The Ultimate Guide To Joomla - Advanced Users Hands-On Training With Joomla 1.5
Course Contents
Module #1 – Membership Sites
- Basics of building a Joomla membership site
- How to install Joomla on your server
- How to add config file and setup permissions for your membership site via ftp or cPanel
- How to create a database for your membership site
- Going through all the modules, extension and plugins you need for building a membership site with Joomla
- Downloading and installing AEC (Account Expiration Control)
- Enabling Legacy plugin
- How to install AEC access, AEC error, AEC routing, AEC user plugins etc.,
- Enabling and setting up the plugins
- Learn how to install Docman
- Adding Docman sample data
Module #2 – Working With Membership Sites
- How to clear unwanted items
- How to setup the home page
- Sample membership levels
- How to change the default Joomla logo and replace it with your membership logo
Module #3 - Adding Content to Your Membership Sites
- Configuring and setting up permissions for Docman
- Setting up categories for downloads
- How to add licenses for each level
- Adding files such as videos and pdf files to your membership site
- Setting up permissions and licenses for the uploads for different membership levels
Module #4 - Working With AEC (Account Expiration Control)
- Setting up access and configuring AEC
- Setting up payment processors
- Adding your payment information and setting up everything
- Adding different types of plans in AEC Central such as silver, gold and platinum and associating user groups
Module #5 - Setting Up Menus and Testing Out Your Membership Site
- Adding relevant menus for your membership site
- Learn how to test your membership site, see if everything is working as it is supposed to be
- Finishing up your membership site
Module #6 - Forums
- Introduction to Joomla forums
- Learn about Simplest Forum for Joomla
- Downloading and installing Simplest Forum
- Enabling Simplest Forum in Module Manager
- Enabling Simplest Forum plugins such as Search plugin and Captcha plugin in Plugins Manager
- Setting up forum categories
- Setting up permissions for posts before they show up on Forums
- Adding forum to User Menu
- Making posts and seeing if everything is working
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