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This book is written in a clear, easy-to-understand, and practical tutorial style taking the reader through relevant, real-world examples that can be put into practice immediately. Each topic is written in a practical way and is developed incrementally throughout the book. As the book progresses each chapter provides more detailed information to aid the reader in learning and understanding more about Kentico CMS and how to complete the tasks they need to build a dynamic, scalable, and responsive website. This book is designed for web developers, designers, webmasters, content editors, and marketing professionals who want to develop a fully featured web presence in a simple and straightforward process. No prior knowledge of Kentico CMS is expected. You do not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development in order to follow this book. Any IT-confident individual will be able to use the book to produce an easy-to-navigate and usable website… More >>
Kentico CMS 5 Website Development: Beginner’s Guide
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Learn how to set up a professional website in CMS Made Simple Discover the admin console and configure it to send out emails Design the basic structure of your first CMS Made Simple site by creating, editing, and organizing pages In Detail CMS Made Simple is a an open source content management system that allows rapid website development in a fraction of the normal time, avoiding hours of coding by providing modules and 3rd Party add-ons. With this book in hand you will be able to harness the power of this modular and extendable content management system at your fingertips. Set up your first site with CMS Made Simple with a series of straightforward and practical steps. What you will learn from this book Install and configure CMS Made Simple in quick, easy steps Develop powerful, engaging, effective, and easy-to-use CMS websites for businesses, clubs, or organizations Create a set of pages and set up the navigation between them… More >>
CMS Made Simple 1.9 Beginner’s Guide: LITE Edition
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In the past, in order to make a website, you had to manually assemble all the files and develop a fair amount of technical expertise; however, an open source content management system (CMS) like Drupal can automate and significantly simplify many parts of the process. This book contains an easy-to-understand introduction to related concepts and a series of step-by-step examples that can help you learn how to use Drupal to create and maintain a website. The coverage also includes using a “quick-install” Web hosting account, which can greatly reduce the complexity of installing Drupal. You’ll find that this book is written with beginners in mind; no prior expertise is required, except some familiarity with how to browse the Internet and use a PC. By the end of the book, you’ll have a working knowledge of content management systems, installing and building a site in Drupal, and various Web promotion tactics that can help you share your new site with the world… More >>
Drupal 7 Primer: Creating CMS-Based Websites: A Guide for Beginners
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30.Sep.11 CMS Comments Off
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Learn The Basics Of PHP & MySQL Programming Without A Brain Overload!
…”I Hate PHP” is for webmasters and designers who have always wondered what PHP could do for them; someone who wants to “do” some PHP and not outsource it. It is best to be familiar with HTML and writing / deciphering HTML code. You don’t need to be a top-notch “I do it all in Notepad” kinda person – just being able to open up a text editor and understand the code is enough. Copy / Paste knowledge is helpful too.
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I Hate PHP-A Beginners Guide to PHP & MySQL Programming Without Brain Overload!
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Find the best CMS and start working with it to create web sites, blogs, communities, e-commerce sites, and intranets
- Understand different types of CMSs and select the one that best fits your needs
- Install and customize a CMS with themes and plug-ins
- Learn key concepts of Content Management Systems and how to systematically assess your requirements
- Introduction to the major CMSs including Joomla!, Drupal, WordPress, Plone, Magento, Alfresco, and more
- A hands-on, easy-to-read guide that gives you practical tips on hosting, project management, working with specialists and communities, and finding experts
In Detail
There are many powerful open source CMSs available to take the pain away from managing a web site. These systems are feature rich, often easy to use, and free. Unfortunately, there are so many choices it’s tough to be sure you’re choosing the right one. How can you be sure that you are selecting and working with the right tool?
This book will guide you through choosing the right CMS for your needs. You can be confident in your choice of CMS for the needs of your project. It will also help you make a start using the CMS, and give you a feel for what it’s like to use it – even before you install it yourself.
Are you bewildered by the many open source CMSs available online? Open source CMSs are the best way to create and manage sophisticated web sites. You can create a site that precisely meets your business goals, and keep the site up to date easily because these systems give you full control over every aspect of your site. Because open source CMSs are free to download, you have a huge amount of choice between the various systems.
Yet there are many open source CMSs to choose from, each with unique strengths – and occasionally limitations too. Choosing between the bewildering number of options can be tough.
Making the wrong choice early on may lead to a lot of wasted work, because you’ll have a half-finished site that doesn’t meet your initial requirements – and needs to be restarted from scratch.
This book will show you how to avoid choosing the wrong CMS. It will guide you through assessing your site requirements, and then using that assessment to identify the CMS that will best fit your needs. It contains discussions of the major CMSs, and the issues that you should consider when choosing: their complexity to use, their features and the power they offer. It discusses technical considerations such as programming languages and compliance with best practice standards in a clear, friendly way that non-technical readers can understand.
The book also contains quick-start guides and examples for the most popular CMSs such as WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal, so that you can experiment with these CMSs, get a feel for how they work, and start using them to build your site.
After reading this book, you can be confident that your CMS choice will support your web site’s needs because you have carefully assessed your requirements and explored the available options.
What you will learn from this book?
- Analyze your web site’s CMS requirements, and identify the CMS options that best suit your needs
- Explore the differences between the major CMSs, and understand which CMS option best fits your site
- Assess your technical skill level and choose a CMS that combines ease of use with flexibility and power
- Extensive discussion and quick start guides for several major CMSs: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, and more
- Discover “speciality CMSs” for specific requirements: intranets, document sharing, community, e-commerce, blogging, and more.
- Know how to choose the right developers and designers to customize the CMS to your requirements
- Know what to do when your CMS plays up: troubleshoot, get help from the community, and make full use of the documentation
- Make sure your web site gets the best hosting: find an ISP that can provide your CMS with the web hosting it needs, or learn about hosting the site on your own server
- Investigate the plug-ins available for each CMS – plug-ins extend the power of a CMS, meaning that you can build features into your site that the CMS on its own might not provide
Approach
This is a practical guide that takes a task-centered approach. Each task is stepped through with detailed instructions. You will come across many step-by-step examples with plenty of screenshots and resources. This book provides all the support and guidance you need as you begin to work with CMSs. It even has additional tasks that you can carry out to build your skills further. Everything is oriented towards managing content with a CMS.
Who this book is written for?
This book is written for anyone who wants to start a web site and is looking for a good CMS. It is best suited for people who are selecting a CMS for their sites and people who will manage a CMS. Knowledge of web basics is certainly helpful, but not needed.
Choosing an Open Source CMS: Beginner’s Guide
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