How to Insert Contact Us Information In Joomla
Joomla! is an open-source PHP-based content management system that released its third major version, version 1.6, in January 2011. The system lets you manage your content, site functionality and look. You can also administrate user input. A common addition to many websites is "Contact Us" information. It can contain addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and social networking links. Joomla! lets you insert your "Contact Us" information without the need for expensive software or a developer.
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Instructions
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Open your browser and navigate to your Joomla admin login page. It is usually located at http://YourSite.com/administrator. If your Joomla installation is in a sub-directory, it will be at http://YourSite.com/YourSub-Directory/administrator.
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Enter your login information and press "Enter" on your keyboard to access the Joomla admin interface.
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Select "Content" and "Article Manager" from the top navigation. Click "New" in the top right corner.
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Enter "Contact Us" in the title field, then enter "contact-us" in the alias field. Leave "Published" and "Front Page" as their default selections. "Published" should be "Yes" and "Front Page" should be "No." Select your section and category.
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Type in the contact information you want. This can be a physical address, mailing address, email address or phone numbers.
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Highlight any email addresses and click the "Link" button in the editor tool bar. It looks like a chain section. Enter the email address link information. Make sure to format your email links like the following: "mailto:email@emailprovider.com."
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Set your Article Parameters and Advanced Parameters in the right-hand section. Most of these can be left as defaults unless you are publishing later on, setting a different author, or want this page to display something different than what the global settings display.
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Enter your metadata in the right hand section. This includes your page description, keywords, robot settings and author settings for search engines. Click "Save" at the top when finished.
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Select "Menus" and the menu you want to place your "Contact Us" link in. Click "New" once the page opens. Select "Articles" and "Article Layout" from the options.
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Enter the title and alias information for your menu item. This should be "Contact Us." Select the "Contact Us" article on the right-hand side and configure any other necessary parameters on the right-hand side, or leave the defaults set. Click "Save" at the top when finished. Your contact information is now published and accessible.
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