GETTING STARTED WITH JOOMLA!
Joomla makes creating and maintaining Web sites easy for everyone, from total beginners setting up their first site to IT professionals managing enterprise installations.
Get the Basic Details
Download Joomla! and Run it yourself.
Get started on Joomla.com
Joomla.com allows you to use a slightly modified version of Joomla! CMS to create awesome free hosted websites. You will get started with just a click on a button, opening up to endless possibilities, full responsive, multilangual, ...
Test Out the Online Demo
You can really test out Joomla using our online demo at
demo.joomla.org. Don't worry, you can't break it! You'll quickly discover how easy it is to create and manage content as well as learn your way around the Joomla administrator interface.
The demo site content is refreshed every 30 minutes. There are security precautions in effect to protect the privacy of other site users and to better ensure site stability. To test drive the demo site, you need to:
- Create Account
You must
create an account with a
valid email address. Once registered, your account is created, and an email is sent to your email address. This email will contain an account activation link.
- Activate Account
To activate your account click on the activation link contained in the email.
- Use Demos
All user accounts are given Super Administrator access and can perform all functions except those that could be abused. Each demo user account remains active for one month. Feel free to use the new demo resource and to share it with others interested in exploring Joomla's capabilities.
For more details about the operation of the demo site, visit
demo.joomla.org.
Find Documentation and Help
Get Ready to Install
Getting started on your Joomla Web site is easy to do. Many hosting services offer a simple one-click installation, but if you'd rather be more hands-on, have more control or are your own host, all you need is a Web server with
PHP and
MySQL. Most commercial hosts provide these as part of their basic package of services. Then
download a copy of Joomla. Then visit our
install documentation to continue your adventure.
For Developers and Designers
If you're looking to get started in Joomla development,
developer.joomla.org is the best place for you to start. There you'll find tons of information on Joomla, the APIs and much more. Also more documentation is available on
docs.joomla.org .
If you're a designer and want to learn more about creating Joomla templates, the
Template management section shows how easy it is to design in Joomla.
Reference : http://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html