Courses and Lessons in Joomlashack University

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Barrie North is a leader in the Joomla community... the CEO of Joomlashack, the author of the best selling book on Joomla for the last 2 years, and he runs the most popular and oldest blog on Joomla, compassdesigns.net. An in-demand speaker at Joomla events, he is also a certified teacher and committed to teaching people Joomla.

Forest Linden lives and breathes Joomla and web technology 6 days a week at his thriving Joomla freelance business. He’s been teaching people how to use Joomla for the last 2 years and is known for his comprehensive, clear style of instruction. For the last 8 years, he’s been involved in consulting, developing, and teaching in online learning environments.

This course is a distillation of years of combined expert experience with Joomla in an easy to understand format.

Courses and Lessons in Joomlashack University

Joomlshack University has Beginner and Intermediate Courses with dozens of lessons to keep you learning well past the beginner stage.

New lessons are added by our professional teachers every month, strengthening your investment as you learn more and more.

Watch the sample video lesson below, or peruse our entire list of Beginner and Intermediate lessons and modules!

Sample lesson: How to Install Joomla

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Beginner Course

Introduction

Step 1 - How to use this course - (4 pgs written)
Step 2 - Overview of Joomla - (2 pgs written)
Step 3 - The difference between components, modules, and plugins - (2 pgs written)

Module 1 - Setting Up Shop

Step 1 - Getting Firefox, an FTP client, and a text editor - (3 pgs written)
Step 2 - Preparing a text file with placeholder text - (2 pgs written)
Step 3 - Buying a domain name - (2:51 min video)

Module 2 - Installing Joomla

Step 1 - How to set up a webhosting account - (1:57 min video)
Step 2 - Installing joomla on a remote webhost - (9:58 min video)
Step 3 - How to get to the Joomla admin area and the front end of your site - (1 pg written)
Step 4 - Changing the default super admin username - (2:05 min video)
Step 5 - Changing the DNS and setting site to offline mode - (3:35 min video)

Module 3 - Site Planning

Step 1 - Creating a Look and Feel - (1 pg written)
Step 2 - Organizing your content - (9 pgs written)

Module 4 - Finding and Installing A Template

Step 1 - Where to shop for templates - (1:54 min video)
Step 2 - Purchasing and Downloading templates - (1 pg written)
Step 3 - Installing a template - (3:19 min video)

Module 5 - Installing Some Basic Extensions

Step 1 - Installing a Text Editor - (2:03 min video)
Step 2 - Installing and Using a Site Backup Extension - (3:19 min video)

Module 6 - Creating the Pages of A Simple Joomla Site

Step 1 - Creating sections and categories - (3:34 min video)
Step 2 - Creating Articles - (4:21 min video)
Step 3 - Creating Menu Items - (6:41 min video)
Step 4 - Setting Global Parameters for articles - (1:52 min video)
Step 5 - Creating the Contact Us page - (2:25 min video)
Step 6 - Linking to an article that doesn't appear on a visible menu - (3:52 min video)

Module 7 - Preparing Images for the Site

Step 1 - How to find good stock photos - (5:53 min video)
Step 2 - Setting up firefox with Developer's Toolbar - (1:59 min video)
Step 3 - Preparing Images for the Web - (2:42 min video)
Step 4 - Uploading and putting images into an article - (3:22 min video)
Step 5 - Configuring FTP program to connect to the web server - (2:46 min video)
Step 6 - Creating an image gallery with SIG - (5:44 min video)

Module 8 - Creating Modules

Module 8 Overview - (1 pg written)
Step 1 - Adding a teaser module - (6:54 min video)
Step 2 - Adding a tabbed module and a simple module - (9:51 min video)
Step 3 - Creating a menu module and most read module - (3:11 min video)
Step 4 - Adding a simple image module - (2:09 min video)
Step 5 - Creating bottom user modules - (5:18 min video)

Module 9 - Working With Logos

Step 1 - Adding a simple text logo using template text logo - (1:07 min video)
Step 2 - Logo creation options - (2 pgs written)
Step 3 - Adding a custom logo into the template - (4:02 min video)
Step 4 - Changing the offline joomla logo to your own logo - (1:35 min video)
Step 5 - Creating a favicon - (2:29 min video)

Module 10 - Miscellaneous Skills

Step 1 - How to delete articles, categories, and sections - (2:32 min video)
Step 2 - Changing the session lifetime - (1 pg written)
Step 3 - Where to find other extensions - (2 pgs written)
Step 4 - Adding typography styles to text - (3:57 min video)

Module 11 - Final Steps

Step 1 - Enabling Joomla SEF urls - (2:34 min video)
Step 2 - Testing and Fixing Bugs - (5 pgs written)
Step 3 - Quick bug testing using Browsershots - (3:28 min video)
Step 4 - Setting up email accounts - (4:52 min video)
Step 5 - Testing Contact Us form (1 pg written)
Step 6 - Installing Google Analytics - (3:11 min video)
Step 7 - Submitting site to Google, Yahoo, Bing - (4:20 min video)
Step 8 - Setting up an uptime monitoring service - (2:48 min video)

Intermediate Course

Working With Templates

Customizing Template Colors - Part 1 - (23:11 min video)
Customizing Template Colors - Part 2 - (29:32 min video)
Customizing Template Colors - Part 3 - (14:30 min video)

Maintaining Your Site Code

Restoring a Joomlapack backup file - (5:40 min)
Upgrading Joomla - (3:38 min video)

Marketing Your Site

Building an email list with iContact - (15:28 min video)

Working With Media

Publishing your own streaming videos - (8:15 min video)

Integrating e-commerce into a Joomla site

Using Paypal to sell services and products - (26:45 min video)
Using Google Checkout to sell services and products - (16:30 min video)
Using Foxy Cart to sell services and products - (28:43 min video)
Using K2 to create a product catalog - (43:41 min video)

Third Party Joomla Extensions

Using RS Form Pro to create forms - (26:25 min video)
Integrating a forum into your site with Kunena - (24:02 min video)

Blogging With Joomla

Creating a blog with K2 - (39:57 min video)
Setting up RSS and email feeds with Feedburner - (9:37 min video)

Supplemental Quick How To Guides

How To Set Up the Image Rotator
How To Enable Dropdown Menus
How To Use the Web Links Component
How to Offer Free Downloads After an Email Signup
How to Choose a Good Menu Item Name
How to Create a Site with Uncategorized Articles
How to Embed Google Maps in Articles
How to Edit HTML in a module or article
How to Make a Copyright Date Update Automatically
How to Paste Content from Word
How to Create a Sitemap
How To Customize Your Copyright Footer
How To Add Google Analytics
How to Add a Remote Web Application
How To Add Users From the Backend
How To Change Your Homepage Title
How To Create a Site with Sections and Categories
How To Allow User Registration
How To Set Up Modules
How To Change Your Password
How To Set User Permissions
How To Use the Web Links Component
How to Optmize Your Pages for Search Engines
How to Embed Modules in Articles (video)
How to Allow Visitors to Submit Content
How to use Google Analytics goals in your site
How to Install WAMP localhost

More lessons and courses are being added monthly. Join us as we make Joomlashack University the place to start your Joomla journey and grow your business along with us.