CHAPTER 4Adding Content

Content lies at the heart of any web site. The need to organize that content is the driving force behind the widespread adoption of CMS applications such as Joomla. You will find that adding new content consumes the majority of the time you spend in Joomla after the initial setup. Before you begin putting articles into your Joomla system, however, you should take the time to think about how the site material will be organized and arranged.

You might reasonably ask why you should devote time to organization before you've added any articles to the system. After all, since Joomla lets you reorganize items quickly and easily, you could always perform the clerical tasks later. Like any task delayed, the problem can grow quickly ...

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