Joomla Tutorial

Joomla Tutorial
 Joomla is an open source Content Management System (CMS),
  Audience
This tutorial has been prepared for anyone who features a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS and has an urge to develop websites. After completing this tutorial you'll end up at a moderate level of experience in developing websites using Joomla.

  Prerequisites


Before you begin proceeding with this tutorial, we are assuming that you simply are already aware of the fundamentals of HTML and CSS. If you're not cognizant of those concepts, then we'll suggest you to travel through our short tutorials on HTML and CSS.

Joomla is an open source Content Management System (CMS), which is employed to create websites and online applications. it's free and extendable which is separated into front-end and back-end templates (administrator). Joomla is developed using PHP, Object Oriented Programming, software design patterns and MySQL (used for storing the data).

 What is Content Management System (CMS)? 

The Content Management System (CMS) may be a software which keeps track of the whole data (such as text, photos, music, document, etc.) which can be available on your website. It helps in editing, publishing and modifying the content of the web site . History Joomla is predicated on Mambo CMS which was developed by an Australian company in 2001 and initially released on August 17, 2005. The official version of Joomla 1.0 was released on September 22, 2005.

 Features Joomla has its own powerful built-in features (core features). Joomla Features User Manager − It allows managing the user information like permission to edit, access, publish, create or delete the user, change the password and languages.

The main a part of the user manager is Authentication. Content Manager − It allows managing the content using WYSIWYG editor to make or edit the content during a very simple way. Banner Manager − it's wont to add or edit the banners on the web site . Template Manager − It manages the designs that are used on the web site . The templates are often implemented without changing the content structure within a couple of seconds. Media Manager − it's the tool for managing the media files and folder during which you'll easily upload, organize and manage your media files into your article editor tool. Contact Manager − It allows to feature contacts, managing the contact information of the actual users.

Web Link Manager − The link resource is provided for user of the location and may be sorted into categories. Search − It allows users to look the acceptable information on the location . you'll use smart indexing, advanced search options, auto suggest searches to form Joomla search best. Menu Manager − It allows to make menus and menu items and may be managed subsequently. you'll put menu in any style and in multiple places. RSS − It stands for Really Simple syndication which helps your site contents and RSS files to be automatically updated.

 Advantages

• It is an open source platform and available for free of charge .
  Joomla is meant to be easy to put in and found out albeit you are not a complicated user.
  Since Joomla is very easy to use, as an internet designer or developer, you'll quickly build sites for your clients.
  With minimal instructions to the clients, clients can easily manage their sites on their own.
  it's very easy to edit the content because it uses WYSIWYG editor (What You See Is What You Get may be a interface that permits the user to directly manipulate the layout of the document without having a layout command).
  It ensures the security of knowledge content and doesn't allow anyone to edit the info . By default, Joomla is compatible with all browsers.
  The templates are very flexible to use. Media files are often uploaded easily within the article editor tool.
  Provides easy menu creation tool.

 Disadvantages

• It gives compatibility problem while installing several modules,
  extensions and plugins simultaneously.
  Plugins and modules aren't free in Joomla.
  Development is just too difficult to handle once you want to vary the layout.
  Joomla isn't much SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly.
  It makes website heavy to load and run.

 Real World Examples of What Joomla Can Create?

Corporate internet sites or portals Corporate intranets and extranets Online magazines, newspapers, and publications E-commerce and online reservations Government applications Small business internet sites Non-profit and organizational internet sites Community-based portals School and non secular internet sites Personal or family homepages