Chapter 10. Creating a School Site with Joomla!

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School websites tend to be medium to large in size. One of the defining characteristics of Joomla is that it is powerful and flexible, but it can be time-intensive to set up. This chapter provides an extensive guide to creating and setting up a school website using the Joomla CMS. If you are following along and building a site, it’s best to start the chapter with a fresh Joomla installation with no content. This chapter covers the following topics:

• Why do you need a school website?

• What features do you need on a school site?

• Where can you get a school template?

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

• What is the relationship between ...

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