- ISBN13: 9780470438534
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
By programmers for programmers-the essential beginner’s guide to building websites with Joomla! Want to build and maintain dynamic websites without having to learn HTML and CSS? Joomla! open-source web content management system and this beginner’s guide are all you need. This book walks you step-by-step through the process of building a website with Joomla!, providing detailed instruction in Wrox’s practical, programmer-to- programmer style. The… More >>
Beginning Joomla! Web Site Development
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#1 by Arnold Berger on May 23, 2010 - 11:09 am
What a disappointment!
I’ve been developing websites for years, mainly using MS Front Page 2003, but only as an WYSIWYG editor (no extensions) and tweaking the HTML just a little as needed. That’s my perspective. Now perhaps the other reviewers, all of whom gave this book 4 star ratings, had very different backgrounds and expected whatever it is that this book delivers.
But for me, this book was of no value. It gave me no understanding as to how Joomla does the job. It gave me no clues as to how to design web pages, how to get done through Joomla what I’ve done with Front Page.
Hopefully there is such a book out there.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by J. Francisco on May 23, 2010 - 12:28 pm
This Author is just an ordinary blogger he should not write a book at all. All the examples are very elementary and misleading on how to make drop-down menu on chapter 10: Advanced Tips and Tricks(he’ll just trick you). Drop-down menu is accomplished by using javascript framework like mootools in joomla!. I’m glad that I tossed this book and bought other better books that taught me all the real Advanced Tips and Tricks.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Steven N. Schuler on May 23, 2010 - 1:20 pm
I came at Joomla with a lot of “technical” experience,… just not a lot with Joomla. I found this book was a great “quick step” to getting started.
One of the problems with Joomla is that it isn’t the most intuitive CMS. This book gets you up and running quickly with easy to follow steps.
Take in mind that this book isn’t super deep. It is just enough to get you up and running quickly. If you are looking to get deeper, I suggest that you may want to check out “Professional Joomla!” by Dan Rahmel.
If you want to get into using Joomla quickly, then check out this book!
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Joatmon on May 23, 2010 - 3:40 pm
I’m very technical, but was not familiar with Joomla. I wanted something to get me going quickly. Reading this book was much easier for me than trying to read the info scattered around [...] and on the net. It introduces you to the key Joomla terminology and topics in a useful order. It was great at getting me going quickly, and it gave me enough info to then start experimenting with the joomla admin tool. Once I did that I could really start grasping the concepts. It is a well written book to get you going quickly. Don’t expect this book to teach you advanced techniques for Joomla. It is exactly what the title says, “Beginning Joomla”.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Christopher Raymond on May 23, 2010 - 5:08 pm
As a Web developer, I’ve had a chance to work with many proprietary and open source CMS systems. When I decided to advance my knowledge of Joomla 1.5, I picked up a copy of this book. Cory does a great job of explaining each component of Joomla and best practices when working in this CMS framework. I particularly like the “Try it out” and “How it works” sections of each chapter. Overall an easy to follow book to learn the ins and outs of Joomla and highly recommend for anyone looking to learn Joomla.
Rating: 5 / 5