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Monday, 01 February 2010 14:01

How To Plan, Execute, Maintain Your Joomla Web Site

Jen Kramer, Senior Interface Developer and President of 4Web Inc., just published her new book: "Joomla Start to Finish: How to Plan, Execute, and Maintain Your Web Site" about "everything you need to know to plan and maintain a Joomla site".

Full Chapter on Joomla Maintenance

Launching a Joomla site is one thing, keeping the content and software up-to-date and maintain your site in a professional way will be a key factor to its success. We are proud of the fact that Jen mentioned Open Source Support Desk in her book as one of the leading professional Joomla Support Providers for both developers and end users:

Joomla from Start to Finish Chapter_15

Screenshot From Chapter 15 Site Maintenance and Training – What's Next?, page 316

Hint for Freelance Developers and Web Designers

Jen's tip for freelancers to outsource Support and Maintenance to Open Source Support Desk is great for those freelancers who would like to focus more on new business and projects. We can help freelancers with both 1st line and 2nd line Support for Joomla, which can be a burden while working on projects. Please read what we can do for you as a Developer or Web Designer.

You might want to read more about our Partnership Program or simply contact us to discuss what we can do for you!

About the Author

For over nine years, Jen Kramer has been educating clients, colleagues, friends and graduate students about the meaning of a "quality website."

Jen develops sites that are functional, usable, accessible, and supportive of business and marketing goals. She is a senior faculty member at the Marlboro College Graduate Center, teaching courses and workshops in web site design and management, including Joomla. She is the Program Director for the Master's of Science in Internet Technologies program (MSIT), advising students and overseeing courses and faculty pertaining to the degree. She has also taught at Champlain College and the Community College of Vermont.

Jen is a Lynda.com author for the titles "Joomla Creating and Editing Custom Templates" and "Joomla Advanced CSS".

Jen earned a BS in biology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MS in Internet Strategy Management at the Marlboro College Graduate Center. She runs the Joomla User Group New England.

Joomla Start to Finish

Joomla offers powerful functionality and ease of configuration, making it an immensely popular open source Content Management System. However, far more than simply downloading and installing Joomla is required in order to create a unique and dynamic web site.

This book walks you through the critical steps that must be taken in the planning process prior to establishing a Joomla site. Jen reviews essential questions that need to be asked of a client, discusses technical solutions to a variety of challenges, and explains how a site structure should be organized. Once the groundwork has been laid, you'll discover how to host and install Joomla, and upgrade and maintain your Joomla site.

Sheds light on downloading and installing Joomla, creating a site map, and tracking content and images
Examines the modules, components, and plugins that come with Joomla
Delves into Joomla's default template and how to download a template from another site
Introduces the Joomla Extensions Directory and explains how to use it
Describes creating customized templates from the ground up, including advanced styling tricks with CSS
Expounds the importance of site maintenance and backups