Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints: LITE

By Timi Ogunjobi

Each chapter is dedicated to a hands-on example project, which are based on fictitious web site development briefs that illustrate practical ways of applying Joomla!. Each chapter contains step-by-step instructions for building the web project, aided by the extensive use of screenshots. When you have completed each project, you will have the knowledge and confidence to apply the techniques you have learned to create your own custom web application. This book is for anybody who wants to build Joomla! sites, and see how to apply the many available Joomla! plugins and features in different scenarios. If you develop Joomla! sites professionally, or would like to try building web sites as a freelancer, this is a great book to help you get started.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Release date: May 19, 2011
• ISBN: 9781849516273

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Table of Contents

Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints: LITE

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Buzzy Beez—Building a Company Site

Build Buzzy Beez's site

Template

Extensions

Core extensions

Contributed extensions

Install a new template

Basic content

Create the About Us page

Create Latest Information posts

Create the document repository

Create a Contact form

Display content

Add an About Us link

Add the Product News link

Add the Company News link

Add a Downloads link

Add a Contact us link

Finishing up

Summary

2. Breakin' Events—Building an Events Site

Build the Breakin' Events site

Template

Extensions

Core extensions

Contributed extensions

Configure JEvents component

Configure the Component pane

Configure the Permissions pane

Configure the Event Editing pane

Configure the Event Detail View pane

Configure the Main Monthly Calendar pane

Configure the Year/Category View pane

Configure the RSS pane

Configure the Calendar pane

Configure Latest Events pane

Create new categories

Test the Event submission form

Display content

Add the Global link

Add the Africa link

Add other continent links

Modify the front page display

Calendar and Latest Events blocks

Finishing up

Extending functionality

Summary

3. Joomgets Inc.—Building an E-commerce Site

Build the Joomgets Inc. web shop

Template

Extensions

Basic VirtueMart configurations

Basic configuration

Edit Store

Configuration

List Payment Methods

Product List

Categories

Product Information

Product Images

Shippers

Shipping rates

Display Products

Have we done this correctly?

Joe Bling is taken to the cart

Joe Bling goes to the checkout

Finishing up

Adding functionality

Summary

Index

Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints: LITE

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Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints: LITE

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First published: April 2011

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Credits

Author

Timi Ogunjobi

Reviewers

Jose Argudo

Deepak Vohra

Acquisition Editor

Sarah Cullington

Technical Editor

Vanjeet D'souza

Indexer

Tejal Daruwale

Production Coordinator

Aparna Bhagat

Cover Work

Aparna Bhagat

About the Author

Timi Ogunjobi is a Technical Writer, Web Developer, and Open Source evangelist. Trained as an engineer, Timi has been developing web applications