Joomla! 1.5x Customization -- Table of Contents -- Joomla! 1.5x Customization -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. The Skills Required to Customize Joomla! -- The architecture of the Internet -- HTML -- CSS -- Server-side scripting and PHP -- MVC programming and PHP -- Client-side scripting and JavaScript -- Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) -- JavaScript frameworks-Mootools and jQuery -- Database work with MySQL and SQL -- Summary -- 2. Setting Up Our Environment -- Types of tools -- File transfers -- Code editing -- Image editing -- Web browsing -- Database administration -- Storing code -- Checkout -- Update -- Commit -- Add -- Delete -- Revert -- Ignore -- Building locally -- Practical-picking our tools -- Practical-using our tools -- Inspect Element -- Summary -- 3. Planning Our Site -- Why is it so important to plan? -- The Frankensite effect -- No one can hit a target they don't have -- How to plan -- Mission -- Practical-write our own mission statement -- Monetization -- Practical-decide our monetization model -- Goals -- Practical-set our goals -- Licenses, encryption, and commercialism -- Licenses -- Open source -- Proprietary -- Encryption -- Commercialism -- Using the Joomla! Extensions Directory and Google -- Choosing extensions from our goals -- Practical-turning goals into extensions -- Display audio and video -- Submit pictures of customers' own house to a public gallery -- Ask questions to each other and discuss topics -- Grow an income from ad-supported free members and subscriptions -- Customer comments on our articles -- Ability to collect, moderate, and display user testimonials.

Convert default web page URLs to human-readable links -- Essential extensions -- NinjaXplorer -- JoomlaPack -- JCE -- EasySQL -- Summary -- 4. Installing and Configuring Extensions -- Configuring Joomla! -- Core extensions -- Components -- Modules -- Plugins -- Global Configuration -- Configuring content sections and categories -- Clearing out the sample content -- Creating sections -- Creating categories -- Buying in Japan -- Renting in Japan -- General Housing Matters -- Configuring extensions -- AEC -- Subscription plans -- Payment gateways -- General Configuration -- Customization -- Micro Integrations -- Authentication plugins -- PayPal -- Creating subscription plans -- Joo!BB -- Configuring boards -- Overall Configuration of Joo!BB -- Configuration details -- Board settings -- Latest post settings -- Feed settings -- Attachments -- View settings -- View footer settings -- Registration User Settings Defaults -- Avatar settings -- Captcha settings -- !JoomlaComment -- General -- Security -- Posting -- Layout -- Ninja Custom Gallery -- Categories -- Custom fields -- Buildings -- Gardens -- Interior -- Galleries -- Settings -- sh404SEF -- Other extensions -- Summary -- 5. Installing and Modifying Templates -- Finding a template -- Choosing a template -- XHTML and CSS validation -- Template structure -- Extra features -- Browser compatibility -- Typography -- Template performance -- Installing a template -- Modifying a template -- Template images -- Image considerations -- Image compression and formats -- When images aren't visible -- Originality and copyright -- Finding and modifying images -- Vector and bitmap images -- Modifying our sample site images -- Logos -- The showcase area images -- Favicon -- Template PHP -- Editing PHP files -- Editing our sample site's PHP -- Template CSS -- Editing CSS files -- Editing our sample site's CSS -- Summary.

6. Customizing Modules -- Module construction and operation -- Module in a module -- Module customization -- Modifying top ten members -- Step 1: Understanding the existing code -- en-GB.mod_fbmodule.ini -- helper.php -- index.html -- mod_fbmodule.php -- /tmpl/default.php -- mod_fbmodule.xml -- readme.txt -- Step 2: Plan out our changes -- Decide our changes -- Mark out our changes -- Step 3: Make our changes -- helper.php -- tmpl/default.php -- mod_fbmodule.php -- mod_fbmodule.xml -- Step 4: Install and test our module -- Summary -- 7. Customizing Plugins -- Plugin composition and operation -- Plugin types -- Authentication -- Content -- Editors -- Editors-XTD -- Search -- System -- User -- XML-RPC -- Plugin events -- Plugin order -- Customizing a Plugin -- Step 1: Understand the existing code -- en-GB.plg_content_njaccess.ini -- Description handling in Joomla! Plugins and modules -- Our custom Plugin description -- njaccess.php -- njaccess.xml -- The rest? -- Step 2: Plan out our changes -- Step 2.1: Decide on our changes -- Step 2.2: Mark out our changes -- en-GB.plg_content_njaccess.ini -- njaccess.php -- njaccess.xml -- Step 3: Make our changes -- en-GB.plg_content_aecsubshider.ini -- aecsubshider.php -- aecsubshider.xml -- Step 4: Install and test our Plugin -- Summary -- 8. Customizing Components -- Component composition and operation -- Out with the old, in with the new-MVC -- Before MVC -- After MVC -- Execution flow for components -- Customizing components -- Customizing component output -- Change 1: Adding rounded corners to the forum -- Change 2: Replace the heading background -- Change 3: Replacing the buttons -- Summary -- 9. Finding and Fixing Problems -- Understanding common errors -- PHP code -- Incorrect extension parameters -- Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- PHP code error -- Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- PHP version.

Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- Server settings -- Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- JavaScript code -- Library conflicts -- Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- Same library loaded twice -- Different libraries loaded -- Too much JavaScript -- Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- Multiple "once per page" scripts -- Diagnosis -- Fixing the problem -- Hacking the core -- Solving the unsolvable -- Self support -- Search the support forum -- Search the Internet -- Read the Manual/FAQ -- Ask a skilled friend -- Support requests -- Forums -- Tickets -- Email -- Support request etiquette -- Act like we respect the helper and their time -- Choose our forum/category/email target carefully -- Write a useful, meaningful subject line -- Please help/I need help/can someone help me/help me!!!!!!!!!! -- Urgent/help now/important -- Slideshow module doesn't work -- Magic Slideshow V1.02-no animations due to JavaScript error -- Provide as much information as possible -- Summary -- 10. Promoting and Tracking -- Promoting our site -- SEO -- Web page URLs -- Content -- Metadata -- Images on our site -- Image alt text -- Title text -- Text surrounding the image -- File name -- Inbound links -- Outbound links -- Traditional marketing -- Advertisements -- Mailing list -- Article marketing -- Press release marketing -- Social marketing -- Blogging -- Social networking sites -- Twitter (www.twitter.com) -- Facebook (www.facebook.com) -- LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) -- MySpace (www.myspace.com) -- Tagging and Social Bookmarking sites -- Forums and comments -- Tracking visitors to our site -- Google Analytics -- Tracking visitors -- Summary -- 11. Monetizing Our Site -- The Internet and the free economy -- Monetization models -- Advertising -- Google Adwords -- Other advertising services -- Private advertisers -- Affiliate advertising -- Selling information -- Selling products.

Selling services -- Monetization implementations -- Freemium -- Cross subsidy -- Advertising removal -- Monetization models for our site -- Advertising -- Google Adwords -- Private advertising -- Affiliate advertising -- Professional services -- Subscriptions -- Extra content -- Advertising removal -- Site benefits -- Status -- Discounts on services -- Discounts from partners -- Summary -- Index.