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* Subscription services
* Subscription services
* and many, many more
* and many, many more
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== In education ==
== In education ==
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* [http://www.joomla.org/ Joomla! Homepage]
* [http://www.joomla.org/ Joomla! Homepage]
* [http://extensions.joomla.org/ Joomla! extensions directory]
*
=== Help for Joomla 1x ===
* [http://help.joomla.org/content/category/15/99/132/ Installation manual]
* [http://help.joomla.org/images/User_manual/user_manual_v1%200%201_10%2021%2006.pdf User Manual 1.0.11] (PDF)
* [http://help.joomla.org/content/category/47/101/280/ Administrator Manual - chapters 1.0x]. E.g.
** [http://help.joomla.org/content/view/15/68/ Administrator Overview]
** [http://help.joomla.org/content/view/15/222/1/1/ Admin panels]
=== Third party tips ===
* [http://tutorials.ausweb.com.au/hosting/Tutorials/Joomla-FAQ/ Joomla tutorials at AusWeb] (advanced)
=== Joomla sites ===
(absolutly not tested, no endorsements here !!)
* [http://www.joomlapolis.com/ JoomlaPolis] (Community builder extension)
* [http://www.bestofjoomla.com/ bestofJoomla.com]
* [http://joomla-niche.com/ joomla-niche]
* [http://www.joomlaxt.com/ JoomlaXT]


[[Category: Portalware]]
[[Category: Portalware]]
[[Category: Technologies]]
[[Category: Technologies]]

Revision as of 18:55, 3 November 2007

Draft

Definition

'Joomla! is a portalware or what we call the C3MS kind. Other systems mentionned in this wiki are Drupal and PostNuke

Currently (2007), Joomla seems to one of the best systems. The (active) user base is claimed to be over 40'000.

Description

(Cut&Paste from the Joomla HomePage, retrieved 10:53, 1 June 2007 (MEST))

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 the application framework that makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Here are just some examples of the hundreds of available extensions:

  • Dynamic form builders
  • Business or organizational directories
  • Document management
  • image and multimedia galleries
  • E-commerce and shopping cart engines
  • Forums and chat software
  • Calendars
  • Blogging software
  • Directory services
  • Email newsletters
  • Data collection and reporting tools
  • Banner advertising systems
  • Subscription services
  • and many, many more

==

In education

Eric Inderbitzin's SimProjet (in french) is a Joomla! Module that implements a hybrid business simulation teaching tool. Made at TECFA during an internship, as Travail De Diplôme 2006, Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud, Département comem. Currently (2007), this module is be futher developed by the author to make it ready for production use.

Links

Help for Joomla 1x

Third party tips

Joomla sites

(absolutly not tested, no endorsements here !!)