Joomla! Workshop- Getting Started -

27th August 2016Organized by: Joomla User Group Dhaka

#joomla #jugdhaka #joomlers #jcommunity

Introduction to Joomla!

Asif Al IslamHi, I’m

CEO & Founder

iThemesLab

Let’s Get Started

What is Joomla?• Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS)

• It is open source and free

• Joomla is used 2.8% of all websites

• Joomla! is in “Full CMS” category

• Joomla! runs on PHP/MySQL

• Current version 3.6.2

Why you choose Joomla• Joomla! is easy to install

• Content and structure can easily be adapted

• An open source community (for support)

• Highly extensible and thousands of extensions are available

• Automatic Update

• Multilingual

• Availability of pre-packaged modules

• Trusted by millions

What you can do with Joomla• Can be build simple to complex website

• Blog or Magazine

• Forum

• Social Networking Site

• E-Commerce

• Directory Listings

• Custom Application

Installing Joomla 3.6.2

Download latest Joomla version fromhttp://joomla.org

Installing Joomla 3.6.2Requirements:

REF:https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Installing_Joomla

https://docs.joomla.org/How_to_turn_off_magic_quotes_gpc_for_Joomla_3

Installing Joomla 3.6.2Step 1: Main Configuration

Installing Joomla 3.6.2Step 2: Database Configuration

Installing Joomla 3.6.2Step 3: Finalize & Overview

Installing Joomla 3.6.2After Installation: Remove Installation Folder

Joomla Front-End

Joomla Module PositionsIt should looks like [ http://yoursitename.com/?tp=1 ]Type “?tp=1” right after your site url

Joomla Module PositionsFrom Template OptionsIf “?tp=1” is not working then you have to enable “Preview Module Positions”

Joomla Back-EndIt should looks like [ http://yoursitename.com/administrator ]Type “administrator” right after your site url

Joomla Back-End

Joomla Back-End

Useful Links• Joomla – https://joomla.org• Documentation - https://docs.joomla.org/• Forum - http://forum.joomla.org/• Community - https://community.joomla.org/

Extension: Component, Plugin, Module

http://extensions.joomla.org/

Joomla User Group Dhaka – Facebook Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/joomlabd/

Thank You

Questions ?