Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 1 Version 1.0.1.
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 2 Version 1.0.1.
Joomla!UserManual
Joomla!V1.0.11
21October2006
Steve White – Websdezined.com
and
Andy Wallace
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TableofContents............................................................................................................. 3
TableofFigures .............................................................................................................. 11
TableofTables ............................................................................................................... 15
Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................... 16
Licence&Copyright...................................................................................................... 16
Suggestions,ModificationsandCorrections............................................................. 16
TableofAmendments........................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter1:WelcometoJoomla!................................................................................... 17
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 17
WhatisaContentManagementSystem(CMS)?.............................................................................. 17
Joomla!forEndUsers............................................................................................................................ 17
TakingJoomla!totheNextLevel........................................................................................................ 17
Joomla!forDevelopers.......................................................................................................................... 18
So,What’stheCatch?............................................................................................................................. 18
ObjectivesoftheJoomla!UserManual ............................................................................................. 19
HowtoUsetheJoomla!UserManual ................................................................................................ 19
ManualStyles&Conventions............................................................................................................. 20
Chapter2:GettingStarted............................................................................................ 21
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 21
SystemRequirements............................................................................................................................ 21
InstallingJoomla!................................................................................................................................... 21
GettingtheFiles..................................................................................................................................... 21
InstallLocally......................................................................................................................................... 21
InstallRemotely..................................................................................................................................... 22
BrowserInstallation.............................................................................................................................. 22
Pre‐installationCheck .......................................................................................................................... 22
Detail of the Pre-installation Check Page............................................................................................23
GNU/GPLLicenseAgreement............................................................................................................ 25
Installation:Step1................................................................................................................................. 25
Installation:Step2................................................................................................................................. 27
Installation:Step3................................................................................................................................. 27
Installation:Step4................................................................................................................................. 28
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WhatisNext?......................................................................................................................................... 28
OverviewoftheInstalledElementsofaJoomla!WebSite ........................................................... 30
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Templates ............................................................................................................................................... 30
Components........................................................................................................................................... 31
Modules.................................................................................................................................................. 31
Mambots................................................................................................................................................. 31
Joomla!DevelopmentLifecycle........................................................................................................... 31
ConsiderationsintheJoomla!DevelopmentLifecycle.................................................................... 32
Chapter3:Joomla!Users.............................................................................................. 33
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 33
TypesofUsersandAccessPermissions............................................................................................. 33
Front‐endUsers..................................................................................................................................... 33
Back‐endUsers...................................................................................................................................... 34
Registration ............................................................................................................................................. 35
RecoveringaLostPassword................................................................................................................. 35
LoggingInandOut................................................................................................................................ 36
LogIn...................................................................................................................................................... 36
UserMenu.............................................................................................................................................. 36
YourDetails ........................................................................................................................................... 36
User Editor:............................................................................................................................................37
Logout:.................................................................................................................................................... 37
Chapter4:AccessingFunctionsfromtheFront‐end................................................. 38
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 38
ManageContent ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Author .................................................................................................................................................... 38
Submit News via the Front-end............................................................................................................38
Images Tab ............................................................................................................................................43
Publishing Tab ......................................................................................................................................44
Metadata Tab .........................................................................................................................................45
Editor ...................................................................................................................................................... 45
Publisher................................................................................................................................................. 46
SubmitaWebLink................................................................................................................................ 47
Check‐InMyItems................................................................................................................................ 48
Chapter5:IntroductiontoAccessingFunctionsfromtheBack‐end ..................... 50
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Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 50
LoggingintotheBack‐end................................................................................................................... 50
TheControlPanel .................................................................................................................................. 51
MenuOptions:....................................................................................................................................... 51
QuickLinkButtons:.............................................................................................................................. 52
Control Panel.........................................................................................................................................53
Other Screens........................................................................................................................................54
AdministratorModules:....................................................................................................................... 56
Logged Tab:...........................................................................................................................................56
Components Tab:..................................................................................................................................56
Popular Tab:..........................................................................................................................................57
Latest Items Tab:...................................................................................................................................57
Menu Stats Tab: ....................................................................................................................................57
CheckforNewerVersion..................................................................................................................... 58
SecuritySettings.................................................................................................................................... 58
Chapter6:AccessingFunctionsfromtheBack‐end:Manager................................ 59
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 59
MediaManager....................................................................................................................................... 60
Createafolder ....................................................................................................................................... 61
UploadandDeleteanImage............................................................................................................... 61
UsingtheImage/UrlCode ................................................................................................................... 62
Preview..................................................................................................................................................... 63
InNewWindow.................................................................................................................................... 63
Inline ....................................................................................................................................................... 63
InlinewithPositions ............................................................................................................................. 64
Statistics ................................................................................................................................................... 64
Browser,OS,andDomain.................................................................................................................... 64
PageImpressions .................................................................................................................................. 65
SearchText........................................................................................................................... .................. 65
ManageMenuItems .............................................................................................................................. 65
TheMenuManager............................................................................................................................... 66
Create a New Menu Item.......................................................................................................................67
Publish and Unpublish a Menu Item....................................................................................................68
Move a Menu Item .................................................................................................................................69
Copy a Menu Item .................................................................................................................................69
Delete a Menu Item................................................................................................................................70
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Using the Home Menu Option to Control the Front Page Display....................................................71
ManageContent ..................................................................................................................................... 72
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 72
ManageSections.................................................................................................................................... 73
The Section Manager............................................................................................................................73
Create a New Section............................................................................................................................74
Copy a Section......................................................................................................................................75
Delete a Section ....................................................................................................................................75
ManageCategories................................................................................................................................ 75
The Category Manager..........................................................................................................................75
Create a new Category..........................................................................................................................76
Move a Category ...................................................................................................................................78
Copy a Category....................................................................................................................................78
Delete a Category..................................................................................................................................78
ManageContentItems ......................................................................................................................... 79
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................79
The Content Items Manager.................................................................................................................79
Create a New Content Item...................................................................................................................82
Tab Settings Block................................................................................................................................83
Move a Content Item.............................................................................................................................89
Copy a Content Item .............................................................................................................................90
Delete a Content Item............................................................................................................................90
Archive a Content Item.........................................................................................................................90
StaticContent......................................................................................................................................... 91
Create a New Static Item.......................................................................................................................91
FrontpageManager............................................................................................................................... 92
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................92
Remove a Frontpage Item ....................................................................................................................93
Using the Frontpage Component When Syndicating Your Site........................................................93
ArchiveManager................................................................................................................................... 94
Unarchive...............................................................................................................................................94
Trash Archive Items..............................................................................................................................94
PageImpressions .................................................................................................................................. 95
Chapter7:AccessingFunctionsfromtheBack‐end–Administrator.................... 96
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 96
TrashManager ........................................................................................................................................ 96
ManageUsers.......................................................................................................................................... 98
CreateaUser.......................................................................................................................................... 99
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DeleteaUser........................................................................................................................................ 100
LogoutaUser ...................................................................................................................................... 100
ManageMenus ..................................................................................................................................... 101
CreateaNewMenu............................................................................................................................102
CopyaMenu ....................................................................................................................................... 103
DeleteaMenu...................................................................................................................................... 103
EditaMenu .......................................................................................................................................... 104
ManageComponents........................................................................................................................... 104
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 104
InstallaComponent............................................................................................................................ 105
UninstallaComponent ...................................................................................................................... 105
ManageSpecificComponents ........................................................................................................... 106
Banners ................................................................................................................................................. 106
Manage Clients....................................................................................................................................106
Manage Banners .................................................................................................................................107
Contacts................................................................................................................................................ 109
Create a New Contact Category.........................................................................................................111
Contact Manager.................................................................................................................................112
Create a Contact..................................................................................................................................112
Publishing Tab:...................................................................................................................................113
Images Tab: .........................................................................................................................................113
Parameters Tab:..................................................................................................................................113
MassMail ............................................................................................................................................. 116
NewsFeeds.......................................................................................................................................... 116
Manage Newsfeed Categories............................................................................................................117
Create a New Newsfeed Category .....................................................................................................118
Manage News Feeds...........................................................................................................................120
Polls....................................................................................................................................................... 122
Create a New Poll................................................................................................................................123
Syndicate .............................................................................................................................................. 124
WebLinks ............................................................................................................................................ 126
Category Manager [Component Web Links].....................................................................................126
Create a New Web Links Category ....................................................................................................127
Weblink Manager.................................................................................................................................128
Create a New Web Link.......................................................................................................................128
ManageModules.................................................................................................................................. 129
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 129
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ModuleManagerScreen .................................................................................................................... 130
InstallaModule................................................................................................................................... 131
Upload Package File ...........................................................................................................................131
Install from Directory..........................................................................................................................131
UninstallaModule ............................................................................................................................. 131
SiteModuleScreen.............................................................................................................................. 131
AdministratorModules...................................................................................................................... 133
ManageSpecificModules–PurposesandParameters................................................................. 134
Banners ................................................................................................................................................. 134
MainMenu........................................................................................................................................... 134
Who’sOnline ....................................................................................................................................... 135
UserMenu............................................................................................................................................ 135
OtherMenu.......................................................................................................................................... 135
LoginForm........................................................................................................................................... 135
Syndicate .............................................................................................................................................. 136
Statistics................................................................................................................................................ 136
TemplateChooser ............................................................................................................................... 137
ArchiveSections.................................................................................................................................. 137
Wrapper................................................................................................................................................ 137
Polls....................................................................................................................................................... 138
RandomImage .................................................................................................................................... 138
Newsflash...................................................................................................................... ....................... 139
RelatedItems ....................................................................................................................................... 140
LatestNews.......................................................................................................................................... 140
Search.................................................................................................................................................... 141
Popular ................................................................................................................................................. 141
TopMenu............................................................................................................................................. 141
ManageMambots................................................................................................................................. 142
InstallaMambot.................................................................................................................................. 142
Upload Package File ...........................................................................................................................142
Install from directory...........................................................................................................................142
UninstallaMambot ............................................................................................................................ 142
ContentMambots................................................................................................................................ 143
MOS Image...........................................................................................................................................143
Legacy Mambot Includer....................................................................................................................143
Code Support ......................................................................................................................................143
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SEF.......................................................................................................................................................143
MOS Rating..........................................................................................................................................143
E-mail Cloaking ...................................................................................................................................143
GeSHi ...................................................................................................................................................143
Load Module Positions.......................................................................................................................144
MOS Pagination...................................................................................................................................144
SearchMambots .................................................................................................................................. 144
EditorMambots................................................................................................................................... 144
EditorExtensionMambots ................................................................................................................ 144
Chapter8:AccessingFunctionsfromtheBack‐end–SuperAdministrator....... 145
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 145
GlobalConfiguration .......................................................................................................................... 146
SiteTab: ................................................................................................................................................ 146
LocaleTab: ........................................................................................................................................... 147
ContentTab:......................................................................................................................................... 148
DatabaseTab:....................................................................................................................................... 149
ServerTab: ........................................................................................................................................... 150
MetadataTab: ...................................................................................................................................... 151
MailTab: ............................................................................................................................................... 152
CacheTab:............................................................................................................................................ 152
StatisticsTab: ....................................................................................................................................... 153
SEOTab: ............................................................................................................................................... 153
LanguageManager............................................................................................................................... 154
AddaNewLanguage ........................................................................................................................154
UninstallaLanguage.......................................................................................................................... 155
EditaLanguageFile ........................................................................................................................... 155
ManageTemplates ............................................................................................................................... 156
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 156
TheTemplateManager ...................................................................................................................... 156
InstallaNewTemplate ...................................................................................................................... 157
DeleteaTemplate................................................................................................................................ 157
AssignaTemplate............................................................................................................................... 157
EdittheHTMLFile ............................................................................................................................. 158
EdittheCSSfile................................................................................................................................... 158
AdministratorTemplates................................................................................................................... 159
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ModulePositions................................................................................................................................. 160
Messages ................................................................................................................................................ 161
Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 161
MessageInbox ..................................................................................................................................... 161
View a message...................................................................................................................................161
Create a new message........................................................................................................................161
Delete a message................................................................................................................................162
SystemInformation ............................................................................................................................. 162
VersionCheck...................................................................................................................................... 162
SystemInfo........................................................................................................................................... 162
GlobalCheck‐in................................................................................................................................... 163
AppendixA:CreativeCommonsLicence.................................................................. 164
AppendixB:Back‐endMenuOptions....................................................................... 165
AppendixC:MenuItemParameters ......................................................................... 168
AppendixD:Glossary ................................................................................................. 175
AppendixE:Joomla!SiteMap................................................................................... 181
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TableofFigures
Figure1:Pre‐installationCheck ..................................................................................................................................22
Figure2:CheckPagepart1 .........................................................................................................................................23
Figure3:CheckPagepart2 .........................................................................................................................................23
Figure4:CheckPagepart3 .........................................................................................................................................23
Figure5:CheckPagepart4 .........................................................................................................................................24
Figure6:CheckPagepart5 .........................................................................................................................................24
Figure7:GNU/GPLLicense ........................................................................................................................................25
Figure8:InstallationStep1 .........................................................................................................................................25
Figure9:Step1Confirmation......................................................................................................................................26
Figure10:InstallationStep2 .......................................................................................................................................27
Figure11:InstallationStep3 .......................................................................................................................................27
Figure12:InstallationStep4 .......................................................................................................................................28
Figure13:Joomla!HomePage ....................................................................................................................................29
Figure14:Joomla!AdministratorLogin ....................................................................................................................29
Figure15:Front‐endLoginbox...................................................................................................................................35
Figure16:LostPasswordRequest ..............................................................................................................................35
Figure17:UserMenu ...................................................................................................................................................36
Figure18:UserDetailsscreen .....................................................................................................................................37
Figure19:UserEditorselectdropdown ...................................................................................................................37
Figure20:AddContentfromtheFront‐end ..............................................................................................................39
Figure21:AddingIntroText.......................................................................................................................................41
Figure22:Multi‐pageContentItemIndex ................................................................................................................42
Figure23:ImagesTabFront‐end ................................................................................................................................43
Figure24:PublishingTabFront‐end ..........................................................................................................................44
Figure25:MetadataTabFront‐end ............................................................................................................................45
Figure26:CategoryListscreen ...................................................................................................................................46
Figure27:PublishingTabFront‐endPublishers.......................................................................................................46
Figure28:SubmitaWebLink ........................................................................................................................... ..........47
Figure29:SubmitWebLinkthankyou .....................................................................................................................47
Figure30:WebLinkscreen..........................................................................................................................................48
Figure31:Itemlocked ..................................................................................................................................................49
Figure32:Back‐endLoginscreen ...............................................................................................................................50
Figure33:ControlPanelscreen ...................................................................................................................................51
Figure34:QuickLinksonControlPanel ...................................................................................................................52
Figure35:AdministratorModules‐Logged.............................................................................................................56
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Figure36AdministratorModules‐Components.....................................................................................................56
Figure37AdministratorModules‐Popular.............................................................................................................57
Figure38AdministratorModules‐LatestItems......................................................................................................57
Figure39AdministratorModules‐MenuStats .......................................................................................................57
Figure40:Checkfornewerversion............................................................................................................................58
Figure41:PHPSecuritySettings.................................................................................................................................58
Figure42:ControlPanel‐Manager............................................................................................................................59
Figure43:MediaManagerscreen...............................................................................................................................60
Figure44:MediaManagerscreendetail ....................................................................................................................61
Figure45:UploadinganImage...................................................................................................................................61
Figure46:PreviewInlinescreen .................................................................................................................................63
Figure47:PreviewInlinewithPositionsscreen .......................................................................................................64
Figure48:MenuManagerscreen................................................................................................................................66
Figure49:NewMenuItemscreen..............................................................................................................................67
Figure50:AddMenuItemscreen...............................................................................................................................68
Figure51:MoveMenuItemsscreen...........................................................................................................................69
Figure52:CopyMenuItemsscreen ...........................................................................................................................70
Figure53:Three‐ColumnTemplate............................................................................................................................72
Figure54:Three‐ColumnDisplaywithonecolumnhidden...................................................................................73
Figure55:SectionManagerscreen..............................................................................................................................73
Figure56:Section:Newscreen ......................................................................................................................... ...........74
Figure57:CopySectionscreen....................................................................................................................................75
Figure58:CategoryManagerscreen ..........................................................................................................................76
Figure59:Category:Newscreen ................................................................................................................................77
Figure60:MoveCategoryscreen................................................................................................................................78
Figure61:CopyCategoryscreen ................................................................................................................................78
Figure62:ContentItemsManagerscreen .................................................................................................................79
Figure63:ContentItemNewscreen ..........................................................................................................................82
Figure64:NewItemPublishingTab..........................................................................................................................83
Figure65:NewItemImagesTab ................................................................................................................................85
Figure66:NewItemParametersTab .........................................................................................................................86
Figure67:NewItemMetaInfoTab............................................................................................................................88
Figure68:NewItemLinktoMenuTab.....................................................................................................................89
Figure69:MoveItemsscreen ......................................................................................................................... .............89
Figure70:CopyItemsscreen.......................................................................................................................................90
Figure71:StaticContentManagerscreen..................................................................................................................91
Figure72:FrontpageManagerscreen ........................................................................................................................92
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Figure73:ArchiveManagerscreen ............................................................................................................................94
Figure74:PageImpressionsscreen............................................................................................................................95
Figure75:TrashManagerscreen ................................................................................................................................96
Figure76:TrashManagerDeletescreen ....................................................................................................................96
Figure77:AreYouSure? .......................................................................................................................... ...................97
Figure78:TrashManagerRestorescreen ..................................................................................................................97
Figure79:RestoreConfirmationdialogue.................................................................................................................97
Figure80:UserManagerscreen......................................................................................................................... .........98
Figure81:UserAddscreen..........................................................................................................................................99
Figure82:UserAddIIscreen....................................................................................................................................100
Figure83:MenuManagerscreen..............................................................................................................................101
Figure84:MenuDetailsscreen ......................................................................................................................... ........102
Figure85:CopyMenuscreen....................................................................................................................................103
Figure86:DeleteMenuscreen ..................................................................................................................................103
Figure87:EditMenuscreen ......................................................................................................................................104
Figure88:InstallNewComponentscreen...............................................................................................................105
Figure89:BannerClientManagerscreen ................................................................................................................106
Figure90:BannerClientNewscreen .......................................................................................................................106
Figure91:BannerClientEditscreen.........................................................................................................................107
Figure92:BannerManagerscreen............................................................................................................................107
Figure93:BannerNewscreen...................................................................................................................................108
Figure94:UploadBannerImagedialogue .............................................................................................................. 109
Figure95:CategoryManagerscreen ........................................................................................................................110
Figure96:CategoryNewscreen ...............................................................................................................................111
Figure97:ContactManagerscreen...........................................................................................................................112
Figure98:ContactNewscreen.................................................................................................................................. 112
Figure99:ContactNewImagesTab.........................................................................................................................113
Figure100:ContactNewParametersTab................................................................................................................114
Figure101:MassMailscreen .....................................................................................................................................116
Figure102:CategoryManagerNewsFeeds screen................................................................................................117
Figure103:CategoryNewNewsFeedsscreen .......................................................................................................118
Figure104:LinktoMenudialogue...........................................................................................................................119
Figure105:NewsfeedManagerscreen .................................................................................................................... 120
Figure106:NewsfeedNewscreen............................................................................................................................121
Figure107:PollManagerscreen ...............................................................................................................................122
Figure108:PollNewscreen ......................................................................................................................................123
Figure109:SyndicationSettingsscreen ...................................................................................................................124
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Figure110:CategoryManagerWebLinksscreen ..................................................................................................126
Figure111:CategoryNewWebLinksscreen..........................................................................................................127
Figure112:WebLinkManagerscreen .....................................................................................................................128
Figure113:WebLinkNewscreen ............................................................................................................................ 128
Figure114:ModuleManagerscreen ........................................................................................................................130
Figure115:InstallNewModulesscreen..................................................................................................................131
Figure116:ModuleManagerscreen ........................................................................................................................133
Figure117:InstallNewMambotsscreen.................................................................................................................142
Figure118:ControlPanel‐SuperAdministratorscreen.......................................................................................145
Figure119:GlobalConfigurationscreen–SiteTab................................................................................................146
Figure120:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐LocaleTab ...........................................................................................147
Figure121:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐ContentTab.........................................................................................148
Figure122:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐DatabaseTab.......................................................................................149
Figure123:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐ServerTab ...........................................................................................150
Figure124:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐MetadataTab......................................................................................151
Figure125:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐MailTab...............................................................................................152
Figure126:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐CacheTab............................................................................................152
Figure127:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐StatisticsTab .......................................................................................153
Figure128:GlobalConfigurationscreen‐SEOTab ............................................................................................... 153
Figure129:LanguageManagerscreen.....................................................................................................................154
Figure130:InstallNewLanguagescreen ................................................................................................................154
Figure131:EditLanguagescreen .............................................................................................................................155
Figure132:TemplateManagerscreen......................................................................................................................156
Figure133:TemplateHTMLEditorscreen .............................................................................................................158
Figure134:TemplateCSSEditorscreen ..................................................................................................................159
Figure135:TemplateManager(Administrator)screen.........................................................................................159
Figure136:ModulePositionsscreen ........................................................................................................................ 160
Figure137:PrivateMessagingConfigurationscreen............................................................................................. 161
Figure138:MessageInboxscreen.............................................................................................................................161
Figure139:SystemInfoscreen ..................................................................................................................................162
Figure140:GlobalCheck‐inscreen ..........................................................................................................................163
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TableofTables
Table1:SummaryoftheChapters..............................................................................................................................19
Table2:Templatefiles..................................................................................................................................................30
Table3:Websitedesignconsiderations ....................................................................................................................32
Table4:Front‐endRegisteredUsers...........................................................................................................................34
Table5:Back‐endRegisteredUsers............................................................................................................................34
Table6:UserMenuOptions ........................................................................................................................................36
Table7:ControlPanelbuttons ....................................................................................................................................53
Table8:OtherScreensButtons....................................................................................................................................54
Table9:FrontPageDisplayOptions..........................................................................................................................71
Table10:ContentItembuttons ...................................................................................................................................81
Table11:UserLevelPermissions................................................................................................................................98
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Acknowledgments
Many people have contributed in some way to producing this Joomla! User Manual. In particular, I
would like to thank David Maggiano (Scribe) for drafting Chapters 3 & 4. Andy Wallace
(Humvee) for his development of the design and style of the manual and proof reading
assistance. Brian Teeman (brian) for proof reading. Also, other members of the Joomla!
Documentation Team: Michelle (Michelle Bisson), Jennifer (visionspin), Brian (usagi) and
Richard (rdb) for their encouragement. Contributors to the Joomla! Help web site and Anna's
Joomla! Tips, from which some material has been used. Ross Carrell, my partner at
http://www.websdezined.com
, who kept an eye on me throughout the process and many more.
To the named and unnamed, my heartfelt thanks.
Steve White (ledzep)
Licence&Copyright
The Joomla! User Manual content is © copyright 2006 by the individual contributors and can be
used in accordance with the Creative Commons License, Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
2.5, See Appendix A
Suggestions,ModificationsandCorrections
Suggestions for improvements, additions, modifications, and corrections to this manual are
invited.
Please submit these at the official Joomla! forums at:
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,352.0.html
or alternatively
http://joomlausermanual.com/forums
.
TableofAmendments
Ageneralrecordofamendmentsmadeandtheirapplicabledates
Date Version Correction Detail
21 October 2006 1.0.1 General
Amended corrupted formatting.
Changed graphics. Amended punctuation.
19 October 2006 1.0.0 New Document Released.
June 2006 0.0.1 Draft Original Document Released.
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Chapter1:WelcometoJoomla!
Introduction
Thank you for choosing Joomla! Content Management System (CMS) software! You have made
a great choice by selecting one of the most powerful and versatile Open Source Content
Management Systems available.
Joomla! is an award-winning CMS that will help you build web sites and other powerful online
applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an Open Source solution that is freely available to everybody.
WhatisaContentManagementSystem(CMS)?
A CMS is a computer software system for organising and facilitating collaborative creation of
documents and other content. A CMS is frequently a web application used for managing web
sites and web content.
Joomla!forEndUsers
The basic Joomla! package is designed to be relatively easy to install, even for non-
programmers. Most people have no trouble getting our software up and running, and there is
plenty of support available via the Joomla! forum at http://forum.joomla.org
.
Once Joomla! is installed and running, it is simple for even non-technical users to add or edit
content, upload and add images, and to manage the critical data that makes your company or
organisation go. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage a Joomla!
web site.
You will easily be able to add new press releases or news items, manage staff pages, and create
an unlimited amount of Sections, Categories, and Content Items on your web site via a simple,
browser-based interface.
TakingJoomla!totheNextLevel
Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your web site
sing. However, for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in the application framework that
makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and
extensions (Components, Modules, and Mambots). Here are just some examples of the hundreds
of available extensions:
Dynamicformbuilders
Businessororganisationaldirectories
Documentmanagement
Imageandmultimediagalleries
E‐commerceandshoppingcartengines
Forumsandchatsoftware
Calendars
Bloggingsoftware
E‐mailnewsletters
Datacollectionandreportingtools
Banneradvertisingsystems
Subscriptionservices...
in addition, many, many more.
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You can find examples at the growing Joomla! Extensions or Components directory at
http://extensions.joomla.org/
. Prepare to be amazed at the amount of exciting work produced by
our active developer community!
Joomla!forDevelopers
Many companies or organisations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the
basic Joomla! package or in the freely available third party extensions.
Thankfully, Joomla! offers a powerful application framework that makes it easy for developers to
create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla! into virtually unlimited directions.
Using the core framework, developers can easily build:
Integratede‐commercesystems
Inventorycontrolsystems
Datareportingtools
Customproductcatalogues
Complexbusinessdirectories
Reservationandbookingsystems
Communicationtools
Applicationbridges
or any kind of application to suit a unique need.
If your company or organisation hires a third party Joomla! developer, or builds in-house software
using the Joomla! framework, you are building on an open platform that does not tie you to any
one developer or to a proprietary, closed application.
You can learn more about developing on the Joomla! framework on our developer’s network at
http://dev.joomla.org/
. The beauty of Joomla! is that you can leverage our framework and user
interface to deliver applications to your end users in a familiar, powerful environment.
So,What’stheCatch?
There is no catch. Joomla! is free and available to all under the GPL licence. Further Information
about this at http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5/6/
.
We do not claim that Joomla! is perfect, and cannot promise to meet every requirement in the
world. However, for many web applications, our software is perfectly suited for the job.
We are adding great new features with each release and, with the help and advice of our
incredible user community; we plan to deliver award-winning software for years to come.
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ObjectivesoftheJoomla!UserManual
The objectives of this User Manual are to:
HelpyoutoinstallandconfigureJoomla!
Provideawalk throughofthemanyfacetsofthecoreJoomla!installation.
Describethevarioustypesofusertogetherwiththeiraccesspermissions.
ProvidedetailedinstructionsforbothFront‐endandBack‐endinputtingandsite
managementwithintheJoomla!userframeworkofAuthors,Editors,Publishers,
Managers,Administrators,andSuperAdministrators.
This is not a Technical Manual in that we do not go into major depth on modification, design, and
development of the various elements of Joomla! or any kind of programming. There are guides
and web sites that provide this information. Nor do we go into detail about PHP, MySQL or other
essential software that you need to have some understanding.
HowtoUsetheJoomla!UserManual
The Joomla! User Manual follows the installation process, the types of users Joomla! has, Front-
end through to Back-end functionality. A summary of the chapters and appendices follows.
Table 1: Summary of the Chapters
Chapter Details
Chapter 1 : Introduces you to Joomla!, its benefits, versatility and strengths.
Chapter 2:
Deals with installing the Joomla! software and an overview of the elements of a typical
Joomla! installation.
Chapter 3:
Provides information about the different types of Joomla! user and what functionality they
can access.
Chapter 4:
Deals with accessing the Front-end functionality and provides details about what an
Author, Editor, and Publisher can do.
Chapter 5 Deals with logging on to the Back-end, the Control Panel, and Buttons.
Chapter 6: Deals with what a Manager can do.
Chapter 7: Deals with what an Administrator can do.
Chapter 8: Deals with what a Super Administrator can do.
Appendix A: This manual is released under The Creative Common License see details here.
Appendix B:
A list of the Back-end menu options together with detail of which user level is required to
access them.
Appendix C: A list of Menu Item parameters.
Appendix D:
A listing of all the key words and phrases used in Joomla! together with brief details of their
function/use.
Appendix E: Site Map of the Joomla! Back-end menu options.
Chapter 1: Welcome to Joomla!
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 20 Version 1.0.1.
ManualStyles&Conventions
Throughout this manual, we will refer to specific items of information in the following ways:
Note: You will see this when an additional point needs to be made
L Further Information: You will see this as a reference to another chapter or an external
publication.
² Access: You will see this when you are being directed via a menu sequence to access a specific
Component, Category, Module, Mambot, Content Item or other file,
Caution: You will see this when you should use care or ‘due diligence’ to avoid problems
occurring either immediately or potentially later on.
WARNING!: You will see this when there is a very high risk of damaging your installation in
some way. Exercise great care. Seek further advice if you are unclear as to what
you are doing.
• Code that you are either required to enter, reference, or alter in some way will be displayed
as in the following example:
<meta name="description" content="Joomla!: the dynamic portal engine
and content management system, This article provides simple
information on using the Joomla! CMS." />
<meta name="keywords" content="Joomla!, Joomla!, Joomla! CMS author
editor publisher" />
• Buttons/Icons that should be clicked/selected in the course of a procedure are presented as
follows:
Click
Save button. Select Yes radio button. Select Show or Hide or Global Setting.
Toolbar Buttons:
Delete, Save, Edit, Publish, Unpublish, and Save are available.
• Internal addresses or addresses that you need to enter your own details into are shown as:
http://www.mydomainname.com/ or /usr/local/apache/htdocs
• Web addresses of other resources are shown as: http://www.joomla.org
.
• If a point requires emphasis such as the name of a piece of software, or that a particular path,
or element, is being referenced then it will be highlighted either as: MySQL or Component
xyz.
This document uses the following fonts:
• Arial as the base font,
• Palatino Linotype used for the Headings and Bullet Lists,
• and Courier New for all the HTML representations.
In accordance with the requirement of the Joomla! Documentation Workgroup this document is
produced in GB English. The Joomla! Documentation Style Guide has been followed where
appropriate.
If you would like further details, please contact Steve White (ledzep) or Andy Wallace (Humvee).
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