Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 220 key Mambo techniques, including: * Installing and configuring Mambo * Changing time and language settings * Editing the CSS file for a template * Managing site users * Creating sections and categories * Linking a Content Item to a menu * Adding images and media to Mambo * Using Modules to embed content and links * Installing features manually or automatically * Working with Mambots "I've read a number of your programming books, and they've really helped me with the basics so that I can understand the course materials in my classes a lot better. I'm a strong visual learner. You really know how to get people addicted to learning!" -Helen Lee, (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) * High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task * Succinct explanations walk you through step by step * Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules * "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips

Mambo: Your visual blueprint for building and maintaining Web sites with the Mambo Open Source CMS

Computers & Technology

Shreves, Ric

Web Development & Design

Visual

Ubuntu Linux is fast becoming the "people's Linux" and provides a secure and simple desktop operating system that provides both ease of use and a number of powerful applications for free. Ubuntu Linux: Your visual blueprint to using the Linux operating system provides the essential coverage for end-user productivity. With an emphasis of the preloaded applications that accompany Ubuntu, this book will cover multimedia applications, Web and email applications and a powerful suite of productivity tools that allow you to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Ubuntu Linux: Your visual blueprint to using the Linux operating system

Operating Systems

Comprehensive guide to creating Web sites with the open-source Joomla!1.5 Joomla! is an open-source content management system (CMS) for Web sites. While it is free and relatively easy to use, there are lots of tricks and functionality that may not be intuitive to new users or those switching from other systems. And the previous version is quite different from the new Joomla 1.5, for which documentation is sparse. Joomla! Bible is the complete, step-by-step guide you need to build and manage Web sites using the very newest version of this powerful and popular CMS. <ul>
<li>Walks you through obtaining the Joomla! 1.5 code and how to deploy it to a server, configure the site, create content, and manage content and user hierarchies</li> <li>Helps you get the most out of core modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Polls Module, the Banner Manager, the Media Manager, Galleries, Weblinks, Content Syndication, and Newsfeed Aggregation</li> <li>Vaults you into the world of Web 2.0 with extensive coverage of JomSocial, and shows you how to set up for e-commmerce with VirtueMart</li> </ul>
Get the most out of Joomla! 1.5 with this complete guide guide.

Joomla! Bible

wiley

Guidance for administrators, content managers and web publishers on using Drupal for content management Start building and managing web sites with the open-source content management system Drupal 7 and this in-depth guide. Whether you're new to Drupal or migrating from another system, you'll find the tips and techniques you need to understand Drupal, create a new web site, or manage an existing one. Learn how to create, modify, and delete items-and much more-with the detailed tutorials in this step-by-step guide. <ul>
<li>Teaches you how to use a Drupal site, as well as how to set up, configure, and customize a new site, including obtaining code and deploying it to a server</li> <li>Covers advanced topics like multilingual content management, publishing workflows, or Views and Panels</li> <li>Shows you how to work with Drupal 7's new fields and custom content types</li> </ul>
Get on the Drupal bandwagon with this complete guide.

Drupal 7 Bible

Dunwoodie, Brice

Your complete guide to the Joomla! content management system Whether you use Joomla! to power a website, intranet, or blog, you'll need a good how-to reference on this complex, but not always intuitive, content management software. Joomla! Bible, Second Edition is that book. It not only brings you up to speed on the changes and extensions that are now part of Joomla! 3.0, it thoroughly covers functions and tasks, including installation, configuration, management, advanced modules, and extended coverage of two key extensions. You'll learn how to obtain code and deploy it to a server; how to obtain, modify, and delete content; how to choose between the Joomla! Platform and the Joomla! CMS; and more. By the time you finish the Joomla! Bible, Second Edition, you'll be well prepared to build and maintain a Joomla!-based website. <ul>
<li>Walks you through obtaining the Joomla! 3.0 code and how to deploy it to a server, configure the site, create content, and manage content and user hierarchies</li> <li>Helps you get the most out of core modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Polls Module, the Banner Manager, Content Syndication, Newsfeed Aggregation, and others</li> <li>Includes hands-on tutorials and real-world practical applications</li> </ul>
Whether you're a content manager, website manager, developer, or do-it-yourselfer, make sure you keep Joomla! Bible, Second Edition on hand.

Your complete guide to the Joomla! content management system Whether you use Joomla! to power a website, intranet, or blog, you'll need a good how-to reference on this complex, but not always intuitive, content management software. Joomla! Bible, Second Edition is that book. It not only brings you up to speed on the changes and extensions that are now part of Joomla! 3.0, it thoroughly covers functions and tasks, including installation, configuration, management, advanced modules, and extended coverage of two key extensions. You'll learn how to obtain code and deploy it to a server; how to obtain, modify, and delete content; how to choose between the Joomla! Platform and the Joomla! CMS; and more. By the time you finish the Joomla! Bible, Second Edition, you'll be well prepared to build and maintain a Joomla!-based website. <ul> <li>Walks you through obtaining the Joomla! 3.0 code and how to deploy it to a server, configure the site, create content, and manage content and user hierarchies</li> <li>Helps you get the most out of core modules that provide advanced functionality, including the Polls Module, the Banner Manager, Content Syndication, Newsfeed Aggregation, and others</li> <li>Includes hands-on tutorials and real-world practical applications</li> </ul> Whether you're a content manager, website manager, developer, or do-it-yourselfer, make sure you keep Joomla! Bible, Second Edition on hand.

Joomla! Bible (Bible (Wiley))

Optimize, optimize, optimize to get the most out of your company's social media presence As it turns out, social media is good for a lot more than funny cat videos, memes, and sharing what you're eating for lunch with the world. As the social media sphere continues to grow and be redefined, it's more important than ever to arm yourself with the latest information on how you can use it to drive traffic to your website, raise awareness of your brand, and promote your products or services. If you're a marketer who has asked yourself how you can possibly stay afloat in these newly chartered and oft overcrowded waters, Social Media Optimization For Dummies serves as your roadmap to smart marketing in the digital age. So, what is Social Media Optimization (SMO), exactly? Well, it's comprised of two closely related practices. First, SMO refers to a set of techniques in which social media is used to drive traffic to a website and create an interest in a product or service. Second, SMO concerns the optimization of the social media presence itself with the goal of building followers, increasing engagement, and, again, generating interest in a product or service. Each of these parts supports the other and, when the channels are managed efficiently, enhances the other's effectiveness. In this plain English, easy-to-follow guide, you'll quickly discover how to apply SMO practices to your marketing plan to accomplish those goals. <ul>
<li>Integrate social media into your website</li> <li>Drive traffic to your website</li> <li>Build followers and generate a buzz</li> <li>Increase engagement with customers</li> </ul>
From integrating social media into your website to building your social media presence to everything in between, Social Media Optimization For Dummies points your business toward success.

Social Media Optimization For Dummies

Business & Money

Industries

For Dummies

This book is the ideal introduction to theming with Drupal 5. If you want to create a striking new look for your Drupal website, this book is for you. Starting from the basics of theme setup and configuration, you will learn about the Drupal theming architecture and the PHPTemplate engine, and then move on to modifying existing themes and building new themes from scratch. Included is a complete guide to the various style sheets and themeable functions in Drupal 5, making this book a valuable resource to even experienced theme developers.

Drupal 5 Themes: Create a New Theme for Your Durpal Website With a Clean Layout and Powerful Css Styling

Packt Pub Ltd

In Detail Drupal is an award winning open source Content Management System (CMS). Based on PHP/MySQL, its power and flexibility combined with its exceptional design mean it is one of the most popular choices for creating a CMS website. 
Drupal employs a specialized templating system and supports themes, which allow you to change the look and feel of the system's front and back-end interfaces. 
Drupal 6 Themes is an ideal introduction to theming with Drupal 6. If you want to create a striking new look for your Drupal 6 website, this book is for you. This book is a revised, updated and expanded edition of Drupal 5 Themes, written specifically for Drupal 6. The book will show you techniques and tools to help you improve the look and feel of any Drupal 6-powered website. 
Starting from the basics of theme setup and configuration, you will learn about the Drupal theming architecture and the PHPTemplate engine, and then move on to modifying existing themes and building new themes from scratch. You will find out about tools to make your theme development easier, and also find invaluable information about under-documented elements of the theming system. 
What you will learn from this book? 
<ul>
<li>Learn about the Drupal 6 Theming Architecture </li>
<li>Find and install new themes </li>
<li>Get the most from Drupal's theme configuration system </li>
<li>Create a new theme from scratch </li>
<li>Master PHPTemplate </li>
<li>Modify the default templates and styles </li>
<li>Override the default templates with your own </li>
<li>Create dynamic styling which responds to the content or the user </li>
<li>Discover tools that make theming easier and more efficient</li>
</ul>
Approach 
This book helps you understand the logic behind the theming system employed in Drupal, and how to make it work for you. You will learn key concepts and work through examples with careful, step-by-step instructions. 
Who this book is written for? 
The main requirements to make use of this book are knowledge of HTML, CSS, and a touch of creativity - you don't need to know anything about theming in Drupal, although you should be familiar with the basic operation of the Drupal system. 
Although this book aims to make Drupal theming accessible to designers, theming in Drupal 6 involves writing some PHP code, and a basic knowledge of PHP will be helpful. 
Regardless of your technical skills, this book will teach you to design themes for your Drupal websites in the easiest way.

Drupal 6 Themes: Create New Themes for Your Drupal 6 Site With Clean Layout and Powerful Css Styling

Over 100 recipes to help you enhance your WordPress site! <ul>
<li>Take your WordPress site to the next level with solutions to common WordPress problems that make your site better, smarter, faster, and more secure</li> <li>Enhance your SEO and make more money online by applying simple hacks</li> <li>Rich with screenshots and practical tasks that you will find quite useful</li> </ul>
In Detail Using the WordPress Content Management System, you can create a beautiful, dynamic, and amazing website. WordPress is a flexible and powerful tool that's ideal for creating both blog and non-blog websites. Are you feeling limited with WordPress, or are you wondering how popular blogs do a certain kind of thing that you can't? WordPress 3 Cookbook focuses on providing solutions to common WordPress problems so that you can translate your site to one of the best. The author's experience with WordPress enables him to share insights on using WordPress effectively, in a clear and friendly way, giving practical hands-on solutions to WordPress problems, questions, and common tasks - from themes to widgets and from SEO to security. With this update to the WordPress 2.7 cookbook, you will learn many WordPress 3 secrets and techniques, with step-by-step, useful recipes dedicated to achieving a particular goal or solving a particular problem. You will learn to install and customize themes, work with plugins, customize content display, enhance interactivity with the user and build communities. Then, the book also teaches you to earn revenue through online sales and advertisements. You will also find recipes for SEO and enhancing usability, and the book finally winds up with information on the inevitable maintenance and security. This book helps you to get solutions to common WordPress problems, to make your site better, smarter, faster, and more secure. What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li>Turn any free WordPress theme into a powerful and polished premium theme by changing colors and fonts, inserting your custom logo, and more</li> <li>Learn how plugins and widgets work, and how you can create your own</li> <li>Integrate popular services into your site including Twitter, facebook, and FeedBurner</li> <li>Learn proven techniques to attract more readers and comments</li> <li>Incorporate advertisements into your RSS feed and add a shopping cart to your site</li> <li>Tips and tricks to secure your site and optimize it for SEO</li> </ul>
Approach This is a Packt Cookbook, which means it contains step-by-step instructions to achieve a particular goal or solve a particular problem. There are plenty of screenshots and explained practical tasks to make comprehension quick and easy. Who this book is written for This book is not specifically for developers or programmers; rather it can be used by anyone who wants to get more out of their WordPress site by following step-by-step instructions. A basic knowledge of PHP/XHTML/CSS/WordPress is desirable but not necessary.

Wordpress 3 Cookbook

Jung, Jean-Baptiste

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Books by Shreves, Ric

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Mambo: Your visual blueprint for building and maintaining Web sites with the Mambo Open Source CMS

Ubuntu Linux: Your visual blueprint to using the Linux operating system

Joomla! Bible

Drupal 7 Bible

Joomla! Bible

Joomla! Bible (Bible (Wiley))

Social Media Optimization For Dummies

Drupal 5 Themes: Create a New Theme for Your Durpal Website With a Clean Layout and Powerful Css Styling

Drupal 6 Themes: Create New Themes for Your Drupal 6 Site With Clean Layout and Powerful Css Styling

Wordpress 3 Cookbook