Learning Joomla!

A good place to start learning Joomla! is the “Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Joomla!.”

There, you will find a Quick Start to Joomla! guide and video, amongst many other tutorials.

The Joomla! Community Magazine also has articles for new learners and experienced users, alike. A great place to look for answers is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Read the rest of this entry »

Joomla Pulse Effect Template

Take your time and watch the different color effects in the background.

lreed.com was created using the Pulse Template with the rainbow background

Pulse is an unique Joomla 1.5 template which uses fancy background color effects. It means while you browse the website the background will slowly change it’s color creating a really impressive visual effect. Further you are able to combine the background color with 4 different background styles! Also take a look at the slick menu effects of each mainmenu item which shows a glowing transition when you hover it with your mouse. Read the rest of this entry »

Joomla Template: Pinboard

Yootheme have made use of their new overrides to create different stylings for blog layouts and other components.

In this template the blogposts of the blog layouts (frontpage, section, category) appear on individual sheets of paper.

bbqathome.com Do you want to Barbeque? - News &  Information about BBQ’s was created using the Pinboard Template with the Fabricboard Stripes background.

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Joomla! Features

Joomla! features:

• Database driven site engines
• News, products, or services sections fully editable and manageable
• Topics sections can be added to by contributing Authors
• Fully customisable layouts including left, center, and right Menu boxes
• Browser upload of images to your own library for use anywhere

Extensive Administration:

• Change order of objects including news, FAQs, Articles etc.
• Random Newsflash generator
• Remote Author submission Module for News, Articles, FAQs, and Links
• Object hierarchy - as many Sections, departments, divisions, and pages as you want
• Image library - store all your PNGs, PDFs, DOCs, XLSs, GIFs, and JPEGs online for easy use
• Automatic Path-Finder. Place a picture and let Joomla! fix the link
• News Feed Manager. Choose from over 360 News Feeds from around the world
• E-mail a friend and Print format available for every story and Article
• In-line Text editor similar to any basic word processor software
• User editable look and feel
• Polls/Surveys - Now put a different one on each page
• Custom Page Modules. Download custom page Modules to spice up your site
• Template Manager. Download Templates and implement them in seconds
• Layout preview. See how it looks before going live
• Banner Manager. Make money out of your site