Joomla courses
- Joomla Beginner Course
- Joomla Intermediate Course
Sorry, we currently do not have any public courses scheduled for the Joomla level 1 course. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you
Sorry, we currently do not have any public courses scheduled for the Joomla level 1 course. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you
Joomla Beginner Course
Course Description
The Joomla course is a practical hands-on course with participants developing a fully fledged website. The course also demystifies the Joomla terminology and will show you how the different pieces of Joomla fits together.
At the end of the course, participants will receive all the tools they need to develop their websites. Participants will leave the course with the skills and knowledge to build or maintain their Joomla websites.
Target Audience
- Those who want to develop websites quickly
- Those who have Joomla websites and needs to maintain it and wants to go in more depth about Joomla
- Those who have developed websites using Frontpage or Dreamweaver
Prerequisites
Computer Literacy
Joomla Beginner Course
Section 1: An Overview of Open Source Software
Section 2: Joomla Overview
Section 3: Installing & Configuring Joomla
Section 4: The Joomla Interface
Section 5: Creating Content
Section 6: Adding Menu Items
Section 7: Adding Modules
Section 8: Joomla Content Editor
Section 9: Adding Users
Section 10: Joomla Templates
Section 11: Basic Search Engine Optimisation
Section 12: Adding a Photo Gallery
Section 13: Header Rotator
Section 14: Backing Up Your Website
Section 15: Uploading Your Website
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical course. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular course.
Sorry, we currently do not have any public courses scheduled for the Joomla level 2 course. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you
Sorry, we currently do not have any public courses scheduled for the Joomla level 2 course. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you
Joomla Intermediate Course
Course Description
In this course you will learn to manage and build your web site from the Joomla administrator console, adding advanced features to your website with ease.
Target Audience
The Joomla Advanced course is aimed at those who have a working knowledge of Joomla and wants to improve their knowledge and skills of Joomla in order to become more effective and efficient in running a Joomla website or creating Joomla websites.
Prerequisites
Joomla Basic or the following minimum prerequisites for the course:
- A participant must have worked in the Backend of Joomla
- A participant must have created Categories, Articles, Menu items
- A participant must have installed and configured a module
- A participant must have installed and used a component
Joomla Intermediate Course
Section 1: Duplicating a Live Website on the Localhost
- Creating a Database
- Creating a Folder and Copy Files
- Restoring the Backup
Section 2: Changing Article Backgrounds
- Inserting Background Images Into Articles
- Changing Background Colour of an Article
- Removing a Background Colour or Image
Section 3: Splitting Up Long Articles
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Anchoring Text
Section 4: Inserting a Module Into an Article
- Creating the Module Position
- Placing the Module in an Article
Section 5: Adding Rollover Images
Section 6: Adding Newsfeeds
- Creating a Syndicated Newsfeed
- Displaying a Newsfeed
Section 7: Adding Contacts Using the Contacts Component
- Creating a Category
- Creating Contacts
- Adding a Contacts Menu Item
Section 8: Adding Social Media Buttons
- Using a Module to Insert Social Media Buttons
- Adding a Facebook Like Button
Section 9: Adding Banners to a Website
- Creating a Category
- Creating a Client
- Setting up the Banners
- Placing Banners Using the Banner Module
Section 10: Adding a Google Map
- Obtaining the Coordinates
- Installing and Configuring the Component
- Setting the Markers
- Creating a Menu Item
Section 11: Changing Folder and File Permissions
- Checking Directory or File Permissions
- Changing Directory or File Permissions
Section 12: Adding Joomla Analytics
Section 13: Basic Template Modifications
- Installing Web Developer
- Changing font size and colour
- Changing margins and padding
- Changing column widths
- Changing page background
Section 14: Inserting Google Analytics code
Section 15: Creating a mobile version of Joomla website
Section 16: Backing Up Your Website
- Installing Akeeba
- Creating a Backup
- Downloading Your Backup Archives
Section 17: Making a Website Live (Demo)
- Creating a Database, User, and Password
- Creating a Backup Using Akeeba Backup
- Installing FireFTP
- Starting FireFTP in Firefox and Copy Files
- Restoring the Backup File
Section 18: Migrating Your Website to Joomla 2.5
- Tasks to be Performed Before Migrating
- Enabling Mootools
- Copying Joomla zip file
- Starting the Upgrade
- Behind the Scenes
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical course. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular course.
Sorry, we currently do not have any public courses scheduled for the Joomla level 2 course. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you
Sorry, we currently do not have any public courses scheduled for the Joomla level 3 course. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you
