Introduction to Joomla

Joomla Course Overview

Joomla is an open source content management system platform for publishing content on the Internet and Intranets as well as a Model–view–controller (MVC) Web application framework.

Who should attend?

This two day training course is aimed at businesses who wish to develop and maintain their own websites and web developers who are both new to Joomla or looking to extend their knowledge of Joomla.

Course Contents

Basic Joomla User interface overview

A general overview of what Joomla does, and how it does it. Using simple terms and examples, referencing the Joomla Glossary, the Front and Back End systems are explained to the user and where they will find each of the core systems and features required to run their site.

• Front End Layout
• Back End Layout
• Menu Structures
• Content
• Configuration
• Installation

Choosing your template for Joomla

One of the most important items that Joomla will use is the site layout template, this controls how your site will look, how it will interpret relative content code, and how it will run to the end user. We will run thought in this section some of the key issues you will need to take into account when choosing your template.

• Navigation
• Layout
• Style
• Module Positions
• Inbuilt style sheets

Joomla Content and Navigation

Once the user has an understanding of how the basics of Joomla are designed to work together, we will start to look at how the end user will be directed about the site. This means understanding the different menu types and how to deploy them.

• Menu Types
• Menu Interactions
• Menu Types based on content types
• Menus on different page
• Sub Menus
• Moving Menu Items

Now that your User has a good clean way of navigating around your website, we will look at how to add depth to your site by how to add in content.

Joomla Content Basics

• Sections
• Categories
• Starting to add your content
• Knowing your editor

Adding text to your content

• Formatting your text
  • Understanding how Joomla will interpret your content
  • Editing Text Layouts
  • Applications of inbuilt styles in template
  • Testing your content prior to publishing
  • How to publish content effectively and to un-publish content
  • Adding Meta description and Meta Data to each content item for better SEO
  • Using the read more link to percent concise information to your user

Adding Pictures to your content

• Uploading your image to your web server
• Adding your image to your content item
• Arranging it on the page
• The Best practices of using images in your content on the web

Embedding Video in Joomla Sites

• Who to deal with video on your site
• How to host them
• How to add them, and configure them for effective use

Duration

2 Days

Cost

£500 +Vat per person

Follow on courses

Our suggestion to follow on from this course is our Joomla; Advanced Use training course.

If you are interested in learning more about this training course or would like to book space(s) then please do contact us.