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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)

Blocks and Content Positioning


Content and navigation menus can be positioned using Blocks. Blocks provide a way to group content generated by modules. You can also create new custom blocks. Navigate to System Admin | Blocks to see the current active blocks on your website, as follows:

The Side column has several options that allow you to either hide the block or position it on the web page. Each XOOPS theme divides website content into columns; left, center, or right. Some themes have only two columns, in which case the blocks that are positioned in the center column are not shown. Values for the Side column are:

  • Side Block Left (places the block in the left column of the page)

  • Center Block Left (places the block on the left side of the center column of the page)

  • Center Block Center (places the block in the center of the center column of the page)

  • Center Block Right (places the block on the right side of the center column of the page)

  • Side Block Right (places the block in the right...