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Building a Website Using a CMS in 90 Minutes
This is another in the In Ninety Minutes series, which offers the reader a comprehensive but easily readable and easily digestible text covering a specific topic in an hour and a half of study. There are many free Content Management Systems available. These 'websites in a box' allow complex site structures to be up and running in a matter of hours,
using nothing but a web browser. In 90 minutes, readers will be able to identify the best CMS for their needs, locate a suitable hosting company, upload the code and configure it to match their design and functionality needs. Topics covered include the following: overview of CMS systems vs static HTML or 'home-grown' sites; evaluating CMS systems; choosing the right web space and server functionality; installing a CMS (focusing on the Mambo and Joomla! CMSs); building your content's structure; installing additional modules (including forums and ecommerce); modifying the look and feel of the site; optimising the CMS for search engines; modifing the back-end database using phpMyAdmin; and backing up the site.
Contents:
What is a CMS?
Evaluating a CMS system
Installing your CMS
Administration section overview
Structuring your content
Adding content
Security
The media manager
Installing templates
Making your own Joomla template
Optimising your site for search engines
Installing additional functionality
Multi-lingual sites
Backing up your site
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