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{{““What is it you want most?”What is it you want most?”

MenusMenus

{{Menus provide you Menus provide you with options and with options and layouts for Sections, layouts for Sections, Categories, Articles, or Categories, Articles, or Links.Links.

MenusMenus

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UsersUsers

{{You can allow visitors You can allow visitors to become registered to become registered members of your site members of your site or register content or register content editors or other editors or other administrators.administrators.

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Modules give you a Modules give you a way to build “blocks” way to build “blocks” into your site and into your site and place them in specific place them in specific regions.regions.

Joomla offers several Joomla offers several built-in module types, built-in module types, but they can be but they can be extended through extended through plug-ins.plug-ins.

ModulesModules

{{NewsFlash displays a NewsFlash displays a certain number of certain number of articles from specified articles from specified category.category.

Modules - NewsFlashModules - NewsFlash

{{This module will This module will render a list of the render a list of the most accessed articles most accessed articles from your site.from your site.

Modules – Most ReadModules – Most Read

{{Pulls pictures and links Pulls pictures and links from the Banners from the Banners component.component.

Modules – BannersModules – Banners

{{Probably the easiest Probably the easiest and most common and most common module I use.module I use.

Modules – Custom Modules – Custom HTMLHTML

{{Modules can be Modules can be extended through the extended through the Joomla Extension Joomla Extension Directory*Directory*

*Fair Warning: *Fair Warning: downloads should go downloads should go through IT Security.through IT Security.

Modules – AddonsModules – Addons

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Components & Components & PluginsPlugins

{{Components and Plugins Components and Plugins extend Joomla’s core extend Joomla’s core functionality.functionality.

For a list of approved For a list of approved (and banned) components (and banned) components and plugins, go to and plugins, go to http://webgroup.okstate.ehttp://webgroup.okstate.edu/ du/ (registration/log-in is required).(registration/log-in is required).

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{{The Web is for everyoneThe Web is for everyone

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Besides being recommended by Besides being recommended by the University, it’s just good the University, it’s just good practice to make sure your practice to make sure your website is available to all, even website is available to all, even those with special needs.those with special needs.

Links:Links:•http://access.okstate.edu•http://webaim.org

Evaluation Tools:Evaluation Tools:•http://acces.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=31•http://validator.w3.orghttp://validator.w3.org•http://cynthiasays.comhttp://cynthiasays.com•http://wave.webaim.orghttp://wave.webaim.org

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http://http://webgroup.okstate.eduwebgroup.okstate.edu

Training VideoTraining Video

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