Joomla! 1.5 JavaScript jQuery Enhance your Joomla! sites with the power of jQuery extensions, plugins, and more Jose Argudo Blanco BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI Joomla! 1.5 JavaScript jQuery Copyright © 2010 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: July 2010 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. 32 Lincoln Road Olton Birmingham, B27 6PA, UK. ISBN 978-1-849512-04-6 www.packtpub.com Cover Image by Asher Wishkerman (
[email protected]) Credits Author Jose Argudo Blanco Reviewers Eric Brown Editorial Team Leader Akshara Aware Project Team Leader Lata Basantani Tahsin Hasan Project Coordinator Acquisition Editor Srimoyee Ghoshal Darshana Shinde Proofreader Development Editor Aaron Nash Rakesh Shejwal Graphics Technical Editor Geetanjali Sawant Hithesh Uchil Production Coordinator Copy Editors Aparna Bhagat Janki Mathuria Lakshmi Menon Indexer Hemangini Bari Cover Work Aparna Bhagat About the Author Jose Argudo Blanco is a web developer from Valencia, Spain. After completing his studies, he started working for a web design company. Then, six years later, he decided to freelance. Now that some years have passed as a freelancer, he thinks it's the best decision he has ever taken because it let him work with the tools that he likes, such as Joomla!, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, jQuery, and other well-known open source technologies. His desire to learn and share his knowledge has led to him being a regular reviewer of books from Packt Publishing, including Magento 1.3 Sales Tactics, Openx Ad Server, Drupal E-commerce, Joomla! With Flash, Joomla! 1.5 SEO, and Magento Theme Design. Recently, he published his own book, CodeIgniter 1.7, which you can also find on Packt's site. And since then he has been working on this Joomla! book, putting all his effort into it. To Silvia, my brother, my family, Packt's team, and, of course, to you, the reader. I hope this book is useful to you. About the Reviewers Eric Brown, born and raised in California, joined the US Navy at 17 and became a Preventive Medicine Technician. Upon exiting military service, he left the medical field behind and moved to Nebraska and entered college to study art and design, whic