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Joomla! 1.6 First Look

A concise guide to everything that's new in Joomla! 1.6.

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
By: Chris Davenport and  Eric Tiggeler  
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|Mar 2011
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A concise guide to everything that s new in Joomla! 1.6.

Key Features

  • A short and concise first look into Joomla! 1.6.
  • Covers changes in all aspects of Joomla! including interface, menus, templates, and extensions
  • Ample screenshots and clear explanations of all the new features and their usage

Book Description

Release of the much awaited Joomla! 1.6 is just round the corner. There is a lot of hype and curiosity about the new features Joomla! 1.6 will provide and how it will affect existing users.Joomla! 1.6 First Look is a concise guide to the new features of Joomla! 1.6, targeted at existing Joomla! users and developers. If you want to see what's new in Joomla 1.6 and how it's going to affect you, this is the book for you. This book will give readers an insight into the new features of Joomla! 1.6, showing them what has changed, how the changes will affect them, and how to upgrade to Joomla! 1.6 from existing Joomla! versions. It begins with general changes in interface and basic articles, and then takes you through the changes in menus, control levels, templates, extensions, and SEO features. It explains the new features and how to use them, drawing attention to significant differences from how things used to behave. By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with the consequences these changes will bring to you as a Joomla! user or developer.

What you will learn

  • General changes to the Joomla! interface and the practical effects this has on creating and maintaining sites with Joomla!
  • Changes in Joomla! 1.6 that affect the day to day routine of organizing, adding and editing articles
  • Changes in menus, that make it easier to manage menus and add new menu items fast
  • Access Control Levels relevant to website administrators in need of fine grained user permissions control
  • What's new in selecting, using and editing templates
  • New extensions overhauled in Joomla! 1.6
  • New SEO features to enhance your site s SEO

Who this book is for

This book is for existing Joomla! users, developers, and designers who want to know about everything that's new in Joomla! 1.6.

Table of Contents

    PDF ISBN: 978-1-84951-343-2
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2011 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2011
    Language: English
    Pages: 236
    Related subjects:
    Computer sciences,
    Information technology

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