Joomla! 4 Essential Training

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Free Online Course: Joomla! 4 Essential Training provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 6 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Joomla! 4 Essential Training is taught by Jen Kramer.

Overview
  • Learn about the latest features and functionalities of Joomla! 4.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • The flexible platform for website creators
    • Restoring the site from a backup using the jump-in files
    1. Installing Joomla!
    • Installing Joomla! 4
    • A quick tour of the Joomla! interface
    • Modifying Global Configuration
    2. Understanding Categories and Articles
    • Creating and editing categories for your site
    • Creating and editing individual articles
    • Exploring the featured article setting
    • Adding images and image captions
    • Configuring and formatting articles with TinyMCE
    • Inserting a read more break in an article
    • Creating custom field groups
    • Creating and configuring custom fields
    • Challenge: Creating and formatting articles
    • Solution: Creating and formatting articles
    3. Understanding Menus
    • Understanding and configuring menus
    • Linking an article to the menu
    • Configuring category blogs
    • Reordering menu items
    • Creating new menus
    • Creating menu aliases and external URLs
    • Adding links in articles
    • Hiding menu items within the menu
    • Challenge: Creating a blog
    • Solution: Creating a blog
    4. Setting Display Options
    • Setting configuration options for articles
    • Setting menu options
    • Comparing page headings, article titles, and page titles
    • Challenge: Configuring the homepage
    • Solution: Configuring the homepage
    5. Using Modules
    • Understanding module positions
    • Creating a custom module
    • Including a module in an article using {loadposition}
    • Challenge: Creating a testimonial module
    • Solution: Creating a testimonial module
    6. Using Components
    • Using the contact component
    • Using CAPTCHA with contact forms
    • Challenge: Creating a contact list
    • Solution: Creating a contact list
    7. Extending Joomla!
    • Evaluating extensions in the Joomla! Extensions Directory
    • Installing JCE (Joomla Content Editor)
    • Linking to a PDF with JCE
    • Updating extensions and Joomla!
    8. Working with Templates
    • Changing the look of the site using templates
    • Creating new template styles and assigning template styles
    • Changing module layout settings for menus
    • Adding a banner to the home page
    • Changing module layout settings for the home page
    • Adjusting template masters with template overrides
    • Changing the admin template
    • Modifying Dashboards in the admin template
    • Language overrides: Changing Joomla!'s default text outputs
    • Challenge: Home page customizations
    • Solution: Home page customizations
    9. Users, Access Control Lists, and Workflows
    • Introduction to ACL
    • Creating a user and assigning groups
    • Configuring the login link options
    • Creating content for logged in users only
    • Workflows: User configuration
    • Workflows: Configuring the workflow
    • Workflows: Configuring permissions and testing
    Conclusion
    • Where to learn more