Courses and Lessons in Joomlashack University
Joomla 1.7 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 1.6 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 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)
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 - (5:44 min video)
- Step 3 - Restoring or Moving your site with Akeeba Backup - (6:35 min video)
Module 6 - Creating the Pages of A Simple Joomla Site
- Step 1 - Creating categories - (3:34 min video)
- Step 1a - Creating Infinitely Nestable Categories - (2:23 min video)
- Step 2 - Creating Articles - (5:47 min video)
- Step 3 - Creating Menu Items - (13:53 min video)
- Step 4 - Creating a Contact page - (4:59 min video)
- Step 5 - Linking to articles not on a menu - (4:50 min video)
Module 7 - Working with images on your site
- Step 1 - How to find good stock photos - (5:53 min video)
- Step 2 - Setting up Firefox with the Web 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 or module - (4:57 min video)
- Step 5 - Configuring and connecting an ftp program to your server - (2:46 min video)
- Step 6 - Creating a photo gallery with SIG Plus - (14:00 min video)
Module 8 - Adding modules to the site
- Step 1 - Creating a slideshow with ShackSlides - (19:46 min video)
- Step 2 - Creating a menu module and popular article module - (4:49 min video)
- Step 3 - Adding a simple image module - (3:19 min video)
- Step 4 - Creating bottom modules - (7:17 min video)
Module 9 - Working With Logos
- Step 1 - Adding a simple text logo using template text logo - (1:48 min video)
- Step 2 - Logo creation options (2 page written lesson)
- Step 3 - Adding a custom logo into the template - (5:22 min video)
- Step 4 - Changing the offline joomla logo to your own logo - (2:38 min video)
- Step 5 - Creating a favicon - (2:35 min video)
Module 10 - Miscellaneous Skills
- Step 1 - Changing the session lifetime - (1 page written lesson)
- Step 2 - Where to find other extensions - (1 page written lesosn)
- Step 3 - Adding typography styles to text - (3:37 min video)
- Step 4 - Creating login and registration forms - (4:48 min video)
Module 11 - Final Steps
- Step 1 - Enabling Joomla SEF urls - (4:21 min video)
- Step 2 - Testing and Fixing Bugs - (5 page written lesson)
- Step 3 - Quick bug testing using Browsershots - (3:28 min video)
- Step 4 - Setting up email accounts - (4:52 min video)
- Step 5 - Setting up Email Forwarders - (3 page written lesson)
- Step 6 - Testing Contact Us form - (1 page written lesson)
- Step 7 - Installing Google Analytics - (5:23 min video)
- Step 8 - Setting up an uptime monitoring service - (2:48 min video)
Joomla 1.7 Intermediate Course
Intermediate Joomla Skills
- Understanding Joomla's Access Control List - part 1 - (11:12 min video)
- Understanding Joomla's Access Control List - part 2 - (14:00 min video)
- Upgrading from Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 1.7 - (17:17 min video)
- Upgrading Joomla 1.6 to Joomla 1.7 - (4:15 min video)
- Installing and running Joomla on a Rackspace Cloud Server - Part 1 - (16:37 min video)
- Installing and running Joomla on a Rackspace Cloud Server - Part 2 - (17:11 min video)
- Installing and running Joomla on a Rackspace Cloud Server - Part 3 - (20:19 min video)
- Hiding Content from Registered Users - (6:56 min video)
- Redirecting Broken Links with the Redirect Component - (4:46 min video)
- One Template in Many Different Colours - (7:48 min video)
Joomla 1.5 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)
- Step 4 - Understanding Joomla's User Access Levels - (4 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 - (5:44 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)
- Changing the fonts of your template - (7:09 min video)
- Advanced Template Customization - (41:29 min video)
Maintaining Your Site Code
- Using the Admin Tools extension to speed up site maintenance - (21:09 min video)
- Blocking hackers with the OSE Security Suite - (28:32 min video series)
- Restoring an Akeeba Backup file - (6:11 min)
- Upgrading Joomla - (3:38 min video)
- Creating automated daily backups with Akeeba Backup Pro - (12:18 min video)
- 21 techniques to secure a Joomla website - (15 pages - written)
- Protecting your site from spam bots with OSOL Captcha - (4:30 min video)
Marketing Your Site
- Using MailChimp for your email marketing platform - (1 hour 5 minute video series)
- 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 Ecwid to create a complete online store - (44:00 min video)
- Creating a paid membership site with AEC - (43:25 min video series)
- 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)
- Adding a Social Network with Jomsocial - (29:00 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)
- User permissions and front end editing with K2 - (5 pages written)
- Blogging with Wordpress inside of Joomla - (31:14 min video)
Joomla Tips and Tricks
- Customizing Joomla's core output with template overrides - (7:20 min video)
- Using heatmaps to track visitor clicks with CrazyEgg - (10 pages written)
- Importing content into your site with RSS - (8 pages written)
- Speeding up Joomla's admin side - (10:43 min video)
Joomla 1.6
- In-depth Tour of Joomla 1.6 - Part 1 - (30:00 min video)
- In-depth Tour of Joomla 1.6 - Part 2 - (19:37 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
New lessons and videos are added every few weeks.