Would you like to learn a new skill or pick a new hobby in web-design? You can run your own profitable business part-time/fulltime building great websites. Let me show you how to build websites and blogs easily and rapidly with Joomla and Wordpress in 6 sessions of 1.5 hours each. One-to-one or group tutorials.

Syllabus

What is Joomla

- Advantages of the JOOMLA CMS (demonstrate several capabilities)

• User Manager (block users, restrict users, etc.)
• Moving Modules o Dynamic Menus
• Easy change of looks for the future
• Save maintenance time o Ability to edit and manage content (front-end)

- Different uses of JOOMLA (include add-ons that are available)

• Blogs
• News Sites
• E-Commerce
• Property Management
• Photo Galleries
• Calendar and Gig Management
• The List is Endless!

Installation

• Uploading the Folders manually
• Download
• Unzip
• FTP Upload
• Uploading through JoomlaPlug
• Website Upload
• The Installation Wizard
• The Configuration File

Learning your way around

• The Interface
• Menus, Content, Config file, Site Preview, etc.
• Installation of Components, Modules, Mambots, etc.
• User Manager
• Language Manager

Understanding Content

• Filing Structure (Sections, Categories, and Content)
• Sections are File Cabinets
• Categories are File Folders
• Content are Files
• Content Page Options
• Understanding Intro Text

Modules, Mambots & Components

• Modules and Positions, What are They?
• Components, What are They?
• Mambots, What are They?

User & Template Manager

• Registration Options for Users
• Access Levels and Restrictions
• Switching templates
• Editing Templates via CSS and HTML options

The Menu Manager

• Understanding a Menu and a menu module
• Differences in Menu Links
• Configuring the Different Menu Links