Find out about the Free and Commercial resources that are available to get started with Joomla!, and where to find help. Learn about sharing knowledge in an open source community. Additional Info Presenter: Jacques Rentzke Category: Joomla

1. Joomla! 101:
Getting Started &
Finding Help
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2. What is Joomla!
• Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management
System (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites
and powerful online applications. Many aspects,
including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have
made Joomla! the most popular Web site software
available.
Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is
freely available to everyone.
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3. What's a content
management system
(CMS)?
• A content management system is software that keeps
track of every piece of content on your Web site, much
like your local public library keeps track of books and
stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music,
video, documents, or just about anything you can think
of.
• A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires
almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since
the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.
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4. How do I get started?
• Free and Commercial resources available
• Community Resources
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5. Joomla! Demo Site
• demo.joomla.org
• 2 Options:
o Quick View
o 30-day free web hosting account to test the Joomla! CMS
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6. Free Joomla! Help
• forum.joomla.org
• docs.joomla.org
• magazine.joomla.org
• Google Groups
• Help link inside the CMS
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7. Joomla! Books
• Joomla! Press
o Joomla! Templates - By Angie Radtke
o Joomla! Programming - By Mark Dexter, Louis Landry
o Joomla! Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide - By Stephen
Burge
o Official Joomla! Book, 2nd Edition - By Jennifer Marriott, Elin
Waring
• shop.joomla.org
• Free ebooks
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8. Joomla! Training
• Commercial training providers
• Certification
• Free webinars
• Joomla! Resource Directory (JRD)
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9. Extending Joomla!
• Extensions.joomla.org – 7,100+
o GPL (Open Source) – Free and Commercial
o Install from web option in Joomla! 3.2
• Templates for Joomla!
o Various commercial template clubs
o Many free templates and template frameworks
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10. Sharing Knowledge
• Joomla! Community
• JoomlaDay Events
• Joomla! User Group (JUG) meetings
• Forum, mailing lists, local forums
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11. Your favourite
Extension
for Joomla!
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12. Thank you
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