The aims of this article are to outline the structure of the Joomla! CMS and help you get started with adding and editing website content.
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How to change existing content
Before trying to create new Articles and Menu Links, first practise using the Content Editor to edit existing exemplar website content.
More about how to use the Content Editor at the following link.
First sign in.
Select the Sign in Panel to sign into the Front End.
Or the Sign in Menu Link from the Bottom Menu.
By default, the Sign in panel is visible at the foot of every screen in a WYNCHCO Website Design.
After signing in, look for the following button.
Click an Edit Article button to begin editing an Article.
Note: if you cannot see the above button after signing in then you have not signed in as a user with special permissions.
Check your user status in the User screen of the website Dashboard.
Select the Articles button from the Site panel in your website's Dashboard.
Once you are comfortable editing exemplar Articles, you are ready to begin editing existing and creating new content.
Read more: Articles & Categories.
Read more: Menus & Menu Items.
Joomla! CMS Help
The Dashboard provides contextual help on every screen.
Try using the Help button if not sure about your options when working in Dashboard screens.
Many screens also provide a Toggle Inline Help button.
The example below illustrates how Inline Help works.
What do the Dashboard options in the image below mean?
Turn on Inline Help using the button at the top of the screen to find out.
After selecting the Toggle Inline Help button, you can see what is meant by available options.
In this example, Frontend Editing.
Getting stared with Joomla!.
Contents include:
Content Structure.
Working with Images.
How to create new Articles.
How to create new Menu Links.
Featured Articles.
Introducing Modules.
Recommended image widths.
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