Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Basics: Installing Joomla! -- Downloading the Latest Release -- What You Don't Need to Do -- Contribution to Joomla! Development -- Unpacking of the Download -- A Better Way to Unzip Files -- Requirements for Installation -- Domain Name -- Hosting Service -- The DNS for Your Domain Name -- Your Own Server -- MySQL Database -- Username and Password for Database -- Before You Install Joomla! 1.6 -- FTPing Files to Your Hosting Location -- Creating a MySQL Database -- Assigning a User to the Database -- Two Ways to Install Joomla! 1.6 -- Method 1: Install in the Root Directory -- Method 2: Install in a Subdirectory -- Seven Easy Steps to a Successful Install -- Step 1: Select a Language for the Site -- Step 2: Let the Program Perform the Preinstall -- Step 3: Review the License Agreement -- Step 4: Configure the Database -- Step 5: Configure FTP -- Step 6: Configure the Main Area -- Step 7: Delete the Installation Folder -- ISP-Hosted Preconfigured Installation -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Fast Track Start -- Start Right Now -- How Content Is Organized -- Creating a Category -- Creating an Article -- Article Parameters -- Featured Articles -- Creating a Menu Link Item -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Default Joomla! Installation -- Accessing the Admin Back-End -- Admin Control Panel -- Use the Drop-Down Menus -- Site Drop-Down Menu -- Users Drop-Down Menu -- Menus Drop-Down Menu -- Reminder: The Default Content Must Be Installed -- Menu Manager Drop-Down Menu -- Content Drop-Down Menu -- Components Drop-Down Menu -- Extensions Drop-Down Menu -- Help Drop-Down Menu -- Joomla! Extensions Defined -- Articles in Categories and Modules in Articles -- Modules -- Content Generated by Extensions -- Extensions as Components -- Visit the Sample Content Pages -- Front Page Layout -- What Are Modules?.

Anatomy of the Front Page -- Types of Content Layouts -- Changing the Front Page Content Area Layout -- Changing the Front Page Article Arrangement -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Joomla! Website Content -- Determine Your Website Objective -- Decide on the Content -- Plan Your Site -- Define Content Type Formats -- Generate Content via Components -- Generate Content via Modules -- Add New Content -- Get There from Here -- The Main Menu and the Home Link -- Other Menus -- New Menus -- Remove the Sample Content from Your Website -- View Content and Visitor Access -- Register-or Not -- Designate Menus to Specific User Groups -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Content Management Basics -- Brief Review -- Articles -- Modules -- Article Manager -- Option Parameters in Detail -- Articles -- Category -- Categories -- Blog/Featured Layouts -- List Layouts -- Integration -- Text Filters, Permissions -- Overriding the Global Options -- The Content Editor -- Editors Are Extensions -- Installing a New Editor -- Content via Articles -- Content via Modules -- Using the Editor to Create Content -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Extension Basics -- Using Extensions as Needed -- Using Open Source Extensions -- Noncommercial (Free) Extensions -- Commercial Extensions -- Downloading and Installing Extensions -- Configuring Extensions -- Components -- In the Module Manager -- In the Plug-In Manager -- Making Extensions Display -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Component Basics -- Default Components -- Installing Additional Components -- Download the Extension -- Install the Component Extension -- What Components Should You Add? -- Overkill! There Oughtta Be a Law -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Module Basics -- Obtaining Modules -- Installing and Positioning Modules -- Study the Module Manager -- Stacking Modules -- Creating Duplicate Modules -- Using Modules -- Module Class Suffix -- Summary.

Chapter 9 Plugin Basics -- Default Plugins -- Obtaining and Installing Plugins -- Using Plugins -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Template Basics -- Template Types -- Obtaining Templates -- Installing Templates -- Module Positions -- The Default Home Page -- Modifying Templates -- Template Overrides -- Summary -- Chapter 11 Image Basics -- Static Versus Animated Images -- What's in a Name -- Templates Contain Most Images -- Images in Articles -- How to Use the Media Manager -- Images in Galleries -- Images in Specialty Modules -- Images and Screen Resolution -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Form Basics -- Default Forms -- Obtaining Forms -- Installing Forms -- Using the New Contact Form -- Modifying Forms -- Form Security -- Selecting Form Extensions -- Forms That Auto-Fill -- Summary -- Chapter 13 User Management and Access Control -- What Does ACL Actually Do? -- Who Can Access What by Default? -- The Default Public ACL -- The Default Manager ACL -- The Default Registered ACL -- The Default Super User ACL -- What Are Actions? -- ACL Has Levels of Access -- Controlling Viewing Access -- Understanding Parent > Child Relationships -- The ACL Configuration Process -- Summary -- Chapter 14 Multimedia Basics -- Multimedia and Extensions in Joomla! 1.6 -- Displaying Videos -- Limited Video File Upload Size -- Summary -- Chapter 15 The Joomla! Menu System -- The Default Top Menu -- Using Menu Extensions -- Hide the Module When... -- Summary -- Chapter 16 Additional Content Topics -- The Joomla! Core Versus Extensions -- The Extension Manager -- Setting Publishing Dates for Content -- Nonactive Content -- Using Trash to Delete Content -- Permanently Deleting Content -- Summary -- Chapter 17 Advanced Topics -- What You Need -- Tableless Layouts -- Using Class Suffixes -- Other Display Options -- Page Display Options -- Link Type Options -- Changing Terms.

Using Template Overrides/Alternative Layouts -- Using Fonts -- Adding Languages -- Summary -- Chapter 18 Specialty Extensions for Joomla! Websites -- Social Networking -- Ecommerce Components -- Membership Management -- Combination Extensions for Membership -- The Joomla! 1.6 Wrapper -- Scroll Bar Parameters -- Advanced Options -- Forums, Discussion Boards, and Blogs -- Galleries -- Classified Listings -- Link Directories -- Calendars -- Reservation and Appointment Systems -- Real Estate Listings -- Document Repositories -- Summary -- Chapter 19 CSS-PHP-HTML Basics -- HTML, XHTML, PHP, and CSS -- Templates and Style Sheets -- Basics of CSS -- Tableless Layouts -- How to Enter CSS Code in Style Sheets -- Basics of Template Pages -- IDs and Classes -- Style Sheets/CSS -- Summary -- Chapter 20 Search Engine Optimization -- Joomla! 1.6 SEF Configuration -- What Is SEO? -- SEO Information -- Joomla! Metadata Options -- The Sitemap and Extensions -- The Very, Very Important Tag -- The Reality of SEO and SEO Services -- Black Hat Techniques -- Summary -- Chapter 21 Web 2.0 Considerations -- The Look of Web 2.0 -- Web 2.0 Templates -- Building a Joomla! 1.6 Web 2.0-Featured Website -- Facebook, Twitter, and Joomla! 1.6 -- Joomla!'s Social Networking Extensions -- Summary -- Chapter 22 Site Security and Backups -- Secure the Site -- Security Is More Than ACL -- Back Up the Site -- Summary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y-Z.