Joomla training day - An overview of Joomla! for high traffic web sites. 
Channel Computing in association with DPN (Digital Peninsula Network) recently offerred a unique Joomla training day to teach you everything you need to know in setting up and running a Joomla based website.
"Many thanks for the hugely interesting and informative day session at Kingsley Village.
From a zero base I now have a good grasp of Joomla basics and, more importantly from my viewpoint, a whole host of "clues" as to:
- what I need to do to get up to speed on real sites and
- where to find more information and answers to the myriad of questions now forming."
From a zero base I now have a good grasp of Joomla basics and, more importantly from my viewpoint, a whole host of "clues" as to:
- what I need to do to get up to speed on real sites and
- where to find more information and answers to the myriad of questions now forming."
- Peter Taylor, Herodsfoot Webworks
For details about upcoming course dates please contact us.
Course Content
Topics:
Pros and Cons of opensource software.
An overview of Joomla! for high traffic web sites.
Joomla! set up.
1. Selecting your hosting environment.
2. Installation and configuration
3. Moving your site from A to B
4. Updating your site
Core concepts… what are?
1. The content structure
2. Templates
3. Menu links
4. Components
5. Modules
6. Plugins
7. Text editors
8. Permissions
SEO for Joomla!
1. Search Engine Friendly URLs
2. XML sitemap
3. Internal linking structures
4. Meta data and page titles
5. Social Media integration
6. Email marketing using Joomla!
Performance & Security
1. Keeping your site running fast.
2. Tips and tricks for keeping your web site is secure.
3. Backups
4. Top 10 Newbies mistakes
Extending Joomla!
1. Making best use of the extensions directory.
2. Community
3. Directory
4. Shopping Cart
5. Administration
6. Blogging
7. Multi Language
8. Customisation and using your own code.
Integration with other sites and systems
1. Unified Log-in
2. Forums
3. Carts
4. Accounts
Joomla 1.6
what’s round the corner?
Making the most of the community, groups, forums, support and
Review of major Joomla sites – what works and new ideas:
1. Guggenheim Museum
2. English National Ballet
3. United Nations UNRIC
4. Scottish Rugby
5. Tesco Academy
6. Olympus
Notes about the course:
Attendees are advised to bring their own laptops so that we can do practical work on the day. Wireless Network will be available.
The course is suitable for those who already have a Joomla! site and want to learn how to make best use of it, or for those planning to set one up themselves but wanting more support and information before they get started.
