Joomla Tutorial

NEW! We are happy to introduce to you our new Joomla 1.5 tutorial! SiteGround is the first host to offer free Joomla 1.5 installation with its Joomla hosting package.

Joomla CMS is a multi functional Open Source application for creating websites. It is free to use and has a great community support. With SiteGround hosting you can use all Joomla features.

Joomla! main benefits:

• Multiuser and Multilevel environment: many users can interact and contribute to the development of the Joomla-based site. Users can be assigned to different groups with different privileges;
• WYSIWYG editor - the intuitive What You See Is What You Get editor allows for easy editing of the content online;
• Additional components / modules - the Joomla system can be easily enhanced with additional functionalities from integrating a forum to installing an E-commerce solution;
• Templates - there are numerous free Joomla templates on the net and Siteground is proud to offer some of the best ones!

SiteGround has been supporting and hosting Joomla sites from the very start of Joomla! back in 2005. Through the years we have proven to be the best Joomla host, providing unmet elsewhere features such as free Joomla installation, Joomla-optimized servers, free templates, fast and efficient support. Based on our experience we are offering you this tutorial.

Joomla tutorial includes:

• How to install Joomla CMS on your hosting account: installation with Fantastico and manual installation;
• How to change/install Joomla templates and links to FREE for download Joomla templates;
• How to add new languages to Joomla;
• How to administer your Joomla system - how to set meta info, manage emails, stats, and use search engine friendly URLs;
• How to manage your content in Joomla - how to create new categories and how to add new articles;
• How to manage banner ads;
• How to add VirtueMart shopping cart to Joomla;
• How to have Joomla and SMF forum;
• How to add a Calendar module to Joomla;
• More information, download links and how to install instructions for the most popular Joomla components, modules and mambots;
• How to use Google AdSense with Joomla;
• How to backup your Joomla site;
• How to upgrade your Joomla system;
• NEW: Visit our Joomla FAQ for more answers about managing your Joomla.

All our resources are being constantly updated and improved to make sure SiteGround continues to offer the best Joomla hosting package with the richest set of features for every Joomla-powered website.

You may use this tutorial for your own use. You may not distribute it in any form without the express permission of the publisher. You may provide a link to the publisher's web site, where this tutorial can be used from. This tutorial is provided free of charge and without any warranty of any kind.