Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
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Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
Hi all,
I'm quite impress with what I've read so far about Joomla and also saw some of the other websites build with Joomla. I'm trying the redesign a non-profit website with Joomla and given my non-web programming/design background, I am totally dependent on platforms like Joomla.
The non-profit website I've, provides a directory of charitable organisations in different categories, e.g. Environment, Senior Citizen, Children, etc. Each organisation have a page which describes what they do and what they need. Then depending on what categories the organisation is under, there will be a link to this page under that category.
The problem is that some organisations could be listed under more than 1 category, for example Senior Citizen and Health categories. Additionally, under each category, there'll be subcategory to list the organisations under different regions/states.
Is it possible to create a design where there's only one page per organisation but I can publish the link to different categories and/or sub-categories?
Sorry, I'm not too familiar with Joomla's terminology, hope my question is not too confusing.
Any advice and help on how I can redesign my website would be greatly appreciated as I'm working mostly on my own and on a part-time volunteer basis.
Thanks a lot.
Cheers,
PT
I'm quite impress with what I've read so far about Joomla and also saw some of the other websites build with Joomla. I'm trying the redesign a non-profit website with Joomla and given my non-web programming/design background, I am totally dependent on platforms like Joomla.
The non-profit website I've, provides a directory of charitable organisations in different categories, e.g. Environment, Senior Citizen, Children, etc. Each organisation have a page which describes what they do and what they need. Then depending on what categories the organisation is under, there will be a link to this page under that category.
The problem is that some organisations could be listed under more than 1 category, for example Senior Citizen and Health categories. Additionally, under each category, there'll be subcategory to list the organisations under different regions/states.
Is it possible to create a design where there's only one page per organisation but I can publish the link to different categories and/or sub-categories?
Sorry, I'm not too familiar with Joomla's terminology, hope my question is not too confusing.
Any advice and help on how I can redesign my website would be greatly appreciated as I'm working mostly on my own and on a part-time volunteer basis.
Thanks a lot.
Cheers,
PT
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
i think it can be accomplished using directories-system extensions such as SOBI (free) or Mosets Tree (commercial)..
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
Thanks Brian, I'll check out those extensions.
Could anyone let me know if Joomla has newsletter subscription module?
I just need a simple textbox for visitors to enter their email address to subscribe/unsubscribe to newsletter, and a back-end to publish the newsletter to the subscribers.
Thanks.
Could anyone let me know if Joomla has newsletter subscription module?
I just need a simple textbox for visitors to enter their email address to subscribe/unsubscribe to newsletter, and a back-end to publish the newsletter to the subscribers.
Thanks.
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
Backup, backup, backup!
The "Master" .htacess file by Nicholas http://snipt.net/nikosdion/the-master-htaccess
The "Master" .htacess file by Nicholas http://snipt.net/nikosdion/the-master-htaccess
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
Thanks.... seems like Joomla can provide all that I need.
Cheers!
Cheers!
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
Just in case you don't know this already - you can copy an article from one category to another. However, using a 'taxonomic' directory system (to associate the article with multiple classifications) is still probably the best way to go.
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Did you know that you can make almost any Joomla! site into an app? http://weeverapps.com
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
Thanks for the info, I didn't know that.
If I were to copy an article to different categories, would updating the original article flow through to the rest of the categories?
If I were to copy an article to different categories, would updating the original article flow through to the rest of the categories?
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Re: Redesigning Non-Profit Website with Joomla... question
No - I'm afraid not. At that point the article is a separate article.
So using a directories solution is probably your best bet.
So using a directories solution is probably your best bet.
Joomla! is an all-volunteer project. Be Kind.
Did you know that you can make almost any Joomla! site into an app? http://weeverapps.com
Did you know that you can make almost any Joomla! site into an app? http://weeverapps.com