Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5 Beta 1
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Preface
Chapter 1: Terms, Concepts, and Deliberations
Chapter 2: Installation
Chapter 3: A Tour of Your New Website
Chapter 4: Customizing Joomla!
Chapter 5: Components and Extensions
Chapter 6: Writing Your Own Joomla! Templates
Chapter 7: Your Own Components, Modules, and Plug-Ins
Chapter 8: A Website with Joomla!
Chapter 9: Bonus Templates
Appendix A: Online Resources
Index

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Chapter 6: Writing Your Own Joomla! Templates

In order to customize the appearance of your site to your company colors, you have to modify an existing template or create a new one. In this chapter, you will learn the basics of building your own Joomla! templates.

  • Chapter 6: Writing Your Own Joomla! Templates
    • Corporate Identity
    • HTML/XHTML, CSS, XML
      • HTML/XHTML
      • CSS
      • XML
    • Creating Your Own Templates
      • Concept
        • Fixed Size or Variable
        • Structure
      • HTML Conversion
      • Directory Structure of the Template
      • First Trial Run
      • Integration of the Joomla! Module
      • Creating a Template Package
      • Installation with the Joomla! Template Installer
    • Creating Templates with the Dreamweaver Extension
      • Installation
      • Create a New Template File
      • Template Structure
        • With Table
        • Insertion of the Joomla! Modules
      • Live Site
      • Templates and <div> Tags
        • The Left Module Position in Detail
        • Modifying HTML Output without Changing the Core Files
    • Web Accessibility for Joomla!
      • Criteria for Accessible Websites
      • The Reality
        • Is Joomla! 1.5.0 Web Accessible?
      • Is it Possible to make Joomla! Web Accessible?
        • The Technology
        • The People
        • Web Accessible Sites with Joomla!
    • Summary

 

 

 

 

Paperback 380 pages
Released: February 2007
ISBN: 1847192386
ISBN 13: 978-1-847192-38-7



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