Where to start

There is a very specific order for adding content to Joomla – category, article, and then the menu.  When you first approach Joomla, one of the most important things to understand is how the system itself is organized. 

1. Create a category.
2. Create/assign one or more articles and assign to a category.
3. Create a menu.
4. Use a module to display your menu.

Login

The back-end login is used to access the administrative panels of your website which includes adding new users, creating navigation or adding module functionality.  Simply type in /administrator after the domain name.

For example: http://www.uab.edu/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/administrator

Users

The Joomla User menu is where you can add or edit user settings.  User accounts are created to preset permission settings according to access level permissions.

Categories

A category is an organizational group of articles containing similar content.  All articles must be placed into a category.   Categories can also be building blocks for creating dynamic content displayed in blogs or lists.

Menus

Menus are the navigation structures that determine how content (articles) will be displayed.  A menu is comprised of one or more menu items, each linking to internal or external content.