Frontend and Backend of a Joomla!-powered Website? 38 Menu Bar 40 Toolbar 41 Workspace 41 Administrator Functions in the Menu Bar 42 Site Submenu 42 Menus 50 Content 52 The Component Menu 53 Extensions 55 Tools 60 Global Checkin 61 Help 61 Site Preview 62 Summary 63 Chapter 4: Content Is King: Organizing Your Content 65 How Does Joomla! Generate Web Pages? 66 How Does Joomla! Organize Content Articles? 68 Uncategorized Articles 68 Sections and Categories 69 Sample Hierarchy 71 Creating the Widget Inc. Website with Uncategorized Content 72 Creating Content Articles 74 Creating Menu Items 77 Page Coponent 82 Creating Widget Inc. with Sections and Categories 86 Creating Sections 89 Creating Categories 91 Creating Content Articles 93 Creating Menu Items 95 "Read More" Links and Individual Pages 102 Module Content 104 Summary 107 Chapter 5: Creating Menus and Navigation 109 How Do Menus and Modules Work Together? 110 What Do Menu Items Do? 112 Creating a Menu Item 113 Where Does a Menu Item Link To? 116 What Does a Page Look Like After Following a Link? 116 Blog Layout 118 Blog Layout Parameters 119 List/Standard Layout for a Section 123 Section List/Standard Layout Parameters 125 List/Standard Layout for a Blog 125 Category List/Standard Layout Parameters 127 Module Manager 127 Module Parameters 130 Submenus 132 Summary 133 Chapter 6: Extending Joomla! 135 What Are Extensions? 136 Installing Extensions 137 Managing Extensions 139 Components 140 Core Components140 Third-party Components141 Modules144 Module Display 144 Core Modules 145 Third-party Modules 148 Plugins 149 Core Plugins 149 Third-party Plugins 150 Templates 150 Core Templates 151 Third-party Templates 151 Summary 151 Chapter 7: Expanding Your Content: Articles and Editors 153 WYSIWYG Editors 154 Managing WYSIWYG Editors 155 Other Third-party Editors 158 Creating and Managing Articles 160 Managing Content Through the Backend 161 Adding Content from the Backend 163 Inserting Images into Content 169 Creating an Article Table of Contents 172 Section and Category Descriptions 174 Article Content Preferences 176 Managing Content Through The Frontend 178 Creating a Frontend User Menu 178 Limiting Access to Menus by User Level 182 Authors 183 Editors 187 Publishers 189 Article Checkin 189 Summary 190 Chapter 8: Getting Traffic to Your Site 193 Start at the Beginning: Site Goals 194 Organic Traffic (SEO) 196 Introduction to Google 198 Creating Keywords 199 Keywords and Domain Name 202 Designing Your Site for Organic Traffic 203 Advanced SEO Techniques 209 Referral Traffic 215 Google PageRank 215 Using WebFerret to Find Websites 217 Other Link-Building Strategies 220 Internal Linking. 221 Pay-Per-Click Traffic 225 How Google Adwords Works 226 Joomla! and Adwords 228 Email Traffic 230 Joomla! Email Newsletter Extensions 232 Third-Party Hosted Email Solutions 232 Joomla! SEF Extensions 235 Summary 236 Chapter 9: Creating a Pure CSS Template 239 What Is a Joomla! Template? 240 Localhost Design Process 241 Localhost Server Options 242 W3C and Tableless Design 243 Semantically Correct Code 244 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 244 Creating a Simple Template 245 The Template File Components 245 index.php 249 Blank Joomla! Template Body 253 CSSTemplateTutorialStep1 256 Using CSS to Create a Tableless Layout 256 Default CSS 261 Joomla!-Specific CSS 263 Modules in Templates 265 Menus in Templates 271 Hiding Columns 275 CSSTemplateTutorialStep2 280 Making a Real Joomla! 1.5 Template 280 Slicing and Dicing 280 Setting Up Module Locations 281 Header 282 Column Backgrounds 283 Flexible Modules 285 Typography 286 CSSTemplateTutorialStep3 291 Advanced Templating Features 291 Template Parameters 291 Template Overrides 293 Tableless Joomla! 297 CSSTemplateTutorialStep4 297 Summary 298 Chapter 10: Creating a School Site with Joomla! 301 Why Do We Need a School Website? 302 Students 302 Teachers and Administrators 303 Parents 303 What Features Do We Need on a School Site? 303 Downloading and Installing a School Template 304 Education Template Features and Positions 306 Configuring the Search Box 306 Configuring the Main Horizontal Drop-down Menu 308 Organizing Content on a School Website 310 Creating the Menus 314 Building Out Content 318 Creating Subnavigation 319 Academics Submenu 320 Creating News Links for a Section 322 Setting Up the Footer 324 Setting Up the Home Page 325 Adding Basic Functionality to a School Website 327 User Registration 328 Events Calendar 329 Downloadable Documents 330 Polls 331 Staff Directory 331 Email Newsletter 332 RSS 333 Random Image 334 Sitemap 334 Extending the School Website Beyond the Basics 336 Summary 337 Chapter 11: Creating a Restaurant Site with Joomla! 339 Why Does a Restaurant Need a Website? 340 What Features Does a Restaurant Website Need? 340 Downloading and Installing a Restaurant Template 342 Organizing the Content on a Restaurant Website 344 Building Content Articles with Lorem Ipsum 347 Creating Menus 349 Setting Up the Home Page 354 Home Page Alternative to the Front Page Manager 354 Creating Footer Content 356 Creating Module Teaser Blocks 358 Using Stock Imagery 362 Extending a Restaurant Website 364 Image Gallery: JPG Flash Rotator 2 365 Calendar: JCal Pro 365 Email Marketing 365 Google Maps 366 Summary 367 Chapter 12: Creating a Blog Site with Joomla! 369 What Is a Blog? 370 Why Have a Blog? 371 What Options Are There for Blogging? 372 What Features Are Needed on a Blog Site? . 373 Downloading and Installing a Blog Template 374 Aqualine Template Features and Positions 376 Configuring the Logo 377 Configuring the Main Horizontal Drop-down Menu 378 Organizing Content on a Blog Organizing a Blog Within a Larger Site 379 Organizing a Standalone Blog 380 About Tagging 382 Creating the Menus 382 Adding Dynamic Modules 386 Adding Static Modules 388 Adding Basic Functionality to a Blog 390 Flexible Layout 390 Browser-based Editing 390 Automated Publishing 390 Categories 391 Search Engine Optimized URLs 391 Comment Systems 391 Syndication Feeds 392 Email Notification 395 Search 396 Trackback 396 Extending a Blog Website Beyond the Basics 397 Forums 398 Ecommerce 398 Summary 398 Appendix A: Getting Help 399 Community Forums 399 Help Sites 399 Getting Help from Google 400 Appendix B: Joomla! Case Studies 401 Six Case Studies for Organizations That Use Joomla! 401 www.yourwedding.com.au (MP Media) 402 www.longwoodfl.org (City of Longwood, Florida) 404 www.ropl.org (Royal Oak Public Library-Michigan) 407 www.telx.com (The Telx Group, Inc.) 409 www.nzmac.com (NZMac.com) 411 www.everythingtreo.com (Everything Treo) 414 Summary 417 Appendix C: A Quick Start to SEO 419 1. Keyword Use in Title Tag 419 2. Anchor Text of Inbound Link 419 3. Global Link Popularity of Site (PageRank 419 4. Age of Site 420 5. Link Popularity Within the Site 420 6. Topical Relevance of Inbound Links and Popularity of Linking Site 420 7. Link Popularity of Site in Topic Community 420 8. Keyword Use in Body Text 421 9. File Size 421 10. Clean URL 421 11. Utilize Your Error Pages 421 What's Not Here? 422 Appendix D: Installing WAMP5 423 Index 431

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