Setting up a website

So you’ve installed Joomla and you’re looking at a shiny, fresh, but, most of all, empty backend. Now what?

This website explains how to set up a super basic website for a small business.

These articles are mainly about structure:

  • no fancy stuff,
  • no layouts,
  • no colours,

just the basics of your website.

Step 1 – Define your pages

What do you want to show to your visitor? Make a list of the pages you’d like to have on your website.

Step 2 – Content preparation: create categories

Step 3 – Content preparation: create articles

Step 4 – Make your pages visible: the menu

Page with one article: What we do

Multiple articles: the other pages

Step 5 – The Contact us page

Step 6 – The Home page

These are just the basics

These are the basics of setting up your small business website. There’s a lot more to discover for you.