The official Joomla! book

The Official Joomla! Book serves as a definitive guide for administrators, developers, designers, and content managers. Drawing on the extensive experience of two seasoned Joomla! contributors, it offers practical examples and clear explanations to help users of all levels. Newcomers will quickly learn to create effective sites, while experienced users will discover ways to enhance their sites' flexibility, features, and visual appeal. The book delves into the inner workings of Joomla!, empowering users to utilize its full potential. Additionally, readers will gain insight into the Joomla! community through interviews with twelve members and learn how to engage with the project meaningfully. Covering a wide range of topics from installation to usability, templates to extensions, the authors present key concepts in an accessible manner, enabling readers to gain control over Joomla! and their projects. The book includes chapter-length case studies relevant to business, non-profits, and education. Key lessons include effective site planning, rapid production site creation while avoiding pitfalls, optimal installation and configuration for efficiency, content creation and editing, template customization, extension management, and efficient site administration. Readers will also learn how to actively participate in the Joomla! community as both users and contributors.