The #1 Joomla Book

In today’s fast moving web, if you have a website that doesn’t have rich functionality or fresh content, you will find yourself at a disadvantage to those that do. The idea of powering websites with a Content Management System (CMS) has been around for some time, but it is only recently with the advent of high quality open source CMS scripts like Joomla that we have seen these powerful CMS tools coming into the hands of you and me.

In this chapter I’ll explain in detail the difference between a “traditional” website and one using a CMS. We’ll also look at the history of Joomla and an overview of some of its features.