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Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide Second Edition

You're reading from  Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Jul 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783981502
Pages 476 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Eric Tiggeler Eric Tiggeler
Profile icon Eric Tiggeler

Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. A New and Easy Way to Build Websites 2. Getting Joomla! Up and Running 3. First Steps – Getting to Know Joomla! 4. Web Building Basics – Creating a Site in an Hour 5. Small Sites, Big Sites – Organizing Your Content Effectively 6. Creating Killer Content – Adding and Editing Articles 7. Welcoming Your Visitors – Creating Attractive Home Pages and Overview Pages 8. Helping Your Visitors Find What They Want – Managing Menus 9. Opening Up the Site – Enabling Users to Log in and Contribute 10. Getting the Most out of Your Site – Extending Joomla! 11. Creating an Attractive Design – Working with Templates 12. Attracting Search Engine Traffic – SEO Tips and Techniques Keeping the Site Secure Creating a Multilingual Site Pop Quiz Answers Index

Why are templates so much fun?


Artsy, basic, flashy, grungy, playful, corporate, or clean—whatever your taste in templates may be, you're very likely to find a template that meets your needs. The following screenshots are a tiny selection of the free Joomla templates on offer on the Web. These are showcasing just a few of the great designs possible. The 2066 template is shown in the following screenshot:

The Ol anteez template is shown in the following screenshot:

The BaseLine template is shown in the following screenshot:

The Music template is shown in the following screenshot:

The details of these examples can be found at http://astemplates.com (2066 template), www.olwebdesign.com/ (Ol anteez), http://joomlatemplates.youjoomla.info/ (BaseLine), and www.gavick.com (Music).

It isn't hard to find Joomla 3.x (often free) templates on the Web. However, you should be picky; it's not just about good looks. A template should be easy to customize and it shouldn't slow down your site, which basically...

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