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===Purpose===
 
===Purpose===
to be included in all the backround docs - and written to work for versions 1.5 and 1.6
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{{tip|title=Designing a Joomla! Website|
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There are four aspects to designing a new Joomla! web site. These also apply to planning to make alterations(including upgrading versions J1.5 to J2.5+) to an existing site or planning for transferring a site that already exists in another form into the Joomla! CMS.
 
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* The content hierarchy:
===General background to a new Joomla! web site===
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** {{JVer|1.5}} The content hierarchy is defined as Sections with Categories. (Another way of visualising this, Sections are the labeled drawers of a filing cabinet and Categories are the file folders in each drawer.)
There are four aspects to designing a new Joomla! web site. These also apply to planning to make alterations to an existing site or planning for transfering a site that already exists into Joomla!
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** {{JVer|2.5}} The Sections have been removed and now the content hierarchy is Categories and Subcategories. 
# The content heirachy of Sections, Categories and Articles
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* Who you expect to use the site and what you want them to be able to do
# Who you expect to use the site and what you want them to be able to do
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* The layout of the menus and the position of some functionality on the page
# The layout of the menus and the position of some functionality on the page
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* The graphical design of the whole site
# The graphical design of the whole site
 
 
These should all be based on the purpose and expected content of the site, so you do need a clear idea of what you are trying to communicate and plan accordingly. Easier said than done!
 
These should all be based on the purpose and expected content of the site, so you do need a clear idea of what you are trying to communicate and plan accordingly. Easier said than done!
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 22 May 2014


Purpose[edit]

to be included in all the backround docs - and written to work for versions 1.5 and 2.5 +

Designing a Joomla! Website

There are four aspects to designing a new Joomla! web site. These also apply to planning to make alterations(including upgrading versions J1.5 to J2.5+) to an existing site or planning for transferring a site that already exists in another form into the Joomla! CMS.

  • The content hierarchy:
    • Joomla 1.5 The content hierarchy is defined as Sections with Categories. (Another way of visualising this, Sections are the labeled drawers of a filing cabinet and Categories are the file folders in each drawer.)
    • Joomla 2.5 The Sections have been removed and now the content hierarchy is Categories and Subcategories.
  • Who you expect to use the site and what you want them to be able to do
  • The layout of the menus and the position of some functionality on the page
  • The graphical design of the whole site
These should all be based on the purpose and expected content of the site, so you do need a clear idea of what you are trying to communicate and plan accordingly. Easier said than done!