This Joomla tutorials collection is dedicated to showing you the basics of the Joomla 1.5 CMS. After reading it, you will be able to create a fully-functional website with Joomla in just a few minutes. If you don't have a Joomla website yet, you can sign up here for a Joomla hosting account and get a free Joomla 1.5 installation!

Why use Joomla?

Joomla 1.5 is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS). With it you can easily create and manage your website. If you have little or no programming skills, Joomla is the right tool for you! With Joomla you can quickly set up a professional-looking website, choose among many free Joomla templates, create articles, add contact forms, polls, counter, allow user registrations, install extensions for additional functionality, etc. And the best of all, Joomla is absolutely free (GNU / GPL license).

This Joomla tutorial covers the following topics:

How to install Joomla via Fantastico
How to install Joomla manually
How to customize the layout of your Joomla website
How to create articles in Joomla
How to create a Contact us page in Joomla
How to link articles to the Joomla Menu
How to create a Poll in Joomla 1.5
How to create search engine friendly URLs
How to add a counter in Joomla
How to install extensions to your Joomla website
How to change Joomla templates
How to create a simple Joomla 1.5 template
How to add a drop-down menu to Joomla 1.5
How to secure your Joomla website
How to optimize your Joomla website
How to create a backup of Joomla 1.5
How to upgrade Joomla 1.5 to the latest stable version
How to upgrade from Joomla 1.0 to Joomla 1.5
How to fix the most common Joomla 1.5 issues
How to convert a static website to Joomla

For further Joomla related questions you can check our SiteGround Knowledge Base.

Check also our SiteGround Joomla 1.5 Video tutorials:

Add Category	Change install directory	Hide your site	Manage menus
Add contact form	Change language	Install extension	Manage plugins
Add paypal	Change php access	Install Joomla	Media manager
Add section	Create article	Install modules	Recover admin password
Block hotlinking	Database backup	Install template	Redirect to login
Change admin name	Delete super admin	Install latest version	Stop user registration
Change favicon	Display rss feed	Login as admin	Trash manager
Change home page	Enable email notifications	Manage global settings	Upgrade your site
Use user manager

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