Joomla! [[electronic resource] ] : 1.6 first look : a concise guide to everything that's new in Joomla! 1.6 / / Eric Tiggeler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459986803321
• Autore: Tiggeler Eric
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Olton, Birmingham, : Packt Pub. Ltd., 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-37671-7; 9786613376718; 1-84951-343-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Collana: Community experience distilled
• Disciplina: 006.7; 006.786
• Soggetti: Web site development; Web sites - Authoring programs; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Joomla! 1.6 First Look; Joomla! 1.6 First Look; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, e-Books, discount offers, and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Stepping Up to Joomla! 1.6; Upgrading from 1.5; Joomla! 1.5 extension compatibility; Changes for templates; When should you move to 1.6?; Migrating content from Joomla! 1.5; What's new? A quick overview; 1 - Usability enhancementsA friendlier interface; The great new time-saving toolbar; 2 - Working with content; The endless joy of unlimited categories; No more fiddling with menus; 3 - New ways to manage user access; Do you want it simple? Keep it simple; 4 - Working with extensions and templates; Updating extensions? Just lean back; Templating to your taste; SEO improvements; Summary; 2. Exploring your Enhanced Workspace; Before you start: choosing a safe root user's name; Changing the root user's name after installation; Logging in to the backend; What's changed in the backend?; What's gone: no more sectionsWhat's been added: the Users menu; What's been moved: some tools and odds and ends; User Settings and Media Settings have been moved; Five great new time-saving features; Timesaver # 1: going home in one click; Timesaver # 2: adding new items in one click; Timesaver # 3: Save & New; Using the new Save & New button; Timesaver # 4: Save as Copy; Creating dummy content using Save as Copy; Timesaver # 5: tabbed screens; One great life-saver: two-step deletion; Deleting an item; Exploring and restoring thrashed content; Permanently deleting items; Customizing the looks of the backendSelecting another backend template; Setting the backend template to suit your taste; Summary; 3. Organizing and Managing Content; Organizing content using nested categories; Improvement #1: categories can now be one level deep; Improvement #2: creating multiple category levels; Creating a set of 'nested' categories; Using nested categories in the sample data; Exploring the sample data; How can different categories look like different sites?; New category settings: notes and metadata; Adding category metadata; Fresh ways to display category contents on the frontendNew category view # 1: List All Categories; Creating a link to a site map; Tweaking the site map display; New Category View # 2: Articles Categories Module; Creating an Articles Categories module; Adding some more category listings; New Category View # 3: Articles (in) Category Module; Using the new Articles Category Module; Working with the updated article editor; Creating a link to an article; Inserting an article title as a hyperlink; Using the updated Media Manager; Enabling the Flash image uploader; Archiving articles; Summary; 4. Managing Menus and Menu Modules
• Sommario/riassunto: A concise guide to everything that's new in Joomla! 1.6.