Class Content
Please note depending on the class that is defined for your group the ‘parts’, may be adjusted slightly. This can be flexible based on the number of hours the full class will be. This class can be taught in 8 hours or up to 16 hours.
Build your Joomla site
In this section, we will build a base Joomla! Site. The site in this class will be based on a ‘hair salon’ or ‘barbershop’, whichever you choose. By the end of this session, you will see your site with some basic information about your ‘company’. We will also jump into how easy it is to edit your content using front end editing.
Understand your content
A website is only as good as the information in it. We will continue building our ‘hair salon’ / ‘barbershop’ by adding employees, our services, location details, and hours for your shop. To do this we will have to organize your content clearly so it is easy to work with moving forward. Using Joomla’s category structure we will structure the content. Then we will dive into the content a little deeper to add images and tabs/sliders within each of your pages.
Understand your menu structure
Once your content is defined, now you have to build a structure so your users can get to it! The menu structure is using links in various areas of your site to allow a customer to ‘walk through’ your virtual ‘hair salon’. We like to think of your website as a ‘virtual storefront’. This is what your customers see perhaps before they even walk into your front door. So it has to be easy to navigate and get through.
Advanced Modules - Making your website dance
Joomla’s core feature of modules gives you the chance to make your content very dynamic if it is built properly. These features can be done without purchasing any products. You can display a list of articles, or a random image or random testimonial on your home page. We will also add some more modules to your sites such as a gallery tool and a slideshow.
What tools should you install
Joomla out of the box has 90% of the functionality that you will ever need. However, Joomla has a large selection of tools that you can install for free to add even more functionality to your website. We will add items such as events, sitemaps, mass content, and of course backups!