Chapter 3. Joomla! Administration Basics

The term site administration usually means the day to day tasks of adding content, managing users, and making sure installed components and modules are running correctly. With a properly configured Joomla site, the administration burden is relatively low, and most of the effort can be dedicated to generating that all-important content.

In This Chapter

In this chapter we go on a whirlwind tour of the core administrative functions you’ll need. I don’t go step by step, explaining every last button in the admin backend, but rather pick out key functions, tips, and tricks that you’ll need to know to keep your site humming. I highly recommend getting the official user manual from joomla.org, which does have that ...

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