How to: Create a Joomla Website

How to: Create a Joomla Website

By far the most popular way to create a Joomla website is by using Fantastico, a commercial letter & #112

What you Need

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  Computer
  
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  - Internet connection
  
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    Domain name
    
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    Web hosting, includes Fantastico and hosts Joomla
    
    Joomla!
    • Log in to your website administration panel and find the icon Fantastico, which is usually a smiley face. Click on this icon to the Joomla installation. the
    • From the main Fantastico Web search page, and click on the Joomla 1.5 link, and select the new Joomla installation option. the
    • by default, a new installation, it is assumed that the Installation of Joomla in the root directory of your site (www.yoursite.com), is what is normally the case. If your requirements dictate a different directory, will allow the process that you can do so easily. the
    • you Have an administrator user name and password. These credentials are used to log in to the back-end of the website, where most of the work take place (www.yoursite.com/administrator). the
    • you Assign the administrator E-Mail address, administrator's full name and the name of your website. This information can all be changed later, if necessary. the
    • Finally, you get an option to install sample data. If you don't have Joomla experience, the sample data will be invaluable to help you learn where everything is, what it does, and how it was configured. Then, click on the Install button. Experience Joomla
      • If Joomla has been properly installed using Fantastico, navigate to the administrative page of your new Joomla Website. You can open a browser to your website address followed by /administrator (i.e., http://www.yoursitename.com/administrator). Log in with administrative credentials created during the installation. the
      • From the control panel, you need to explore the Global Configuration area, where you can find the global site meta descri & #112 tion and keywords used by search engines to your website. You configure search engine optimization settings. the
      • Visit created the article Manager and open the various sample pages from the sample data installation. Note: the section, category, access level settings specifically. Create new sections and categories, as required. The viewing access permissions change on some items. the
      • Discover the user Manager. Create and modify user accounts and their respective view permissions. Log in with one of the new accounts you create. Note which articles you can view with one or several new accounts. the
      • immerse yourself in the menu Manager to create by existing patterns in the menu-elements, as well as new. A create new menu and add pages, sections and categories. the
      • Check the Media Manager, and note where and in what format they can be saved to your pictures.