Synopses & Reviews
With several million documented downloads, Joomla is being deployed worldwide for everything from personal web sites to mission-critical web business applications. Joomla is the most popular and successful open source and cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and MacOS) content management system in the world, hands down. Written by bestselling Beginning Joomla author Dan Rahmel, Advanced Joomla provides you with the technical know-how and bonanza of information that allows you to take your Joomla sites to the next level.
Advanced Joomla allows you to study beginning and advanced Joomla topics back-to-back without requiring any additional outside knowledge. Moreover, it offers you advanced techniques for customizing a Joomla CMS, including creating templates, administration, and building extensions. Integrate advanced Web 2.0 features into you Joomla site, including social networking, blogging, and Google and Yahoo web services. Construct advanced Joomla templates that use multiple stylesheets; third-party frameworks including MooTools and Yahoo User Interface (YUI) Library for interactive display; specialty definitions for mobile users; and more Learn advanced administration, including various site-backup methods, integration of logins with other systems, Joomla site security, data mining techniques for MySQL information, deployment to a remote server or servers, and adding quality control using automated testing with the free, open source tools such as Apache JMeter and Selenium.
What you'll learn
Advanced Joomla assists content providers and web developers in all aspects of Joomla content creation. For graphic artists and web designers, the professional template techniques and site organization information will prove invaluable. For developers who are weary of the often Byzantine documentation and hunger for clear organized information, Advanced Joomla holds the key to unlocking the treasures of this advanced CMS system. How to use the advanced, additional, or extra Joomla tools, features, and techniques Advanced techniques for Joomla use and configuration How to do advanced template constructions, administration, and development
Who is this book for?
This book is for Joomla or web developers/users who have read Beginning Joomla
Advanced Joomla Is for hobbyists, web designers, web developers, small and medium businesses, e-commerce merchants, and nonprofit organizations. The content of the book targets bloggers, corporate content creators, and support specialists.
Anyone with access to a web-hosting site that allows PHP/MySQL content deployment (which includes GoDaddy.com and SiteGround.com) will be able to deploy a Joomla site with all of the features shown in the book. Like Beginning Joomla , this book does not require actual PHP programming experience, although PHP code will be presented and explained.
Synopsis
Offering advanced techniques for customizing a Joomla! CMS, including creating templates, administration, and building extensions, this text picks right up from where "Beginning Joomla!" leaves off and provides the technical know-how users need to take their Joomla! sites to the next level.
Synopsis
- Streamlining the Authoring Process
- Customizing Joomla with Widgets
- Constructing a Dynamic Template
- Using Template Overrides
- Using JavaScript and Ajax to Dynamically Load Page Elements
- Joomla and Web Services
- Joomla Security Administration
- Joomla Database Administration and Configuration
- Testing a Site with ApacheBench, JMeter and Selenium
- Using Development Tools
- Creating Joomla Menus, Articles, and Catergories with PHP
- Creating Core Extensions
- Connecting Joomla and Facebook
- Development and Deployment
Synopsis
With the official release of Joomla 1.5 in December 2007, Joomla has become a web sensation. With several million documented downloads, Joomla is being deployed worldwide for everything from personal web sites to mission critical web business applications. Hands down, Joomla is the most popular and successful open source and cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and MacOS) content management system in the world.
The Apress title Beginning Joomla has enjoyed great success fueled by Joomlaa (TM)s widespread adoption. The book has opened the door to quick and easy adoption of Joomla for thousands of users. With Joomla 1.5 maturing, readers have hungered for more advanced information and ways to make their sites professional and world-class.
Advanced Joomla will provide the techinical know-how and a bonanza of information that will allow readers to take their Joomla sites to the next level. Advanced Joomla picks up right where Beginning Joomla left off. The book will allow a reader to study Beginning Joomla and Advanced Joomla back-to-back without requiring any additional outside knowledge.
Synopsis
Advanced Joomla teaches you advanced techniques for customizing a Joomla CMS, including creating templates, administration, and building extensions. It will provide the technical know-how and a bonanza of information that will allow you to take your Joomla sites to the next level. Written by bestselling Beginning Joomla author Dan Rahmel , Advanced Joomla picks up right where Beginning Joomla left off. Amongst other things, it shows you how to integrate advanced features into your Joomla site, including social networking, blogging, and Google and Yahoo web services; construct advanced Joomla templates that use multiple stylesheets; use advanced administration techniques; and employ MySQL data reporting, remote deployment, and quality control using automated testing.? Advanced Joomla assists content providers and web developers in all aspects of Joomla content creation. For graphic artists and web designers, the professional template techniques and site organization information will prove invaluable. For developers who are weary of the often Byzantine documentation and hunger for clear organized information, Advanced Joomla holds the key to unlocking the treasures of this advanced CMS system. What you?ll learn Integrate advanced features into your Joomla site, including social networking, blogging, and Google and Yahoo web services. Construct advanced Joomla templates that use multiple stylesheets; third-party frameworks including MooTools and Yahoo User Interface (YUI) Library for interactive display; specialty definitions for mobile users; and more Use advanced administration techniques, including various site-backup methods, integration of logins with other systems, and Joomla site security Employ MySQL data reporting techniques, remote deployment, and quality control using automated testing with the free, open source tools such as Apache JMeter and Selenium. Who this book is for
This book is for Joomla or web developers/users who have readBeginning Joomla or who are no longer Joomla novices.