The book will show people that they can build and manage a Joomla! 1.6 or 1.7 website without a technical background. Starting with an introduction to Joomla and how to install it, the book will detail how to add content, control users, make links and then add extra features to a Joomla! site. The book simplifies things to avoid difficult tasks that are unnecessary for beginners to understand. Written in plain English, the tutorial offers clear instructions, simple explanations, real-life examples, plenty of screenshots and humor. The book is aimed at busy people who want to understand Joomla in a fun, readable and straightforward way.
Stephen Burge grew up in and around Portsmouth in southern England. He comes from a long line of teachers and soon became one himself. Teaching never made him rich, but it did pay the bills during years living abroad in Wales, Mexico, Japan, Australia, and the United States.
During his travels he dabbled with building Web sites and in 2003 discovered Mambo, the predecessor to Joomla.Three years later, his evening job as a Web designer was making him more money than this day job as a teacher. So, now living in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, he founded Alledia.com, a company dedicated to building Joomla Web sites.
After a few years and few dozen Joomla Web sites, Stephen started to feel the urge to teach again. A friend asked him to teach a Joomla class in Chicago: He tried it and loved it. The reintroduction to teaching lead to more Joomla classes in Atlanta, New York,Washington, and other cities. They went well enough that Stephen ended up combing his two careers and became a professional Joomla teacher. He now runs OSTraining.com, which helps thousands of people learn Joomla every year.
