Chapter 10. Creating a School Site with Joomla!

School websites tend to be medium to large in size. One of the defining characteristics of Joomla is that it is very powerful and flexible, but can be quite time-intensive to set up. This chapter is an extensive guide to creating and setting up a school website using the Joomla Content management System (CMS).

In this chapter

  • Why do we need a school website?

  • What features do we need on a school site?

  • Where can we get a school template from?

  • What is the best way to organize the content structure for a school website?

  • What is the relationship between sections and categories and our menu?

  • How can I best use the Front Page component?

  • What extra functionality can be easily added to the default Joomla installation? ...

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