Joomla! 1.5 Beginner's Guide by Eric Tiggeler

In the early days of the web, a business would put up a website with a few HTML pages, some contact info, and be done with it. This was fine until their competitors started offering more dynamic content and services on-line.  Customers began to have higher expectations for on-line services, and the web has evolved to meet these new realities.  It's changes like these that have sparked the 'CMS Revolution', where businesses and individuals are empowered by software tools like Joomla! 1.5.  Tools that allow a non technical person to build and maintain a website quickly and easily. Joomla 1.5 Beginner's Guide by Eric Tiggeler is a new book that covers a broad range of topics to get you up and running on your new Joomla! 1.5 based website (sample chapter).

You'll learn how easy it is to install Joomla! 1.5 on your own computer or a web server. Using a practical example website, follow the step by step guide to creating a basic site in just one hour.  You'll learn techniques for organizing your content and navigation.  This means that as the site grows, it remains easy to find what you're looking for, both as an administrator, and as a visitor browsing the site.  Beyond the basics of site administration, you'll learn best practices to help you get the most from your website.  Tips for attracting search engine traffic are included, as well as ways to enable visitor interaction, to keep people engaged with your content.  In addition to the practical examples given, each section concludes with a quiz, to help reinforce learning in an entertaining way.

Even if you're new to web design concepts like HTML and CSS, you won't have any difficulty understanding this book.  By following the practical, clearly worded examples, you'll learn everything you need to know to build and maintain a professional looking website.  The material in this book will meet the needs of most website administrators. This is because Joomla! 1.5, and the many extensions available, are built with ease of use in mind.  If you want to learn more advanced topics, this book doesn't cover those, but will still give you a solid grounding in Joomla! 1.5 administration. So for the more experienced web developers, it's also a great way to fast track your knowledge about the CMS.

So why are open source CMS solutions becoming so popular? On the one hand, it's about moving from static HTML based websites, to dynamic CMS solutions. This allows websites to deliver an engaging experience that's not possible with only static HTML.  In many cases, it's also about users being empowered to publish their content directly, rather than relying on expensive and restrictive proprietary products and services, such as proprietary portal software.  Joomla! 1.5 is free software, maintained by a word-wide user community, with the goal of empowering anyone to build and maintain their own website.  I hope you enjoy this book, and that is helps you get the most from your Joomla! 1.5 based website.

Note: I'm a member of the Packt affiliate program. I'm providing disclosure of this fact, so that my readers can make informed decisions.

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