how to create your very first joomla website
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How to Create Your Very First Joomla Website
So you have decided to build a Joomla website and that too without any
professional help? Well, this might be a tedious task but if you follow a
proper step by step procedure, you will definitely get the portal of your
dreams. PSD to Joomla theme conversion facilitates the process of
creating a website from scratch. This post throws light on the various steps
that are involved in building a brand new website that is supported by
Joomla CMS. Keep reading and building you own portal will just be a matter
of few methodological steps:
Planning About Your Website: Planning is the basic step involved in
any process, even building a website. People, however, tend to skip this
step and jump directly into the development phase. It is best to plan
before beginning the website development. This will give you a clear
insight of what all you need to include in your website. Whether you need
a contact form or you will be integrating a video or image gallery? First
plan the number of pages and then the features that you want on the
pages.
Securing a Dedicated Domain: Once the initial planning is complete,
it’s time to buy a dedicated domain where you will be hosting your web
portal. Decide the name of the website and accordingly search for a
domain on any of the major hosting provider websites. You will have to
pay for the domain and the cost will depend on the type of domain you
select.
Installing Joomla on your System: Buying the domain is just a pore-
requisite, the real task of building a website begins with installing. It is
free and easy to install. Just in a few clicks you can have installed on your
local PC.
Adding Pages to the Website: Once you have completed with
installation, it is time to start adding website pages. Pages are where you
will add all your website content. You can easily add pages by following
this path- Archive Manager < New Article. Once you have filled in all the
requisite details, click the save button and a brand new page is ready!
Set the status to publish and your new page is now visible publicly.
Integrating Pages with Menus: After the pages are created, it is time
to integrate the pages into menus. If you do not link your pages to
menus, the users won’t be able to locate your pages or be able to see
them at all. This is how you go about adding pages to the menu:
Menus < Name of the Desired Menu < New < Single Article < Choose
Menu title < choose the article you want to link.
Making your site Visually Appealing: This is best part of the entire
process. You get to decide what your web portal will look like. Download a
nice and elegant looking template for your website and integrate it. Now
you can enjoy an elegant looking website.
Getting your Joomla Website Online: Once you are done with PSD to
Joomla theme conversion and all other steps of developing a site, it is
time to upload your website on the previously purchased domain.
You finally have your dream Joomla website online, up and running!