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.
If you need help and support using the Joomla! CMS then just ask.
We help and support managers responsible for Joomla! CMS websites in UK business and third sector organisations when they subscribe to WYNCHCO Joomla! CMS Help and Support.
Related article: Introducing the Joomla! CMS.
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.
Editing Articles after signing in the Front End
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.
Editing Articles via 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.
Dashboard screen before using the Toggle Inline Help button
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.
Dashboard screen after using the Toggle Inline Help button
After selecting the Toggle Inline Help button, you can see what is meant by available options.
In this example, Frontend Editing.
Contents include:
Content Structure.
Images: size, format, class and attribute.
How to create new Articles.
How to create new Menu Links.
Featured Articles.
Introducing Modules.
