Okay, so how does all this joomling around with building blocks work? How do you get the mainbody to show content the way you want to? How do you work with modules? To answer these questions, we'll first have a look at the toolkit Joomla! offers you to manage your site. The Joomla! interface features a workspace that contains all tools and controls you'll need for any web building magic.
The following screenshot shows the two faces of the Joomla! example site: the frontend and the backend.
As you know, Joomla! is a web application. It's a software tool that's installed on a web server and that's accessed through a browser. Creating and managing a site with Joomla! is an online activity. Wherever you are, if you have Internet access you can log in to the Joomla! administration interface to manage your site.
This means every Joomla! site has a "staff entrance" your site visitors will never get to see. It's the...