Joomla 2.5 Manual

This Joomla Manual assumes no prior knowledge and takes you step-by-step from absolute beginner to the completion of your first Joomla 2.5 website.

You will learn how to choose a hosting company, create a database, download, install and configure the software, plan your site, create categories, create pages, create menus, copy and make changes to default templates.

The book then continues to show you how to install and configure extensions such as modules and plugins, how to choose and install new templates, how to manage media files and how to manage users with differing permissions.

The book concludes with a run through of all the more advanced configuration settings, and information on how to perform one step upgrades.

This is a comprehensive Joomla Manual for beginners that will give you all the basic information you need to created and configure your first website. The full index is listed below.

BASIC INSTALLATION
Requirements
MySql Database Creation
Installation

BASIC CONFIGURATION
Accessing Your Site
Language Settings
Basic Templates
Site Structure
Creating Categories
Creating Articles
Creating Menus
Changing Article Tops

MODIFYING AN EXISTING TEMPLATE
Copying Templates
Changing The Header
Changing The Logo
Moving Modules

SITE USERS
Front End Users
Control Panel Users

SECURING YOUR SITE
Creating a Backup
Restoring a Backup

SITE BUILDING
Extensions
Modules
Plugins
Installing New Extensions

ADDING A NEW TEMPLATE
Finding Something Suitable
Installing Templates

MEDIA MANAGER
Uploading Files
Image Manager Configuration

ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
Site Settings
Metadata Settings
SEO Settings
Cookie Settings
System Settings
Debug Settings
Cache Settings
Session Settings
Server Settings
Location Settings
FTP Settings
Database Settings
Mail Settings
Permissions
Text Filters

UPGRADING JOOMLA