A practical tutorial for creating your first Joomla! 1.5 extensions with PHP In Detail Joomla! is the world’s hottest open-source content management system, and the winner of the 2006 Open Source CMS Prize. While Joomla! is packed with features, its greatest quality is that it is extremely extensible, allowing any number of complex applications to be cleanly integrated. Shopping carts, forums, social networking profiles, job boards, and real estate listings are all examples of extensions developers have written for Joomla!. All of these can run off one Joomla! site, while only one database, template, and core need to be maintained. When you build an extension to Joomla!, it will inherit the look and feel of the overall site. Any type of program that can be coded in PHP is a potential component waiting to be written! If you’re eager to start creating extensions for Joomla!, this book is for you. Walk through the development of complete Joomla! components and mo (more…)

Create your own professional-quality templates with this fast, friendly guide Create Joomla! 1.5 Templates for your sitesDebug, validate, and package your templates Tips for tweaking existing templates with Flash, extensions and JavaScript librariesIn Detail Using Joomla! Templates with HTML and CSS allows you to give a unique look and feel to your site, present a “fresh face” to your pre-existing content, ensure that your site design is consistent with your brand, and build a site layout that suits your unique needs. A quality web site is easily within your grasp using these cutting-edge templates. However, even experienced web developers need help to take their designs and turn them into flexible and easily maintainable Joomla! 1.5 templates. The release of Joomla! 1.5 meant a radically enhanced template system that is very different from that of Joomla! 1.0. Joomla! 1.5 comes complete with the ability to create template overrides and customize “module chrome”. T (more…)

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“Hi Eric, it’s Terry Telford from TerryTelford.com. I just wanted to write you a quick note to compliment you on your new book, “Mastering Niche Marketing.” Although I was very impressed with the detail you’ve given, I think you got the title of the book wrong. I would suggest, “If you read this book and apply the principles, you will make money . . . Period.” Although my title is a little longer than yours! In all seriousness, Eric, this book is a must read for anyone wh (more…)

Advice and techniques that you need to get the job done.   Looking for ways to streamline your work so you can focus on maximizing your time? In Depth provides specific, tested, and proven solutions to the problems you run into every day–things other books ignore or oversimplify. This is the one book that you can rely on to answer the questions you have now and will have in the future.   In Depth offers Comprehensive coverage with detailed solutions Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings  In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time!   Includes coverage on blog creation, widgets, plug-ins, themes, SEO, the Wo (more…)

As a major force in the world of affordable, advanced web site deployment, Joomla! has become the most important noncommercial Content Management System (CMS) in the world. The number of Joomla! downloads and add-ons continues to grow at lightning pace, spurring the need for a resource that explores the diverse needs of professional Joomla! developers. This book fills that void by covering the two main areas of the Joomla! field–development and deployment–with a focus on the new Joomla! version 1.5 and all the features it provides. Seasoned author Dan Rahmel walks you through the process of creating all three types of Joomla! extensions (modules, components, and plug-ins), explains how best to use Ajax technology, and shows you how to adopt design patterns and incorporate source code control. You’ll examine the underlying technologies (PHP, Apache, etc.) that can be tuned to offer the best system performance, and you’ll explore interfacing with outside content, Li (more…)

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“…Anyone considering a web business will find this book valuable reading.” — Michael Warren, President; USA4SALE Networks, Inc.”…Anyone considering a web business will find this book valuable reading.” –Michael Warren, President; USA4SALE Networks, Inc.

Interested in promoting your business and/or Web site, but don t have the big budget for traditional advertising? This new book will show you how to build, promote, and make money off of your We (more…)

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A Brain-Friendly Guide to Creating Your Own Custom WordPress Blog

Whether you’re promoting your business or writing about your travel adventures, Head First WordPress will teach you not only how to make your blog look unique and attention-grabbing, but also how to take advantage of WordPress platform’s more complex features to make your website work well, too. You’ll learn how to move beyond the standard WordPress look and feel by customizing your blog with your own URL, templates, plugin functionality, and more. As you learn, you’ll be working with real WordPress files: The book’s website provides pre-fab WordPress themes to download and work with as you follow along with the text. Get your site up and running by setting up a MySQL database and creating configuration files Work with the Wordpress platform to create posts and pages, learn the difference between tags and categories, edit content, moderate comments, and manage spa (more…)

The Professional Guide to Programming Joomla! In-depth guide to programming Joomla!Design and build secure and robust components, modules and pluginsIncludes a comprehensive reference to the major areas of the Joomla! frameworkIn Detail Joomla! is the world’s hottest open-source content management system, and the winner of the 2006 Open Source CMS Prize. Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your website sing. But for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in its application framework that makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla! package or in a freely available extension. Thankfully, Joomla! offers a powerful application framework that makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla! into virtually unlimited (more…)

WP Affiliate Shop Plugin

This book focuses on the nuts and bolts of the initial setup of your WordPress website. It is a clear and comprehensive approach with color screen shots of the entire setup process. Using WordPress version 2.6, you will learn how to install and use WordPress, add themes, plugins, import and export files and how to uninstall WordPress. This book includes full instructions on how to choose a WordPress template and create your own website quickly and easily.

About the Author

John Cook is a computer science/engineering student at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He started his own computer business at the age of fifteen. John has developed websites for businesses, non-profit organizations and his own business.

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12 World Class Strategies That Cut Through the Hype and Make Real Money on the Internet “Much like The E-Myth, Mastering Online Marketing, is not just a collection of tools and tactics. Mitch has created a solid step-by step system for you to build and sustain a thriving e-commerce business… Read it. Digest it. Follow it letter by letter. Then get out there and do it – because that’s how you’ll experience the true rewards. ” -Michael Gerber, author of The E-myth (more…)