This Introduction to Joomla course will allow the participant to build, manage and develop fully functional and professional looking websites using Joomla and its CMS (Content Management System). This class will take the attendee from installation to site configuration to content development and finally SEO tips and tricks to get the site ready for industry leading search engines such as Google and Bing.

3 days - $1,895.00

Course taught by an expert Joomla Instructor.

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of a personal computer is required.

Course Outline

Introduction to Joomla
What is Joomla and CMS
Understanding Joomla.org
Joomla Requirements and Suggested Environment Configuration
Getting Ready to Install Joomla 3.x in a Hosting Environment

Installing Joomla
Setting Up the Joomla 3.x Source Files
Setting Up the mySQL Database Environment
Running the Installation

Joomla Backend Control Panels
Logging into the Backend Control Panel
Navigating the Backend Control Panel
Understanding the Backend Tools and Controls
Configuring the Backend Settings of the Site

Building Site Basics
Creating and Publishing Articles in Joomla
Creating Menus and Categories in Joomla
Working with Images in Joomla
Creating Content in Joomla

Adding Usability Thru Extensions
Understanding Extensions
Finding and Installing Extensions
Components vs Extensions in Joomla
Working with Forms in Joomla 

Content Organization
Grouping Content in Joomla 
Understanding and Creating Site Maps in Joomla 
Working with Categories, Tags and Links
Moving and Renaming Content in Joomla 

Setting General Preferences for Articles
Understanding the Articles Tab
Understanding the Editing Layout Tab
Understanding the Category Tab
Understanding the Categories, Featured Layout, List Layout and Shared Options Tabs
Understanding the Integration Tab
Understanding the Permissions Tab

The Joomla Front End Site
Home Page and Overview Pages
Managing Menus
Enabling User Login and Contribution
Visitor Security

Working with Templates
Creating Templates in Joomla
Assigning Templates to Pages
Working with CSS in Joomla Templates
Getting and Evaluating Templates from the Web

SEO Tips and Tricks in Joomla
Optimizing Articles for SEO
Working with HTML Meta Tags and Title Tags
Understanding Page Redirection
Site and Page Ranking in Google and Bing