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About the CMS Joomla Joomla is an award-winning content
management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and
powerful online applications without technical knowledge. Many
aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made
Joomla the most popular FREE CMS system. Best of all it is an open
source solution that is freely available to everyone. Its true
power is in its extensibility.meaning you can download features
that will upgrade your system at no cost. Premium features are also
available for a nominal fee.
Samples of Joomla templates (paid & free)
One benefit of Joomla is that even free templates can be refined
to have a premium theme appearance
Joomla Hosting & InstallationHosting JoomlaAs with WordPress
or any CMS, before considering this software you would have to
determine if your host supports the installation. This includes
determining if there is sufficient storage capacity within your
hosting account. Does your hosting account offer MySQL (database)
and MyPHPAdmin levels that meet Joomlas minimum requirements? Your
hosts knowledgebase or support team can supply that information
About 30 MB of storage is required just for the installation.
Meaning your hosting account should have a minimum of 50 MB,
preferably greater.
If your site is hosted by the Diocese special restrictions
apply, please contact the web master.
Installing Joomla to your hosts web serverThere are several ways
to install Joomla!
Option One Many hosting companies offer instant, one-click or
software driven installation of Joomla! If you are unsure of the
following, please contact your hosts support. There are different
versions Your host offers a built-in one-click installation Or
offers a C Panel installation using Fantastico (or similar
software). Your host must support either of the above. Even if it
is not loaded onto your account, possibly it is available..its
worth asking about.
Joomla installation and login Option Two: Conventional Install
or Manual InstallThis method requires that you download the Joomla
zip file and upload to your hosting account, unzip, create a
database, and then run the installation through a set of
step-by-step instructions. Complete instructions can be found
within the installation package or available on the Joomla site.
The Diocesan Communications Subcommittee will also be offering
online assistance in the near future.
Joomla hosts that offer a one-click install Hostgator
(www.hostgator.com starting at $3.95 US per month includes domain
name) Siteground (www.siteground.com starting at $3.95 per month
many extras) Check online for others
Administration Panel:Once installed, assigned users (or authors)
can login to the admin panel and update.
Joomla adminisration panel Opt
Once you or your approved and assigned authors log into the
administration panel youll see that Joomla arranges your sites
management options into convenient boxes (or components or
modules). For example, clicking the Templates manager allows you to
manage that feature. Media manager allows you to manage those files
and so on throughout every option.
Joomla is so much more than just a powerful content management
system. Following are a list of features that come pre-installed on
the system. Others features can be downloaded and installed to
increase your sites functionality.
Joomla adminisration panel Content Management - A three-tiered
system of articles makes organizing your content a snap. You can
organize your content any way you want and not necessarily how it
appears on your website. For example the first-tier is a section,
the second a category, the third a content item as seen below.News
(Section)Sports (Category)Sens beat NY (Content Item)
User Management and Permissions - Joomla has a registration
system that allows users to configure personal options. There are
nine user groups with various types of permissions. Or in simpler
terms, the administrator can decide the specific access (edit,
publish and manage) each user is allowed.Media Manager - One of the
most useful built-in components and is used to manage a huge array
of media formats including images, video, and sound.Language
Manager - There is international support for many world
languages
Polls and surveys Easily create these online features within
your website
Search - Add a whole-site search feature
Joomla makes updating content easyHere is a sample of how easy
it is to update content. Login in, choose the content module - the
content box opens which connects you with your posts or text. You
then simply type your changes, press update and the revisions are
auto-populated online.
Each module has a different function, all easily updated in a
similar manner as described above.
Changing data in the content panel to the left, auto-updates the
website
Joomla adminisration panel continued Syndication and Newsfeed
Management Easily add an RSS feed
Menu Manager - The Menu Manager allows you to create as many
menus and menu items as you need. You can structure your menu
hierarchy (and nested menu items) completely independent of your
contentstructure. Put one menu in multiple places and in any style
you want; use rollovers, dropdown, flyouts and more. You can also
set your system to automatically generate page breadcrumbs to
assist your siteusers in navigating your site. Template Management
- Templates in Joomla are a powerful way to make your site look
exactly theway you want. One click and you change your entire sites
look. There is the ability to use a single template for the entire
site or a separate template for each site section. Integrated Help
System - Joomla has a built-in help section to assist users find
what theyneed. A glossary explains the terms in plain English, a
version checker makes sure you're using thelatest version, a system
information tool helps you troubleshoot, and, if all else fails,
links to a wealth of online resources for additional help and
support are available.
Security - Password protecting content and directories is easily
done using downloadable extensions
Joomla extensionsOne of the features that makes Joomla so useful
is its extensibilityJoomla can be extended through components,
modules, and plug-ins. This allows you to add functionalities to
your site without changing any code or structural feature. It is
important to understand that you must download and install
extensions that are compatible with your version of Joomla.
Components are the main functional uniits of Joomla and can be a
sophisticated application in their own right.Examples can be an
e-commerce store or a social networking system. They will have
their own database tables and be added as a menu item.
Modules are generally a mini-application which displays data
within the main structure of a page butoutside the main body or
component area. You can run multiple modules on every page.
Examples would bepage columns, headers, footers, etc.
A plugin is a set of software components that adds specific
abilities to a larger software application. Plugins willhelp you
customize the way your application functions. For example, plug-ins
are commonly used in webmanagement programs to integrate email
forms and calendars, smart searches, refined weblinks and security.
Compared to extensions, plug-ins usually have a narrow set of
abilities.
Joomla extensions (in plainer language)
That is a long technical explanation to say that these features
are there for you to download, install and run. Installation doesnt
take any technical knowledge. You simply find that software in the
list of Joomla extensions (an umbrella term to mean components,
modules and plugins), download, click the install button and choose
the option that runs the feature.
Some components will include plugins, and some modules, etc.
However you dont have to concern yourself with any of that.Joomlas
sophisticated system does most of the work. The hardest part is
choosing which of the many extensions you want to use to enhance
your site.
Most are free, but some are not and are clearly listed as
commercial options. However it has been my experience that one can
run a feature-rich Joomla site without ever having to pay for any
feature.
Clicking a single extension option changedthis template
design
Joomla makes updating so easy with extensions..
To this template design
There are many free andpremium designs available
Joomla extensions by sectionTo give you an idea of the number of
extensions available to download and install to enhance your site,
see the list of categories below. Each then has many sub-categories
with options. Visit www.joomla.org to see a full list. Access &
Security (example: overall security) Administration (example:
overall management) Ads & Affiliates Authoring & Content
(example: blogging) Calendars & Events Communications (example:
add a chat forum) Contacts & Feedback (example: add a contact
form) Content Sharing (example: newsletters, RSS, mail lists) Core
Enhancements (example: add content date stamp) Directory &
Documentation (example: an address book or directory) e-Commerce
Editing (example: editor buttons) Extension Specific (various)
Financial (example: cost calculators) Hosting & Servers
(database) Languages (examples: auto-translate) Living (example:
horoscopes) Maps & Weather Mobile (example: mobile
applications) Multimedia (example: add streaming video) News
Display (example: add a news feed) Photos & image (example: add
ecards, image slideshows) Search & Indexing (example: allow
users to search any part of your site) Site Management (example:
analytics, browser issues, number of visitors) Social Web Sports
& Games (example: add games) Structure & Navigation
(example: add content links or new section categories) Style &
Design Tools (example: design or editing tools) Vertical Markets
(example: add a booking or reservation feature)