Publisher's Synopsis
THIS IS BOOK COVERS THE NEW JOOMLA! 5 VERSION!
JOOMLA! 4 wasn't around too long before Version 5 was announced and rather than publish a book on a soon-to-be expired version, this publication has been upgraded to address JOOMLA! 5 and contains comprehensive information to help you become a successful and efficient website administrator. The book contains 31 comprehensive Chapters, including 132 powerful Exercises within 388 pages, and guides you, step-by-step, through the various tasks required to create a JOOMLA! 5 website and make it accessible online. The book is full of descriptions, topical discussions, and precise step-by-step guides to help you create a JOOMLA! 5 website and add content. JOOMLA! 4 BASIC TRAINING was the first in a series of topical books called "Boots on the Ground," that addressed many different subjects and areas of expertise as applies to administration of a JOOMLA! 4 website. As a pre-release of the new version, this book will help you get quickly started as a new JOOMLA! 5 administrator as soon as the version is released. It also demonstrates how to create categories, articles, menus and content-specific modules, all of which make up a JOOMLA! 5 website. JOOMLA! 5, Boots on the Ground, Advance Edition, Volume 1, begins with some general information about JOOMLA! and then dives right into the creation of a website hosting location, followed by complete instructions on how to actually install JOOMLA! 5 on two different types of hosting servers. Once installed, there a "Fast Track Double Time Start" Chapter that will demonstrate the basic functions that deal with creating content. This chapter is intended to quickly introduce you to fundamental tasks that must be performed by the administrator. The book further explains detailed information about categories, articles, modules, menus and templates. In addition, every Component included in the default installation is explained as to their function and what role they perform in generating the different types of website content. This book is a perfect resource for the JOOMLA! 5 beginner or novice user that wants to quickly sharpen their skills as an administrator. Written in layman's terms without any heavy-duty technical mumbo-jumbo, there are plenty of practical exercises that guide you through the many details necessary to create content and administer the website. For more experienced JOOMLA! users, the book will introduce the new methods and techniques needed for the new Version 5. JOOMLA! 5, Boots on the Ground, Advance Edition, Volume 2 in this series of books will pick up where this one leaves off adding an additional 28+ chapters of information that will be devoted to more technical and detailed topics. Look for Volume 2 to be published in 2023.
