In Chapter 3, you've learned that Joomla! retrieves content from a database, block by block. Together these blocks form a web page. That's why you start building a site creating categories; you actually build a well-organized content database. In this chapter, we've learned what it takes to create content categories and to build a future proof framework for site content.
Specifically, you've learned:
Every website, big or small, requires planning. It all starts with creating a logical site map reflecting the structure of the content you have in mind. Keep it lean and clean. Bear in mind that visitors will want to get to the content they're looking for as fast as possible.
To transfer your hand drawn site map to a working Joomla! site, first identify the different Joomla! content elements in it. This will help you build the site step by step.
The main content containers are sections and categories. You'll create these first. Sections hold at least one category, categories hold articles...