Using Joomla!
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Learn the essentials of using the Joomla! Content Management System (CMS) platform for your website. This workshop will allow users to create a dynamic interactive website from scratch using the free Joomla! CMS. Each participant will have access to a site of their own to customise with different templates, modules, content, links and articles as well as managing users.
Course Content
Introduction to CMS and HTML
- What is Joomla!
- Overview of installing Joomla! 1.5
Creating content
- Adding pages to the front page
- Creating a Sitemap
- Adding external and internal links
- Deleting or hiding content
Creating Sections and Categories
- Organising content in to sections and categories
- Choosing content layout
- Adding meta data for search engines
Global configurations
- Configuring articles parameters
- Ordering articles
- Setting global configuration
Creating Menus
- Adding navigation menus
- Creating sub menus
- Maintaining menus
- Linking menus
- Deleting menus
Working with Modules
- Creating sidebar modules
- Configuring modules
- Creating login modules
- Creating breadcrumbs modules
- Working with other modules
Using Components
- Adding contact us page
- Adding polls
Users
- Adding users
- User permissions
Using Templates
- Working with templates
- Choosing different templates
- Adjusting templates
Extending Joomla!
- Using plug-in
- Using extensions
- Go Live
What’s next – go live
- Search engine optimisation
- Online marketing
Course Delivery
The course will be delivered using a Web browser and a text editor. No other software or prior knowledge is required. The learners will be using live Joomla sites for the learning process by planning, editing and testing live content with the Joomla CMS application.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, it is expected participants will:
- Be able to login to joomla administration section of a website
- Understand how the joomla backend functions
- Be able to add sections, categories, and pages
- Adding links and creating navigation bar
- Uploading of media files
- Changing template and themes
- Adding users and permissions
Suitable for
Personal interest adult learners, University students, early career professionals, professional development learners, supervisors and team leaders and senior executives