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[dutton Friend duttonJoin date: February 2010Posts: 33Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 5]

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I think I have enough of a grip of Joomla and Teline III now to prepare my new site and ready it for launch. I am curious though if it is best to use the sample data, prepare the categories and sections and then delete articles as I go through setting up the site? or is it just easier to start clean?

I think I know enough now but a little cautious I guess if everything is empty from the start.

[ftht1 Friend ftht1Join date: August 2007Posts: 35Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanked: 16 times in 15 posts]

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There is nothing wrong with starting with the sample data. But if you do that you will have to put some work into deleting all the extra articles, modules and categories.

One way I frequently use is to start the site without the sample data, but have another setup of the sample site on my localhost and when I run in to trouble I can always check how it was done in the sample site.

there isn’t really one right way to do this, it’s all up to what you are most comfortable with.

The installation and configuration how to’s will come in handy:
http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/template-configuration-3/
http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/ja-teline-iii-userguide-2/

[histeriks Friend histeriksJoin date: December 2009Posts: 285Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 114 times in 87 posts]

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dutton;170439I think I have enough of a grip of Joomla and Teline III now to prepare my new site and ready it for launch. I am curious though if it is best to use the sample data, prepare the categories and sections and then delete articles as I go through setting up the site? or is it just easier to start clean?

I think I know enough now but a little cautious I guess if everything is empty from the start.

Well, dutton, it really is only a matter of your own preference, and off course, the type of the website you’re building.

When I’m building something that doesn’t stray away much from the template’s original concept, I find it a lot faster to delete unnecessary articles, categories/sections, menus and modules (one minute job) then to start clean and later look for module positions, module styles and configurations…

In fact, i don’t see any reason why you should start clean if you have a nice starting point already set up. It’s not like you’re installing a bunch of unnecessary stuff which will bloat the website and make it slower (which is what some people seem to presume) – you will delete everything you don’t need anyway. The only benefit one may have when starting clean is the fact that you have to figure out how every single feature works, which doesn’t really give you any advantage that justifies a few days you lost trying to configure everything properly. You will figure everything out sooner or later anyway.

Again, it’s all up to you 🙂

[histeriks Friend histeriksJoin date: December 2009Posts: 285Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 114 times in 87 posts]

#337071

ftht1;170502One way I frequently use is to start the site without the sample data, but have another setup of the sample site on my localhost and when I run in to trouble I can always check how it was done in the sample site.

This is exactly what i do too sometimes, when the website i’m building totally strays away from template’s concept 🙂

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[dutton Friend duttonJoin date: February 2010Posts: 33Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 5]

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Thanks guys. I think that is a good idea and how I will proceed. Run a parallel site with the sample data so I do not get lost too much.

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