Joomla Basics Part 2
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Content and NavigationContent and Navigation
ContentContent- What’s Content you What’s Content you
say?say?- Sections and Sections and
CategoriesCategories
NavigationNavigation
Content you say?Content you say?
What exactly is content?What exactly is content?- ““Content is everything on your Content is everything on your
site that someone will look at or site that someone will look at or read that doesn’t move you from read that doesn’t move you from place to place or let you interact place to place or let you interact with the site.”with the site.”
Content ExamplesContent Examples
Examples of Content: Examples of Content: ArticlesArticlesVideoVideoImagesImagesCalendarsCalendarsModulesModules
Types of ContentTypes of Content
There are 2 general types There are 2 general types of content on a site:of content on a site:
Content Content youyou create for your create for your sitesite
Content from your site Content from your site usersusers
Content You Create versus...Content You Create versus...
Content you create is usually about Content you create is usually about your business / organization: your business / organization:
Articles / News itemsArticles / News items Contact InformationContact Information Marketing informationMarketing information BlogsBlogs
Content Created For YouContent Created For You
Content created users: Content created users: Forum postsForum postsComments on contentComments on contentComments on Blog postsComments on Blog postsTestimonialsTestimonialsProfilesProfiles
What’s Next?What’s Next?
Four easy steps to adding Four easy steps to adding content to the site: content to the site:
1.1.Plan – what’s on the sitePlan – what’s on the site2.2.Organize - create a sitemapOrganize - create a sitemap3.3.Write – create the contentWrite – create the content4.4.Post – Put the content into Post – Put the content into JoomlaJoomla
Organizing the ContentOrganizing the Content SectionsSections
- Highest level container- Highest level container
- Can have many categories- Can have many categories
CategoriesCategories- Middle level container- Middle level container- Can have contain many articles- Can have contain many articles
ArticlesArticles- Lowest tier- Lowest tier- Article = webpage = content- Article = webpage = content- Visitors see a and read your articles- Visitors see a and read your articles- articles can be uncategorized- articles can be uncategorized
Facts on Uncategoried Facts on Uncategoried ArticlesArticles
Uncategorized IS a Uncategorized IS a section AND categorysection AND category
Allows for articles to Allows for articles to show up without show up without section/categorysection/category
Also known as “static Also known as “static content”content”
Steps to Add ContentSteps to Add Content
Here is the steps listed to Here is the steps listed to enter your content:enter your content:
Add the SectionsAdd the SectionsAdd the CategoriesAdd the CategoriesAdd the ArticlesAdd the Articles
NavigationNavigation Navigation = MenusNavigation = Menus
- Controls how people get around- Controls how people get around Many Menus to do many thingsMany Menus to do many things
- Main menu- Main menu- main navigation- main navigation- must contain the homepage item- must contain the homepage item
- User menu- User menu- - contains functions for users when logged incontains functions for users when logged in
- Top menu- Top menu- Duplicate links, Shopping Cart link, login, etc- Duplicate links, Shopping Cart link, login, etc
- Other menu- Other menu- Footer menu- Footer menu
Get help from these great Get help from these great booksbooks
Questions?Questions?
Your Questions?Your Questions?
Extension of the MonthExtension of the Month
Intellispire Aweber Plug-inIntellispire Aweber Plug-in Instantly turn site registrationsInstantly turn site registrations
into email list subscribers into email list subscribers
No hacking the core!No hacking the core!
Works seamlessly withWorks seamlessly with
Aweber parserAweber parser www.intellispire.com
Other Email ExtensionsOther Email Extensions
Available bridges to:Available bridges to:iContactiContact(joomlashack.com; others (joomlashack.com; others available)available)
ConstantContactConstantContact(michiganmedia.net; others (michiganmedia.net; others available)available)
Integrated in Joomla:Integrated in Joomla:
Acajoom (www.ijoobi.com)Acajoom (www.ijoobi.com)