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| 1. | An Overview of Open Source Software (OSS)- Open Source vs Closed Source
- Examples of OSS
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| 2. | Joomla Overview- What is Joomla?
- Features of Joomla
- Understanding WAMP
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| 3. | Installing & Configuring Joomla- Installing WampServer
- Creating a Website Folder
- Copy the Joomla Files
- · Configuring the Joomla Web Installer
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| 4. | The Joomla Interface- Understanding The Frontend and Backend of Joomla
- Login as a Super User
- · The Joomla Control Panel
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| 5. | Creating Content- Creating Categories
- Creating Categorised or Uncategorised Articles
- Inserting Images/Graphics Into Articles
- Inserting the Read More Option Into Articles
- Filtering & Sorting Articles
- Featuring Articles on the Home Page
- Viewing Your Website
- · Setting the Options for Articles
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| 6. | Adding Menu Items- Adding a Single Article Menu Item
- Adding a List All Categories Menu Item
- Changing the Layout From Blog Layout
- Adding a Category List Menu Item
- · Changing the Menu Order
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| 7. | Joomla Extension Types- What is a Component?
- What is a Module?
- What is a Plugin?
- What is a Template?
- · What is Language?
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| 8. | Adding Modules- Enabling Module Position Viewing
- Viewing the Module Positions
- Changing Module Positions
- Logging in From the Frontend to Edit Content
- Adding the Search Module
- Creating an HTML Module
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| 9. | Joomla Content Editor (JCE)- Installing the Joomla Content Editor
- Reset the Editor Styling
- Changing the Editor to JCE
- Viewing the New Editor
- Linking Articles Internally
- Creating External Weblinks
- Creating File Downloads
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| 10. | Access Control Levels (ACL)- Default User Groups
- Creating a Group
- Viewing Access Levels
- Creating and Assigning an Access Level
- Changing the Access Level of an Item
- Adding a New Users
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| 11. | Joomla Templates- Viewing Joomla Templates
- Types of Templates
- Default Joomla Templates
- Changing the Default Template for a Website
- Previewing a Joomla Template
- Installing a Template
- Changing the Logo/Header
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| 12. | Basic Search Engine Optimisation- Adding Suffixes to URLs
- Using Cache
- Clearing the Cache
- Using Gzip
- Enabling the Joomla Search Component
- Creating Alternative Read More Text
- Removing Article Title from Read More
- Updating the Meta Tags Settings for Articles
- Adding a Site Map
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| 13. | Adding a Photo Gallery- Installing a Photo Gallery Component
- Creating Folders for the Photos
- Uploading the Photos
- Adding a Gallery Menu Item
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| 14. | Multimedia- Inserting a Header Rotator/Slider
- · Playing Videos on Your Website
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| 15. | Backing Up Your Website- About Akeeba Backup
- Installing Akeeba Backup
- Configuring Akeeba Backup
- Creating a Backup Copy of Your Website
- Downloading Your Backup Archives
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