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links - joomla

Joomla! is written in php. Uses MySQL database. Has a colorful graphical admin interface. It takes some learning (like any powerful program) but once learned, you can do everything for your site. Very popular; good support. Documentation is not the best — but google is your friend.

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Introduction

About Joomla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/joomla "Joomla! is a free, open source content management system written with PHP for publishing content on the world wide web and intranets using a MySQL database." wikipedia : 2006
Introducing Joomla http://www.sitepoint.com/article/introducing-joomla/ A short introduction to Joomla, with installation screenshots, links to joomla info. SitePoint : February 2009
Joomla Home http://www.joomla.org/ "Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable." (from the home page) It looks the easiest to use for the end user. Word is that it is easy to install and maintain also. Joomla : 2006

Getting started

Absolute Beginners Guide to Joomla! http://docs.joomla.org/Beginners Step-by-step install, admin, and use; with videos. Joomla : 2009
How to Convert an existing Web site to a Joomla! Web site http://docs.joomla.org/How_to_Convert_an_existing_Web_site_to_a_Joomla!_Web_site Step-by-step instructions to get your html-file-based site into Joomla. Joomla : 2009

Install

How to install Joomla http://www.installmyjoomla.com/how-to-manually-install-joomla.html Short and clear instructions how to install on your web hosting server InstallMyJoomla : 2008

Using joomla

Joomla 1.5 - How to Use http://writenowdesign.com/images/joomla-how-to-tips/ This looks like it might be a good tutorial for joomla, but not complete yet. Scroll down to "Joomla 1.5 - How to Use" in this TOC and see links there. If there's no content on a page, go back to TOC, or click on the ">" in the navigation to get to next screen Pat Fortino : 2009
Joomla forums http://forum.joomla.org/ Questions and answers about all things Joomla Joomla : 2009

Upgrade

How to upgrade Joomla http://www.installmyjoomla.com/how-to-upgrade-joomla.html Short and clear instructions, why and how. InstallMyJoomla : 2008
How to upgrade Joomla through ssh login http://www.joomlashack.com/tutorials/372-how-to-update-joomla-15-versions Good clear instructions, why and how. JoomlaShack : 2009
Joomla upgrade patch releases http://www.joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/frs/ Download the patch files to upgrade any joomla version. JoomlaCode : 2009
Migrating and Updating – Joomla forum http://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=430&sid=d656291adee558ab4dc47855f47315f9&start=30 Forum for questions and how-tos Joomla.Org : 2009

documentation

Joomla Documentation home http://docs.joomla.org/ Home of Joomla documentation and tutorials. Joomla : 2009

editors

JCE - Joomla Content Editor http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/ Does more than the default TinyMCE, and also is constomizable and has plug-ins. No registration for download JCE : 2009
JoomlaFCK - Joomla Content Editor http://www.joomlafckeditor.com/ Does more than the default TinyMCE, and also is constomizable and has plug-ins. Is supposed to be better when editing raw code. Has a much nicer and more useful website than JCE. Have to register to download; they would like a paid subscription but can get free. JFCK : 2009
Using the default TinyMCE editor http://docs.joomla.org/Content_editors explains how to use it, with screenshots. joomla : 2009

extensions

Joomla Extensions home http://extensions.joomla.org/ Home of extensions (modules, plug-ins) for Joomla. Joomla : 2009
Joomla Forum: Extensions http://forum.joomla.org/viewforum.php?f=470 General questions about extensions for Joomla! version 1.5.x. Joomla : 2009
Joomla Multimedia Extensions http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/multimedia Multi-media extensions for Joomla. Joomla : 2009
Repository Mambo-Joomla Components http://www.remository.com/ Repository of components for Mambo and Joomla Remository : 2009
Seyret Video - Joomla video extension http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/multimedia/video-players-&-gallery/1628/details "The first video component for Joomla is of course Seyret. It was born because of our needs, but when we published it, the Joomla community really liked it and encouraged us to add new features to it. Now it is feature rich and this developement process will continue." Joomla : 2009