• A Quick Glance into History
• Joomla!—How was it Developed? 
• Structure of a CMS 
• Front End and Back End 
• Configuration Settings 
• Access Rights 
• Content 
• Templates
• Extensions (Components) 
• Workflow
• Joomla! as Real Estate 
• Joomla! Versions 
• Numbering System of Joomla! Versions
• Roadmap
• Joomla! Features 
• Examples of Joomla! Pages
• Joomla.org 
• Porsche, Brazil 
• PC Praxis, Germany
• BSI DANS, Norway 
• Team Lesotho, Lesotho 

Installation

• Setting Up the Local Server Environment
• Windows
• XAMPP for Windows 
• Linux
• SUSE (10.x) OpenSUSE 
• Debian/Ubuntu 
• Your Own Server at a Provider
• On a Virtual Server in the Net
• Installing Joomla!
  
• Selecting a Directory for Installation
• An Example
• Local Installation of Joomla!
• Directory
• Unpacking
• Joomla! Web Installer

A Tour of Your New Homepage

• Front End
• Menus 
• Top Menu 
• Main Menu
• Other Menu 
• Content
• What is Content? 
• First Page/Front Page 
• The Latest Messages/The Most Often Read Messages 
• Advertising 
• Banner Area
• Functions 
• Login Area 
• Polling
• Who is Online?
• Feeds 
• Back 
• Search Field 
• Decorative Elements 
• Prospects 
• Back End 

• A Different Look and Feel 
• Modifying the Menu Name 
• Changing the Template 
• Configuration of Joomla! Administration 
• Help Menu 
• Site Menu 
• Global Configuration 
• Site 
• Locale
• Content
• Database
• Server 
• Metadata
• Mail
• Cache
• Statistics
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization) 
• Language Manager 
• Media Manager 
• Preview 
• Statistics 
• Template Manager 
• Site Templates 
• Install 
• Administrator Templates 
• Install 
• Module Positions 
• Trash Manager
• User Manager 
• New 
• Menu Manager 
• Customize Existing Menu 
• New 
• Edit   
• Publish
• Unpublish
• Move 
• Copy 
• Trash 
• Create a New Menu 
• Content 
• Miscellaneous 
• Components 
• Links 
• Installers Menu 
• Messages Menu
• Inbox 
• Configuration 
• Configuration 
• System Menu 
• Global Check-In