The Joomla Book

The term “site administration” usually means the day to day tasks of adding content, managing users and making sure installed components and modules are running correctly. With a properly configured Joomla site, the administration burden is relatively low. Most of the effort can be dedicated to generating that all important content.

n this chapter we will go on a whirlwind tour of the core administrative functions you’ll need. I won’t be going step by step explaining every last button in the admin backend, but rather picking out key functions, tips and tricks that you’ll need to know to keep your site humming.