Joomla for Idiots Guide?

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    Can anyone tell me if there is some kind of Joomla for Idiots? It seems like it is a very good CMS, but I could use a tutorial or something that explains what to do.

    Thanks.

    -Gene
     
    ipwatchdog, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  2. gult

    gult Peon

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    I'm also interested in such resource.. Joomla looks like a mystery to me.
     
    gult, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  3. Lever

    Lever Deep Thought

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  4. ipwatchdog

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    Thanks Lever. I will check those out. It looks like a good CMS.

    -Gene
     
    ipwatchdog, Sep 17, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    help.joomla.org is the think that you are looking for
     
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    Youkay Peon

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    the best advise i can give is to do a temp install and just play about with it, everything is controlled by modules / plugins. learn where the module positions are for whatever template you are using and play module position.

    once you get the hang of that, its just a matter of customizing graphics/colors and placing modules where you would like them, then filling her up with content :p
     
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  7. TikTok

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    Using a "practice site" is a great way to learn Joomla. If you are smart enough to create a test server on a local linux machine, you can learn a lot. forum.joomla.org is a good community resource with a lot of smart Joomla users that can help you with specific problems or issues.
     
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    I agree with TikTok ( great name by the way!) ..
    Play around with it and have the manual by your side ..

    Best of luck!
     
    sparksflying, Sep 24, 2007 IP
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    Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the help.

    -Gene
     
    ipwatchdog, Sep 24, 2007 IP
  10. Lever

    Lever Deep Thought

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    If you're going to do a local test of a Joomla install then you might want to have a look at JSAS or XAMPP for setting up a local environment. They're both good but I've been getting to grips with XAMPP recently and it seems to be pretty configurable...
     
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    I'm running a joomla website. It is not that difficult to understand how it works. Only take care when you use third party components or modules because sometimes they are not hacker safe.
     
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    I think you can purchase Joomla Magic video tutorials. Just find it in ebay. Really good video for a beginner to setup joomla.
     
    profitdollar, Sep 26, 2007 IP