understanding_the_structure_of_joomla.1.0

Understanding the structure of Joomla Version 1.0 23 February 2009 For the latest information on this document see: www.theartofjoomla.com/joomla-structure-pdf.html Copyright © 2005 - 2009 New Life in IT Pty Ltd www.newlifeinit.com Joomla® is the trademark of Open Source Matters Inc in the United States and other countries. Understanding how Joomla sections and categories work Copyright © 2005 - 2009 New Life in IT Pty Ltd www.newlifeinit.com Joomla® is the trademark of Open Source Matters Inc in the United States and other countries. Section Business Category Breaking News Category Markets Article Article Article Article Category Money Matters Article Article Uncategorised Article Article Frontpage Setting Section Travel Category Australia Article Article Category Holiday Ideas Article Article Joomla articles can be uncategorised. Or Joomla articles can be placed in a 2- level Section and Category heirarchy. You can have an unlimited number of sections, and an unlimited number of categories in each section. Any number of articles can be left uncategorised. Typically these might include static pages like the site disclaimer or privacy policy. Any number of articles be placed in a category, but an article can only be placed in one category. Each article has a “frontpage” setting. The “Frontpage” is a special view in Joomla that can display these articles regardless of the section and category they are in. Frontpage Manager The Frontpage Manager allows you to put each item in a specific order. The Frontpage View allows you to display articles in this order, or gives you other options such as by date, etc. Joomla Menus Manager Menu Module Menu Module Menu Module Menu Module Page Content from a Component Other Modules Other Modules Top Menu Main Menu User Menu Footer Menu Understanding how Joomla menus work on your web site Copyright © 2005 - 2009 New Life in IT Pty Ltd www.newlifeinit.com Joomla® is the trademark of Open Source Matters Inc in the United States and other countries. Joomla supports more than one menu. Extra menus can be added via the Menus Manager in the Joomla Administrator. The Joomla template is made up of positions in which modules and the component output can be displayed. Each menu is displayed with its own module. Different styles applied to the modules in the template allow each menu to take on a different appearance. Because modules are access controlled, you can set some menus to display only when the user is logged in (like a User Menu with a link to edit their profile). Home Section Business Frontpage Articles View Main Menu Example Category Breaking News Category Markets The Frontpage view can display articles from any other section or category. This view might be linked to the Home menu link (the first page your visitor sees). News Entertainment Business Article Article Article Article Article Category Money Matters Sports Travel Article Article Understanding how sections and categories work with the menu Category Holiday Ideas Australia Category Australia A Menu “Alias” can be set up so that the News item jumps to the first sub-menu item. Each menu can have an unlimited depth. A menu item can point to a section or a category. The section could be displayed as a “blog” of items, or as a list of its categories. A category could be displayed as a “blog” of items, or a formal list of articles in the category. Article It is important to note that sections and categories “add” to the navigation. So even though you are limited to 2-levels of categorisation, to your visitor the site can appear much deeper. Copyright © 2005 - 2009 New Life in IT Pty Ltd www.newlifeinit.com Joomla® is the trademark of Open Source Matters Inc in the United States and other countries. About Us Article A menu item can also point to a single article. Slide 1 Sections and categories Menus and modules Menus and sections and categories