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Creating A Website With Joomla

Creating a Website With Joomla outlines how to perform basic tasks in Joomla like adding articles, creating categories and menus, installing extensions, and backing up the site. Key steps include using the admin panel to write and publish articles, make categories to organize content, add menu items to feature pages, install templates and extensions, and back up files and databases for protection.

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Creating A Website With Joomla

Creating a Website With Joomla outlines how to perform basic tasks in Joomla like adding articles, creating categories and menus, installing extensions, and backing up the site. Key steps include using the admin panel to write and publish articles, make categories to organize content, add menu items to feature pages, install templates and extensions, and back up files and databases for protection.

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Creating a Website With Joomla

The following section will help you get familiar with Joomla basics and
showcase how to perform various tasks from the Control Panel.

Adding Articles
Articles in Joomla refer to blog posts that users display on their
websites. 

1. To create one, access your admin panel and click Content -


> Articles -> Add New Article.

2. The window will bring up the WYSIWYG editor, where you can
write and modify the article. 
When you’re done, pick one out of the three provided statuses
– Published, Unpublished, or Archived.

3. Press the Save button or select Save & Close to be directed to


the Articles page. Once the post is created, it’ll appear in
the Latest Articles section of your website.

Creating Categories
A category in Joomla enables users to organize their posts based on
relevant topics. If you plan to create a wide variety of content, creating
categories will let people find information on your site easily.
In order to assign a category to your content, make sure to create them
in advance:

1. Click Content -> Categories -> Add New Category on the top-


bar menu.
2. Fill in the Title, Description, and Alias (optional).
3. Select Save or Save & Close to create your new category.

In addition to assigning a category to a post, Joomla allows you to


categorize other components, including banners, contacts, and web
links.

Adding Featured Articles


To feature an article, navigate to Content -> Articles. There, you’ll see
the list of published posts on your website. Simply click on the Star icon
next to the desired article to make it featured.

With this function, you can display and highlight specific posts from
multiple categories on your home page. 
Creating Menus
Joomla menus play an important role in defining your site’s structure
and improving user experience. The more straightforward your site’s
menu, the easier it will be for people to navigate your website. 
You can display a featured articles page and other dedicated pages on
your website by creating menus. 

1. Head over to the Menus -> Main Menu and choose the Add New


Menu Item option.

2. Type a title for your menu item, e.g., “Featured Articles” then


define the Menu Item Type. For this Joomla tutorial, we’ll
choose Articles -> Featured Articles.
3. Select which Menu item will be displayed and press
the Save or Save & Close button.

Now the new menu should be accessible from your website.

Aside from the Featured Articles menu, Joomla has other types of


menu items you can set, including:

 Article Category Blog – shows categories of blog posts in a blog


layout.
 Single News Feed – highlights one RSS feed.
 Contact Featured – displays a list of featured contacts.
 Search Results – enables a search form for visitors.
Creating Components
Components in Joomla refer to extensions that are responsible for the
site’s main elements. They consist of two main categories –
administrator and site. 
The administrator side allows you to modify aspects of the components
on the back-end. The site part works to render pages requested by your
visitors.
This tutorial will show you how to create Joomla’s default components,
such as News Feed, Contact Us page, and Banner. 

News Feeds
The News Feed Manager allows you to display news from other
websites to your Joomla site.

1. To get started, navigate to Components -> News Feeds -


> Feeds. 
2. Click New, and fill in the required details – the Title, Link of the
source you want to display, and the Category. 
3. Press the Save button.
Contact Us Page
Another feature from Joomla that can help with user experience is
the contacts component. It allows you to receive feedback from visitors
and build engagement by creating a Contact Us page.

1. To create a contact page, go to Components -> Contacts. 


2. Press New, and fill in your contact details.
3. Use the Miscellaneous Information tab if you want to add a
description. 
4. Save the page when you’re done.
Create a Menu for the Contact Us page to make the contact form viewable and
accessible from your main website.

Banners
Joomla provides a banners component, enabling you to create and edit
ad banners as well as image sliders or carousels.

1. To create a banner, click on Components -> Banners -


> Banners.
2. Press New on the top-left and enter a name for your banner. 
3. Upload your image and fill in the optional details, such as the
dimension, alt text, and description.
4. Once you are done, press the Save & Close button.
To publish a new module and display your new banner, go
to Extensions -> Modules. Press the New button.
A list of modules will appear – select Banners. Set
the Title and Position for the module. Finally, Save your configuration.

As an example, we have added a featured image banner to the footer of


our “Hostinger Joomla Tutorial” project.
In addition to the core components above, there are many more
available on the Joomla extensions directory . Every extension serves
a specific function, from the site’s structure and navigation to style and
design.

Installing Joomla Extensions


A Joomla extension refers to a software package that enhances website
functionality. 
You can manage your extensions through the Extensions -
> Manage section.

To perform a manual installation, follow these steps:


1. Download the .zip package from the Joomla extensions directory.
2. Go to Extensions -> Manage -> Install section.
3. Click on the Upload Package File tab.
4. Choose the file and upload the .zip archive.

Enable the  Install from Web tab to allow you to search and install any Joomla
extensions without leaving the administrator panel.

With thousands of selections on the extension directory, finding the right


one for your website can be a hassle. Below we have a list of the must-
have extensions for your Joomla website to help you get started:

 AllVideos  – allows you to embed internal or third-party videos and


audios within your content. It also integrates with Unsplash  to
generate images for the audio files.
 Akeeba backup  – creates an open-source backup of your website
in a single archive. The AJAX-powered system helps to avoid
timeouts during the backup and restoration processes. 
 Admin Tools  – fixes your files and directories permissions by
enabling a password. The software also regularly notifies and
installs a new version of Joomla.
 JSitemap  – generates an XML sitemap to allow search engines to
index your website better. It provides integration with Google
Search Console  and Google PageSpeed Insights .

Installing Joomla Templates


Joomla has plenty of free and paid templates available online, though
not as many as WordPress or Drupal . The installation process of
templates is almost identical to installing extensions.

1. Download the template and head to Extensions -> Manage -


> Install.
2. Navigate to Extensions -> Templates -> Styles. Tap
the Star icon next to the template you want to enable.

Clicking the star icon will activate the template as your default user
interface, but you can apply different templates for your front-end and
back-end. 
The front-end template defines how your main website is presented to
your visitors. Meanwhile, the back-end template controls how elements
are displayed on the administration dashboard.

Backing Up Joomla
As a website owner, regularly backing up your website is an important
task to do. With website backup, you can reverse changes made by
technical or human errors without losing any data. 

Some hosting services offer auto backup for your site’s files and
databases regardless of what CMS you use. Hostinger automatically
creates weekly or daily backups, depending on your hosting type . 

1. To access and download these backups , log into the hPanel and


go to Files.

2. Click Backups, and it will present two backup options – MySQL


database and website files. If you’re using CMS, like Joomla, you
will need both backups. 

3. To download website files, click Files backups. As for databases,


choose Database backups.
4. Select the backup data you want to restore later and click Prepare
to Download. The system will automatically start the download
process and notify you once it’s done.

Alternatively, you can also backup up your Joomla files and databases
on your own.

Backing Up Joomla Manually


To create a backup copy manually, you need to archive all of your
Joomla files and databases first. 

1. Access the File Manager  through your hPanel


2. Open your main Joomla installation folder and select all the files.
3. Press the Compress button.

4. Select the .zip file once it has been created, then click


the Download button at the top menu.
Alternatively, you can use an  FTP client . The process is straightforward – all you
need to do is navigate to the Joomla folder, select all files and press
the Download button.

In Hostinger, you can create a database backup directly through


the MySQL Databases menu instead of using the phpMyAdmin tool.

1. Access MySQL Databases on your hPanel. Click on the three-dot


button next to the currently used Joomla database. Then, select
the Backup option.

Find out which database Joomla uses by accessing


the configuration.php file in the public_html folder.

The system will start the backup process. Once it’s done, a successful
backup prompt will appear on your screen.

Keep in mind that you can only generate one backup within 24 hours. 
Also, every time you create a new one, it will automatically override the
old backup files. 

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