Course Description
This course is designed to be an indepth look at Joomla Content Management System. The information in this course will take a user from installation to building a websites. The course will cover installing and setting up the Joomla environment, creating categories and articles, adding links and modules, using templates, adding a better editor and a calendar, handling SEO and maintaining and backup your Joomla environment - everything you need to build your website.
Instructor: Ben Vivante
What am I going to get from this course?
- Understand Joomla CMS
- Create a web environment
- Create the MySQL database
- Understand php.ini
- Work with server-side scripting language
- Install Joomla
- Create content, categories and links
- Add Modules
- Work with Joomla templates
- Add a calendar
- Understanding extensions
- Use JCE editor
- Work with tables
- SEO considerations
- Maintain and backup
Prerequisites and Target Audience
What will students need to know or do before starting this course?
Basic computer skills, understanding of web design and HTML helpful, but not required.
Who should take this course? Who should not?
Individuals responsible for building and maintaining a website
Curriculum
Resource 1
Student Data Files
Lecture 2
Distributed Editing
Lecture 4
Easy to Maintain Website
Module 3: Creating a Web Environment
Lecture 6
Review LAMP Architecture
Lecture 8
Review WAMP Feature
Lecture 10
Creating a Database
Lecture 11
Importing/Exporting Database
Lecture 12
Review of Installation Options
Module 5: PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
Lecture 13
Server Side Scripting Language
Lecture 14
Understanding php.ini
Lecture 15
Key Features and Tweaks
Lecture 17
Browse to Localhost
Lecture 18
Review of Installation Options
Lecture 19
Frontend Features
Lecture 20
Backend - Control Panel
Module 7: Creating Content
Lecture 21
Create Categories
Lecture 22
Create Articles and Apply Options
Lecture 23
Link to Content
Module 8: Linking to Content
Lecture 24
Menu Manager and Setting Up a Link
Lecture 25
Link to External Site
Lecture 26
Additional Link Options
Lecture 28
Add Modulde Only on Select Pages
Module 10: Joomla Templates
Lecture 29
What are Templates?
Lecture 30
Template Positions
Lecture 31
Commercial vs Make Your Own
Lecture 32
Installing Templates
Lecture 33
Quick Start Packages
Module 11: Extending Joomla
Lecture 34
Components, Modules, Plugins, Templates
Lecture 35
Useful Free Extensions
Lecture 36
Add a Better Editior
Lecture 37
Add a Calendar
Module 12: Article Editing with JCE Editor
Lecture 38
Pasting Content from Other Applications
Lecture 39
Working with Tables
Lecture 40
Linking and Formatting
Lecture 41
Source Code Editor
Module 13: SEO Considerations
Lecture 42
Metadata Options
Lecture 43
Global Configuration SEO Settings
Lecture 44
Google Analytics Introduction
Module 14: Joomla Maintenance and Backup