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These Joomla 1.5 Tutorials made it to the Top Ten:

10. Add a Category (watch tutorial)

We find users are now more familiar with the fact that an article can be 'Uncategorised'.

9. Assigning Templates to Menu Items (watch tutorial)

How to allow a different Look & Feel to different areas of a web site is one good reason to watch this video.

8. Create Content in a Module (watch tutorial)

A great feature that allows you to add text, images or HTML from internal or external sources (like YouTube) to a module in any position in your template.

7. Edit the Template (watch tutorial)

A great feature to either edit the preset options a template gives you or to edit the template HTML and/or CSS. Useful for adding features like the Google Analytics tracking code.

6. Manage the Global Configuration (watch tutorial)

One of the first steps should be getting the global setup in order. It seems that this is not the most searched for Tutorial, although we often see a lot can be improved as soon as we have a clooser look in the systems we support.

5. Add a Content Item (watch tutorial)

lsn't this where it is all about in the first place! Together with number 2 on the list (how to get a menu item pointing to my article) adding and updating content still is an will be one of the main concerns for -beginning- users.

4. Add a Section (watch tutorial)

Especially for beginning users everything that has to do with Sections and Categories (number 10 on the list) might be confusing and troublesome. As soon as you get a grasp of it, it's easy and you'll be able to manage your articles exactly the way you want, without a breeze. The tutorial gives you a clear insight in the correct settings. Read our post on How to organise content in Joomla? for further clearification.

3. How to install Joomla 1.5 with cPanel (watch tutorial)

For those of you who would like to install Joomla 1.5 using cPanel and the cPanel file manager, the tutorial will be a step by step guide. In case you don't feel confortable with installing Joomla, just contact your hosting provider. Quit a few hosting providers offer a 1 click install service. Or we can do it for you...

2. Using the Menu Manager (watch tutorial)

The tutorial shows you how to create, copy and delete a complete set of menu items. If you are looking for an answer how to add one specific Menu Item, please check the Tutorial Videos on Joomla 1.5 Content Management. Joomla can handle an unlimited amount of Menu Items.

1. Change the Home Page (watch tutorial)

In Joomla 1.5 you can set any Menu Item to be your home page easily. But please beware: since a visitor may find your web site through a Google search, any page on your web site can be the landing page for a visitor. These pages should be as appealing as the Home Page you have setup here.

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