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Description:
A. Joomla! for Beginners
01. Introduction
02. Downloading Joomla!
03. Creating your Database
04. Uploading Joomla! to your site
05. Installing and Configuring Joomla!
06. A Walk around the Front End
07. It's all about Content
08. The Back End - Administrator
09. Creating Sections
10. Creating Categories
11. Creating Content Items
12. Linking to Menus
13. Installing Templates
14. Worked Example - An online shop
15. Worked Example - A membership site
16. Worked Example - A magazine
17. Support and Conclusion
B. Building a CSS Template for JOOMLA
1. Lesson One � Slicing a Photoshop Image
� Planning the Layout
� Slicing Images
� Naming Slices
� Saving for the Web
2. Lesson Two � Creating the Foundation
� Files and Folders
� Linking the CSS into the PHP Document
� Getting Setup in Style Master
� Creating the DIV tags
3. Lesson Three � CSS Layout I
� Styling the Body
� Styling the Container
� Styling the Header
4. Lesson Four � CSS Layout II
� Styling the content DIV
� Working through browser bugs
5. Lesson Five � Finishing up and JOOMLA Integration
� Install JOOMLA Plug-in from
� Placing the Header Code
� Placing the Content Code
� Prepare the XML file
� Zip and Upload
C. Increasing User Experience with Javascript
1. Introduction
� Overview of the series
� Showcasing the javascript effects
2. Lesson Two - De-Cluttering the Membership Page
� Attaching scripts
� Considering MooTools as a solution to a cluttered layout
� Using the Fx.Styles of Mootools to change element properties
3. Lesson Three - Using MooTabs to Condense Related Products
� Understanding how MooTabs works
� Implementing MooTabs to condense the related products of a shopping cart
4. Lesson Four - Using a MooTools 'Light Box' to Create a Friendly Gallery
� Understanding the problem with the existing gallery
� Fixing the gallery with the MooTools Light Box
5. Lesson Five - Using Fx.Styles to Control Font Size
� Selecting an area to change
� Implementing Fx.Styles to change fonts
6. Lesson Six - Creating a Sliding Sub Menu with MooTools
� Analyzing the main menu and sub-menu for implementation
� Implement some simple MooTools effects to reveal sub-links
7. Lesson Seven - Implementing Reflection Javascript for Images
� Downloading and using reflection.js for images
8. Lesson Eight - Creating a Sliding Image Menu
� Understanding how the Sliding Image Menu works
� Implementing the Sliding Image Menu
9. Lesson Nine - Using AJAX with the Sliding Image Menu
� Creating an updated area for changing content
� Implementing AJAX links with the Sliding Image Menu
D. Joomla Optimization
1. Lesson One - Validation
�CSS Validation
�XHTML Validation
�Correcting incorrect markup
2. Lesson Two - Improving Module Output
�Different types of module output options
�Optimizing the template (continued from the JOOMLA Template Series)
3. Lesson Three - Improving JOOMLA Accessibility
�Better font usage
�Using CSS compression to better file sizes
4. Lesson Four - Using ARTIO SEF Component
�Getting JOOMLA ready for better URL's
�Around ARTIO
E. Template Migration for Joomla Tutorial Series
1. Lesson One - Introduction and Re-Ordering the File Structure
� Introduction to the Template
� Moving the template files to the correct location for Joomla
2. Lesson Two - Optimizing the Template
� The Dreamweaver extension from Joomlasolutions.com
� Inserting the php tags, header code, and various other code
3. Lesson Three - The Template Details XML File
� How the template_details.xml works
� Assigning files, images, css, etc.
4. Lesson Four - Re-naming and Styling the Main Menu
� Understanding how the Main Menu is styled
� Re-assigning existing menu styles with the Joomla selectors
5. Lesson Five - Migrating Styles for Use with Modules
� Latest news module changes
� Main menu module stylings in other positions
6. Lesson Six - Custom Module Styling Using Class Suffixes
� Styling the Newsflash module similar to the static template
Using class suffixes in Joomla
7. Lesson Seven - Styling Various Joomla Elements
� Style matching the titles, paragraphs, etc. in the template
� News component styling
F. MooTools for the Rest of Us
1. Lesson One - Ideas and Resources
� The Purpose and Format of this series
� Where to get ideas from/documentation
� Getting MooTools
2. Lesson Two - Setting up the Document
� Javascript insertion
� Testing out an effect
3. Lesson Three - Creating a "Drag & Resize"-able Window
� Finding ideas
� Implementing an idea
� Duplicating several windows
4. Lesson Four - Opacity Fades for various windows
� Recognizing windows to fade
� Implementing the code
� Custom Options
5. Lesson Five - Using Moo.Ajax for the JoomlaOS Template
� Some benefits
� Creating an Ajax link for the JoomlaOS Template
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