Introducing frontend and backend: the Joomla interface

Okay, so how does all this joomling around with building blocks work? How do you get the main content area to show content the way you want to? How do you work with modules? To answer these questions, we'll first have a look at the Joomla interface—the workspace that contains all of the tools and controls you'll need for any web building magic.

The following screenshot shows the two faces of the Joomla example site—the frontend and the backend.

Introducing frontend and backend: the Joomla interface

Your workspace: the backend

Joomla is a web application. It's a software tool that's installed on a web server and accessed through a browser. Creating ...

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