Getting Started
It's easy to get started creating your website. Kn owing some of the basics will help.
What is a Content Management System?
A content management system is software that allows you to create and manage webpages easily by separating the creation of your content from the mechanics required to present it on the web.
In this site, the content is stored in a database. The look and feel are created by a template. The Joomla! software brings together the template and the content to create web pages.
Site and Administrator
Your site actually has two separate sites. The site (also called the front end) is what visitors to your site will see. The administrator (also called the back end) is only used by people managing your site. You can access the administrator by clicking the "Site Administrator" link on the "This Site" menu or by adding /administrator to the end of you domain name.
Log in to the administrator using the username and password created during the installation of Joomla.
Logging in
To login to the front end of your site use the login form or the login menu link on the "This Site" menu. Use the user name and password that were created as part of the installation process. Once logged-in you will be able to create and edit articles.
In managing your site, you will be able to create content that only logged-in users are able to see.
Creating an article
Once you are logged-in, a new menu will be visible. To create a new article, click on the "submit article" link on that menu.
The new article interface gives you a lot of options, but all you need to do is add a title and put something in the content area. To make it easy to find, set the state to published and put it in the Joomla category.
Learn more
There is much more to learn about how to use Joomla! to create the web site you envision. You can learn much more at the Joomla! documentation site and on the Joomla! forums.
Google Map
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{googleMaps addr="ADDRESS OR Latitude/Longitude" label="GOOLE_MAP_LABEL" width=400 height=400}
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[divider scroll_text='Go to top']
Gallery
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[gallery title='GALLERY_TITLE' width='IMAGE_THUMB_WIDTH' height='IMAGE_THUMB_HEIGHT' columns='3']
[gallery_item title='IMAGE_TITLE' src='IMAGE_SRC']IMAGE_DESCRIPTION[/gallery_item]
[gallery_item title='IMAGE_TITLE' src='IMAGE_SRC']IMAGE_DESCRIPTION[/gallery_item]
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Accordion
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[accordion]
[acc_item title='ITEM_TITLE']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/acc_item]
[acc_item title='ITEM_TITLE']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/acc_item]
[acc_item title='ITEM_TITLE']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/acc_item]
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[quote align='center' color='#999999']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/quote]
[quote align='left' color='#999999']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/quote]
[quote align='right' color='#999999']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/quote]
Buttons
| Button | class="" | Description |
|---|---|---|
btn |
Standard gray button with gradient | |
btn btn-primary |
Provides extra visual weight and identifies the primary action in a set of buttons | |
btn btn-info |
Used as an alternative to the default styles | |
btn btn-success |
Indicates a successful or positive action | |
btn btn-warning |
Indicates caution should be taken with this action | |
btn btn-danger |
Indicates a dangerous or potentially negative action | |
btn btn-inverse |
Alternate dark gray button, not tied to a semantic action or use |
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<button class="btn">Default</button><button class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button>
<button class="btn btn-info">Info</button>
<button class="btn btn-success">Success</button>
<button class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button>
<button class="btn btn-danger">Danger</button>
<button class="btn btn-inverse">Inverse</button>
Buttons for actions
As a convention, buttons should only be used for actions while hyperlinks are to be used for objects. For instance, "Download" should be a button while "recent activity" should be a link.
Button styles can be applied to anything with the .btn class applied. However, typically you'll want to apply these to only <a> and <button> elements.
Cross browser compatibility
IE9 doesn't crop background gradients on rounded corners, so we remove it. Related, IE9 jankifies disabled button elements, rendering text gray with a nasty text-shadow that we cannot fix.
Multiple sizes
Fancy larger or smaller buttons? Add .btn-large, .btn-small, or .btn-mini for two additional sizes.
Disabled state
For disabled buttons, add the .disabled class to links and the disabled attribute for <button> elements.
Heads up! We use .disabled as a utility class here, similar to the common .active class, so no prefix is required.
One class, multiple tags
Use the .btn class on an <a>, <button>, or <input> element.
<a class="btn" href="/">Link</a>
<button class="btn" type="submit">
Button
</button>
<input class="btn" type="button"
value="Input">
<input class="btn" type="submit"
value="Submit">
As a best practice, try to match the element for you context to ensure matching cross-browser rendering. If you have an input, use an <input type="submit"> for your button.
Columns
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[columns]
[column_item col="4"]First[/column_item]
[column_item col="4"]Second[/column_item]
[column_item col="4"]Third[/column_item]
[/columns]
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[columns]
[column_item col="3"]First[/column_item]
[column_item col="3"]Second[/column_item]
[column_item col="3"]Third[/column_item]
[column_item col="3"]Fourth[/column_item]
[/columns]
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[columns]
[column_item col="8"]First[/column_item]
[column_item col="4"]Second[/column_item]
[/columns]
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[dropcap color='#COLOR_CODE' background='#COLOR_CODE']ADD_CONTENT_HERE[/dropcap]
Lightbox
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[lightbox src='IMAGE_SRC' width='IMAGE_WIDTH' height='IMAGE_HEIGHT' lightbox='on' title='IMAGE_TITLE' align='left']