Explaining the SCAM approach to Joomla is usualy the first thing that I do in a training session and it's great to see the light bulbs pop above the trainees heads as they "get it". I even had a client in Liverpool who said I could go home there and then as everything "just makes sense now".

The second thing I teach is the filing cabinet approach to understand "Sections and Categories".

Joomla 1.6 changed the game

With the release in January of Joomla 1.6, sections have disappeared and we now have multi-level nested categories so it's no longer a SCAM and the filing cabinet has been consigned to history. This is a feature that many many people have been shouting and screaming for, not me but that's a different story, but it has left trainers and authors struggling to find a new "easy to remember" method to explain good Joomla site building.

Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to have a preview of an upcoming Official Joomla! book from Steve Burge, Joomla! Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide.

As the title suggests it will take you through every stage of Joomla 1.6 until you have built your own, easy to manage, Joomla web site. It reminds me of the Workbooks we used to be given at school for self-paced learning with easy to follow examples and then exercises to complete on your own.

Definitely a book to add to your collection

Late last night just as I was dozing off at my keyboard, again, I had a brainwave.

Joomla 1.6 is all about CASH

Now I know exactly what the first thing will be that I teach users new to Joomla 1.6, CASH!

• Categorise - create the categories you need to organise your content
• Add - - add your content to the categories
• SHow - create the menu links to show the content

So Joomla! isn't a SCAM anymore it's all about CASH