Define "newbie"
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- mark sipe
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I really didn't think it would come together as quickly as it has but I'm starting to see the light. Reading through some of the threads I think I have raised up from idiot to on only fool. I may even be close to newbie. The support and resources have been invaluable.
Now that I have blown a little smoke, what is the best way to add a title to the right of of my logo. My logo looks to be in header a, and color chooser was in header b, before I turned it off. Should I just increase the size of my logo and create a graphic to fit in that space or is there a better way.
Thanks again,
Mark
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- cdavis411
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Glad to hear that things are coming together for you Mark. Please start a new thread for your title/logo issue in the corresponding forum or whatever template you are using. This will help you get responses from the individuals whom are most knowledgeable for that template. Make sure that the title of the post is clear and concise in describing your issue.
see you around the board.
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- Adamck
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I've used many OS php apps such as phpbb, oscommerce, openrealty
To mention a few, within 3 weeks I have gone from being confused about the joomla backend to now creating a site with a client login backend within the site (using custom_HTML) which integrates the joomla sessions, and modifying the image uploaded to be used as a front end file uploaded too.
I'm no way in the league of extraordinary RT developers! but with the help of there themes and extensions my sites look very feature packed and make the local webdesign businesses look boring and old!
I feel like a more advanced joomla user these days
I feel like I'm doing well - Kiss my RSS
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- Empowermom
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If being a member of RT has taught me anything, it's that we are ALL newbies! Every new theme, every new extension and now, Gantry, brings us a new learning curve. And just when you think your site is perfect, RT (and others) introduce something new you can't resist using. LOL!
The best thing you can do is bone up on Joomla. The glory of Joomla is you don't have to learn an entire language to learn your way around and you don't have to be a coding genius to produce a nice quality site.
Here's a link to help you with the basics of Joomla. It's well laid out, simple terminology and you can find your way around the tutorial with a minimal of hassle: www.siteground.com/tutorials/joomla15/
And of course, Joomla.org documentation and support is invaluable: www.joomla.org/about-joomla/getting-started.html
If you have the right attitude (which you seem to have) you'll have fun learning what you can do and how easy it really is. Have fun!
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- KonstantinDK
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One advice for me.
If you have time to spend - go to joomla.org forums. There are lots of noobs asking basic questions. Read on them.
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- cxm
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Define "Newbie"
Newbie: Is someone who comes to a forum and has no idea on the planet what they are doing because they are "new". They are frustrated because everything seems so pretty yet so hard to do and ask questions out of desperation and often resort to begging. Furthermore, a noob (nick name for "Newbie" is someone who generally means well but just doesn't take the time or energy to grasp many things on their own. Being a noob sux.
I know how to define a noob because I still am one. :0
Lastly what I think is even more funny is:
You know you're a NOOB when:
1. You ask things that have been answered at least 30 times throughout the forum
2. You get responses from admins that include one or more of the following:
You will see that is done here www.xxxxx.com/forum/answeredhereyourquestion
You will get quotes that break up your statement, usually of frustration, that answers each line individually as to assure you that every sentence of your question was thouroughly looked at and THEY know what YOU'RE saying its just that YOU do not know what THEY are saying!
You will get your thread locked
3. You wish you could pay money to just "set you up" for a moment and you wouldn't have all these crazy questions.... Via paypal of course
4. You stair at the comments the admin or mod left you and study them like the first day of class so that A. you don't ask the same thing again and B. you are confused as hell but you just don't want to say it.
Can anyone else make more? lol
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- JEM
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JEM (AKA King if inline responses! Hehehe)
cxm wrote:Define "Newbie"
Newbie: Is someone who comes to a forum and has no idea on the planet what they are doing because they are "new". They are frustrated because everything seems so pretty yet so hard to do and ask questions out of desperation and often resort to begging. Furthermore, a noob (nick name for "Newbie" is someone who generally means well but just doesn't take the time or energy to grasp many things on their own. Being a noob
I feel your pain, I was sure I was ready to make the shift from static HTML sites to a CMS several years ago when I first discovered Joomla. Prior to that if you wanted a CMS you would have had to use Dreamweaver and Cold Fusion or something similar. I experimented with limited results, then found Joomla… Finally, a CMS that would work without 4 year degree in computer programming.
But like anyone here, after discovering Joomla, I thought the stock templates were a little flat.
So, search and search for template, find RT, and there you go! All set, perfect, install Jooomla, apply the template and… what the hell?
Why doesn’t this look like that, how can I do this, where do I find that…
Several years ago, with the J1.0 templates, if you wanted to recreate content it took a lot more skill than it does now.
It was so difficult in fact that I gave up on Joomla for a while until I was forced to learn it.
(Not really so difficult, but not a priority or something I had time to dedicate myself to at that point.)
With J1.5, Gantry, all the new extensions and cool stuff that RT put out, ‘Newbies’ really have it easy compared to a few years ago…
But it really takes some time to master the Joomla basics, wrapping your head around Sections, Categories, Articles, Modules, Menus, getting them all organized, etc. (If you worked with HTML for as long as I did prior to digging in with Joomla, really everything is backwards.)
But back to Jooma stock installs vs. templates from RT (or other providers).
Imagine being able to use Joomla as something like getting your driver’s license. OK, you’ve got your license (mastered the basics as mentioned above).
Now it’s time to pick out a car. (Keep in mind after you got your permit and while you were in driving school, you drove the family car or something simple provide by the driving school – some automatic transmission vehicle with a 2L engine with 80bph, air conditioning, and a radio [stock Joomla template]).
If you’ve mastered that, now it’s time to move up to something a little more sporty…
But, probably like me, most people discover Joomla and find a template within a day.
So, you DL Joomla, join a club, and without even a learners permit decide on an Enzo Ferrari. (6L engine with 660bhp semi-automatic, with every option you could ever imagine [some super cool RT template])
So, here I go, install Joomla and the template and I am all set…
Nope, you just got your learners permit hop behind the wheel of that bad boy and you are going to crash and burn…
It all boils down to mastering the basics and then building from there.
cxm wrote:1. You ask things that have been answered at least 30 times throughout the forum
That what the search feature is for…
And if you don’t know what you are searching for in the first place, the guide for making a good post is here:
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=15&t=36997&rb_v=viewtopic
And probably 80% or more of what you will ever need to know about Joomla is here, on in the Quick Links link at the top of the forum:
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=15&t=54455&rb_v=viewtopic
And of course a good understanding of what it Joomla core related, template related, or 3rd party component related is important to know when you are posting, i.e., if it’s related to the Joomla core, joomla.org is a good place to start searching or posting, if it’s template related, the template specific forum is the place to go if your 3rd party component doesn’t work or you don’t know how to use it, the forum for the developer is the place to go…
cxm wrote:2. You get responses from admins that include one or more of the following:
You will see that is done here www.xxxxx.com/forum/answeredhereyourquestion
You will get quotes that break up your statement, usually of frustration, that answers each line individually as to assure you that every sentence of your question was thouroughly looked at and THEY know what YOU'RE saying its just that YOU do not know what THEY are saying!
That links to a porn site…
Perhaps you were referring to threads like this:
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=33..._v=viewtopic#p532695
All of us go to great lengths to respond to even the most basic question, whether template or not, in as much detail trying to take into consideration a beginners understanding.
But again, it take some basic understanding…
I’m reminded of an old Steve Martin routine when he talks about going to France…
Doesn’t speak French at all, hops in a cab and says ‘I’d like to go to the hotel’.
Driver doesn’t speak English, gives him a blank stare and then Steve tries speaking more slowly in English with a French accent… ‘I would like to go to zeee hotel.’
Doesn’t matter how slowly or clearly you speak if the listener doesn’t understand the language. (14 years in Japan has taught me that.)
cxm wrote:You will get your thread locked
If you are referring to this, you didn’t get ‘your’ thread locked:
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=33...91959&rb_v=viewtopic
After several requests by moderators for members to post questions (especially ones that were not related to the specific guide) that particular thread was locked.
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=15...04899&rb_v=viewtopic
cxm wrote:3. You wish you could pay money to just "set you up" for a moment and you wouldn't have all these crazy questions
Post here:
www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=175&rb_v=viewforum
cxm wrote:4. You stare at the comments the admin or mod left you and study them like the first day of class so that A. you don't ask the same thing again and B. you are confused as hell but you just don't want to say it.
See above…
Don't take this post to heart, we've all stood in your shoes, take it all one step at a time but remember while we are here to help you it takes equal (or double the) effort on your end, too.
Cheers!!
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jim
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