Introduction: A New and Easy Way to Build Websites
Installation: Getting Joomla! Up and Running
Installing Joomla! in four steps
Time for action - step 1: Download the Joomla! files
Time for action - step 2: Place the files on the web server
Time for action - step 3: Create a database
Time for action - step 4: Run the Joomla! installation wizard
First Steps: Getting to Know Joomla!
Making the switch: Building websites the Joomla! way
Introducing frontend and backend: The Joomla! interface
The frontend: The website as the user sees it
Time for action - tour the example site
Taking control: Administering your site in the backend
Time for action - log in to the backend
Getting your feet wet: Start administering your site
Time for action - publish your first article
Time for action - rearranging page layout
Time for action - set Joomla! preferences
Web Building Basics: Creating a Site in an Hour
Cleaning up: Removing the sample data
Time for action - hiding modules
Time for action - deleting articles, categories, and sections
Building your site is a three step process
Time for action - choosing a color variation
Time for action - preparing a new header file
Time for action - display the new header image file
Time for action - remove the whatsis
Time for action - create a section and some categories
Time for action - create an article
Time for action - add a menu link
Time for action - add uncategorized articles
Time for action - adding items to the home page
Step 3: Add extras through components and extensions
Time for action - create a contact
Time for action - create a Contact Form menu link
Time for action - create a Poll
Time for action - display the Poll
Wrapping up: Change site settings
Time for action - change site configuration
Small Sites, Big Sites: Organizing your Content Effectively
Grouping content: A crash course in site organization
Time for action - create a future proof site map
Creating content containers: Sections and categories
Time for action - create a new section and a category
Displaying sections and categories on your website
Time for action - create a link to point to a section
Time for action - move content from one category to another
Time for action - rename a section
Building a site without sections or categories
Creating Killer Content: Adding and Editing Articles
Articles, content pages, what's the difference?
Creating and editing articles: Beyond the basics
Making it look good: Formatting article text
Time for action - add styling to article text
Time for action - upload images
Time for action - inserting and aligning images
Changing the way the article displays
Time for action - creating an intro text
Time for action - using page breaks to split up an article
Tweaking the details: Changing article settings
Time for action - creating a news archive
Welcoming Your Visitors: Creating Attractive Home Pages and Overview Pages
Why do you need overview pages, anyway?
Creating the perfect home: Mastering home page layout
Time for action - rearrange the layout of articles on the home page
Time for action - show the most recent items first
Time for action - creating a different home page
Creating section and category overview pages
The first type of overview page: Creating Blog Layouts
Time for action - create a facebook using the Blog Layout
The second type of overview page: Lists
Time for action - change a Blog Layout to a List Layout
Helping Your Visitors Find What They Want: Managing Menus
Creating user-friendly navigation: Cleaning up the Main Menu
Time for action - change menu item order
Time for action - step 1: Create a new, empty menu
Time for action - step 2: Move hyperlinks to the new menu
Time for action - step 3: Tell Joomla! where to display the menu
Time for action - tweak the menu position and orientation
Time for action - create a secondary menu item
Exploring menu module settings
Time for action - creating text links
Opening Up the Site: Enabling Users to Contribute and Interact
Creating user accounts for team members
Time for action - giving a user frontend authoring permissions
Time for action - create a Login Form
Time for action - logging in as a frontend content contributor
Reviewing and publishing team content submissions
Time for action - reviewing submitted content
Time for action - register yourself and log in
Time for action - hiding content for non-registered users
Time for action - partially hiding content from non-registered users
Enabling users to rate articles or write comments
Getting the Most out of Your Site: Extending Joomla!
Extensions in all shapes and sizes
Enhancing your site using core extensions
Time for action - adding a Newsflash to the home page
Time for action - add a short content block
Enhancing your site using third-party extensions
Time for action - downloading and installing an extension
Time for action - putting the extension to work
Time for action - create an image gallery
Time for action - replace Joomla!'s default text editor
Creating an Attractive Design: Working with Templates
Time for action - activating a different template
Downloading and installing a new template
Time for action - step 1: Downloading and activating a new template
Time for action - step 2: Getting the Main Menu module to display
Customizing a template: Tweaking CSS styles
Time for action - adjusting the template colors
Time for action - replace the header text with an image
Time for action - editing CSS on the fly using Firebug
Time for action - removing the fixed footer text
Backing up and restoring a customized template
Attracting Search Engine Traffic: Tips and Techniques
Why do you need to accommodate for search engines?
Time for action - personalize the site metadata
Time for action - add metadata information for an article
Use search engine friendly URLS
Time for action - enable search engine friendly URLs
Add extra links to your content
Time for action - turn article titles into hyperlinks
Time for action - add a list of links to popular articles
Time for action - adding a site map component
Make it easier to discover new content: Using RSS
Time for action - enable RSS feeds