This is a fast paced cookbook, with practical recipes providing tips and tricks to the most common problems and scenarios faced by Joomla! site owners. It also covers brand new concepts and scenarios of Joomla! 1.6. If you are a Joomla! site owner and have some problems that you want to get rid of quickly; or you just want to get particular things working or improved, this is the book for you. HTML, CSS, or programming knowledge not required.
Author(s): Tom Canavan
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 340
Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Credits......Page 4
About the Author......Page 5
About the Reviewer......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 12
Preface......Page 16
Introduction......Page 22
Preparing to install......Page 23
Setting up your database on a cPanel® host......Page 30
GoDaddy.Com® server......Page 35
Installation of Joomla! 1.5......Page 40
Ensuring permissions are correct......Page 50
Introduction......Page 54
phpMyAdmin......Page 56
phpMyAdmin......Page 63
phpMyAdmin......Page 68
Removing a table from your database......Page 73
Removing content from a table......Page 76
Introduction......Page 80
administrator tool......Page 81
template......Page 83
Manual installation of a template......Page 89
Using more than one template on your site......Page 93
positions......Page 100
Replacing a logo in a template......Page 105
Introduction......Page 112
Installing a new editor......Page 113
Setting up sections......Page 118
Setting up categories......Page 123
Article creation......Page 129
Adding new menus......Page 139
Setting up a blog on your Joomla! site......Page 148
Adding an extension menu......Page 156
Introduction......Page 166
Managing users......Page 167
Setting up a site contact......Page 173
Working with media......Page 178
Managing the login and user experience......Page 184
Web Link manager......Page 192
Changing lost super admin password......Page 197
Introduction......Page 202
Installing and managing components......Page 203
Creating menu items for components......Page 208
Installing, creating, and managing modules......Page 211
Introduction......Page 216
Installation and introduction of K2......Page 217
Working with items AKA articles......Page 232
Working with comments......Page 240
Summary......Page 244
Introduction......Page 246
Installing and using eXtplorer......Page 247
uploader extension......Page 252
jomCalendar......Page 256
Using and configuring CompojoomComment......Page 263
Summary......Page 268
Introduction......Page 270
Developing a 'troubleshooting mentality'......Page 271
Summary......Page 281
Introduction......Page 282
Setting permissions for your site......Page 283
Patching......Page 285
Using .htaccess and php.ini......Page 287
Denying specific IP addresses......Page 294
Summary......Page 295
Introduction......Page 296
Joomla! 1.6 ACL......Page 297
Working with new category manager......Page 307
Extensions......Page 315
reference sheet......Page 320
Turning the legacy mode on or off......Page 321
Changing the favorite icon......Page 322
Setting up a site in a subfolder......Page 323
Questions to ask a prospective host......Page 324
Checking and updating your server software......Page 326
Index......Page 330
