Joomla! Bible [Paperback]

Ric Shreves (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470509570 | ISBN-13: 978-0470509579 | Publication Date: January 12, 2010 | Edition: 1st

Comprehensive guide to creating Web sites with the open-source Joomla!1.5

Joomla! is an open-source content management system (CMS) for Web sites. While it is free and relatively easy to use, there are lots of tricks and functionality that may not be intuitive to new users or those switching from other systems. And the previous version is quite different from the new Joomla 1.5, for which documentation is sparse. Joomla! Bible is the complete, step-by-step guide you need to build and manage Web sites using the very newest version of this powerful and popular CMS.

• Walks you through obtaining the Joomla! 1.5 code and how to deploy it to a server, configure the site, create content, and manage content and user hierarchies
• Helps you get the most out of core modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Polls Module, the Banner Manager, the Media Manager, Galleries, Weblinks, Content Syndication, and Newsfeed Aggregation
• Vaults you into the world of Web 2.0 with extensive coverage of JomSocial, and shows you how to set up for e-commmerce with VirtueMart

Get the most out of Joomla! 1.5 with this complete guide guide.

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From the Back Cover

Your complete guide to building and managing Web sites with Joomla!

With access to a Web host, a browser, and the Joomla! open source content management system, you can create your own robust Web site for free—complete with e-commerce, social networking, and RSS feeds—without knowing a line of code. But while Joomla! is a powerful tool rich in features and functions, there are lots of tricks and techniques that are not intuitive. Master Joomla! essentials and learn all of its secrets with this detailed, step-by-step guide.

• Obtain the code and configure your Joomla! 1.5 installation, with highlights of Joomla! 1.6

• Design the content and appearance of your home page

• Create menus, structure articles, and manage users

• Add forms and RSS news feeds, and run polls and surveys

• Master all templates, components, and advanced modules

• Move into Web 2.0 with JomSocial social networking

• Set up your site for e-commerce with VirtueMart

• Keep your site secure and search engine friendly

About the Author

Ric Shreves is a freelance writer and Web applications development consultant. Ric's been building websites professionally since 1999. His company, water&stone (waterandstone.com), specializes in the creation of websites using open source content management systems such as Joomla! In the last year, his company deployed over 120 Web sites based on Joomla! His previous books include works on the Mambo and Drupal CMS and also on the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Ric has also written for numerous tech publications and worked as an open source columnist for ComputerWorld.

Product Details

• Paperback: 792 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (January 12, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470509570
• ISBN-13: 978-0470509579
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ric Shreves is a partner at water&stone, an interactive agency specializing in open source technologies. He's worked with content management technologies for more than 10 years and previously served as the Chairmen of the non-profit Mambo Foundation. Ric's written several books on technology and worked as a tech journalist and columnist for a number of publications, including ComputerWorld. He lives in Bali, Indonesia.

You can visit his personal site at http://RicShreves.net and his company site at http://www.waterandstone.com

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best overview of Joomla, October 30, 2010

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J. Gartin "TDC" (Guanacaste) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joomla! Bible (Paperback)

This is far and away the best overview on Joomla, how to deploy a website in Joomla. This is not a book on how to develop in Joomla. The intended audience is someone who will be building Joomla websites, administrating them and doing mild customization in the HTML/CSS arena. Not a book about PHP programming or Joomla's MVC architecture (shame to even use that term, as Joomla MVC is horrific!).

Joomla is a great product for the right audience and this book is perfect for them!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and Comprehensive, February 11, 2010

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kib (asia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joomla! Bible (Paperback)

The book covers a broad range of Joomla! topics. Comprehensive is how it is described and I think that is accurate. The text is most suitable for webmasters and site owners who are looking for a reference book. Hardcore programmers and web designers will want more specialized texts. While the book covers a lot of topics, few of the advanced topics are dealt with in detail, but I don't find that a problem -- it can't be all things to all people. It is a reference book for a specific software package (Joomla), not a guide to custom development in PHP or web design in general. We will be using this at our studio as documentation and training material for our clients who buy Joomla! websites.

A previous review faults the images as being too light in the Kindle edition. I noticed the same thing in the print edition. They are a bit light in the first couple of chapters, but they are fine elsewhere.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the worst thing I ever purchased!, November 7, 2010

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Roger Laurel (Walnut Creek, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joomla! Bible (Paperback)

I have already been working with Joomla for a while. This book tends to explain every virtual button on the screen which are pretty intuitive by the name or label given.

I was really looking for some more in depth information about how to get Joomla to perform some functions to solve my needs.

This text does not (nor was it design to) explain the modules & extensions. I am using the Chronoforms, JEvents, PHP & MySQL to make a complete solution. I need something which could tie it all together.

As far as discovering the issues with Joomla, this book does a great job.