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Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide

By : Eric Tiggeler
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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 12, Attracting Search Engine Traffic: Tips and Techniques


Pop quiz – test your knowledge of Joomla search engine optimization

Q1. What's the use of adding metadata descriptions to the articles of your website?

a. Site visitors can quickly find out what your site is all about.

b. Search engines can display the descriptions in their search output.

c. They're not really useful, because search engines ignore descriptions.

Answer: b

Q2. To optimize search engine friendly URLs in Joomla:

a. You have to rename Joomla files on the web server.

b. Check the appropriate SEO Settings in the Global Configuration (and maybe rename a file on the web server).

c. You have to install a special SEO extension.

Answer: b

Q3. What kind of links are important for SEO?

a. Links from other sites to your site, and links from your site to other sites.

b. Links within your site.

c. Links to, from, and within your site.

Answer: c

Q4. What's the SEO benefit of the Joomla Redirect component?

a. It allows you to redirect visitors and search engines that visit your site through links to outdated URLs.

b. It allows you to analyze traffic (visits) on your site.

c. It allows you to direct visitors to the most popular pages.

Answer: a