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Need to build a sophisticated website quick? Jim Gonzalez guides you through a hands-on course using the Joomla Content Management System, teaching you to work with templates and web content to expand your site’s functionality. Make modules and components work for you by building a website from scratch - without writing a single line of code. Get started with the award-winning Joomla and create beautiful and effective websites.

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Jim has been teaching Design and Digital Communication classes for over 15 years. Over the years, he has taught thousands of students from all over the world how to design, build, promote, and maintain web sites.
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    Courses Outline

    Lesson 1: Course Introduction
    Free
    Course Overview
    4:21
    What is a CMS and Why Use Joomla?
    4:37
    Overview of the Public and Admin Parts of Joomla
    5:43
    Quiz
    Lesson 2: Installing Joomla on your Local Computer
    Software Install Options
    4:03
    Bitnami Joomla Server Stacks
    3:41
    Install Joomla on Your Computer
    5:54
    Testing the New Site
    4:51
    Quiz
    Lesson 3: Organizing Content
    How Content is Organized and Presented in Joomla
    4:07
    Modifying Your Home Page
    3:56
    Working with Modules in the Module Manager
    5:27
    Changing Module Positions
    4:40
    Quiz
    Lesson 4: Adding Content
    Create a New Category
    2:14
    Create a New Article
    2:37
    Add an Image and Image Link to Your Article
    6:15
    Create a New Home Page
    4:08
    Add Link to an Article
    4:51
    Quiz
    Lesson 5: Working with Menus
    Overview of Joomla Menus
    3:09
    Link Your Articles to the Main Menu
    2:20
    Replace the Home Page with Your New Page
    2:12
    Lesson 6: Working with Modules
    The Module Manager
    3:15
    Types of Modules
    10:01
    Adding Modules to Pages
    5:09
    Quiz
    Lesson 7: Changing Site Appearance with Templates
    Default Templates
    3:49
    Finding the Right Template
    3:04
    Installing a Template
    7:17
    Modify Your Template
    7:25
    The Preview Module Positions Tool
    1:55
    Quiz
    Lesson 8: Extending Joomla Functionality
    How Joomla Extensions Work
    5:48
    Important Extension Families
    12:41
    Add a Backup Extension
    7:27
    Lesson 9: Restoring Your Backup and Migrate Your Site
    Create a Backup File
    6:20
    Moving the Restore Files
    5:22
    Creating a New Database
    5:08
    Restore/Migrate Your Site
    10:19
    Testing and Troubleshooting
    6:52
    Quiz
    Lesson 10: Security
    Site Security
    9:01
    Other Security Tips
    5:52
    Optimize Your .htaccess File
    7:30
    Site Maintenance Tips
    4:19
    Lesson 11: Conclusion
    Conclusion
    4:39
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