Joomla 3 Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Joomla 3

Joomla 3 Explained is the best-selling Joomla book and is now completely updated for 2017 and Joomla 3.7.

Today, millions of websites rely on Joomla – from personal sites to those of huge organizations like Nintendo, Peugeot and famous people like Michael Phelps. Now, using Joomla 3, you too can create websites that are mobile-ready, responsive, flexible, powerful, and secure – even if you’re an absolute beginner.

In Joomla 3 Explained, top Joomla trainer Stephen Burge teaches you everything you need to know to build a Joomla site. Burge has taught thousands of Joomla newcomers and thousands more who’ve experimented with Joomla but haven’t mastered it yet. Nobody knows more about guiding you up the Joomla learning curve.

You’ll master Joomla 3 hands-on, through a complete case study, crystal-clear visuals, simple explanations, and on-target analogies, all extensively tested with real Joomla beginners. Burge walks you through installing Joomla 3, planning sites that are easy to use and manage, adding content, and incorporating powerful site features without programming. Finally, Burge shows you how to run your site securely and efficiently, no matter how big or popular it becomes!

Stephen Burge runs OSTraining.com, which specializes in teaching website development. OSTraining.com’s clients include Apple, Pfizer, and the U.S. Departments of Energy, Education, and Commerce. Burge’s Joomla Explained (Addison – Wesley, 2011) and Drupal 7 Explained (Sams Publishing, 2014) are each the world’s best-selling guides to the software they cover.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Joomla Explained
Chapter 2. Joomla Planning Explained
Chapter 3. Joomla Installations Explained
Chapter 4. Joomla Sites Explained
Chapter 5. Joomla Content Explained
Chapter 6. Joomla Content Editing Explained
Chapter 7. Joomla Fields Explained
Chapter 8. Joomla Menus Explained
Chapter 9. Joomla Components Explained
Chapter 10. Joomla Modules Explained
Chapter 11. Joomla Plugins Explained
Chapter 12. Adding Joomla Extensions Explained
Chapter 13. Joomla Templates Explained
Chapter 14. Joomla Users Explained
Chapter 15. Joomla Site Management Explained