If you are an experienced Joomla! 1.5 user, this Joomla site will seem very familiar. There are new templates and improved user interfaces, but most functionality is the same. The biggest changes are improved access control (ACL) and nested categories. This release of Joomla has strong continuity with Joomla! 1.7 while adding enhancements.

With Joomla you can create anything from a simple personal website to a complex ecommerce or social site with millions of visitors. This section of the sample data provides you with a brief introduction to Joomla concepts and reference material to help you understand how Joomla works. When you no longer need the sample data,