 Web Design Training
Using Joomla!
Joomla! is a Content Management System and is for a start not complicated; Joomla makes it easy for non-technical people to create professional and dynamic websites. Why? Because it has been developed with the masses in mind. You do not need any programming knowledge such as HTML or PHP to use Joomla for web creation. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable. Using Joomla! is like using a word-processing program.
Within minutes, you can add the following features:
Polls * user registration * simple contact forms * newsfeeds * photo galleries * built-in search functionality * content rating systems * forums * blogs * tagging * and many more
It will set you back tens of thousands of rands if a web designer should create the above features. There are over 4200 extensions which will provide all sorts of functionality and features for your website. You just plug it in and configure it.
Organisations will be in control of their websites; different people will be able to contribute content; the design of the site can be changed in minutes using Joomla!
This course is intended for those who have never used Joomla before or who have limited knowledge of Joomla. However, anyone is welcome to attend to brush up or to fill gaps in their knowledge.
What Will Be Covered?
Install and Configure Joomla
Install WAMP * Create a folder and copy the Joomla files * Configure the Joomla web installer
Create Content
Create sections and categories * Create articles * Create uncategorised articles * Set the global parameters for articles * Set the parameters for individual articles * Interlink articles with one another * Upload documents (pdf, odt, doc,) and link to documents * Insert images into articles * Insert the Read More option into articles * Display articles on the Home Page * Create a "table of contents" for long articles
Joomla Built-in Components
Create a contacts list * Create a web links page * Create a newsfeeds to and from your website * Create a poll * Install and uninstall components
Add Menu Items
Add a category blog layout menu item * Add a category list layout menu item * Add a section blog layout menu item * Add a section list layout menu item * Add a contacts menu item * Add a newsfeeds menu item * Add a web links menu item * Change menu order * Changing a menu type
Modules
Add the login module for people to register on your site * Add the who's online module to track who is on your site * Add the search module if people want to find information on your site * Add the breadcrumbs module to enable people to track where they are on your site * Add the newsfeeds module so that people can be updated if you add new information to your site * Add the polls module to the site * Installing and uninstalling other modules
Plugins
Install and uninstall plugins * Enable plugins * Enable the legacy plugins
Templates
Install and uninstall templates * Change the default template for your site * View the html and CSS files for templates * Add a logo to a site
The course does not cover template design or modification.This will be covered at an Intermediate level.
Where & When
Cape Town
The course will be conducted at the University of the Western Cape on 11 & 12 February 2009 from 9:00 to 15:00.
Pretoria
The course will be conducted at Advanced Concepts on 25 & 26 March 2010 from 9:00 to 15:00
Durban
April 2010
Kimberley
April 2010
The Course Fee
The course fee is R 1 500.00 (vat inc).
There is a discount of 10% if two or more participants registers from the same organisation. Click here to provide some details if you want an invoice.
To Register
Complete the registration form which you can download here with the bank details and fax the completed registration form with proof of payment to: 0865 657 296 or e-mail to:
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Register early to avoid disappointment.
Software You Will Get
At the end of the course, you will receive the following software:
WAMP (to set up a local web server) * Joomla! 1.5.15 * FileZilla (a program to upload your website to your ISP) * FreeMind (a mindmapping program for planning your website) * Joomla templates * Joomla extensions * Website copier * OpenOffice * PDFCreator * Thunderbird (e-mail client) * Firefox (web browser)
All the software are for the Windows environment.
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