Chapter 1, Building Websites with CMS Made Simple introduces the case study website with its functional requirements.

Chapter 2, Getting Started explains how to install CMS Made Simple, how its admin console is organized, and how to configure CMS Made Simple for sending out e-mails.

Chapter 3, Creating Pages and Navigation focuses on creating, editing, and organizing pages. It introduces the page hierarchy and search engine friendly URLs. At the end of this chapter, you will have the complete page structure for the case study website.

Chapter 4, Design and Layout explains how to create a new template and how to port a ready HTML/CSS design to CMS Made Simple. At the end of this chapter, you will be able to implement an individual design for a website.

Chapter 5, Using Core Modules covers standard modules of CMS Made Simple, such as News, Search, Image and File Manager, and Printing (including built-in PDF output), and shows you how to install additional modules such as FAQ.

Chapter 6, Users and Permissions explains how the permissions of different users can be organized in the admin console.

Chapter 7, Using Third-party Modules explains how to implement a photo gallery with an individual design, add a contact form with custom fields, install Captcha functionality, manage newsletters, and implement YouTube videos on the website.

Chapter 8, Creating Your Own functionality introduces two approaches to creating your own functionality. In the first part, you learn how to use the module maker to create a product catalog. In the second part, you learn how to create a service desk functionality using a module.

Chapter 9, E-commerce Workshop covers a step-by-step workshop to see how an e-commerce shop with a PayPal checkout can be realized with the e-commerce suite.

Chapter 10, Advanced Use of CMS Made Simple explains how to create multilingual websites, make search engine optimizations, and use jQuery plugins in the navigation of the website. The integration of a visitor statistic and some advanced techniques enrich the functionality of the case study website.

Chapter 11, Administration and Troubleshooting explains how to keep your website up-to-date and secure and how to do some performance tuning. At the end of the chapter, you will get an answer to the question "How can I get quick help in the forum?"

Appendix, Pop Quiz Answers contains the answers to the pop quizzes throughout the book.

CMS Made Simple is a PHP application that uses a MySQL database. This means that you need a web hosting with PHP and MySQL to run CMS Made Simple. You can install a web server on your local PC for testing environments and/or on the remote web hosting for live websites. The requirements for CMS Made Simple are as follows:

This book is perfect for newcomers as well as webmasters who are looking for an introduction to building powerful and professional websites with a content management system. Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS is the only requirement. The workshop covers all aspects of web publishing and is aimed for web designers, web developers, editors, and web managers.

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