Joomla! 4 Essential Training

Course details

If you’re a day-to-day Joomla! user, you know it was a long wait for the latest version of the open-source content management system. But at long last, you can rejoice—Joomla! 4 is here. Discover the enhancements and latest features of Joomla! 4 with instructor Jen Kramer, as she unpacks all things content-related and gives you the tools you need to get the most out of this highly anticipated release.

Learn how to configure Joomla! 4 and get started exploring categories, articles, menus, display options, and more. Find out what the latest version offers for modules and components, along with a handful of important extensions and tips on how to use them. Jen walks through everything you need to know about working with templates to control the look of your site and managing access control lists to configure user access and site permissions. Along the way, she provides practice challenges that allow you to test your new skills.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - The flexible platform for website creators
02 - Restoring the site from a backup using the jump-in files

1. Installing Joomla

03 - Installing Joomla 4
04 - A quick tour of the Joomla interface
05 - Modifying Global Configuration

3. Understanding Menus

16 - Understanding and configuring menus
17 - Linking an article to the menu
18 - Configuring category blogs
19 - Reordering menu items
20 - Creating new menus
21 - Creating menu aliases and external URLs
22 - Adding links in articles
23 - Hiding menu items within the menu
24 - Challenge - Creating a blog
25 - Solution - Creating a blog

4. Setting Display Options

26 - Setting configuration options for articles
27 - Setting menu options
28 - Comparing page headings, article titles, and page titles
29 - Challenge - Configuring the homepage
30 - Solution - Configuring the homepage

5. Using Modules

31 - Understanding module positions
32 - Creating a custom module
33 - Including a module in an article using loadposition
34 - Challenge - Creating a testimonial module
35 - Solution - Creating a testimonial module

6. Using Components

36 - Using the contact component
37 - Using CAPTCHA with contact forms
38 - Challenge - Creating a contact list
39 - Solution - Creating a contact list

7. Extending Joomla

40 - Evaluating extensions in the Joomla Extensions Directory
41 - Installing JCE (Joomla Content Editor)
42 - Linking to a PDF with JCE
43 - Updating extensions and Joomla

8. Working with Templates

44 - Changing the look of the site using templates
45 - Creating new template styles and assigning template styles
46 - Changing module layout settings for menus
47 - Adding a banner to the home page
48 - Changing module layout settings for the home page
49 - Adjusting template masters with template overrides
50 - Changing the admin template
51 - Modifying Dashboards in the admin template
52 - Language overrides - Changing Joomla 's default text outputs
53 - Challenge - Home page customizations
54 - Solution - Home page customizations

9. Users, Access Control Lists, and Workflows

55 - Introduction to ACL
56 - Creating a user and assigning groups
57 - Configuring the login link options
58 - Creating content for logged in users only
59 - Workflows - User configuration
60 - Workflows - Configuring the workflow
61 - Workflows - Configuring permissions and testing

Conclusion

62 - Where to learn more