by Stephen Burge | Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional | Release Date: April 2013 | ISBN: 9780133478778

Joomla 3 Explained teaches all of the essential concepts and knowledge needed to get started with Joomla 3. The first part of the class introduces viewers to Joomla and explains the basics about how Joomla works. Next, viewers learn how to manage content in Joomla. The course then covers how to add text and images as well as viewing all of the options for presenting content to site visitors. The third section of the covers extensions which provide all of the extra features in the Joomla site. Next, viewers learn about design and how to find, install and use a great-looking template. In the fifth section, viewers learn how to keep their Joomla site safe and secure. Finally, the course covers a wide variety of installation options for Joomla. Joomla 3 Explained requires absolutely no prior experience with Drupal or coding.

1. Introduction
   • What is Joomla? 00:04:35
2. Installation
   • Manual Installation at a Webhost 00:09:41
3. Navigate
   • Navigating the Public Site 00:04:03
   • Navigating the Administrator Site 00:06:48
4. Create
   • The Joomla Workflow 00:02:47
   • The Category Manager 00:04:14
   • The Article Manager 00:05:30
   • Adding Images to Articles 00:08:06
   • Adding Images for the Introduction to Articles 00:03:41
   • Adding Code to an Article 00:02:55
   • Featured Articles 00:04:48
   • The Article Options Manager 00:05:36
   • The Menu Manager 00:04:51
   • Creating a New Menu 00:03:15
   • Linking to an Article 00:04:05
   • Linking to a Blog 00:03:58
   • Linking to Articles from a Category in a List 00:03:07
   • Linking to a Category List 00:04:32
   • Managing Menus 00:04:14
5. Extend
   • Understanding Joomla Extensions 00:04:07
   • Banners 00:04:43
   • Contacts 00:02:50
   • Joomla! Update 00:01:04
   • Messaging 00:02:09
   • Redirect 00:04:30
   • Search 00:04:01
   • Smart Search 00:05:17
   • Weblinks 00:04:05
   • The Module Manager 00:05:44
   • Adding a New Module 00:06:19
   • The Plugin Manager 00:03:18
   • The Language Manager 00:03:11
6. Design
   • What is a Joomla Template? 00:05:01
   • Modifying Your Template 00:03:37
   • Installing a New Template 00:04:04
7. Manage
   • The User Manager 00:03:27
   • User Registration 00:05:29
   • Access Control Lists 00:05:29
   • Maintenance and Security 00:04:07
8. Advanced Installation
   • Local Installation on a PC 00:05:52
   • Local Installation on a Mac 00:08:43