Joomla CCKs presentation from Joomla Day New England April 2, 2011

1. COMPARING
JOOMLA!
CCKs by @JustinHerrin
www.justinherrin.com

2. Before we start…

3. Joomla is AWESOME…

4. But, more is often needed.

5. We have a problem...

6. No, it’s not bad hair

7. Lack of Customization

8. More Power Needed

9. So what can I do?

10. Switch to Drupal?

11. No need for that!

12. http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-production/content-construction
Visit the JED

13. What is a CCK?

14. Building Blocks

15. Building Blocks for Joomla

16. Installation is Easy

17. http://www.getk2.org
http://zoo.yootheme.com
Building Blocks for Joomla

18. Say Hello to…
K2
&Zoo
Items
Goodbye to Joomla Articles

19. v 2.4.1 v 2.4.2
What’s the Difference?

20. Looking Forward
Actively Developed
 
Joomla 1.6 Ready

v2.5 
3rd Party Extensions  

21. Powerful Features
Access Control List (ACL)
 
Nested Categories
 
Item in Multiple Categories
 

22. Powerful Features
Frontend Submissions
 
Frontend Editing
 
Content Versioning
 

23. Powerful Features
Commenting System
 
Tagging System
 
File Attachments
 

24. Standard CCK Features
Text field, Textarea, Select List,
Radio Buttons, Image, Link field,  
Social Media integration

25. Built-in Import/Export Tools
Import Joomla Elements
 
CSV and/or XML Import
 
CSV and/or XML Export
 

26. User Interface Features
‘Save & New’ Button
 
‘Copy’ Button
 
‘Move’ Button
 
Admin CP Module Shortcuts
 

27. E-Commerce Integration
Requirements: Joomla 1.5.x, K2 v2.x, VirtueMart v1.1.x
http://www.joomlaworks.gr/k2mart

28. E-Commerce Integration
Requirements: Joomla 1.5.x, Zoo v2.4.x, Tienda v0.7.x
http://dioscouri.com/

29. Templating Options
Template Overrides
 
Multiple Template Layouts
 

30. Workflow
Extra Fields App
Templates Types
Categories Templates
Items Instances
Categories
Items

31. Documentation Available
Web Docs
 
Message Forum
 
Paid Support
 3rd
Party 

32. WWJD?
90/10
Rule &

33. Remember the Golden Rule
ALWAYS TEST extensions LOCALLY before implementing
them in a live production environment.

34. Golden Rule #2
http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List

35. One Final Thought…

36. Never Stop Exploring

37. … and that’s a wrap!
http://www.justinherrin.com
http://www.joomlanh.org

38. Photo Credits
http://www.google.com
http://www.flickr.com
http://www.colbertnation.com
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net