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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)

Chapter 4. Administration of XOOPS

The basic installation of XOOPS may not be what you are looking for. In this chapter, we will show you how to perform the basic administration tasks required to get your XOOPS site running the way you want it to. We will delve into the following:

  • Managing users and groups

  • Adding and activating site modules

  • Blocks and content positioning

  • Miscellaneous tools for managing banners, images, smilies, avatars, templates, and comments

Managing Users and Groups

Users who can access and use your website are basically of two types:

  • Anonymous

  • Registered

Until visitors identify themselves to your website by logging in, they are classified as anonymous. Once visitors are logged in, XOOPS treats them as registered users. Registered users can be given more permissions and privileges than anonymous users to access content on your website.

Users can also be given ranks to indicate how often they visit your website or contribute to posting messages on your website. We will discuss...