What's the learning curve?

Discussion in 'Joomla' started by dipoint, Jan 30, 2011.

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  1. #1
    Hello,
    I'm a newbie to this forum as well as to Joomla. Can anyone say what's the learning curve for Joomla like. I have some HTML knowledge but very rusty on PHP.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    thanks
     
    dipoint, Jan 30, 2011 IP
  2. san321

    san321 Active Member

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    You shouldnt need to learn PHP to work a joomla site, most of it is pretty easy from a web administration point. Wordpress is a little easier to learn but I think you get less from it. Joomla is easy you just need to learn how it does things. HTML knowledge is barely needed as you have a WYSIWYG editor for things.

    Enjoy!
     
    san321, Jan 30, 2011 IP
  3. Chocolate Lime

    Chocolate Lime Active Member

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    From a templating perspective your HTML skills will see you right. You'll just need to pick up a little knowledge on the php required for module placement.

    Site administration and content require little or no php skills.
     
    Chocolate Lime, Jan 31, 2011 IP
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    magda Notable Member

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    Personally, I tihnk it's one of the easiest cms to use, I much prefer it to WordPress. Once you've got used to the sequence involved in making pages and adding modules , it's very simple and adaptable
     
    magda, Jan 31, 2011 IP
  5. dipoint

    dipoint Peon

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    Your comments have been helpful, I think I can get my feet wet in Joomla now.
    :)
     
    dipoint, Feb 1, 2011 IP
  6. fewtion

    fewtion Peon

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    yourdomain.com/?tp=1 is your friend when you start learning.
     
    fewtion, Feb 3, 2011 IP
  7. dipoint

    dipoint Peon

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    fewtion,
    ??
     
    dipoint, Feb 6, 2011 IP
  8. fewtion

    fewtion Peon

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    Once you have joomla installed, put /?tp=1 on the end of your domain and this shows all the module positions. This is great when you are using non-custom templates.
     
    fewtion, Feb 7, 2011 IP
  9. dipoint

    dipoint Peon

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    Thanks Fewtion, I can see that will be useful. However, I've just install Joomla a few days ago. Still getting how it works.
     
    dipoint, Feb 9, 2011 IP
  10. dipoint

    dipoint Peon

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    I'm very very new to Joomla, so I'm not quite sure what I want to know just yet. I just started using it a few days now. Thanks again to all the guys who answered my first question about Joomla learning curve, as a result I've figured out how to install it and now using it. I'm sure I'll have more specific questions later, so 45traffic I'll come to you first then. Thanks for your reply.
     
    dipoint, Feb 9, 2011 IP
  11. dipoint

    dipoint Peon

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    I'm very very new to Joomla, so I'm not quite sure what I want to know just yet. I just started using it a few days now. Thanks again to all the guys who answered my first question about Joomla learning curve, as a result I've figured out how to install it and now using it. I'm sure I'll have more specific questions later, so 45traffic I'll come to you first then. Thanks for your reply.
     
    dipoint, Feb 9, 2011 IP
  12. glamourshades

    glamourshades Peon

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    It takes a while to learn. But it is differently worth it. I will never go back to static html sites.
     
    glamourshades, Feb 9, 2011 IP
  13. Keo777

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    It's pretty simple to use, you should get used to it rather quickly. But like others have said, some HTML and PHP knowledge would be handy. And if you want to build your own themes you'll definitely need to know CSS and HTML.
     
    Keo777, Feb 10, 2011 IP
  14. HavenX

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    Basically joomla is easy there are lots of tutorials available in the internet so you can be guided accordingly. It would be much easier if you have any backgrounds in html, CSS, php language.
     
    HavenX, Feb 18, 2011 IP