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Building Websites with XOOPS : A step-by-step tutorial

By : Steve Atwal
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Building Websites with XOOPS : A step-by-step tutorial

By: Steve Atwal

Overview of this book

<p class="MsoNormal">XOOPS is an open source web content management system, written in PHP. It allows administrators to easily create dynamic websites with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more. It has a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.<br /><o:p><br /></o:p>If you want to create a powerful, fully-featured website in no time, this book is for you. This book will help you explore XOOPS, putting you in the picture of what it offers, and how to go about building a site with the system.<o:p></o:p><br />You will be introduced to the main components of XOOPS, and learn how to manage them. You will develop the skills and confidence to manage all types of content on the site, and also understand how users interact with the site. As you find your way round, your own ideas for what you need in your new website begin to crystallize around what you can see of the capabilities and flexibility of XOOPS.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To make sure that you create the site that looks the way you want, the book covers working with themes to help define your look for your pages. A case study of developing an example Intranet rounds off the book.<o:p></o:p></p>
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Adding and Activating Site Modules


Modules provide added functionality and extend the usefulness of your website. XOOPS ensures that these mini applications, or modules, have a coherent feel. The default installation of XOOPS includes only the System module, with the idea being that you have a more compact and faster website with only the modules that you need.

  • The System module provides the functionality needed to manage your website, such as changing the theme, managing modules, finding and managing users, among others.

  • There is a Private Messaging module called MP Manager that you may wish to install. The MP Manager module allows XOOPS to set up a mailbox for each registered user on your website, which in turn lets users send private messages to each other if they know the Displayname the other person used when they registered on your website. Displaynames are shown in other modules such as Forums when a user posts messages. The MP Manager module can be downloaded from www.exode-fr...