Help with Joomla for RP Clones

[Tarzan]

I need a crash course in Joomla... really fast. Would someone who knows the product well be able to talk me (in a phone call) though a quick understanding... and answer some questions I have already?

I need to get a site up for a Ron Paul Clone for Congress and he wants to use Joomla. I have done a layout for him but do not know how the Joomla templates our content holders work.

If you can help I would appreciate the assistance. I need to have his site up and running prior to this weekend so the candidate (and others) can enter content. He has a fundraising event next week and we need to have this functioning asap.

thanks... please PM me :o

[Rhys]

sure

[Rhys]

http://s.imp.ly/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:joomla-15-blank-skeleton-template&catid=1:latest-news

this is a skeleton template with all the placeholders and a little extra which you can take or leave.

http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials/17-joomla-tutorials/48-joomla-template-tutorial.html

this explains pretty much all you need to know to get started.