With its pre-coded modules, open source Joomla! is popular for building interactive Web sites without writing code. This Web site design tool lets you build sites with discussions, polling, RSS feeds, picture submissions, shopping carts, and a lot more, quickly & easily and the quickest, easiest way to learn how to use it is Joomla! For Dummies.
Learn to link articles on your site with drop-down menus, invite visitors to rate content, enable a full-site search, let your guests sign up for e-mail lists, & more.
Joomla! For Dummies helps you to:
- Acquire the free Joomla! content management system, install it, & customize the home page;
- See how menus control the elements in Joomla! & use menu items to create your page layout;
- Use templates - powerful collections of PHP & CSS - to make your pages do what you want them to;
- Create searches, polls, page menus, newsflashes, & banners using built-in Joomla! modules;
- Build search engine-friendly sites & see how Joomla! can help boost site traffic;
- Explore additional Joomla! templates & learn what to look for when downloading & installing them;
- Check into plug-ins, components, & additional modules to see how they differ & what they can do;
- Find modules for ads, archives, banners, searches, syndications, and more.