The Official Joomla! Book

Foreword xvii
Joomla! Press Mission Statement xviii
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxi
About the Authors xxiii
1 All About Joomla! 1
A Brief History of Joomla! 1
Joomla! the Content Management System 4
Joomla! the Framework 4
The Joomlasphere 5
The Joomla! Forum 5
Joomla! Community 8
Joomla! Demo Site 9
Joomla! Extension Directory 10
Joomla! Resources Directory 11
Joomla! Internationalization, Localization, and
Translations 13
Joomla! Wants You: How to Be a Contributor 14
Project Leadership 15
Conclusion 16
2 What Now and Where Do I Begin: Before You
Install Joomla! 17
Identifying Your Purpose 17
Domain Names: Registering Your Domain Name 18
Trademarks, Licensing, Copyright, and Legalities 19
Trademarks 20
Copyright 21
Licensing 22
The Basics of Branding 23
Memorable Logos and Why You Need One 24
All About Color and Color Schemes 25

Identifying Your Target Audience: The Who, What,
Where, and Why 28
Knowing Your Visitors 28
Usability: Novel Idea! Users Want to Actually Use
Your Site 29
What Is Accessibility? 30
Wireframes, Storyboarding, and Visualization 32
Creating Great Content 33
Mission Critical: Why Choosing a Good Host Matters 34
Conclusion 36
3 Installing and Configuring Joomla! 37
Downloading Joomla! 37
Creating a Database 38
Using File Manager to Upload Joomla! 43
Joomla! Web Installation 45
Basic Configuration Steps for Your New Site 52
Editing the Administrator User 53
User Groups 54
Basic Global Configuration Options 55
Conclusion 60
4 Working with and Creating Content for Your
Joomla! Site 61
Defining Content 61
Managing Content 66
Working with the Media Manager and Inserting
Images 72
Menus and Menu Items 75
Menu Manager 75
Menu Items 75
Menu Item Type Layouts 77
Conclusion 82
5 Customizing Templates and the Basics of Templates
for Joomla! 83
Customizing the Default Template Beez 84
Beez Color Scheme 88
Adding Your Own Logo 94