Why Joomla and Getting Started Series 1
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Why Joomla and Getting Started Series 1
Feb 24, 2015 by Tessa Mero
What is a Content Management System?
- System use to manage content on web
- Allows use of template installations
- Content Versioning
- Lots of tools - Easy to install
Why Joomla?
Joomla! Content Management System - http://joomla.org
Reasons to choose Joomla!
- Award winning CMS
- 8,691 extensions available
- Joomla 3 is mobile compatible
- Powerful ACL
- Best community behind it!
First Step to Get Started?
Set up a Server
Depends: Local or Live Development?
Local Development Server
- Develop a website on your local computer
- WAMP, XAMPP, MAMP, linux, lamp....
Live Hosting Server
- Enom Hosting and Domain provider http://www.enom.com/wsg/linux.aspx
- Many other providers
- Some hosts have 1 click Joomla Install, such as CloudAccess or Siteground
- Free Site on joomla.com - but limitations
What about the Domain Name?
How else are you going to access your site? ;-)
Domains
- If you purchased a domain with same company as hosting, then easy
- If purchased outside of hosting company, then update NameServers
What is an FTP Client?
Need to access your files on a live server?
File Transfer Protocol
Give me a Tour!
Where are all these things you speak of?
What Will We Tour?
- Where to Download Joomla
- Where is local dev server
- Where to download FTP
- Tour of server control panel
Closing Slide
- Follow me @tessamero
- Say Thank you to our sponsor @eNom on twitter
- My Personal site: tessamero.com
