What is Joomla?
Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build websites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular website software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. For more info please visit the official Joomla Website.
Course Overview
The course introduces you to the fundamentals of Joomla and provides you with a basic understanding of the backend of a Joomla website and how it works . By the end of the 2 sessions, you will be able to use the basic functions of Joomla and its applications.
Who is it for?
- Business owners or employees responsible for maintaining their company’s website
- Web designers looking to expand their service offerings by providing Joomla sites for clients
- Individuals considering Joomla 1.7 for a content management system.
What is Covered?
- A Brief History of Joomla!
- Joomla! the Content Management System
- The Joomla! Forum
- Access to Joomla! Demo Site
- Joomla! Resources Directory
- Joomla! Internationalization, Localization, and Translations
- Domain Name
- Good Host Matters
- Installing and Configuring Joomla!
- Downloading Joomla
- Creating a Database in provided host cp panel
- Using FTP client to Upload Joomla
- Basic Configuration Steps for Your New Site
- Editing the Administrator User
- Managing Content
- Working with the Media Manager and Inserting Images
- Menus and Menu Items
- Customizing Templates and the Basics of Templates for Joomla!
- Beez Color Scheme
- Adding Your Own Logo
- Design Styling and CSS
- Template Positions
- The Basics of Joomla! Extensions: Components, Modules, Plugins, and Languages Core Joomla!
- Web Links
- News Feeds
- Contacts
- Banners
- Search
- Polls
- Modules
- Plugins
- Why You Need to Keep Your Web Site Up to Date
- Upgrades: Why and How
- Languages
- Extension Manager
- Updating Joomla!
Next Available Dates and Times
The course takes place over 2 full days-Friday 10th & 17th February, 9:30-16:30
Course fee
€180
Other Web Design Courses
Web Design with WordPress Beginner
Web Design with Joomla Intermediate
Introduction to Web Design with HTML and CSS
WordPress and Joomla Training for Website Administrators
For More Information
Come to visit us at 21-22 Grafton Street or email info@carlyleinstitute.ie
Call us on 353-1-6779307
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