Burge S. - Joomla! 3 Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide

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Your Step-by-Step Guide

Second Edition

Stephen Burge

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Burge, Stephen, 1978
[Joomla! explained]
Joomla! 3 explained : your step-by-step guide / Stephen Burge.Second edition.
pages cm
Original edition published as:
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-94322-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-321-94322-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Joomla! (Computer file) 2. Web sitesAuthoring programs. 3. Web site development. I. Title.
TK5105.8885.J86B87 2015
006.78dc23
2014018022

Copyright 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-94322-4
ISBN-10: 0-321-94322-8
Text printed in the United States on recycled paper at RR Donnelley in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
First printing, July 2014

The number one position is a suitable spot for this book, and almost any Joomla userfrom absolute beginners to seasoned expertscan extract valuable information from this book.

Theo van der Zee

Steve Burge started his business at the same time I did back in 2007. Over time, Ive seen him struggle and succeed with different initiatives, but the following things were always constant: his honesty, business persistence, and true leadership in the Joomla! Open Source community. Weve been a satisfied customer of ostraining.com since its initial launch and would highly recommend his work.

Ogy Nikolic, CEO, OGO Sense

Finally! A Joomla book for non-geeks.

Charlie Sasser, R.E. Mason Company

Joomla!3 Explained, Second Edition, is both comprehensive and thorough... a fantastic resource for Joomla users everywhere!

Jonathan Gafill, CEO, CloudAccess.net

This is an excellent resource for the web developer new to Joomla... a great book both to start with and to keep on hand as a reference manual.

Les Platz, Web Developer

Joomla!3 Explained, Second Edition, is a book Ive recommended many times. In plain English, Stephen makes it easy to learn material that could otherwise be a daunting challenge. For those building a site for the first time, and for those completely new to Joomla, I cant think of a better starting point.

Scott Wolpow, Founding Board Member, NYC Joomla! Users Group, and CEO, Netalytical Inc.

Having taught college-level computer science and programming courses, I can only express my admiration for the organization and didactic techniques Burge has used in this book. I would recommend it highly to anyone interested in learning the basics of Joomla.

Gary Albers, Website Designer

Overall this is a really good introduction to Joomla for the absolute novice. If youre a site admin suddenly told that youre looking after a Joomla site, then this tutorial is a great place to turn to.

Pan Pantziarka, Publisher of TechBookReport

The book is as complete as you could desire for a beginning book, and if you master it you will be building websites in their totality. It is simply the best out there.

Bill S., Tokyo Joomla User Group

The final verdict is that this is one of the best introductory books on Joomla I have encountered.

Ian Elliot, IProgrammer, Reviewer

This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Leslie, who is short on words and long on love.

This book series was written for my Dad and for people like you.

I teach Joomla classes all across the United States and talk with people like you who have tried to learn Joomla and other software.

They order books, watch videos, read online documentation, and attend classes. Many are frustrated and say the same thing: Geeks create this training, and geeks dont speak our language.

So, when I was asked to write this book, I wanted to write it in plain English. I wanted to write books that my Dad could read, understand, and enjoy.

My Dad was a teacher and took up building websites only after retiring. Maybe youre in a similar situation and Joomla is a hobby for you.

Maybe you went to work one day and your boss said, Surprise! Youre learning Joomla!

Maybe youre a web professional whos looking to make a career from building Joomla sites.

It doesnt matter. We all want to spend more time building websites and less time struggling with complicated instructions. After all, the whole point of using Joomla is to allow you to take control of your site quickly and easily.