<i>The Official Joomla! Book</i> is the only official, authoritative, and comprehensive Joomla! reference for everyone who designs, develops, or manages Joomla! web sites. Written by active Joomla! contributors Elin Waring and Jennifer Marriott, this book will help newcomers quickly master the basics of creating a Joomla! web presence and avoid "newbie" mistakes. It will help experienced Joomla! users extend their knowledge to make the most of Joomla!... and it will help all users participate more actively in the Joomla! community as both users and contributors. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience helping Joomla! users, the authors take a holistic approach to planning, creating, and maintaining Joomla! websites. They walk through planning and designing more usable, effective sites; improving sites with templates and extensions; optimizing sites for search engines; and much more. Throughout, the authors explain key concepts conversationally, helping users learn to help themselves to confidently gain control over their Joomla! sites. The second edition features a number of new chapters: setting up a Joomla! Demo site on CloudAccess, how to configure new sites, customizing and creating templates, plus new coverage of Joomla! extensions, and the future of Joomla!. They also provide: Practical examples from business, non-profit, and education, insightful Q and A interviews with leading contributors to the Joomla! community, updated resources and tips as well as much more...<b><br> </b>