Sunday, March 14, 2010

Training for Dummies 2005

Training for Dummies

























 Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   408 
Publication Date:   2005-03-25 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0764559850 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780764559853


 Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: So You’re Going to Be a Trainer!..........................5
Chapter 1: What’s a Trainer?.............................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Why Adults Learn..........................................................................................25
Chapter 3: The Training Cycle ........................................................................................39
Part II: Designing the Best Darn Training
in the World ...............................................................47
Chapter 4: Assessing Needs and Developing Learning Objectives............................49
Chapter 5: Developing the Training Design ..................................................................65
Chapter 6: Using Off-the-Shelf Training .......................................................................101
Chapter 7: Be Prepared to Succeed .............................................................................109
Part III: Showtime: Delivering a Dynamic
Training Session .......................................................135
Chapter 8: Implementing Training Designs: Your Job as a Facilitator.....................137
Chapter 9: It’s Showtime: Delivering Success .............................................................157
Chapter 10: Mastering Media and Other Visuals........................................................183
Chapter 11: Training with Style ....................................................................................201
Chapter 12: Addressing Problems: What’s a Trainer to Do?.....................................223
Part IV: It’s Not Over Yet: The Follow-Up....................249
Chapter 13: Evaluation: It’s Not Over Yet! ...................................................................251
Chapter 14: Transfer of Learning..................................................................................275
Part V: The Professional Trainer .................................283
Chapter 15: The Consummate Professional................................................................285
Chapter 16: Training Certification................................................................................295
Chapter 17: Training Trends .........................................................................................309
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................323
Chapter 18: Ten Tips to Start Off on the Right Foot...................................................325
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Increase Participation ........................................................333
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Save Time in the Training Room .......................................339
Chapter 21: Ten Quick Ways to Form Small Groups ..................................................345
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Adding Humor to Training .................................................351
Chapter 23: Ten Icebreakers That Work ......................................................................361
Index .......................................................................373


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Public Relations for Dummies 2006

Public Relations for Dummies


























Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   358 
Publication Date:   2006-05-30 
Sales Rank:   165255 
ISBN / ASIN:   0471772720 
EAN:   9780471772729


Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: PR: What It Is, How It Works..............................7
Chapter 1: The Power of PR ..............................................................................................9
Chapter 2: X-Raying the PR Process...............................................................................23
Chapter 3: Hiring Professional PR Help .........................................................................37
Part II: Brainstorming and Thinking Creatively .............47
Chapter 4: Setting Up Your PR Department and Program...........................................49
Chapter 5: Formulating Ideas..........................................................................................65
Chapter 6: Using PR Tactics ............................................................................................73
Part III: Putting the Wheels in Motion..........................83
Chapter 7: Creating a Company Newsletter..................................................................85
Chapter 8: Putting Your Message in Writing: The Pres Release .................................97
Chapter 9: Writing and Placing Feature Articles ........................................................107
Chapter 10: Promoting Yourself through Public Speaking........................................129
Part IV: Choosing the Right Medium for Your
Message...................................................................145
Chapter 11: Getting Your Message Out........................................................................147
Chapter 12: Handling the Media ...................................................................................159
Chapter 13: Tuning In to Radio .....................................................................................171
Chapter 14:Getting PR on the Tube..............................................................................183
Chapter 15: Getting More Ink (Print Isn’t Dead Yet) ..................................................197
Chapter 16: Going Public in Cyberspace: Your Web Site...........................................213
Chapter 17: Getting a Grip on New Technology — Blogs, Webcasting,
and Podcasting.............................................................................................................231
Part V: Creating Buzz................................................245
Chapter 18: Getting Hits from Buzz Marketing and Viral Marketing........................247
Chapter 19: Staging Publicity Events ...........................................................................263
Chapter 20: Spotting and Seizing Opportunities ........................................................273
Chapter 21: Knowing What to Do in a PR Crisis .........................................................279
Chapter 22: Evaluating PR Results ...............................................................................287
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................297
Chapter 23: The Ten Greatest PR Coups of All Time .................................................299
Chapter 24: Ten Myths about PR — Debunked ..........................................................307
Chapter 25: Ten Reasons to Do PR...............................................................................313
Chapter 26: Ten Things You Should Never Do in the Name of PR............................319
Chapter 27: Ten Steps to Better PR Writing ................................................................327
Appendix: Recommended Resources ...........................337
Index .......................................................................343


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Human Resources Kit For Dummies 2007

Human Resources Kit For Dummies
























  
Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   384 
Publication Date:   2006-12-11 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0470049308 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780470049303


Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Building the Framework .....................................7
Chapter 1: The Big Picture ................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Law and Order: Navigating the Legal Minefield
of Hiring and Managing .................................................................................................23
Part II: The Right People in the Right Places ................41
Chapter 3: Building a Staffing Strategy ..........................................................................43
Chapter 4: Smart Start to Hiring: Kicking Off the Hiring Process...............................51
Chapter 5: Resourceful Recruiting .................................................................................65
Chapter 6: Narrowing Down the Field............................................................................87
Chapter 7: One on One: Getting the Most Out of Interviewing.................................103
Chapter 8: The Home Stretch: Making the Final Decision.........................................121
Chapter 9: Starting Off on the Right Foot....................................................................143
Part III: Retention: Critical in Any
Business Environment ...............................................161
Chapter 10: Ensuring an Effective Compensation Structure.....................................163
Chapter 11: Creating the Right Benefits Package .......................................................185
Chapter 12: Creating an Employee-Friendly Work Environment..............................207
Chapter 13: Getting Permanent Benefit from Interim Staffing ..................................225
Chapter 14: Training and Development.......................................................................237
Part IV: Keeping Things Together:
Monitoring Ongoing Performance ...............................255
Chapter 15: Assessing Employee Performance ..........................................................257
Chapter 16: Encouraging Extraordinary Performance ..............................................277
Chapter 17: Handling Difficult Situations ....................................................................291
Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................311
Chapter 18: Ten Keys to HR Success in the Future ....................................................313
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Become an HR Strategist....................................................319
Chapter 20: Ten HR-Related Web Sites Worth Exploring...........................................325
Chapter 21: Ten HR-Related Associations You Should Know About........................331
Chapter 22: The Ten Most Important HR-Related Laws ............................................335
Appendix: About the CD ............................................339
Index .......................................................................347


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Fundraising For Dummies 2006

Fundraising For Dummies
























  
Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   384 
Publication Date:   2005-10-31 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0764598473 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780764598470


Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................1
Part I: Putting Your Fundraising Ducks in a Row ...........7
Chapter 1: Identifying the Fruits of Your Fundraising Passion ....................................9
Chapter 2: Finding the Right Perspective: Fundraising Issues and Ethics ...............21
Chapter 3: Making Your Case Statement: Your Agency’s Reason to Be ....................33
Chapter 4: Organizing Your Team: Board Members and Volunteers ........................55
Chapter 5: Creating a Winning Fundraising Plan .........................................................75
Part II: Finding — and Winning Over — Donors ..........95
Chapter 6: Getting the Lowdown on Your Donors ......................................................97
Chapter 7: Meeting Your Donor ...................................................................................115
Chapter 8: Cultivating Major Givers ............................................................................125
Chapter 9: Asking for a Major Gift ...............................................................................137
Part III: Assembling Your Fundraising Toolkit ............153
Chapter 10: Printing for Profits: Direct Mail, Annual Reports, and More ...............155
Chapter 11: Writing Winning Grant Proposals ...........................................................173
Chapter 12: Projecting Your Image by Using the Media ...........................................197
Chapter 13: Working the Phones (You Don’t Have to Be Hated) .............................213
Chapter 14: Charging Ahead with Tchotchkes: Giveaways, Gifts, and Sales .........229
Part IV: Leveraging the Internet ...............................239
Chapter 15: Creating and Using a Web Site ................................................................241
Chapter 16: Getting the Most from E-mail and E-Newsletters .................................251
Chapter 17: Extending Your Branding Online ............................................................263
Part V: On the (Fundraising) Campaign Trail ............273
Chapter 18: Organizing, Implementing, and Celebrating Your Annual Fund .........275
Chapter 19: Planning a Special Event ..........................................................................287
Chapter 20: Building Buildings, Nonbuildings, and Futures:
The Capital Campaign ................................................................................................297
Chapter 21: Securing Major Gifts, Planned Gifts, and the Challenge Grant ...........307
Chapter 22: Approaching the Corporate Giver ..........................................................323
Chapter 23: Building and Growing Endowments .......................................................331
Part VI: The Part of Tens ..........................................339
Chapter 24: Ten Predictions about Fundraising ........................................................341
Chapter 25: Ten Great Opening Lines .........................................................................347
Index .......................................................................351


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Customer Service For Dummies

Customer Service For Dummies 2006


























Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   408 
Publication Date:   2006-05-01 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0471768693 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780471768692



Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I: Creating the Customer-Centric Organization .........7
Chapter 1: Championing Customer Service....................................................................9
Chapter 2: In-Focused or Customer-Focused: Where Do You Stand? ........................19
Chapter 3: Building a Winning Service Strategy...........................................................39
Chapter 4: Better Service through Surveys: Questionnaires,
Focus Groups, and Interviews......................................................................................57
Chapter 5: Company-Wide Training as a Catalyst for Change....................................75
Part II: Take It from the Top: Service Management........95
Chapter 6: Coaching Service Excellence .......................................................................97
Chapter 7: What You Can Measure, You Can Manage: Service Standards ..............111
Chapter 8: Beyond Employee of the Month: Reward and Recognition ...................119
Chapter 9: It Takes a Team: Problem-Solving with a Twist .......................................127
Part III: Keeping Your Customers: Simple Actions,
Significant Payoffs ..................................................149
Chapter 10: A Wink, a Smile, and a Nod: Body Language..........................................151
Chapter 11: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It:
Phone Tone and Etiquette ..........................................................................................163
Chapter 12: It Takes Two to Tango: Getting in Step with Your Customer ...............183
Chapter 13: Turning Service Excellence into Sales Success:
Five Timeless Techniques...........................................................................................207
Part IV: Road Blocks: When the Going Gets Rough......215
Chapter 14: Saying No: What to Do When You Can’t Say Yes ...................................217
Chapter 15: Seeing Red: Dealing with Difficult Customers........................................227
Chapter 16: Taking Initiative: Bouncing Back from Service Blunders .....................239
Chapter 17: The Gift of the Gaffe: Dealing with Customer Complaints ...................249
Part V: Working in a Wired World:
Customer Service on the Web.....................................257
Chapter 18: Clicking with Your Customers: Online Content and Commerce..........259
Chapter 19: Making Your Web Site Shine with Site Design........................................269
Chapter 20: E-Mail Etiquette and Writing: Making the Most of the Medium...........289
Chapter 21: CRM: Automating the Personal Touch ...................................................319
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................331
Chapter 22: Ten Major Don’ts of Customer Service...................................................333
Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Constructive Conflict with Co-Workers............................337
Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Get Better Service as a Customer .....................................347
Index .......................................................................359


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Job/careers - Books talk about job/career

Job/careers - Books talk about job/career

every book talks about certain job/career

Lists of books :

Group 1:

Customer Service For Dummies 2006
Fundraising For Dummies 2006
Human Resources Kit For Dummies 2007
Public Relations for Dummies 2006
Training for Dummies 2005




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Advanced Selling For Dummies

Advanced Selling For Dummies 2007

























Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   362 
Publication Date:   2007-09-11 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0470174676 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780470174678


Contents at a Glance
Introduction .................................................................1
Part I:Mastering the Sales Success Mindset ....................9
Chapter 1: Boosting Sales with Advanced Selling ........................................................11
Chapter 2: Visualizing Yourself as a Power Seller ........................................................25
Chapter 3: Charting Your Roadmap to Sales Success..................................................43
Chapter 4: Making Selling Your Hobby and Your Habit...............................................57
Chapter 5: Setting the Stage for an Unlimited Upside ................................................73
Part II: Pumping Up Your Sales Muscle .......................87
Chapter 6: Getting in Step with Your Customer ...........................................................89
Chapter 7: Teaming Up for Success with Personal Partnering.................................105
Chapter 8: Embracing Change as a Growth Strategy ................................................117
Chapter 9: Branding Yourself through Shameless Self-Promotion ..........................131
Chapter 10: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone: Taking Risks................................149
Part III: Equipping Yourself with Advanced
Selling Tools and Resources .......................................163
Chapter 11: Investing and Re-Investing in Your Success ..........................................165
Chapter 12: Putting the Latest Technologies to Work for You ................................179
Chapter 13: Picking the Right People to Fill the Gaps ..............................................197
Part IV: Prospecting for Sales Opportunities ..............213
Chapter 14: Harnessing People Power with R-Commerce.........................................215
Chapter 15: Prospecting for Untapped and Under-Tapped Markets ......................231
Chapter 16: Tapping the Power of the Multimedia Marketplace .............................245
Chapter 17: Exploring Opportunities in the Virtual World: Social Media ...............265
Part V: Teaming Up with Your Customers . . .
and Competitors .......................................................283
Chapter 18: Focusing on Your Client’s Success..........................................................285
Chapter 19: Selling to Multicultural Customers .........................................................299
Chapter 20: Playing Nice with the Competition ........................................................315
Part VI: The Part of Tens ...........................................329
Chapter 21: Ten Power-Selling Tactics and Techniques ...........................................331
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Break Your Sales Slump . . . or Avoid It Entirely..............337
Index .......................................................................343



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Sales books

Sales books:

Telephone Sales For Dummies 2008
Advanced Selling For Dummies 2007
Cross-Cultural Selling For Dummies 2008

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Joomla! A User's Guide : Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website

Joomla! A User's Guide : Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website



Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR 
Number Of Pages: 480 
Publication Date: 2007-12-21 
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0136135609 
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780136135609




Table of Contents
Index 
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. Content Management Systems and an Introduction to Joomla!
What Is a Content Management System?
History of Joomla
Joomla's Features
Elements of a Joomla Website
Summary
Chapter 2. Downloading and Installing Joomla!
How Do I Install Joomla?
Summary
Chapter 3. Joomla! Administration Basics
What Is the Frontend and Backend of a Joomla-powered Website?
Summary
Chapter 4. Content Is King: Organizing Your Content
How Does Joomla Generate Web Pages?
How Does Joomla Organize Content Articles?
Creating the Widget Inc. Website with Uncategorized Content
Creating Widget Inc. with Sections and Categories
Module Content
Summary
Chapter 5. Creating Menus and Navigation
How Do Menus and Modules Work Together?
What Do Menu Items Do?
Blog Layout
List/Standard Layout for a Section
List/Standard Layout for a Blog
Module Manager
Submenus
Summary
Chapter 6. Extending Joomla!
What Are Extensions?
Installing Extensions
Managing Extensions
Components
Modules
Plugins
Templates
Summary
Chapter 7. Expanding Your Content: Articles and Editors
WYSIWYG Editors
Creating and Managing Articles
Managing Content Through the Backend
Managing Content Through The Frontend
Article Checkin
Summary
Chapter 8. Getting Traffic to Your Site
Start at the Beginning: Site Goals
Organic Traffic (SEO)
Referral Traffic
Pay-Per-Click Traffic
Email Traffic
Joomla SEF Extensions
Summary
Chapter 9. Creating a Pure CSS Template
What Is a Joomla Template?
Localhost Design Process
W3C and Tableless Design
Creating a Simple Template
Using CSS to Create a Tableless Layout
Making a Real Joomla 1.5 Template
Advanced Templating Features
Summary
Chapter 10. Creating a School Site with Joomla!
Why Do We Need a School Website?
What Features Do We Need on a School Site?
Downloading and Installing a School Template
Organizing Content on a School Website
Creating the Menus
Building Out Content
Creating Subnavigation
Setting Up the Footer
Setting Up the Home Page
Adding Basic Functionality to a School Website
Extending the School Website Beyond the Basics
Summary
Chapter 11. Creating a Restaurant Site with Joomla!
Why Does a Restaurant Need a Website?
What Features Does a Restaurant Website Need?
Downloading and Installing a Restaurant Template
Organizing the Content on a Restaurant Website
Building Content Articles with Lorem Ipsum
Creating Menus
Setting Up the Home Page
Using Stock Imagery
Extending a Restaurant Website
Summary
Chapter 12. Creating a Blog Site with Joomla!
What Is a Blog?
Why Have a Blog?
What Features Are Needed on a Blog Site?
Downloading and Installing a Blog Template
Organizing Content on a Blog
Adding Basic Functionality to a Blog
Extending a Blog Website Beyond the Basics
Summary
Appendix A. Getting Help
Community Forums
Help Sites
Getting Help from Google
Appendix B. Joomla! Case Studies
Six Case Studies for Organizations That Use Joomla
Summary
Appendix C. A Quick Start to SEO
Section 1. Keyword Use in Title Tag
Section 2. Anchor Text of Inbound Link
Section 3. Global Link Popularity of Site (PageRank)
Section 4. Age of Site
Section 5. Link Popularity Within the Site
Section 6. Topical Relevance of Inbound Links and Popularity of Linking Site
Section 7. Link Popularity of Site in Topic Community
Section 8. Keyword Use in Body Text
Section 9. File Size
Section 10. Clean URL
Section 11. Utilize Your Error Pages
What's Not Here?
Appendix D. Installing WAMP5
Index


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Joomla E-Commerce with VirtueMart 2009

Joomla E-Commerce with VirtueMart 2009



Publisher:   Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages:   476 
Publication Date:   2009-04-02 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1847196748 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781847196743




Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Joomla! and E-Commerce 7
What is Joomla!? 7
Main features of Joomla! 8
Use of Joomla! 10
Joomla! and e-commerce 12
Affiliate carts 13
Paid access to content 13
Billing and payment systems 14
Auction systems 15
Shopping carts 16
What is VirtueMart? 16
Features of VirtueMart 17
General features 17
Product catalog features 18
Administration features 19
Payment modules 21
Shipping modules 21
Joomla! and other shopping carts 21
osCommerce 22
Zen Cart 22
Magento 22
Freeway 23
Store example used in this book 23
Summary 23

Chapter 2: Installation and Basic Configuration of
Joomla! and VirtueMart 25
Pre-requisites for installation 25
System requirements 26
Setting a development environment 26
Getting Joomla! 27
Getting VirtueMart 28
Uploading installation files to server 30
Creating database for Joomla! 31
Brief installation process for Joomla! 32
Basic configuration of Joomla! 40
Basic administration of Joomla! 45
Managing contents 45
Managing sections 45
Managing categories 48
Managing articles 48
Managing extensions 51
Installation of VirtueMart 54
Basic configuration of VirtueMart 57
Adding VirtueMart to menu 58
Showing the modules 62
Summary 65
Chapter 3: Configuring the VirtueMart Store 67
VirtueMart administration panel 67
Store information 69
Shop configuration 72
Global configurations 72
Shop status configuration 72
Price configuration 73
Frontend features 74
Tax configuration 76
User registration settings 76
Core settings 78
Logfile configuration 80
Security settings 80
Checkout configuration 82
Feed configuration 84
Managing countries 86
Managing currencies 88
Using shipping modules 89
Flex shipping 90
Standard shipping 92

Zone shipping 94
Using payment modules 97
Adding credit cards 97
Configuring payment methods 98
PayPal 99
Credit card processing through Authorize.Net 102
Cash on delivery 105
Adding a payment method 106
Adding tax rates 109
Summary 110
Chapter 4: Managing product catalogue 111
Catalogue management 111
Managing manufacturers 112
Adding a manufacturer category 112
Adding a manufacturer 113
Listing the manufacturer categories 114
Managing vendors 115
Vendor category 115
Adding vendor 116
Managing vendors and categories 118
Managing product categories 120
Adding product categories 120
Modifying product categories 122
Adding a product 126
Managing products 133
Adding multiple product images 134
Adding extra files with products 136
Configuring downloadable products 137
Using attributes 142
Simple attributes 143
Parent-child products 146
Using product types 152
Adding product types 152
Adding parameters to product types 154
Adding product type to products 160
Summary 165
Chapter 5: Managing Customers and Orders 167
Customer management 168
Registration/Authentication of customers 168
Revisiting registration settings 168
Enabling VirtueMart login module 170
Managing fields for user registration form 179

Adding a new field 180
Editing a field 193
User manager 194
Joomla! user manager 194
VirtueMart user manager 196
Which user manager should we use? 198
User groups 198
Joomla! user groups 198
VirtueMart user groups 199
Group permissions 201
Assigning permissions to user groups 202
Adding new module 204
Adding new function 205
Assigning users to groups 208
Checking how these work 208
Managing orders 213
Viewing the orders 214
Viewing an order's details 214
Understanding an order's status 216
Managing order status types 217
Changing an order's status 218
Viewing an order's history 220
Order statistics 220
Managing inventory 224
Summary 226
Chapter 6: Customizing the Look and Feel 227
Configuring the look and feel of a Joomla! site 227
Installing Joomla! templates 228
Applying a template 229
Customizing a template 231
Changing a site's logo 232
Customizing VirtueMart's look and feel 238
Look and feel configurations in VirtueMart 238
Customizing and applying themes 241
Customizing templates 245
Shop front-page 246
Product listing 249
Product detail page 253
Basket templates 258
Checkout templates 259
Email templates 261
Other page templates 261
Using search engine friendly URLs 262
Built-in Joomla! SEF 262

SEF with sh404SEF 264
Summary 270
Chapter 7: Promotion and Public Relations 271
Promotions 272
Promotional discounts 272
Creating discounts 272
Adding discounts to products 274
Special products 276
Best sellers 281
Latest products 283
Random products 285
All-in-one 289
Scrolling products 290
Cross-selling and up-selling 293
Use of discount coupons 295
Customer reviews 298
Enabling review 298
Submitting reviews 299
Moderating reviews 300
Newsletters and product notification 302
Using Acajoom Newsletter 303
Configuring Acajoom 303
Creating a list 305
Creating newsletters 308
Creating an article with product information 311
Sending newsletters 314
Adding fields in the Registration Form 314
Using the Vemod News Mailer 316
Summary 320
Chapter 8: Localization of VirtueMart 321
Why localization? 321
Localizing regions and taxes 322
Countries 322
Adding state or region 323
Configuring taxes by region 324
Using multiple currencies 327
Using multiple languages 330
Adding a new language to a Joomla! site 331
Translating the site language 332
Manual translation 332
Translation through the translator component 336
Showing multilingual content 344

Translating VirtueMart language files 351
Summary 354
Chapter 9: Extending VirtueMart's Functionalities 355
Bulk product imports and exports 356
Creating new import and export template 357
Using import and export templates 360
Using CSVImproved for catalogue building 363
Using product tag clouds 364
Using testimonials 366
Improving product reviews by commenting 368
Wholesaling from a VirtueMart store 374
Using social networking and bookmarking sites 376
Using AJAX updates for products 377
Adding some spice to the shop 379
Spicy cart 379
Slideshow with product images 380
Including modules in content items 380
Summary 383
Chapter 10: Maintenance and Troubleshooting 385
Uploading the local site to web server 385
Transferring local site by FTP 386
Step1: Transferring site files 386
Step 2: Dumping and recreating a database 386
Step 3: Reconfiguring Joomla! and VirtueMart 390
Faster relocation using JoomlaPack 392
Backing up files and databases 399
Using JoomlaPack 399
Using LazyBackup 402
Auditing and hardening security 403
Joomla! tools suite 404
GuardXT 406
Some tips about security 407
Common problems and troubleshooting 407
Joomla!-related problems 408
Problems with installation of extensions 408
SEF problems 409
VirtueMart-related problems 409
Problem after relocation 410
Issues related to user registration 410
Showing latest products 411
Issues related to vendors 413

Issues related to VirtueMart SEF 413
Issues related to multilingual contents in VirtueMart 415
Summary 418
Appendix A: Configuration Options 419
Configuring shipping modules 419
Australia Post 419
Canada Post 420
DHL 420
FedEXdc 422
Flex 423
Intershipper 423
Shipvalue 424
Standard shipping module 425
UPS 426
Configuring payment modules 428
2Checkout 428
Credit card (eProcessingNetwork) 429
Credit card (PayMeNow) 430
eWay 431
iTransact 432
noChex 432
PayMate 432
VeriSign Payflow pro 433
WorldPay 433
Appendix B: Resources for Joomla! and VirtueMart 435
Setting up the WAMP server 435
Resources for Joomla! 437
Resources for VirtueMart 438
Index 441


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Joomla Web Security 2008

Joomla Web Security 2008


  
Publisher:   Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages:   264 
Publication Date:   2008-10-15 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1847194885 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781847194886


 Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Let's Get Started 7
Introduction 7
Common Terminology 8
Hosting—Selection and Unique Needs 9
What Is a Host? 9
Choosing a Host 9
Questions to Ask a Prospective Host 10
Facilities 10
Things to Ask Your Host about Facility Security 11
Environmental Questions about the Facility 12
Site Monitoring and Protection 12
Patching and Security 13
Shared Hosting 13
Dedicated Hosting 15
Architecting for a Successful Site 17
What Is the Purpose of Your Site? 17
Eleven Steps to Successful Site Architecture 18
Downloading Joomla! 20
Settings 21
.htaccess 24
Permissions 26
User Management 27
Common Trip Ups 27
Failure to Check Vulnerability List First 27
Register Globals, Again 28
Permissions 28
Poor Documentation 29
Got Backups? 29
Setting Up Security Metrics 30
Summary 39
Chapter 2: Test and Development 41
Welcome to the Laboratory! 42
Test and Development Environment 42
What Does This Have to Do with Security? 43
The Evil Hamster Wheel of Upgrades 44
Determine the Need for Upgrade 45
Developing Your Test Plan 47
Essential Parameters for a Successful Test 47
Using Your Test and Development Site for Disaster Planning 49
Updating Your Disaster Recovery Documentation 49
Make DR Testing a Part of Your Upgrade/Rollout Cycle 50
Crafting Good Documentation 50
Using a Software Development Management System 54
Tour of Lighthouse from Artifact Software 54
Reporting 56
Using the Ravenswood Joomla! Server 58
Roll-out 59
Summary 60
Chapter 3: Tools 61
Introduction 61
Tools, Tools, and More Tools 62
HISA 62
Installation Check 63
Web-Server Environment 64
Required Settings for Joomla! 66
Recommended Settings 67
Joomla Tools Suite with Services 68
How's Our Health? 70
NMAP—Network Mapping Tool from insecure.org 78
Wireshark 81
Metasploit—The Penetration Testers Tool Set 83
Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 86
Why You Need Nessus 86
Summary 88
Chapter 4: Vulnerabilities 89
Introduction 89
Importance of Patching is Paramount 91
What is a Vulnerability? 92
Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities 93
SQL Injections 95

Command Injection Attacks 97
Attack Example 97
Why do Vulnerabilities Exist? 98
What Can be Done to Prevent Vulnerabilities? 99
Developers 99
Poor Testing and Planning 99
Forbidden 101
Improper Variable Sanitization and Dangerous Inputs 102
Not Testing in a Broad Enough Environment 102
Testing for Various Versions of SQL 103
Interactions with Other Third-Party Extensions 103
End Users 103
Social Engineering 103
Poor Patching and Updating 105
Summary 105
Chapter 5: Anatomy of Attacks 107
Introduction 108
SQL Injections 108
Testing for SQL Injections 112
A Few Methods to Prevent SQL Injections 113
And According to PHP.NET 114
Remote File Includes 114
The Most Basic Attempt 116
What Can We Do to Stop This? 117
Preventing RFI Attacks 121
Summary 122
Chapter 6: How the Bad Guys Do It 123
Laws on the Books 123
Acquiring Target 125
Sizing up the Target 126
Vulnerability Tools 129
Nessus 129
Nikto: An Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner 130
Acunetix 130
NMAP 131
Wireshark 132
Ping Sweep 132
Firewalk 132
Angry IP Scanner 133
Digital Graffiti versus Real Attacks 135
Finding Targets to Attack 143
What Do I Do Then? 144
Countermeasures 144
But What If My Host Won't Cooperate? 145
What If My Website Is Broken into and Defaced? 145
What If a Rootkit Has Been Placed on My Server? 146
Closing Words 147
Summary 148
Chapter 7: php.ini and .htaccess 149
.htaccess 149
Bandwidth Preservation 151
Disable the Server Signature 151
Prevent Access to .htaccess 151
Prevent Access to Any File 151
Prevent Access to Multiple File Types 152
Prevent Unauthorized Directory Browsing 152
Disguise Script Extensions 153
Limit Access to the Local Area Network (LAN) 153
Secure Directories by IP and/or Domain 153
Deny or Allow Domain Access for IP Range 154
Stop Hotlinking, Serve Alternate Content 154
Block Robots, Site Rippers, Offline Browsers, and Other Evils 155
More Stupid Blocking Tricks 156
Password-Protect Files, Directories, and More 157
Protecting Your Development Site until it's Ready 159
Activating SSL via .htaccess 160
Automatically CHMOD Various File Types 160
Limit File Size to Protect Against Denial-of-Service Attacks 161
Deploy Custom Error Pages 161
Provide a Universal Error Document 162
Prevent Access During Specified Time Periods 162
Redirect String Variations to a Specific Address 162
Disable magic_quotes_gpc for PHP-Enabled Servers 163
php.ini 164
But What is the php.ini File? 164
How php.ini is Read 164
Summary 166
Chapter 8: Log Files 167
What are Log Files, Exactly? 168
Learning to Read the Log 170
What about this? 171
Status Codes for HTTP 1.1 173
Log File Analysis 175
User Agent Strings 176
Blocking the IP Range of Countries 178
Where Did They Come From? 178
Care and Feeding of Your Log Files 179
Steps to Care of Your Log Files 180
Tools to Review Your Log Files 181
BSQ-SiteStats 182
JoomlaWatch 182
AWStats 183
Summary 184
Chapter 9: SSL for Your Joomla! Site 185
What is SSL/TLS? 186
Using SSL to Establish a Secret Session 187
Establishing an SSL Session 187
Certificates of Authenticity 189
Certificate Obtainment 189
Process Steps for SSL 190
Joomla! SSL 191
Performance Considerations 192
Other Resources 193
Summary 194
Chapter 10: Incident Management 195
Creating an Incident Response Policy 196
Developing Procedures Based on Policy to Respond to Incidents 200
Handling an Incident 201
Communicating with Outside Parties Regarding Incidents 202
Selecting a Team Structure 206
Summary 206
Appendix: Security Handbook 209
Security Handbook Reference 209
General Information 210
Preparing Your Tool Kit 210
Backup Tools 211
Assistance Checklist 212
Daily Operations 213
Basic Security Checklist 213
Tools 214
Nmap 215
Telnet 216
FTP 216
Virus Scanning 217
JCheck 217
Joomla! Tools Suite 217
Tools for Firefox Users 217
Netstat 217
Wireshark 218
Nessus 218
Ports 218
Logs 220
Apache Status Codes 221
Common Log Format 223
Country Information: Top-Level Domain Codes 223
List of Critical Settings 232
.htaccess 232
php. ini 235
References to Learn More about php.ini 236
General Apache Information 236
List of Ports 237
Summary 241
Index 243


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joomla cash 2007

joomla cash 2007


  
Publisher: Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages: 180 
Publication Date: 2007-10-26 
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1847191401 
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781847191403


 Table of Contents
Preface 1

Chapter 1: Welcome Warriors! 5
Business is a War—You Must be Prepared to be a Warrior! 6
Hype versus Reality—the Internet 6
What went Wrong? 6
The Way of the Warrior 7
Mind Your P's 7
Product 8
Place 8
Some Advantages 9
Some Disadvantages 9
Price 9
Promotion 10
The Forgotten P—People 10
Summary 11
Chapter 2: Creating a Marketing Plan 13
Why have Marketing Plans? 13
Creating a Marketing Plan 13
Elements of Your Marketing Plan 14
The Warrior's Strategic Objectives 15
Evaluate, Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome 15
The Warrior's Tactics 18
Objective 1—Direct Revenue Generation 19
Affiliate Marketing 20
Goods, Goods, Goods 20
Information is Power 20
Objective 2—Traffic Generation 21
Keyword-Rich Copywriting 21

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 21
Sitemap Submission 21
RSS Syndication or Really Simple Syndication 22
Free! Free! Free! 22
Objective 3—Visitor and Traffic Analysis 22
Objective 4—Behavior and Conversion Analysis 24
Objective 5—Competitive Analysis "Know Thy Enemy" 26
Objective 6—Bringing it All back Home 28
Summary 28
Chapter 3: Generating Traffic 29
What is SEO? 29
Structural Optimization 30
Items That Search Engines Look for in Your Site's Content 30
External Views of Your Site by Search Engines 31
Optimizing META Data 31
Title Optimization 32
Content Optimization 32
Keyword Research and Optimization 33
Website Structure and Organization 34
Internal Linking and Navigation 34
Using a robots.txt File 35
Using Image ALT and TITLE Tags 36
Promotional Optimization 36
Link Popularity 36
Link Anchors 37
Choosing Relevant Link Partners 38
Determining Link Relevancy 38
Don't Go There–Links to be Avoided at All Costs 38
Competitive Analysis 39
Lock 'n' Load—Using SEO in Joomla! 39
Using Joomla's Core SEO 39
What is .htaccess? 40
Copying htaccess.txt to .htaccess 40
Are we Done Yet? 40
Installing and Configuring OpenSEF 40
Installing 41
Tip for Using OpenSEF 44
Using the Sitemap Feature 44
Configuring OpenSEF's Sitemap 45
Generating the Sitemap 46
Submitting the Sitemap 47
SEO Conclusion 48
Getting Visitors to Play Tag 48

FijiWebDesign's TagBot 48
Linkbaiting Techniques 50
Case Study on Linkbait—Oxfam.org.uk–"Bit Unfair" 51
Typical Linkbaiting Tactics 53
Using RSS Feeds 54
Permission Marketing 54
Affiliate Programs 56
Summary 57
Chapter 4: Traffic or Log Analysis 59
Traffic or Log Analysis is Vital Intelligence 59
Obtaining Logs 59
What Information Do the Logs Provide? 60
Getting Actionable Data 60
JoomlaStats 60
Google Analytics—Another Approach 62
Taking Action 64
What You Need to Learn 64
What You Need to Do with This Vital Intelligence Right Now 64
Summary 66
Chapter 5: Site Layout and Optimization 67
Optimizing Your Site for Ease of Use 67
Menu Navigation and Content Organization 68
Simplicity 68
Pros 68
Cons 69
Complexity 69
Pros 69
Cons 69
Meeting in the Middle 69
Content Navigation 70
Pros 70
Cons 70
Implementation 70
The Default, Core Way 70
Accessibility 71
Measuring Usability 71
Color Psychology, Typefaces, and Design 72
Fire and Ice, Classic and Jazzy 72
What to Ask Yourself 73
Typefaces 73
Design Considerations for Fonts 74
Basic Color Psychology 74
Hot Colors 75

Red 75
Orange 75
Yellow 75
Cool Colors 75
Green 75
Blue 76
Violet 76
White 76
Black 76
Cultural Considerations 76
Writing Effective Copy 77
Ten Tips for Effective Copywriting 77
Real-World Views 78
Instilling a Sense of Urgency 83
Six Tips for Instilling Urgency 85
Summary 85
Chapter 6: Generating Revenue 87
Banner Advertisements 87
Pros 87
Cons 88
Where to Obtain Your Ads 88
Signing up with Banner Affiliates 88
Becoming Your Own Ad Broker 89
Lock and Load 89
Banner Strategies 89
Joomla! Banner Component 90
Direct Template Installation 90
Ready, Aim, FIRE! 90
Uploading a New Banner 90
Direct Template Inclusion 93
Evaluate, Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome 94
Text-Based Contextual Ads 95
Pros 95
Cons 96
Where to Obtain Your Ads 96
Text-ad Strategies 96
Ready, Aim, FIRE! 97
Evaluate, Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome 98
Product Affiliate Programs 98
Pros 99
Cons 99
Tracking and Reporting 99

Ready, Aim, FIRE! 100
Amazon 100
Amazon Product Feed Bridge 101
Using the Omakase Module 102
Direct Template Inclusion 104
Using Other Product Affiliate Programs 106
Using the CJ Affiliates Module 107
Import Any Product Affiliate Code—mod_html 108
Running an Affiliate Program 108
iDevAffiliate 108
Types of Ads Available 116
Affiliates Marketing Conclusion 117
Subscriptions and Joomla! 117
Configuring Account Expiration 117
Applying Unique Changes Known as Hacks 119
Managing Logins with Account Expiration 119
Subscriber Access Control with JACL 120
Installing JACL 120
Accepting Donations 121
Donations (Tip Jars) 121
Pros 122
Cons 122
Advanced PayPal Donations Module 123
Amazon PayPages Module 124
Installation 124
Instant Branded Products 125
E-Commerce 126
Installing VirtueMart 126
Configuring VirtueMart 127
Adding and Editing Products 134
Choosing a Payment Method 139
Optional Modules 140
Summary 140
Chapter 7: Disaster Recovery 141
Ask Yourself, "Is My Site Ready?" 141
If It Can Go Wrong, It Will 141
You Have to be Prepared 142
What is Risk Tolerance? 142
Factors to be Considered for Disaster Preparation 143
Basic Steps to Take when an Outage Occurs 144
Preparing for Battle 144
Using .htaccess to Protect Your Site 145

Permissions and Your Site 146
Passwords 146
Backup and Restore 146
Maintenance of Your Joomla! Site 147
Being Prepared is Job 1 148
Conducting a Mock Drill 150
Establishing a Communications Plan 151
Purpose of Media Contact 151
Summary 152
Chapter 8: Small Change 153
Marketing Your Joomla! skills 153
What You Offer 153
It can be Daunting—I Know! 153
The Grand Master Plan 154
How I approached It 154
Networking to Win 155
You Can Do It Too 155
Finding Joomla! Work 157
Offer Joomla! Templates 158
Offer Free Templates 158
Offer Commercial Templates 158
Offering Commercial Services 159
Conclusion 159
Index 161


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Joomla 1.5 template design

Joomla 1.5 template design





 Publisher:   Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages:   284 
Publication Date:   2009-06-19 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1847197167 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781847197160
 

Table of Contents
Preface 1
 

Chapter 1: Getting Started as a Joomla! Template Designer 7
Joomla! 1.5 perks 8
Pick a template or design your own? 9
Drawbacks to using a pre-made template 9
This book's approach 10
Things you'll need to know 10
Joomla! 1.5 11
CSS 11
XHTML 12
PHP 12
Not necessary, but helpful 13
Tools of the trade 13
HTML editor 13
Graphic editor 14
Firefox 15
We'll be developing for Firefox first, then IE and other browsers 15
Summary 16
 

Chapter 2: Template Design and Approach 17
Things to consider 17
Types of sites 18
Modules, components, and plugins 20
Getting ready to design 22
We have a problem 22
It gets worse 23
The solution: Rapid design comping 23
Let's get started! 25
Think about it: Positions 25

Sketch it 27
Consider usability 29
Start with the structure 29
The DOCTYPE 30
The main body 31
Attach the basic stylesheet 32
Basic semantic XHTML structure 34
Adding text: Typography 36
Start with the text 36
A quick note about starting to style with CSS 38
Font choices 39
Get daring: Font stacks 41
sIFR 41
Cascading fonts 41
Font sizing 42
Paragraphs, blockquotes, and other text markup 44
Default links 44
Form elements 46
The layout 47
How wide to make your site? 47
CSS tables versus floating divs 51
Navigation 52
More navigation: Joomla! 1.5 specific styles 54
Color schemes 55
Two-minute color schemes 56
Color schemes with Gimp or Photoshop 56
Adding color to your CSS 58
Create the graphical elements 59
Graphic styles 60
Handling edits and changes 62
Relax and have fun designing! 63
Slice and export 65
Don't forget your favicon! 70
Make your favicon high resolution 72
Summary 72
Chapter 3: Coding It Up 73
Got Joomla? 73
Understanding the Joomla! 1.5 template 74
Basic, core template files 74
Advanced template files 75
Your Joomla! 1.5 work flow 76
Let's build our template! 78

Tabula rasa 78
Including Joomla! 1.5 content 82
Congratulations! 84
General Joomla! stylesheets 85
The content component 85
Module positions 86
Jdoc tag overview 87
Updating the templateDetails.xml file 90
Placing module positions in the index.php file 92
Assign modules to your positions 95
Hello? Content is wrapped in tables. Gross! 97
Everything is better with Beez 98
Using template overrides 98
Final CSS tweaks and fixes 101
Summary 108
Chapter 4: Debugging and Validation 109
Don't forget about those other browsers and platforms! 110
Introduction to debugging 110
Troubleshooting basics 112
Why validate? 113
Joomla jdoc tags and PHP 114
CSS quick fixes 115
Advanced troubleshooting 116
Fixing CSS across browsers 117
Box model issues 117
Everything is relative 118
To hack or not to hack 119
Out-of-the-box-model thinking 120
Style for IE separately with conditional comments 121
The road to validation 122
XHTML validation 123
CSS validation 125
Advanced validation 126
FireFox's JavaScript/Error Console 127
The Web Developer Toolbar 128
FireBug 129
Checking your work in Internet Explorer 130
Run multiple versions of IE 130
IE Developer Toolbar 131
Don't forget about the QorSMode bookmarklet 131
Extra credit: Optimizing for text and mobile browsers 131
What about the new Mobile Safari browser? 131
Summary 132

Chapter 5: Your Template in Action 133
A picture's worth a thousand words 133
Template packaging basics 135
The templateDetails.xml file 136
Quick XML syntax overview 136
From the top 136
Descriptive tags 138
Copyright and licensing? 140
File, position, and param tags 143
What about the html directory? 147
Param tags 147
ZIP it up! 148
No way to ZIP? 149
One last test 150
Troubleshooting installations 151
Summary 153
Chapter 6: Joomla! 1.5 Template Reference 155
Jdoc include tags 155
Site header information tag 156
Joomla! 1.0 to 1.5 conversion 156
The component include tag 156
Joomla! 1.0 to 1.5 conversion 156
Module position tags 156
Module position styles 157
Joomla! 1.0 to 1.5 159
Menu output options 159
Using overrides 161
Module overrides and chrome 161
How module chrome works 163
Component overrides 164
Pagination 166
Additional template information 166
Common Joomla! CSS 167
Joomla! 1.5 CSS ids 168
Joomla! 1.5 CSS classes 169
Joomla! 1.0 to 1.5 conversion 173
Template parameters 173
Define a parameter in the templateDetails.xml file 173
Retrieve a parameter in the template file 174
Useful standard parameter types 174
Summary 175

Chapter 7: Dynamic Layouts, Menus, and Interactive Elements 177
DIY or extensions? 178
Dynamic layouts 178
PHP syntax 180
PHP if/else conditional statements 180
Update your CSS 184
Dynamic menus 185
Drop-down menus 186
DIY Suckerfish menus in Joomla! 1.5 186
Applying the CSS to Joomla! 188
Applying the DOM Script to Joomla! 191
Flash-ize It 194
Flash in your template 194
Pass Flash a Joomla! variable 196
The ObjectSwap method for Flash 199
Flash in Joomla! content or modules 201
Summary 207
Chapter 8: AJAX/Dynamic Content and Interactive Forms 209
Preparing for dynamic content and interactive forms 210
Joomla! extensions 211
Deciding where AJAX is best used 212
Installing the Joomla! comment component 213
Installing the core design Ajax Pagebreak plugin 215
Installing the AJAX RSS Reader Version 3 with Draggable Divs module 216
AJAX: It's not just for your site's users 217
The AJAX factor 219
JavaScript component/plugin scripts 220
The problem 220
Enter jQuery lightBox 221
Summary 226
Chapter 9: Advanced Enhancements and Design Tips for
Joomla! 1.5 227
Giving users control 227
Editing a template override 232
Adding suffixes to modules and pages 234
Page suffixes 234
Module suffixes 236
The trick 236
Design tips and tricks 237
The cool factor essentials 238
Backgrounds 239

Lists 240
See it in action 240
Rounded corners 241
The classic: All four corners 241
The two image cheat 243
Text to image replacement 246
Extra credit: Use PHP to make graphic headers easy 249
More extra credit: Make unique fonts even easier with the sIFR technique 251
Learn all about your image editor and keep tabs on
current design trends 252
Good design isn't always visual: Looking at SEO 255
Search-engine-friendly URLs 256
Keywords and descriptions 258
Summary 259
Index 261





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Beginning Joomla! (From Novice to Professional) 2007 & 2009 editions

Beginning Joomla! (From Novice to Professional) 2009 (2nd edition)







Publisher:   Apress 
Number Of Pages:   448 
Publication Date:   2009-04-21 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1430216425 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781430216421


Contents at a Glance
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
About the Technical Reviewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 2 Quickstart: Setting Up a Joomla! Site in 20 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER 3 Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CHAPTER 4 Adding Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
CHAPTER 5 Administering Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
CHAPTER 6 Creating Your Own Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
CHAPTER 7 Joomla! Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
CHAPTER 8 Web Community Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
CHAPTER 9 Site Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
CHAPTER 10 Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
CHAPTER 11 Joomla! E- commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
CHAPTER 12 Search Engine Optimization and Joomla! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
CHAPTER 13 Creating Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413


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Mastering Mambo, E-Commerce Templates Module Development SEO Security and Performance

Mastering Mambo, E-Commerce Templates Module Development SEO Security and Performance

 

  
Publisher:   Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages:   290 
Publication Date:   2005-07-12 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1904811515 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781904811510


Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Basic Mambo Principles and Terms 5
Front-End Configuration 7
Administration Interface 10
Start Page and Control Elements 12
Workspace 13
Menu 15
Path 17
Status Indication 18
Tool Bar 18
Editing Lists (Manager) 20
Editing Elements (Edit Mode) 23
Preview 25
Logging Out 28
Summary 28
Chapter 2: Designing Your Own Templates 29
Template Manager 30
Switching Between Templates 30
Installing Templates 32
Edit Templates 33
Positions 34
Your Own Template 35
The Example 35
Template Functions 44
CSS Formats 49
Administrator Templates 51
Useful Stuff 53
Prefabricated? 53
Dreamweaver Template Builder 54
Template Chooser 55
Summary 57
Table of Contents
Chapter 3: Extensions: Modules, Mambots, and Components 59
Modules 59
Installing and Uninstalling Modules 60
Administration of Modules 64
Positioning and Configuring Modules 66
Mambots 68
Components 71
Installing Components 71
Installation and Configuration of Components 72
Included Stuff 74
Banner Administration 75
Contacts 77
Newsfeeds 78
RSS and Syndicates 79
Polls 80
Web Links 82
Search 83
Summary 84
Chapter 4: Internationalization 85
Languages and Language Packs 85
Mambel Fish 89
Installing Mambel Fish 89
Configuration 91
Translation 93
Customizing other Components 96
Summary 97
Chapter 5: E-Commerce 99
Installation 99
Functions 101
Administration of Products 104
Categories 104
Products 105
Importing Products Automatically 108 ii
Table of Contents
Configuration 110
Currency and Other Basic Attributes 110
Vendors 112
Manufacturer 112
Customer Administration: Shoppers 112
Shipping and Taxes 113
Payment Methods 114
Order Administration 114
Coupons 115
Global Configuration 115
Customize and Extend 117
Summary 119
Chapter 6: Forum 121
Alternatives 121
Installation 122
Configuration 125
Setting up the Forum 126
Fill the Forum 130
User Concept 134
Customizing and Extending 135
And a Lot More... 136
Summary 138
Chapter 7: Document Administration with DOCMan 139
Installation 139
Administration of Documents 141
Categories 142
Documents 143
Menu Entries 145
Cleaning Up 147
Monitoring 147
Configuration 148
Updates 150
Users and Groups 151
Customization 152
Extensions 153
Summary 154 iii
Table of Contents
Chapter 8: Even More Extensions 155
MosForms: Forms with Mambo 155
Community Builder 159
First Steps 161
Administration 162
Calendar: Events 166
Picture Gallery: zOOm Gallery 169
Picture Gallery: RSGallery 172
Chat: MOS-Chat and Others 175
Some More Extensions 177
Summary 179
Chapter 9: Your Own Modules, Mambots, and Components 181
Your Own Modules 182
Your Own Mambots 185
Your Own Components 189
Prepare the Database 189
Front End and Back End 190
Administration 192
Installer 200
Summary 206
Chapter 10: Search Engine Optimization 207
Google PageRank 207
Problems and Solutions 210
The Trouble with Links 211
Specific Modules for Optimization 213
mod_rewrite 214
404 SEF 218
Xaneon Extensions 222
SEF advance 223
Summary 224
Chapter 11: Mambo and Security 225
Security and CMS 225
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) 228 iv
Table of Contents
SQL Injection 233
Avoiding SQL Injection 236
Unexpected User Data 237
"Best Practices" for Secure Programming 240
Deployment on the Intranet, Extranet, or with Shared Hosts 243
Keeping Mambo Up to Date 244
Keeping the System Up to Date 248
Summary 255
Chapter 12: Performance and Caching 257
Performance Fundamentals 258
Caching 259
High Performance Programming 262
Analysis 263
Best Practices 265
High Performance Administration 266
php.ini 266
Opcode Cache 267
Performance Tests 269
Summary 272
Chapter 13: Accessibility 273
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 274
Alternatives for Audio and Video 275
Don't Rely on Color Information 276
Use Markup and Stylesheets Correctly 277
Use Natural Language 277
Correct Markup for Tables 277
Don't Exclude Old Technologies 277
Allow Animations to Pause 278
Machine-Independent Access 278
Machine-Independent Design 278
Interim Solutions for Old Browsers 278
Use W3C Technologies 279
Offer Context for Orientation 279
Make Clear Navigation Available 279 v
Table of Contents
Keep Documents Clear and Understandable 279
Tools for Developers 280
Tips for Editors 281
Summary 283
Index 285


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Joomla for dummies

Joomla for dummies



  
Publisher:   For Dummies 
Number Of Pages:   360 
Publication Date:   2009-01-14 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   047043287X 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780470432877


Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with Joomla ............................... 5
Chapter 1: Essential Joomla .............................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Getting and Installing Joomla ......................................................................17
Chapter 3: Mastering the Front Page .............................................................................45
Part II: Joomla at Work .............................................. 81
Chapter 4: Adding Web Pages to Your Site ..................................................................83
Chapter 5: Building Navigation into Your Site with Menus ......................................123
Chapter 6: Mastering Web Page Creation ...................................................................147
Part III: Working with Joomla Modules
and Templates ......................................................... 179
Chapter 7: Fun with Modules: Advertisements, Archives,
Banners, Custom HTML, and More ...........................................................................181
Chapter 8: More Fun with Modules: Footers, Search Boxes,
Who’s Online, Wrappers, and More ..........................................................................199
Chapter 9: Laying Out Your Web Pages with Joomla Templates ............................215
Part IV: Joomla in the Real World ............................. 231
Chapter 10: Managing Your Web Site’s Users ............................................................233
Chapter 11: Driving Traffi c to Your Web Site with Search Engine Optimization ...249
Chapter 12: Extending Joomla ......................................................................................263
Part V: The Part of Tens ........................................... 281
Chapter 13: Ten Top Joomla Extensions ....................................................................283
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Get Help on Joomla ............................................................291
Chapter 15: Ten Top Joomla Template Sites..............................................................295
Chapter 16: Ten Joomla Tutorials ...............................................................................305
Glossary .................................................................. 315
Index ...................................................................... 319



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Joomla 1.5 with Flash

Joomla 1.5 with Flash


  
Publisher:   Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages:   260 
Publication Date:   2009-10-29 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1847198244 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781847198242

 Table of Contents
 
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Get Started with Flash in Joomla! 7
Why use Flash in Joomla!? 7
Creating Flash objects 9
Some tools for working with Flash 10
SWiSH Max 10
Ajax Animator 11
Wink 12
Flash charting tools 13
Animated Charts 13
amCharts 13
Open Flash Chart 14
FusionCharts 14
ActionScript libraries 15
Riva FLV Encoder 15
sIFR 16
PowerPoint to Flash converter 17
Setting up the development environment 17
Web server 17
Database server 17
PHP 18
Example website 20
Summary 21
Chapter 2: Enhance Your Joomla! Content with Flash 23
Have a look at the site! 23
Adding slideshows 24
Using RokSlideShow 26
Showing captions and descriptions for images 29
Adding the slideshow to Joomla! articles 30
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Showing Flash in modules 33
The Flash Module 34
Joomla! Random Flash Module 37
Adding Flash movies using Simple Video Flash Player 38
Showing Flash movie in a module 39
Showing a Flash movie in content 43
Summary 48
Chapter 3: Creating Attractive Menus with Flash 49
The existing Joomla! menu system 50
Making menus attractive using Flash 51
Flash Floating Menu 51
Using the component 52
Using the module 57
Super Web Flash module for Joomla! 1.5 60
Some other extensions for creating Flash menus 65
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Creating Flash Photo Galleries 67
Building Flash photo galleries 67
Expose Flash Gallery 68
Configuring Expose gallery 68
Creating collections and albums 71
Adding photos and videos to albums 74
Showing the album 80
Showing the Expose Scroller module 82
Using the Expose plugin 83
Ozio Gallery 84
Showing photos from Flickr 86
Showing photos from a folder 90
Configuration for skins 93
New Gallery 107
Simple Flash Image Gallery (SFIG) 110
Dynamic Flash Gallery 112
Summary 115
Chapter 5: Flashier than Ever: Maps, Charts, Custom Fonts, Multimedia, and More 117
Showing maps using YOS amMap 118
Installing and configuring YOS amMap 118
Adding map files 120
Creating a map 121
Map data file 122
Map settings file 126
Publishing a map through the module 127
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Showing the map in content using a plugin 130
Showing charts using YOS amChart 133
Configuring YOS amChart 133
Creating a chart 134
amChart settings file 135
amChart data file 138
Publishing the chart through the module 140
Embedding the chart in content using a plugin 147
Showing the content in any font using sIFR 149
Using Flash uploader 152
Creating a streaming media site 156
Installing and configuring JVideo! 156
Adding videos to your site 159
Showing videos in the frontend 162
Adding videos to content 165
Adding Flash MP3 players 167
Simple MP3 Bar 167
UnMP3 for Joomla! 1.5 169
Flash MP3 Player 172
Visual mind mapping with Joom!FreeMind 174
Summary 178
Chapter 6: Flash Decorations: Flashy Templates, Headers,
Banners, and Tickers 179
Adding Flash in templates 179
Structure of a Joomla! template 180
Using Flash logos 187
Using Flash headers 188
Using Flexheader3 188
Creating a module position 189
Configuring the module 190
Using Web Flash Module to show headers 196
Using Flash banners 196
Flash tickers 197
Summary 197
Chapter 7: Playing with Code 199
Using Joomla! content in Flash 199
Using content from a database in Flash objects 200
Developing Flash content using J-AMFPHP 200
Configuring J-AMFPHP 202
Designing services 204
Using services in Flash 207
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Ensuring accessibility of Flash content 210
Identifying accessibility issues 211
Addressing common accessibility issues 211
Summary 213
Chapter 8: Troubleshoot Your Applications 215
Issues related to Joomla! 215
Problems with installation of extensions 216
SEF problems 217
Issues related to Flash 218
Flash 10 and Joomla! Flash Uploader 218
Inserting a Flash object in the Joomla! header 219
Issues related to individual extensions 220
Expose Flash Gallery 220
YOS amChart 221
The Random Flash Module 222
Ozio Gallery 224
Dynamic Flash Gallery 224
JVideo! 224
J-AMFPHP 225
Summary 227
Appendix: Resources for Joomla! and Flash 229
Resources for Joomla! 229
Resources for Flash 231
Summary 234
Index 235



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Joomla 1.5 customization - make ur site adapt to your needs

Joomla 1.5 customization - make ur site adapt to your needs


  
Publisher:   Packt Publishing 
Number Of Pages:   288 
Publication Date:   2009-08-24 
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1847195164 
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781847195166


Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: The Skills Required to Customize Joomla! 7
The architecture of the Internet 7
HTML 9
CSS 11
Server-side scripting and PHP 14
MVC programming and PHP 17
Client-side scripting and JavaScript 18
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) 19
JavaScript frameworks—Mootools and jQuery 20
Database work with MySQL and SQL 21
Summary 23
Chapter 2: Setting Up Our Environment 25
Types of tools 25
File transfers 26
Code editing 27
Image editing 28
Web browsing 29
Database administration 30
Storing code 31
Checkout 33
Update 33
Commit 33
Add 33
Delete 34
Revert 34
Ignore 34
Building locally 34

Practical—picking our tools 35
Practical—using our tools 36
Inspect Element 36
Summary 40
Chapter 3: Planning Our Site 41
Why is it so important to plan? 42
The Frankensite effect 42
No one can hit a target they don't have 43
How to plan 44
Mission 44
Practical—write our own mission statement 45
Monetization 46
Practical—decide our monetization model 47
Goals 48
Practical—set our goals 48
Licenses, encryption, and commercialism 51
Licenses 51
Open source 51
Proprietary 52
Encryption 52
Commercialism 53
Using the Joomla! Extensions Directory and Google 53
Choosing extensions from our goals 55
Practical—turning goals into extensions 56
Display audio and video 58
Submit pictures of customers' own house to a public gallery 58
Ask questions to each other and discuss topics 59
Grow an income from ad-supported free members and subscriptions 60
Customer comments on our articles 62
Ability to collect, moderate, and display user testimonials 63
Convert default web page URLs to human-readable links 63
Essential extensions 64
NinjaXplorer 65
JoomlaPack 65
JCE 65
EasySQL 66
Summary 66
Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring Extensions 67
Configuring Joomla! 67
Core extensions 68
Components 68
Modules 69
Plugins 70

Global Configuration 70
Configuring content sections and categories 71
Clearing out the sample content 71
Creating sections 71
Creating categories 72
Configuring extensions 73
AEC 73
Subscription plans 74
Payment gateways 75
General Configuration 76
Customization 77
Micro Integrations 78
Authentication plugins 78
PayPal 78
Creating subscription plans 79
Joo!BB 80
Configuring boards 80
Overall Configuration of Joo!BB 82
!JoomlaComment 85
General 85
Security 85
Posting 86
Layout 86
Ninja Custom Gallery 87
Categories 87
Custom fields 88
sh404SEF 90
Other extensions 91
Summary 91
Chapter 5: Installing and Modifying Templates 93
Finding a template 93
Choosing a template 94
XHTML and CSS validation 95
Template structure 95
Extra features 95
Browser compatibility 95
Typography 96
Template performance 96
Installing a template 96
Modifying a template 97
Template images 97
Image considerations 97
Finding and modifying images 100
Modifying our sample site images 102

Template PHP 107
Editing PHP files 107
Editing our sample site's PHP 107
Template CSS 108
Editing CSS files 109
Editing our sample site's CSS 109
Summary 113
Chapter 6: Customizing Modules 115
Module construction and operation 115
Module in a module 116
Module customization 117
Modifying top ten members 118
Step 1: Understanding the existing code 118
Step 2: Plan out our changes 127
Step 3: Make our changes 130
Step 4: Install and test our module 139
Summary 140
Chapter 7: Customizing Plugins 141
Plugin composition and operation 141
Plugin types 142
Authentication 142
Content 143
Editors 143
Editors-XTD 143
Search 143
System 143
User 144
XML-RPC 144
Plugin events 144
Plugin order 146
Customizing a Plugin 147
Step 1: Understand the existing code 148
en-GB.plg_content_njaccess.ini 149
njaccess.php 150
njaccess.xml 156
The rest? 158
Step 2: Plan out our changes 158
Step 2.1: Decide on our changes 158
Step 2.2: Mark out our changes 158
Step 3: Make our changes 163
Step 4: Install and test our Plugin 170
Summary 171

Chapter 8: Customizing Components 173
Component composition and operation 174
Out with the old, in with the new—MVC 174
Before MVC 175
After MVC 177
Execution flow for components 182
Customizing components 183
Customizing component output 184
Change 1: Adding rounded corners to the forum 184
Change 2: Replace the heading background 192
Change 3: Replacing the buttons 197
Summary 199
Chapter 9: Finding and Fixing Problems 201
Understanding common errors 201
PHP code 202
Incorrect extension parameters 202
PHP code error 203
PHP version 204
Server settings 205
JavaScript code 208
Library conflicts 209
Too much JavaScript 214
Multiple "once per page" scripts 215
Hacking the core 216
Solving the unsolvable 216
Self support 217
Search the support forum 217
Search the Internet 218
Read the Manual/FAQ 218
Ask a skilled friend 218
Support requests 218
Forums 218
Tickets 219
Email 219
Support request etiquette 220
Act like we respect the helper and their time 220
Choose our forum/category/email target carefully 221
Write a useful, meaningful subject line 221
Provide as much information as possible 223
Summary 225

Chapter 10: Promoting and Tracking 227
Promoting our site 227
SEO 227
Web page URLs 228
Content 228
Metadata 229
Images on our site 230
Inbound links 231
Outbound links 231
Traditional marketing 232
Advertisements 232
Mailing list 233
Article marketing 234
Press release marketing 234
Social marketing 235
Blogging 235
Social networking sites 236
Tagging and Social Bookmarking sites 238
Forums and comments 239
Tracking visitors to our site 239
Google Analytics 240
Tracking visitors 242
Summary 245
Chapter 11: Monetizing Our Site 247
The Internet and the free economy 247
Monetization models 248
Advertising 248
Google Adwords 248
Other advertising services 249
Private advertisers 249
Affiliate advertising 249
Selling information 250
Selling products 250
Selling services 250
Monetization implementations 251
Freemium 251
Cross subsidy 252
Advertising removal 252

Monetization models for our site 252
Advertising 253
Google Adwords 253
Private advertising 253
Affiliate advertising 254
Professional services 255
Subscriptions 256
Extra content 256
Advertising removal 256
Site benefits 257
Status 257
Discounts on services 257
Discounts from partners 258
Summary 258
Index 259



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