Presented by: Nick Martinelli April 8 th . 2009 Joomla 101: Basics Part III Templates and Extensions

Introduction Templates What’s a template Installing, config, module positions Components, Modules, Plug-ins Extensions defined Installing + config + linking

Templates

What’s a template

Installing, config, module positions

Components, Modules, Plug-ins

Extensions defined

Installing + config + linking

Templates A template is the design of your site With a template you can change the look and feel of your website Templates show defined areas in which components and modules will be rendered Templates are easy to build and customize and provide or are readily available online from template clubs

A template is the design of your site

With a template you can change the look and feel of your website

Templates show defined areas in which components and modules will be rendered

Templates are easy to build and customize and provide or are readily available online from template clubs

Templates continued… Consists of index.php, templateDetails.xml, css, images, and potentially other elements Template is where module positions are defined and rendered in joomla. Show module positions on your site: http:// mysite.com/index.php?tp =1 Template Help http://docs.joomla.org/New_features_introduced_in_Joomla!_1.5_templates

Consists of index.php, templateDetails.xml, css, images, and potentially other elements

Template is where module positions are defined and rendered in joomla.

Show module positions on your site: http:// mysite.com/index.php?tp =1

Template Help

http://docs.joomla.org/New_features_introduced_in_Joomla!_1.5_templates

Template Postions

Components A component is the largest and most complex of the extensions They are like mini applications that load in the main body of the page. There are two parts in a component - an administrator part and a frontend site part. Examples: com_content, My Blog, VirtueMart,

A component is the largest and most complex of the extensions

They are like mini applications that load in the main body of the page.

There are two parts in a component - an administrator part and a frontend site part.

Examples: com_content, My Blog, VirtueMart,

Modules Modules are more lightweight and flexible extensions Sometimes modules are linked to components such as the “latest news” module which links to the com_content and displays links to the newest content items. Modules are mostly found as the “boxes” that are arranged around a component, for example: the login module. Modules are assigned on a page based on menu items. They don't have to be related to anything and can be just static HTML or text. Examples: latest news, polls, weather, ads, banners

Modules are more lightweight and flexible extensions

Sometimes modules are linked to components such as the “latest news” module which links to the com_content and displays links to the newest content items.

Modules are mostly found as the “boxes” that are arranged around a component, for example: the login module.

Modules are assigned on a page based on menu items.

They don't have to be related to anything and can be just static HTML or text.

Examples: latest news, polls, weather, ads, banners

Plug-ins One of the most advanced extensions for joomla Is a section of code that runs when a pre-defined event happens in Joomla Plug-ins were also known as mambots in Joomla 1.0. Examples: Image galleries, video players, page break, email cloaking

One of the most advanced extensions for joomla

Is a section of code that runs when a pre-defined event happens in Joomla

Plug-ins were also known as mambots in Joomla 1.0.

Examples: Image galleries, video players, page break, email cloaking

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Extension of the Month Joomla 1.5.10 Security Patch This release contains: 66 bug fixes one low-level security fix one moderate-level security fix Go to joomla.org for more details and to download

Joomla 1.5.10 Security Patch

This release contains:

66 bug fixes

one low-level security fix

one moderate-level security fix

Go to joomla.org for more details and to download