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===Joomla! main web site=== | ===Joomla! main web site=== | ||
* http://www.joomla.org/ Links to everything but be careful you do not get lost! | * http://www.joomla.org/ Links to everything but be careful you do not get lost! | ||
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*Jennifer Marriott and Elin Waring, ''The Official Joomla! Book'' Addison-Wesley Professional, 2010. Part of the Joomla! Press series. (Just published - I have not seen this yet) | *Jennifer Marriott and Elin Waring, ''The Official Joomla! Book'' Addison-Wesley Professional, 2010. Part of the Joomla! Press series. (Just published - I have not seen this yet) | ||
| − | *Ric Shreves, ''Joomla! Bible,'' Wiley, 2010. Comprehensive and practical. A reference book but with a lot of practical things, as well as nuggets of information. Good for developers but also useful for learners. | + | *Ric Shreves, ''Joomla! Bible,'' Wiley, 2010. Comprehensive and practical. A reference book but with a lot of practical things, as well as nuggets of information. Good for developers but also useful for learners. It has some material about version 1.6 but was published for version 1.5. |
*Cory Webb, ''Beginning Joomla! Web Site Development,'' Wrox Wiley 2009. One of the Programmer to Programmer series. Better for people with a bit of experience of computing in general and web sites in particular. But it has some good parts - including some detailed analysis of Template files. | *Cory Webb, ''Beginning Joomla! Web Site Development,'' Wrox Wiley 2009. One of the Programmer to Programmer series. Better for people with a bit of experience of computing in general and web sites in particular. But it has some good parts - including some detailed analysis of Template files. | ||
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*Marni Derr and Tanya Symes, ''Visual QuickStart Guide: Joomla!,'' PeachPit Press, 2009. Helpful layout with a lot of screen shots and asides. Some experience of IT is needed but the book leads you along nicely and is written in a straight forward style. | *Marni Derr and Tanya Symes, ''Visual QuickStart Guide: Joomla!,'' PeachPit Press, 2009. Helpful layout with a lot of screen shots and asides. Some experience of IT is needed but the book leads you along nicely and is written in a straight forward style. | ||
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* '''General:''' The Joomla! Help pages are variable in their helpfulness, especially for beginners. | * '''General:''' The Joomla! Help pages are variable in their helpfulness, especially for beginners. | ||
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:Remember that Help is intended to contain all possible actions but does not necessarily explain the point of everything. | :Remember that Help is intended to contain all possible actions but does not necessarily explain the point of everything. | ||
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*http://magazine.joomla.org/ | *http://magazine.joomla.org/ | ||
*http://docs.joomla.org/ The landing page for all Joomla! documentation. | *http://docs.joomla.org/ The landing page for all Joomla! documentation. | ||
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* [http://community.joomla.org/august-2008/article/522-introductory-learning-joomla-using-sample-data.html Learning Joomla! using Sample Data] It has a short section on the Back-end but is also useful in exploring the Sample data in the localhost installation. | * [http://community.joomla.org/august-2008/article/522-introductory-learning-joomla-using-sample-data.html Learning Joomla! using Sample Data] It has a short section on the Back-end but is also useful in exploring the Sample data in the localhost installation. | ||
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==Index to other documents in this series== | ==Index to other documents in this series== | ||
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--[[User:LornaS|Lorna Scammell]] January 2011 | --[[User:LornaS|Lorna Scammell]] January 2011 | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 2 March 2011
This is a list of references for both versions - marked by the 1.5 / 1.6 logos.
Joomla! main web site[edit]
- http://www.joomla.org/ Links to everything but be careful you do not get lost!
Books[edit]
As Joomla! becomes widely used, there are more books about it aimed at various levels of experience. It may seem strange to recommend books for an on-line application but the book has not died as a result of on-screen documentation. Studies have shown that people read differently on-screen and on paper, so it makes sense to use books alongside other resources. Here are some that enhance to the on-line or on-screen documentation.
- Jennifer Marriott and Elin Waring, The Official Joomla! Book Addison-Wesley Professional, 2010. Part of the Joomla! Press series. (Just published - I have not seen this yet)
- Ric Shreves, Joomla! Bible, Wiley, 2010. Comprehensive and practical. A reference book but with a lot of practical things, as well as nuggets of information. Good for developers but also useful for learners. It has some material about version 1.6 but was published for version 1.5.
- Cory Webb, Beginning Joomla! Web Site Development, Wrox Wiley 2009. One of the Programmer to Programmer series. Better for people with a bit of experience of computing in general and web sites in particular. But it has some good parts - including some detailed analysis of Template files.
- Ron Severdia and Kenneth Crowder, Using Joomla, O'Reilly, 2010. A descriptive book in the traditions of the O'Reilly publications. Not for beginners.
- Marni Derr and Tanya Symes, Visual QuickStart Guide: Joomla!, PeachPit Press, 2009. Helpful layout with a lot of screen shots and asides. Some experience of IT is needed but the book leads you along nicely and is written in a straight forward style.
Help on-line 
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- General: The Joomla! Help pages are variable in their helpfulness, especially for beginners.
- Most are very good. If you are an experienced reader of Help - they will be useful.
- Beginners may find they do not understand all the vocabulary. But they do become clearer as you get to know Joomla! so do not write them off.
- Remember that Help is intended to contain all possible actions but does not necessarily explain the point of everything.
On-line resources and [edit]
- http://magazine.joomla.org/
- http://docs.joomla.org/ The landing page for all Joomla! documentation.
Some specific Joomla! documentation[edit]
- Joomla! Administrator's Manual - on-line This will be comprehensive when it is complete.
- Quick start guide This includes descriptions of the Back-end as part of installing and creating a Joomla! site. It is good and helpful.
- Learning Joomla! using Sample Data It has a short section on the Back-end but is also useful in exploring the Sample data in the localhost installation.
There are some - to be added
Index to other documents in this series[edit]
--Lorna Scammell January 2011