Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5:
The best-selling Joomla! tutorial
guide updated for the latest 1.5
release by Hagen Graf
Just Starting With Joomla, Then Buy This Book
In Detail Joomla! started as a fork from Mambo in 2005, when many of
the original developers of the Mambo CMS moved to working on Joomla! It
has rapidly grown in popularity and, according to its own description, is a
Cutting Edge Content Management System and one of the most powerful
Open Source Content Management systems in the world. It is used world-
wide for anything from simple homepages to complicated corporate
websites. It is easy to install, easy to manage and very reliable. While the
Joomla! CMS has the flexibility and power needed for complex, full-
featured web applications, it is also simple to use to create basic websites.
Its powerful, extensible template system can deal many different data
types and control of user access, approval of content, scheduling of

content display, and rich administrative controls are all included.
Approach This book takes the reader through the tasks essential to
create a Joomla! website as rapidly as possible. The necessary tasks are
explained with clear step-by-step instructions. The authors chatty and
engaging style makes this book very readable. Who this book is written
for? This book is suitable for web developers, designers, webmasters,
content editors, and marketing professionals who want to develop a
website in a simple and straightforward process. It does not require any
detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT-
confident individual will be able to use the book to produce an impressive
website.
Personal Review: Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5: The best-
selling Joomla! tutorial guide updated for the latest 1.5 release
by Hagen Graf
A number of years ago I set about planning the re-launch of a website. I
was using a blog system. I learned about `CMS' and did my research. I
narrowed down my options to Joomla, Drupal, Plone and a few others. I
then went off to my local bookstore. There I went through the books. I
decided on Joomla and looked for a good book to use. It is key that a `how
to manual' speak to you in a manner that you can understand. I choose
Building Websites with Joomla 1.0 by Hagen Graf. That started me on the
Joomla journey.
I have just finished reading the sequel Building Websites with Joomla 1.5.
The book is even better than the first edition. Graf explains what a CMS
does, the changes from version 1.0. The book explains all the parts of
Joomla. It even covers the more advanced areas of creating your own
templates and components.
If you are just starting out with Joomla, this book gives you a head start. If
you are already experienced with using Joomla, but not customizing it, this
book is for you. This book will defiantly be on the "within reach" Book
shelf.
Scott Wolpow is a member of the New York Joomla Group. He also builds
and hosts Joomla sites.
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