Jd greece-2012-joomla-community-abc

The ABC of Joomla Community

@ JoomlaDay Greece 2011 (updated 2012)

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My Profile …

© Joomlapolis - 2012

Nick A.

‘nant’ on forums Athens, Greece MS EE, MS CS Telecom / CIO “Good engineers don’t

need tools, bad ones also have no use for them”

Popular social networking extension (FREE)

CBSubs paid subscriptions membership solution

Advanced / Professional add-ons and support

Templates / Hosting

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Planned Agenda What is Joomla?

CMS, PHP/MySQL, Open-source, GPL, framework, extendable, FREE, commercial ecosystem, Mambo fork,

OSM, volunteers, supporters, contributors Versions, roadmap, etc.

Exploring Joomla.org Documentation Help links in backend JED (how to search) Forums

Recommendations - resources


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What is Joomla? Joomla is an award-winning content management

system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

A content management system (CMS) is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.


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CMS concept


JoomlaPHPMYSQLAPACHELINUX

HTMLCSSJAVASCRIPTJOOMLA

Joomla Administration Joomla Website

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Technology terms HTML – HyperText Markup Language, is the

predominant markup language for the web. CSS - Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet

language used to describe the presentation semantics (the look and formatting) of a document written in a markup language.

Javascript – dynamic scripting language for the web

PHP – general purpose scripting language for the web

MYSQL – popular open-source DBMS (purchased by Oracle)

APACHE – popular open-source web server


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Choosing a good host matters!Software Recommended Minimum More info.

PHP Ver. 5.3+ Ver. 5.2.4 www.php.net

MySQL Ver. 5.0.4+ Ver. 5.0.4+ www.mysql.com

Apache Ver. 2.x+ Ver. 2.x+ www.apache.org

Microsoft IIS Version 7 Version 7 www.iis.net


GD library, iconcube, php memory >48M, good support!

http://www.joomla.org/technical-requirements.html

http://www.php.net/

http://www.mysql.com/

http://www.apache.org/

http://www.iis.net/

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What can Joomla do? Joomla is used all over the world to power Web

sites of all shapes and sizes. For example: Corporate Web sites or portals Corporate intranets and extranets Online magazines, newspapers, and publications E-commerce and online reservations Government applications Small business Web sites Non-profit and organizational Web sites Community-based portals School and church Web sites Personal or family homepages


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Who uses Joomla? Here are just a few examples of sites that use

Joomla: United Nations MTV Networks Quizilla L.A. Weekly IHOP Harvard University Citibank Outdoor Photographer


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More How can Joomla help me build

a site? Joomla is designed to be easy to install and set

up even if you’re not an advanced user. Many Web hosting services offer a single-click install, getting your new site up and running in just a few minutes.


Quick start-up but it does have a learning curve and you must invest time to learn!

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What if Joomla is not enough? If you need specialized functionality, Joomla is highly

extensible and thousands of extensions (most for free under the GPL license) are available online in the Joomla Extensions Directory - JED. Here are just some examples: Community / Membership management (Community

Builder) Document management Image and multimedia galleries E-commerce and shopping cart engines Forums and chat software Calendars Blogging software Directory services Email newsletters Subscription services (CBSubs)


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How to extend Joomla? You can also code your own Joomla related

extensions, but you need to know and have development skills: PHP language MYSQL / SQL Database HTML CCS Javascript Joomla API / framework


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Joomla Layers


modules components templates

applications

libraries pluginsframework

extension layer

application layer

framework layer

The Joomla CMS is actually just an application of the Joomla framework

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Type of Joomla extensions Joomla has 4 extension possibilities:

Templates (skin, theme, presentation layer, etc.) Components (database, backend administration,

extended functionality, etc.) Modules (frontend block) Plugins (aka bot, on-the fly scripts)


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Component, module, plugin Components are mini-applications that

integrate within the framework of CMS. They have there own functionality, database structures and presentational aspects.Example: Community Builder, K2, etc.

Modules are presentational elements. They take information that already exist s and present them in visual packages.Example: Latest photo module, etc.

Plugins are small portions of code that work behind the scenes to assist how something behaves.Example: Email cloaking plugin© Joomlapolis - 2012

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Joomla is Open-source Open-source literally means that access to

source code is provided, but legally it means much more …


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Definition

1. Free Redistribution2. Source Code3. Derived Works4. Integrity of The Author's

Source Code5. No Discrimination Against

Persons or Groups

6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

7. Distribution of License8. License Must Not Be Specific to

a Product9. License Must Not Restrict Other

Software 10. License Must Be Technology-

Neutral

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Joomla is GPL v2 General Public License version 2

Open-source Distribution Freedom to change, fork, use, etc. Copyright notices must be kept GPL “virus” 3PD confrontation … business

strategy switch


http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Free as in “Freedom”

Free as in “Beer”! =

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Where did Joomla come from? Joomla is a “fork” from the Mambo CMS (also

open-source, GPL) August 17th, 2005 Andrew Eddie - letter to

community http://opensourcematters.org Swahili “jumla” means “all together” Strong legal background


http://opensourcematters.org/

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Joomla is Free, but … Joomla is Free as in Freedom (GPL) and as in beer

(no fee to download), but: There are costs involved to use Joomla to make a

website (hosting, domain registration, …) Good extensions cost money to develop, maintain,

support, etc. Free extensions cost more! It’s (Joomla) popularity has created a multi-million

dollar “ecosystem” of designers, developers, extension providers, supporters, trainers, etc working with and making money using Joomla.


See my magazine article: magazine.joomla.org/issues/Issue-May-2011/item/451-Push-me-pull-you

http://magazine.joomla.org/issues/Issue-May-2011/item/451-Push-me-pull-you

http://magazine.joomla.org/issues/Issue-May-2011/item/451-Push-me-pull-you

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Business models used by 3PD Extensions listed on the JED and elsewhere are

free (as in beer) or commercial (you have to pay to access).

Business models used to support: Donations Paid support subscription services Free download – pay for documentation, support,

maintenance, extra add-ons, credit removal, etc. Developed by professional web-design firm for

internal use


This is important to know because you will most likely need extra Joomla extensions and you need to understand what business model is used to support them.

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Who is Joomla? Joomla is legally represented in terms of license,

and copyright by the non-profit organization “opensourcematters”

Joomla is financially supported by donations, merchandise sales, financial contributors, etc.

Joomla is primarily driven by volunteers (forums, JED, code contributors, testers, documenters, etc.)

Leadership team:Production Leadership Team (PLT)Community Leadership Team (CLT)Community Oversight Committee (CoC)


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What does Joomla look like (1.5)?


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Joomla 1.5 frontend


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like?


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Joomla 2.5 frontend


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Joomla roadmap: 1.5 vs. 2.5 vs. 3.0 Joomla 1.5.26 (eol = April 2012, security Sept

2012) Stable, mature, supported by almost all third party

extensions Joomla 2.5.4

Not backward compatible, ACL, updater, nested cats, etc.

Joomla 3.0 planned for September 2012 Bootstrap UI


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Exploring Joomla.org sites First impression …


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The forums http://forum.joomla.org Selecting a username Appropriate avatar – picture matters Read, search, read again Check FAQ, sticky posts before you post! When you must post make sure your title is as

descriptive as possible and the content has as much details as possible!

Be nice, polite, appreciative. Make it easy for people to help you – very few will

respond if your post is not clear. Don’t BUMP!


http://forum.joomla.org/

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How to get responses 10 Golden Rules

1. Don’t be rude2. Try to be as precise and as short as possible3. Do your homework before asking (Google, search

newgroups, read tutorials,…)4. Try to ask one question at the time5. Proof-read your question after writing it6. Don’t expect others to do your work7. Avoid private email if other channels exists8. Remind yourself that people help you voluntarily9. Read and follow up on suggestions10. If you get a solution let others know


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More How to ask questions to get

answers Make subject title as descriptive as possible while

still fairly short. Using “Help me” or “URGENT” does not describe the problem and will have the opposite effect. CAPITAL LETTERS are considered as SHOUTING.

In the messaging body of your post be as descriptive as possible. If you have gotten an error message, include it as you see it exactly! Provide all environment aspects and exact steps to replicate. Most people will not ask for more details if something info is missing – so make it easy for people to help you!

Include screenshots when applicable as a picture is worth a thousand words!


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Exploring the JED More than 9500 extensions!


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Exploring the JED Many categories – sometime extensions have

extensions!


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Typical JED listing


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Joomla Online Help


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Joomla Translations http://community.joomla.org/translations.html


Extensions have there own localization methods. E.g., CB has CB language plugins.

http://community.joomla.org/translations.html

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My personal recommended list Community Builder – www.joomlapolis.com K2 (CCK) – www.joomlaworks.gr JCE (wysiwyg editor) -

www.joomlacontenteditor.net Akeebackup - www.akeebabackup.com Kunena (Forum) - www.kunena.org UddeIM (messaging) – www.joomlapolis.com Sobi (directory) - www.sigsiu.net DOCman - www.joomlatools.eu AcyMailing (newsletter) – www.acyba.com


http://www.joomlapolis.com/

http://www.joomlaworks.gr/

http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/

http://www.akeebabackup.com/

http://www.kunena.org/

http://www.joomlapolis.com/

http://www.sigsiu.net/

http://www.joomlatools.eu/

http://www.acyba.com/

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Template Providers Joomlashack - www.joomlashack.com Rockettheme – www.rockettheme.com Joomlart - www.joomlart.com Youtheme - www.yootheme.com


Just google for Joomla templates!

http://www.joomlashack.com/

http://www.rockettheme.com/

http://www.joomlart.com/

http://www.yootheme.com/

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Professional help and training Joomla training – www.joomlatraining.com Joomla University -

www.joomlashack.com/university Open source training -

www.ostraining.com/joomla-training Joomla videos on YouTube

Joomlancers - www.joomlancers.com


Just google for Joomla training!

http://www.joomlatraining.com/

http://www.joomlashack.com/university

http://www.ostraining.com/joomla-training/

http://www.joomlancers.com/

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Resource Links

http://joomla.org http://forum.joomla.or

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http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/jmarcom_assets/

http://docs.joomla.org/ http://developer.jooml

a.org/strategy.html


http://joomlapolis.com THE OFFICIAL JOOMLA

{book} Barry North books


http://joomla.org/






http://docs.joomla.org/

http://developer.joomla.org/strategy.html

http://developer.joomla.org/strategy.html




http://joomlapolis.com/

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Joomla Alphabet

Joomla (Jumla– all together)

CMS PHP CSS HTML SQL MYSQL Component Plugin Template Module

Extension GPL Open-source Free as in Freedom Free as in Beer Mambo Fork GPL virus OSM PLT CLT


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