Working with Joomla was an enlightening experience for me! To begin the process of my proud web creation, I created an account at https://www.joomla.com/ and gained instant access for a free 30-day trial. Upon creating my account, I received an e-mail confirmation and proceeded to login to explore the learning tools and video tutorials. I also received a second email which provided my login information for future references.
I pondered about what kind of website I wanted to build (library or non-library) and I decided to build a site devoted to natural hair care, which is a passion of mine. So, low and behold, I dedicated my website building based upon this concept. Now getting to the details of the website construction…I discovered various features of Joomla! The one thing I realized in my novice state is although the videos are helpful and informative, the hands on part was a bit intimidating.
Here is the error message that got the best of me for about 45 minutes while I attempted to create menu items:
Nevertheless, I finally conquered it! I created menus, articles and the template
manager to complete my website. I felt
really proud and boasted about my conquest to friends and family. I will
continue to build upon the website in my spare time (what spare time!@#?). Overall, this was a great learning experience
and once I found the hidden trash can to get rid of the error message, I was
good to go! This was indeed a learning process
and I feel encouraged that I can conquer new technology with time and practice!
Katresa, it sounds like your journey through Joomla went relatively smooth except for that 45 minutes. Yes, it was a lot of hands-on trial and error. Your site looks great and so does this blog.
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