This complete, easy-to-use guide for web designers wanting to create unique templates for Joomla! websites covers template design workflow, debugging and validating code, creating drop-down menus, interactive and dynamic forms, and packaging templates for distribution, with advice on using multiple templates, replacing tables with CSS, using animation and other effects, and tricks to tweak existing templates. Readers need basic knowledge of Joomla! (which can be gained from Packt's Building Websites with Joomla!), of CSS and HTML, and of using Dreamweaver for coding. Written in PHP, free, award-winning Joomla! CMS is easy to install, simple to manage, reliable, and allows easy publication of content to Web or intranet. From simple websites to complex corporate applications, it is used world-wide. A Joomla! template controls the presentation of content; it provides the design for viewing a Joomla! website and works with the content stored in databases to present a complete website.

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Joomla! Template Design: Create Your Own Professional-quality Templates with this Fast, Friendly Guide

By Tessa Blakeley Silver

Published by Packt, 2007

ISBN 1847191444, 9781847191441

232 pages

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As a major force in the world of affordable, advanced web site deployment, Joomla! has become the most important noncommercial Content Management System (CMS) in the world. The number of Joomla! downloads and add-ons continues to grow at lightning pace, spurring the need for a resource that explores the diverse needs of professional Joomla! developers. This book fills that void by covering the two main areas of the Joomla! field--development and deployment--with a focus on the new Joomla! version 1.5 and all the features it provides.

Seasoned author Dan Rahmel walks you through the process of creating all three types of Joomla! extensions (modules, components, and plug-ins), explains how best to use Ajax technology, and shows you how to adopt design patterns and incorporate source code control. You'll examine the underlying technologies (PHP, Apache, etc.) that can be tuned to offer the best system performance, and you'll explore interfacing with outside content, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) setup, and much more. You'll even delve into the internal structure of the Joomla! framework, and obtain a unique behind-the-scenes education so that you can modify and extend Joomla! to meet the needs of you and your customers.

What you will learn from this book

* How each server of a Joomla! system can be installed and configured for maximum performance
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The process of creating a module from scratch
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Ways to use Ajax to add dynamic data retrieval to Joomla!
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Techniques for using design patterns to solve common programming problems
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How to create and retain a virtual community
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Procedures for tuning a Joomla! site for both Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Management (SEM)

Who this book is for

This book is for web developers, hobbyists, web designers, bloggers, corporate content creators, and support specialists who are looking to build a more robust web site. Basic skills in the area of PHP programming are necessary.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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Professional Joomla!

By Dan Rahmel

Published by John Wiley and Sons, 2007

ISBN 0470133945, 9780470133941

457 pages

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Key words and phrases

MySQL, XAMPP, Mozilla Firefox, phpMyAdmin, WYSIWYG, Mambots, Content Management Systems, Linux, Open Source, source code, BBCode, Logout, CHMOD, cpanel, Apache web server, Mambo CMS, Macromedia Dreamweaver, XHTML, HTML editor, Meta Tag

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Building websites with Joomla!: a step by step tutorial to getting your Joomla! CMS website up fast

By Hagen Graf

Edition: illustrated

Published by Packt, 2006

Original from the University of Virginia

Digitized Sep 5, 2008

ISBN 1904811949, 9781904811947

323 pages

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Key words and phrases

MySQL, XAMPP, Mozilla Firefox, phpMyAdmin, WYSIWYG, Mambots, Content Management Systems, Linux, Open Source, source code, BBCode, Logout, CHMOD, cpanel, Apache web server, Mambo CMS, Macromedia Dreamweaver, XHTML, HTML editor, Meta Tag

More details

Building websites with Joomla!: a step by step tutorial to getting your Joomla! CMS website up fast

By Hagen Graf

Edition: illustrated

Published by Packt, 2006

Original from the University of Virginia

Digitized Sep 5, 2008

ISBN 1904811949, 9781904811947

323 pages

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