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Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide

By : Eric Tiggeler
Book Image

Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide

By: Eric Tiggeler

Overview of this book

<p>Joomla! is one of the most popular open source Content Management Systems, actively developed and supported by a world-wide user community. It's a free, fun, and feature-rich tool for anyone who wants to create dynamic, interactive websites. Even beginners can deploy Joomla to build professional websites. Even though it can be challenging to get beyond the basics and build the site that meets your needs perfectly, this book will guide you through it all.</p> <p>Completely updated for Joomla! 3, this practical guide helps you to create professional and good-looking websites with Joomla!, whether you want to build a personal blog site or a full-featured company or club website.</p> <p>The Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide will help you to get started with Joomla! quickly. It's presented in an organized, easy-to-read manner. The book doesn’t focus on what Joomla! can do - it focuses on what you can do using Joomla!.</p> <p>You learn how to get Joomla! up and running, how to organize content, add new menus, add new features, change the design and much more. Real-life examples and tutorials will spark your imagination and show you what kind of professional, feature-rich websites any web builder can achieve with Joomla!. The focus is on clear instructions and easy-to-understand tutorials, with minimal jargon.</p> <p>Using the "Joomla! 3 Beginner’s Guide" you'll quickly gain the knowledge needed to build your own site, perfectly tailored to your specific needs.</p>
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 3, First Step: Getting to Know Joomla


Pop quiz – test your knowledge of Joomla basics

Q1. What's makes a CMS-based website different from a traditional, static website?

a. A CMS consists of an unlimited database of web pages.

b. A CMS doesn't use traditional coding languages, such as HTML.

c. A CMS dynamically builds web pages by gathering content blocks from a database.

Answer: c

Q2. What's the backend of a Joomla-powered website?

a. It's the interface where administrators log in to change site configuration settings.

b. It's the interface where administrators log in to build and maintain the site.

c. It's the part of the site that's only accessible for registered users.

Answer: b

Q3. How can you rearrange the page layout of your site and move about content blocks?

a. By moving and deleting articles.

b. By using the Module Manager to change the position and visibility of modules.

c. By using the Article Manager to change the position and visibility of articles.

Answer: b