It is a cookbook which means it contains step-by-step instructions to use joomla extensions to achieve the optimal site. It shows you how to perform specific tasks in Joomla! using the popular extensions available in Joomla! extensions directory. It will also help you choose right extension for performing a specific task in Joomla! If you want to build a basic Joomla! site and are looking for information on the use of Joomla! extensions and their customization, this book is for you. Prior knowledge of using extensions is not expected but basic knowledge of setting up a Joomla! site will be required. Knowledge of PHP and database skills will be helpful but not essential.
Author(s): Suhreed Sarkar
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 445
Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Team rebOOk
......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 14
Adding a blog to your Joomla! site......Page 15
and articles from a single screen......Page 20
Adding a content slider to your front page......Page 23
on the front page......Page 24
Showing hot newsflash on the frontend......Page 26
Joomla! frontend......Page 29
Introduction......Page 32
Adding a Google Map to an article......Page 33
Displaying RSS content in Joomla!......Page 36
Reading RSS feeds through Ajax......Page 39
in Joomla!......Page 41
Joomla! content......Page 44
Embedding PDF documents in articles......Page 47
Adding a map directory......Page 48
Introduction......Page 56
Adding social bookmarking to a Joomla! site......Page 57
Adding a "FOLLOW ME ON" badge......Page 59
publishing articles......Page 61
articles to subscribers......Page 66
Sending newsletters to subscribers......Page 70
Building newsletters with Joomla! articles......Page 75
Introduction......Page 78
Joomla! site......Page 79
Joomla! site......Page 85
Adding a booking system for events......Page 90
Introduction......Page 98
Adding a guestbook to your site......Page 99
Adding comments to Joomla! content......Page 106
Extending the "contact us" form......Page 110
custom fields......Page 114
coding......Page 123
Adding a chat service to your Joomla! site......Page 142
Adding an Ajax Shoutbox......Page 147
Adding a forum to your Joomla! site......Page 150
Adding a private messaging system......Page 163
Introduction......Page 167
Extending user profiles with custom fields......Page 168
Adding project management to Joomla!......Page 172
Introduction......Page 187
Creating thumbnails in articles......Page 188
Creating a photo gallery inside an article......Page 190
Adding a dynamic photo gallery......Page 192
Adding a Flash photo gallery......Page 199
Adding an Ajax image slideshow......Page 206
Introduction......Page 210
Joomla! article......Page 211
Adding a simple Flash video player......Page 217
Adding an MP3 browser to your Joomla! site......Page 223
Introduction......Page 225
sections, categories, and articles......Page 226
Building a Yellow Pages-like directory......Page 229
Building a document repository......Page 237
Adding an attachment to an article......Page 250
Introduction......Page 254
Adding a language to your site......Page 255
Translating language files for your site......Page 256
Translating your site's content using
Google's translation service......Page 262
Manually translating your site's content into your desired language......Page 265
Introduction......Page 272
Improving banner ads on your site......Page 273
Showing classified ads......Page 275
Using Google AdSense......Page 287
Using ads within your content......Page 288
Adding a simple shop to your Joomla! site......Page 290
Introduction......Page 302
Adding a drop-down menu......Page 303
Adding a FishEye menu......Page 304
Adding a Flash menu......Page 306
Adding a quick jump menu......Page 309
Adding a tree menu......Page 311
Adding an image menu......Page 314
Adding a sliding menu......Page 315
menu structure......Page 317
Introduction......Page 324
Creating reusable content templates......Page 325
Viewing an external website in a Lightbox......Page 328
Publishing modules as tabs......Page 330
Using tabs and slides in content......Page 334
Introduction......Page 338
Joomla! site......Page 339
Joomla! site......Page 346
Joomla! site......Page 352
Viewing user statistics on your Joomla! site......Page 354
Watching visitor activity in real time......Page 359
Introduction......Page 375
of Joomla!......Page 376
to 1.5......Page 381
Importing users from a CSV file......Page 385
Integrating Joomla! with phpBB......Page 389
Introduction......Page 362
Joomla! host......Page 363
newer version......Page 364
Joomla! site......Page 367
Adding tags to your Joomla! content......Page 369
Introduction......Page 395
Using Captcha on a user registration form......Page 396
reset form......Page 401
backend......Page 404
Joomla! site......Page 407
restored in any other Joomla! site......Page 409
Restoring or cloning a Joomla! site......Page 414
Introduction......Page 419
Better previewing of site content......Page 420
Scheduling an administrative task......Page 423
control panel......Page 425
content......Page 429
Adding the FCK editor to Joomla!......Page 434
Index......Page 437
