Course Outline
Create Your Own Joomla! CMS Website
Adding Primary Content Through the K2 Component
Continued Learning & Supports.
Evaluation
Templates & Extensions
Domains, Email & Hosting
Create a contact page
Website Hosting
Email Hosting
Domain Name Registration
Joomla! CMS
Managed Vs Unmanaged
Managed option contains all the information in the unmanaged setup, but is not DIY, here a professional is hired to accomplish the tasks.
Unmanaged Setup - is essentially DIY as much as possible, this course concerns an unmanaged approach to building a website through the Joomla! CMS
All-in-one Shared Packages
General Pros & Cons
Separate Domain Registrar account
Protected Domains (.ie etc)
Pros & Cons
Separate Email Hosting account
G-Suite / Google Business
Other dedicated Email providers
Pros & Cons
All-in-one Shared Packages
General Pros & Cons
All-in-one Shared Packages
General Pros & Cons
Common Varieties of Website Hosting
Warnings & Pitfalls of Cheap Hosting
Shared Vs Dedicated
Managed Vs Unmanaged
Linux, Microsoft, etc
Control Panel
System & Website
Installation
Overview of Core System Functions
What is a Content Management System?
Overview & introduction to Joomla! CMS
Manual Install
One Click Install Packages
Pros & Cons
Concept of file storage and Data Storage
Concept of Dynamic Content
Concept of Database driven Website
Overview of CMS - Powers & Pitfalls
Users and Administrators
Access & Security
Homework: Research and Choose a Domain, Email and Website Hosting Provider. This can be an All-in-one package/solution.
Concluding with recap and overview of next weeks lesson
Database Creation
Download current Joomla! Package
FTP / SFTP software
Database Credentials
Connect & transfer files to host
Bowser based Joomla! web installer
Install system and connect database
Joomla! System Requirements
Administrator Panel / "Back-End"
Public Website / "Front End"
Initial overview and introduction to
Users, Groups, Access Control
Global Configuration
Admin Panel Menu
Menu-Manager
Admin Panel Dashboard
Media-Manager
The Ntive Content Component
Overview of Categories & Articles
Native Templates & Structure
The Module Manager
Extensions
Templates
Components
Modules
Plugins
The Contacts Component
Joomla! Extensions Directory
Manual & Web Install
Paid & Premium Extensions
Templates
Joomla! Extensions Directory
Browsing & Searching For Extensions
Paid & Free Extensions
Listed & Non-Listed Extensions
Ratings & Reviews
Joomla!update Manager
Paid & Free Templates
Pre-Installed Templates
Commercial Template Providers
Template Files and Folders
Template Overrides
FTP & Admin panel Access
Commercial Template Installation
License & Support
Switching Templates
Installing Templates & Extensions
Joomla! Web installer.
Manual File Upload
Install from Folder
Install from URL
Accessing installed Extensions and Templates
Install The K2 Content Component
Web instal of K2 from Admin Panel
Access K2
Initial Configuration
Advantages of K2 Extension over Native Joomla! Content Component
General Overview of K2
Categories and Items
Components Menu
Extensions Menu
Templates Manager
Plugins Manager
Modules Manager
K2 Templates / Sub-Templates
Concluding with recap and overview of next weeks lesson
Concluding with recap and brief overview of next weeks lesson
Homework: Browse Joomla! Admin Panel. Open brief, make note of questions, or try out anything. Visit different Menu options and look-around. Get to know the look and feel of the interface
Homework: Browse both Joomla! extensions directory & Third Party Template providers. There is no requirement to install any extensions or templates, but please check demo sites from providers and note questions. Also check pricing of extensions and templates and get a feel for what's out there
K2 Content Administration
Add Item
Adding Category
Nested Categories
Image & Description
Inherited Parameters
How categories work
Publshing and Metadata
Display Settings
Malleable display settings
Sub-Templating
Extensive Control
Add Title
Explanation of Title Alias Field
Add INTRO Text
General overview of Published and Featured Status
Select Category
General explanation of how & why an item's data is filed in parts
General Recap and expand upon info about Access levels and access control, private and public access
The "Read-More" Button
The image Tab
The Image Gallery Tab
Toolbar Buttons and Filters
Filtering item list by category or state etc.
Un-Filtering item list by category or state etc.
The K2 Menu on the Left hand side
Sort order
The Extra Fields Tab
The Content Tab
The Media Tab
The Attachments Tab
Add Full-Text
Joomla! dashboards quick icons / shortcuts
Alternate Access from the component Menu
Save, Save & Close etc from item edit window
Setting the Parameters
Joomla! Menu Manager
Create website page for single K2 item
Create Website page for K2 Category / List of items
Connect to K2 item
Add new Menu item
Select Menu
Add New Menu item
Connect To K2 Category
Select Menu
Create 4 K2 items as above, all published.
Create 2 Categories, one for "pages" and one for "News"
Concluding with recap and overview of next weeks lesson
Joomla! Module Manager
Optional, if time allows.
Create K2 content module
set to show only featured items from your "News" Category.
Investigate possibilities of Content Module
Browse Joomla! Extensions Directory
With new knowledge gained in this lesson
e.g. search for "K2 Featured items"
Compare Free, Paid & Popular Modules on the extensions directory.
Homework: Browse both Joomla! extensions directory & Third Party Template providers. There is no requirement to install any extensions or templates, but please check demo sites from providers and note questions. Also check pricing of extensions and templates and get a feel for what's out there
The Contacts Component: Creating Contacts
Contact Categories
Creating an Individual Contact
General / Uncategorised
Grouping Contacts into Categories
Creating Categories
Title, Image & Description
Other Fields
Templates / Sub Templates
Overview
Joomla! and the role of Categories in general
Access Levels & Access Control
Explain "Use Global" option
Toolbar Buttons and Filters
Filtering list by category or state etc.
Un-Filtering list by category or state etc.
General Overview Joomla! "Search Tools" and Filtering
Save, Save & Close etc from edit window
Featured and Un-Featured States
Published and Un-Published States
The Menu Manager: Creating Menus, Menu Items & Pages.
Components, Menus & Modules
Interactive Explanation using live demo from front end of website
Hand-out diagram showing where each element is linked and how it is controlled from the admin panel
The Form tab
Display Preferences
Publishing & Metadata
Miscellaneous Information tab
contact details tab
Preferences set in Menu Manager
Hierarchy of Preferences
Preferences set in Categories
Overriding Global Preferences
Options button in toolbar
Creating a Menu
Reasons for creating a menu
Links with Module Manager
SEO relevance
Menus and Categories
Menu Items
What is a Menu Item
Creating a Menu Item
Linking a Menu Item with the Contacts Component
Setting a Menu item to display a Single Contact
Setting A Menu Item to Display a category of Contacts
The component returning the page, the Menu Calling the Component
General overview of other types of menu items
The Module Manager: Creating a Module to display a menu
The module toolbar
Filtering and Search tools
Overview of the Module Manager
Creating a Menu Module
Select a Menu
Module Options
Module Positions
Displaying positions on the site tp=1
Module positions and different templates
Other Types of Modules
Joomla.org
The Joomla Support Forum
Extension Developers support Forums
Joomla! Handbook
Overview of the Joomla! Support forum
Creating an account
Extension Ratings and Reviews
General explanation & overview of how the Menu Manager, The Module Manager & the Contacts Components Link up.
Homework: Browse Joomla! Components, Menus & Modules in the Admin Panel. Try out different options, and take in the range of possibilities availed in each. There's no obligation to achieve anything in particular, except experience the interface, and note questions as they arise.
Concluding with recap and brief overview of next weeks lesson
Opening with discussion about previous weeks learning, and any additional investigation performed at home. Some question and answer if necessary. Introduce this weeks topic.
Begin Lesson with relaxed discussion as usual
Gain Insights into Learners Work at home
Q&A Discussion leading into this week's lesson
Link to, or Paper copy of, Course Evaluation Form to get feedback from students about the course as a whole
Questions set a scale of 1 - 5, level of success, multiple choice
Summative Assessment
Course Evaluation Exam
Concluding Discussion
Bring Learners' Websites onto the Large Projector Screen and Recap course using learners own work as refernce
Recognise the achievements of the course participants
Encourage ownership of knowledge, and continued development
Link to, or paper copy of, lesson evaluation form to be provided for learners to complete prior to conclusion
Distribute awards if applicable