Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9781430216421
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 1430216425
Label: Apress
Manufacturer: Apress
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Apress
Studio: Apress
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Joomla!, exclamation point and all, is one of the most searched–for and hired–for open source content management systems in the world. Since 2007, the combination of Joomla! and Dan Rahmel’s bestselling Beginning Joomla!, From Novice to Professional have made it so that all you have to do is read a single book to learn how to build sites that take community–authored content and turn it instantly into published web pages with all the latest features like rich templating, community member profile management, forums, photo management, and article commenting.
Now revised and updated for the new Joomla! 1.6, this second edition “job–in–a–book” provides the solid core of know–how that you’ll need to get the most out of your Joomla! deployment, written to fully exploit the features of latest version of Joomla!. More than just a simple “build a toy web site” guide, Beginning Joomla!, Second Edition will give you a wealth of life–saving tips, tricks, tools, and fixes that experienced Joomla! developers use to build powerful, popular web sites while avoiding major headaches. This book covers
- How to use content versioning and multi–blogger support, among the latest changes to Joomla!
- Access management and how documents, photos, and other content are managed in Joomla! 1.6
- E–commerce integration, search engine optimization, and even extending Joomla! by creating your own plug–ins
- And much more…
Dan Rahmel explores the latest updates to Joomla! 1.6 that you’ll need if you already use Joomla! and explains, using the latest terms, how to build a web site from scratch if you don’t already use Joomla! An update to the best–selling Joomla! title on the market, this is the Joomla! book to get.
What you’ll learn - The best way to set up a Joomla! installation and web server
- Creating a Joomla! site, from idea to execution
- The latest features of Joomla! and how to leverage them
Who is this book for
This book is for current and prospective web developers interested in using the Joomla! content management system, as well as for any web user seeking to learn how to self–publish for a community.
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It was very helpful for me. I'd been poking around in Joomla! for a while and needed more. The book helped explain a lot of stuff I didn't understand and I was up and running in no time.
I would have liked less space allocated to discussing other tools (like site layout tools and FTP clients). I also would have preferred that the chapter on extensions was moved up a bit - it would have made more sense before the chapter on creating your own templates. I cared more about different extensions that I did making my own template.
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For an individual not experienced with Joomla, Beginning Joomla is a good introduction to the software.
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This book began very well and may, for more experienced Joomla users, have continued thusly. But, Joomla's dashboard changes frequently and had changed at least ONCE since the book was written. I became bogged down just trying to get through the install and get into Joomla because none of the diagrams matched what I was seeing on my screen. The book gathers dust on my shelf because it doesn't make sense with the tools of today.
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This is the first time I write a review on Amazon, but I really felt I had to, as a warning for potential buyers. If you managed to install Joomla on your own and have played with it even just a little, you do _not_ need this book. You will already know the vast majority of the contents.
I know some reviewers pointed this out, but after going through other reviews and the TOC, I figured there would still be things to learn. Well, I was unfortunately dead wrong.
I scanned through the book in 30mn: the first 200 pages revolve around installing Joomla, then you have quite a bit of list of administrator settings / actions with a short description of what they do (nothing more than what you would get through the built-in joomla help), no info on optimizing Joomla performance, no info on how Joomla internals work (if only for the curious folks), no that much information about security issues, etc... To be fair, you do have sections on how to organize your website, how ... Read More
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A very detailled and good reference on Joomla! Good description of the software with its possible extentions. Although it's sub-title suggests that is also for the novice, my opinion is that the book is for the Joomla user which has already some background in content managment systems. A good chapter for the novice on planning your content though. Further for the advanced user much help on MySQL problems, PHP, and Joomla extentions. Conclusion: A good book for the advanced user and to use as a reference.
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