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Create a new Joomla! v 1.5 website for a not-for-profit organization. This
could include a place of worship, a club, a humanitarian or missionary
site, a non-profit organization in your community, or for your school. It
is preferred if the site uses all three SEF URL options and several
extensions created by Joomla! GHOP contestants.

When the site is complete, prepare an overview of the website, sharing
lessons learned, site highlights, pictures of the website, and
comments/quotes from those who will use and maintain the site. This
overview can be written or video based. It should be developed in such a
way that it could be used by others considering if Joomla! might meet their
needs for a similar site and purpose.

The contestant is expected to be in close contact with the Joomla! GHOP
judges and community by posting in the Joomla! forums every few days to
share project status information, request assistance, and share ideas with
others. It is important to engage the community and include appropriate
feedback into the project, as well.

After a Joomla! GHOP judge acknowledges you have claimed this task, please
read http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,239201.0.html and respond in
the Joomla! forums. Your first post should announce who the site will be
built and confirmation that a Joomla! v 1.5 site is not already available
for this purpose.

Resources:

    * Install XAMPP and Joomla! -
http://developers.facebook.com/get_started.php
    * Backup and Restore a Database using phpMyAdmin -
http://code.google.com/p/google-highly- ... tail?id=50
    * Configuration SEF URLs -
http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,240302.0.html

Skills needed:
    * Communication skills to talk to those who will use the website
    * Design and logic skills to make end user requirements into an easy to
use site
    * Creativity and problem solving skills

Difficulty
Simple

Work Product
    * Functioning Joomla! v 1.5 website, updated to the newest release (RC
or final) based on ending date, accessible on the WWW Licensing

    * All code must be created using the GNU General Public License version
2. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-license ... .html#SEC4

Documentation written for this task must be made available under the
Joomla! Electronic Documentation License.

Extra Credit

This task can be done very simply, with limited functionality, or, the
developer can create a fully functional environment of some complexity. The
presentation of the site in written or video form is also an important part
of the judging of this task. The depth of implementation will be the extra
credit opportunity for this task.

Time Limit
4 weeks

AmyStephen wrote: I responded to a post in the Non-profit forum area that might be interesting. Please take a look and see what you think.

Thanks!
Amy

mcsmom wrote: Great!

Listen to the client, important thing to do .

mcsmom wrote: Do you have a link to a download of  that template I can look at?

AmyStephen wrote: Here's why Elin is asking you that. She was probably planning to double check the template for you. But, you can use Masterchief's description to do so, yourself. You need to add the token to the logon form.

Take a look and see what you think!
Amy

AmyStephen wrote: Rock on! 

AmyStephen wrote: Well, the reason his long words are doing that is because they are too long. If smaller, more word-sized words are used, that will go away. So, Michael, shorten up those example words, dude! You are blowing your beautiful template! ;-)

LOVE IT! Love the presentation - look what you were able to do quickly! AND, we don't even have a full set of extensions since J! 1.5 is so new, but you were still able to do what you needed to do and it is SPECTACULAR. That encourages me, very much.

Glad to see you using SEF URLs.

Move the new look. It's so much nicer - like a great hair cut, or something - and it also seems to have a great deal more functionality, as well. Again, in only a handful of days! (I'm guessing as many hours as you could spare - but - none the less - impressive!)

Recommend:
1. Copy the BEEZ template html folder to your template folder. In that one move, you begin using template overrides. That will get rid of a lot of that old table output with one easy move.

2. Try to validate to transitional, at least. It shouldn't be too hard.

Fabulous! Thanks!
Amy

mcsmom wrote: Did you get it working? The map looks great.

If not, are you using a wysiwyg editor? If you turn it off you may be able to insert.  I know there is an issue about iframes in the tracker, however.

AmyStephen wrote: You might want to try Benjamin Hättasch's Google Map Module.

You can configure it, as needed, and then insert it into an article using the LoadModule plugin.

So, the module could be defined for the googlemap position.

Then, in your article you would type: {loadposition googlemap} and it will appear there.

Might be better than an iFrame approach, although I have no problem with that, either. I believe the problems that Elin is referring to have to do with the iFrame component, rather than simply using an iFrame within your HTML.

Site's looking great!
Amy

AmyStephen wrote: Sweet! I think you mean plugin, though. 

Can I get you to upload your presentation? We now have space on Google. Also, if you want to upload the module, as well, that would be cool (I don't know if you took it to that level, or not, to create a installable module. If not, no problem, of course!)

It is exceptional what you have accomplished in a short period of time. Nothing against the last site, but, it does look considerably better. Easier to find information and certainly far more attractive.

Thanks!
Amy

AmyStephen wrote: Oh, I changed the upper lower case so that it matched. Just doing some cleanup to ensure you don't have trouble with Google when claiming your prizes.

If you want to upload the module, even if it's hardcoded, it would be of interest to the judges, I am certain.

Thanks!
Amy