Product Description

Having trouble with Lesson Six: Extending Joomla? Or want a sneak peek? The complete lesson is available for free download at: informit.com/title/9780137017812

“If you’ve been using or following Joomla! in the past years, you’ve most likely seen the name Barrie North or Joomlashack. Besides explaining how Joomla! works from a usability point of view, there is valuable information for people who want to learn serious template building to make their (X)HTML and CSS optimized for accessibility and SEO.”  --Arno Zijlstra, Joomla! cofounder, custom template specialist, alvaana.com

 

 

“Refreshing! This one is a step beyond the rest because of its focus on examples based on live sites. It is well crafted for beginners to advanced users with a well-organized overview that walks you through the entire Joomla! CMS.”  --Steven Pignataro, corePHP, corephp.com

 

9+ Hours of Video Instruction

 

Joomla! is a powerful solution for webmasters and developers working with all types of sites. In this one-of-a-kind video package, top Joomla consultant and Prentice Hall author Barrie M. North shows you exactly how to use Joomla! to build sophisticated websites that are incredibly easy to edit and update. You’ll master Joomla! through 13 comprehensive video lessons, and you’ll have your first Joomla! site running faster than you ever expected!

 

North walks you through every essential skill you’ll need, including installation, administration, site and content organization, template development, content updates, and much more. Just click, watch, and learn the most efficient ways to build dynamic pages, provide intuitive navigation, work with modules and components, and even optimize Joomla! sites for search engines.

 

You’ll then be able to watch as North builds four complete sites with Joomla!--a school site, a blog, a small business site, and a membership site--with every stage captured on video. You’ll master Joomla! best practices at your own pace, as you learn how to deliver production-quality solutions quickly and efficiently!

 

Looking for a better way to master today’s rapidly changing technologies? Want expert help, but don’t have the time or energy to read a book? Can’t find classroom training worth the money? Discover LiveLessons: self-paced, personal video instruction from the world’s leading experts.

• LiveLessons are DVD video courses organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions--you’ll learn key skills in as little as 15 minutes!
• Each session begins with well-defined learning objectives and ends with comprehensive summaries, which help you track your progress.
• Follow along as your instructor shows exactly how to get great results in your real-world environment.

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 98, 2000, XP, or Vista; Mac OS X
• Multimedia: DVD drive, 1280 x 960 or higher display, and sound card with speakers
• Computer: 500MHz or higher, 128MB RAM or more

Lesson 1         Content Management Systems and an Introduction to Joomla!     [00:16:11]

Lesson 2         Downloading and Installing Joomla!     [00:26:03]

Lesson 3         Joomla! Administration Basics     [00:29:58]

Lesson 4         Organizing Your Content    [00:37:28]

Lesson 5         Menus and Navigation     [00:30:12]

Lesson 6         Extending Joomla!     [00:41:32]

Lesson 7         Expanding Your Content: Articles and Editors     [00:50:54]

Lesson 8         Getting Traffic to Your Site     [00:29:17]

Lesson 9         Creating a Pure CSS Template     [01:11:59]

Lesson 10       Creating a School Website     [01:34:22]

Lesson 11       Creating a Restaurant Website     [00:39:09]

Lesson 12       Creating a Blog Website     [00:37:50]

Bonus Lesson 13     Creating a Membership Website     [00:51:03]

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #248595 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From the Back Cover
Video training on demand!
Fundamentals of Joomla!  is  a complete video course for everyone who wants to succeed with Joomla! content management.

• Start-to-finish personal training on Joomla! content management by one of the world's leading experts: just watch and learn!
  
•  Step-by-step video walkthroughs and practical examples take developers from basic concepts through sophisticated navigation and site optimization
  
• Great classroom training at a fraction of the cost...for professionals who don't have time to read a book 

Millions of people want to build sophisticated Web sites that are easy to edit and update. The best tool for doing so is Joomla! -- the world's #1 open source content management system. With Fundamentals of Joomla! (Video Training), one of the world's top Joomla! experts, Barrie North, presents six hours of personalized Joomla! video training. North teaches virtually every essential skill needed to succeed with Joomla! in any environment.

Viewers build their skills one step at a time, as North demonstrates installation, administration, site and content organization, template development, content updates, and a whole lot more. North introduces Joomla!'s basic concepts, then walks through building and customizing Joomla! sites from scratch. He covers dynamic pages, navigation, modules and components, optimizing Joomla! sites for search engines, and much more. Throughout, he offers tips and tricks that can be used by anyone, including novices.

About the Author

Barrie M. North has more than fifteen years of Internet experience as a user, designer, and web design teacher. In 2005, he launched Compass Design, a web consultancy specializing in Joomla! web design; and partnered to found Joomla!shack, a leading provider of Joomla! templates and customization services. North also consults on web marketing, search engine optimization, usability, and standards compliance. A former member of the Joomla! Design and Documentation Working Groups, he blogs about Joomla! at compassdesigns.net. He is author of Joomla! A User's Guide.

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Customer Reviews

Spoilt my Amateur Editing
Received this item a couple days back and watched the first hour last night - lesson 1 and 2.

I was quite impressed until I got to the end of the 2nd lesson when Barrie started saying "Blah, Blah, Blah" and blowing respberries when getting his lines wrong. The editing has obviously gone very wrong here and leaving these bloopers in makes the voice and video go out of synch.

Quite unproffessional and to be honest I'm pretty gob smacked on the quality assurance of this product.

Good content so far but spoilt by bad editing!

Voice and video sync problem
This is a very good videobook, but I'm afraid it's ruined by the lack of syncronisation of the voice and video. It's some part that skips and the video is way ahead of the voice. This destroys the whole videotutorials... Sad thing, bacause this was realy a good start for me...

Well worth the investment.
I think that the author has done a first class job in making Joomla accessible. As a complete beginner to building web-sites. I learned how to successfully build basic web-sites from the associated Joomla book. Since then I have built 3 web-sites. This video course was a very useful way to supplement the material already learned. And to form a solid basis for further Joomla projects.