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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Content Management Systems and an Introduction to Joomla! | |
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| What Is a Content Management System? | |
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| Static Web Pages | |
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| Web Pages with CSS | |
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| Dynamic Web Pages | |
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| Open Source Software | |
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| History of Joomla! | |
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| The Joomla! Community | |
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| Third-Party Extensions Development | |
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| Joomla!'s Features | |
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| Elements of a Joomla! Website | |
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| Content | |
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| Templates | |
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| Modules | |
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| Summary | |
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| Downloading and Installing Joomla! | |
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| How to Install Joomla! | |
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| Obtaining the Latest Joomla! File Package | |
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| Joomla! Package Naming Conventions | |
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| Creating a MySQL Database | |
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| Unpacking the Joomla! Package | |
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| Unpacking Joomla! on a Local Desktop Computer | |
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| Unpacking Joomla! on a Hosting Account | |
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| Running the Joomla! Installation Wizard | |
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| Getting to the Joomla! Installer | |
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| Step 1: Language | |
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| Step 2: Pre-Installation Check | |
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| Step 3: License | |
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| Step 4: Database Configuration | |
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| Step 5: FTP Configuration | |
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| Step 6: Main Configuration | |
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| Step 7: Finish | |
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| Summary | |
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| Joomla! Administration Basics | |
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| What Are the Frontend and Backend of a Joomla!-Powered Website? | |
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| The Menu Bar | |
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| The Toolbar | |
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| The Workspace | |
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| Administrator Functions in the Menu Bar | |
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| The Site Submenu | |
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| Users Menu | |
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| The Menus Menu | |
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| The Content Menu | |
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| The Components Submenu | |
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| The Extensions Menu | |
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| The Help Menu | |
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| View Site | |
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| Summary | |
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| Content Is King: Organizing Your Content | |
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| How Does Joomla! Generate Web Pages? | |
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| How Joomla! Organizes Content Articles | |
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| Uncategorized Articles | |
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| Categories | |
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| A Sample Hierarchy | |
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| Creating the Widget Inc. Website with Uncategorized Content | |
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| Creating Content Articles | |
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| Creating Menu Items | |
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| The Featured Article Component | |
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| Creating the Widget Inc. Website with Categories | |
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| Creating Categories | |
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| Creating Content Article | |
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| Creating Menu Items | |
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| Linking to Components | |
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| "Read More" Links and Individual Pages | |
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| Module Content | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating Menus and Navigation | |
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| How Menu Modules Work | |
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| What Menu Items Do | |
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| Creating a Menu Item | |
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| Where Does a Menu Item Link? | |
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| What Does a Page Look Like After a Link Is Followed? | |
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| Blog Layout | |
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| Blog Layout Parameters | |
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| List Layout for a Blog | |
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| Category List Advanced Options | |
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| Managing Menu Modules in the Module Manager | |
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| Show Title | |
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| Position | |
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| Access | |
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| Menu and Module Class Suffixes (Advanced Options) | |
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| Menu Assignment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Extending Joomla! | |
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| Extensions | |
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| Installing Extensions | |
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| Managing Extensions | |
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| Components | |
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| Core Component | |
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| Third-Party Components | |
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| Modules | |
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| Module Display | |
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| Core Modules | |
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| Third-Party Modules | |
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| Plug-ins | |
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| Core Plug-ins | |
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| Third-Party Plug-ins | |
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| Templates | |
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| Core Templates | |
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| Third-Party Templates | |
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| Summary | |
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| Expanding Your Content: Articles and Editors | |
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| WYSIWYG Editors | |
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| Managing WYSIWYG Editors | |
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| Other Third-Party Editors | |
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| Creating and Managing Articles | |
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| Managing Content Through the Backend | |
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| Adding Content from the Backend | |
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| Inserting Images into Content | |
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| Category Descriptions | |
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| Managing Content Through the Frontend | |
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| Creating a Frontend User Menu | |
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| Limiting Access to Menus by User Level | |
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| Authors | |
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| Editors | |
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| Publishers | |
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| Article Checkin | |
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| Summary | |
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| Getting Traffic to Your Site | |
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| Start at the Beginning: Site Goals | |
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| Organic Traffic (SEO) | |
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| Introduction to Google | |
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| Creating Keywords | |
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| Keywords and Domain Name | |
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| Designing Your Site for Organic Traffic | |
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| Advanced SEO Techniques | |
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| Referral Traffic | |
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| Google PageRank | |
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| Other Link-Building Strategies | |
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| Internal Linking | |
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| Pay Per Click Traffic | |
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| How Google AdWords Works | |
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| Joomla! and AdWords | |
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| Email Traffic | |
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| Third-Party Hosted Email Solutions | |
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| Joomla! SEF Extensions | |
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| Quick Start SEO for Joomla! | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating Pure CSS Templates | |
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| What Is a Joomla! Template? | |
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| The Localhost Design Process | |
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| Localhost Server Options | |
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| W3C and Tableless Design | |
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| Semantically Correct Code | |
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| Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | |
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| Creating a Simple Template: 960TemplateTutorialStep1 | |
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| Template File Components | |
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| The Joomla! Page Body | |
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| Using CSS to Create a Tableless Layout: CSSTemplateTutorialStep2 | |
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| Default CSS | |
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| Modules in Templates | |
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| Menus in Templates | |
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| Hiding Columns | |
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| Making a Real Joomla! 1.6 Template: 960TemplateTutorialStep3 | |
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| Slicing and Dicing | |
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| Header | |
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| The Banner/Message Module | |
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| Column Backgrounds | |
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| Flexible Modules | |
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| Typography | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating a School Site with Joomla! | |
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| Why Do You Need a School Website? | |
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| Students | |
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| Teachers and Administrators | |
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| Parents | |
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| Potential Students and Their Parents | |
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| What Features Do You Need on a School Site? | |
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| Downloading and Installing a School Template | |
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| Fresh Template Features and Positions | |
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| Configuring a Logo | |
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| Configuring the Search Box | |
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| Configuring the Main Horizontal Drop-Down Menu | |
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| Organizing Content on a School Website | |
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| Creating the Menus | |
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| Building Out Content | |
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| Creating Subnavigation | |
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| The Academics Submenu | |
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| Creating News Links for a Section | |
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| Setting Up the Footer Area | |
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| Setting Up the Home Page | |
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| Adding Basic Functionality to a School Website | |
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| User Registration | |
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| Events Calendar | |
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| Downloadable Documents | |
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| Staff Directory | |
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| Email Newsletter | |
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| RSS | |
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| Random Image | |
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| Sitemap | |
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| Extending the School Website Beyond the Basics | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating a Restaurant Site with Joomla! | |
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| Why Does a Restaurant Need a Website? | |
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| What Features Does a Restaurant Website Need? | |
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| Downloading and Installing a Restaurant Template | |
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| Organizing the Content on a Restaurant Website | |
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| Building Content Articles with Lorem Ipsum | |
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| Setting Up the Home Page | |
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| Home Page Alternative to the Featured Article Manager | |
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| Creating Menus | |
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| Creating Footer Content | |
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| Creating Module Teaser Blocks | |
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| Using Stock Imagery | |
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| Extending a Restaurant Website | |
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| Image Gallery: JPG Flash Rotator 2 | |
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| Email Marketing | |
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| Google Maps | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating a Blog with Joomla! | |
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| What Is a Blog? | |
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| Why Have a Blog? | |
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| What Options Are There for Blogging? | |
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| What Features Are Needed on a Blog Site? | |
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| Downloading and Installing a Blog Template | |
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| Optimus Template Features and Positions | |
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| Configuring the Logo | |
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| Configuring the Main Horizontal Drop-Down Menu | |
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| Organizing Content on a Blog | |
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| Organizing a Blog Within a Larger Site | |
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| Organizing a Standalone Blog | |
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| About Tagging | |
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| Creating the Menus | |
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| Adding Dynamic Modules | |
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| Adding Static Modules | |
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| Adding Basic Functionality to a Blog | |
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| Flexible Layout | |
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| Browser-Based Editing | |
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| Automated Publishing | |
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| Categories | |
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| Search Engine Friendly URLs | |
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| Comment Systems | |
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| Syndication Feeds | |
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| Email Notification | |
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| Search | |
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| Extending a Blog Website Beyond the Basics | |
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| Forums | |
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| E-commerce | |
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| Summary | |
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| Getting Help | |
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| Community Forums | |
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| Help Sites | |
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| Getting Help from Google | |
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| A Guide to Joomla! 1.6 ACL | |
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| A Quick Introduction to SEO | |
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| Keyword Use in Title Tag | |
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| Anchor Text of Inbound Link | |
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| Global Link Popularity of Site (PageRank) | |
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| Age of Site | |
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| Link Popularity Within the Site | |
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| Topical Relevance of Inbound Links and Popularity of Linking Site | |
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| Link Popularity of Site in Topic Community | |
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| Keyword Use in Body Text | |
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| File Size | |
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| Clean URL | |
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| Utilize Your Error Pages | |
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| What's Not Here? | |
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| Installing WampServer | |
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| Index | |