From the Joomlapolis Picture-book series: This presentation guides you through initial Community Builder installation and basic configuration.

1. Community Builder Quick-start picture-book
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•Membership
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Getting started with Community Builder
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2. Go to Joomlapolis
You need to login on Joomlapolis (free account) to
access latest CB releases
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3. Find latest package
Free members can download latest stable release
Pro/Dev members can download latest RC package
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4. Download latest package
Download the latest version your
membership allows you to.
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5. Distribution contents
Unzip downloaded package to reveal full distribution
Check naming conventions and read all relevant
material!
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6. Install CB component
Use Joomla Extension Manager to install com_comprofiler.zip (the CB component) Make sure that
your PHP upload_file_size is more than 2M  Read Tutorial
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7. Successful CB component installation
Search for successful installation message and read
the documentation included in the package
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8. Verify installation of component
Components menu now has Community Builder menu tree
CB Admin Navigation module will also show tree if installed (see Picture-Book)
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9. Install modules
Install the 3 modules found in your CB distribution
package
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10. Verify installation of modules
Extensions Module manager should show 3 CB
module instances of the 3 installed modules
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11. Visit and save CB Configuration
Set CB Configuration parameter to display name as
First Name, Last Name combination
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12. Make CB user registration independent of Joomla
Recommended to make user registration independent of Joomla. This way you can turn off Joomla
registration to make sure that all users registere on your site using the CB process only.
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13. Navigate to Joomla User Manager
Go to Joomla Users  User Manager and click on
Options button
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14. Turn off Joomla user registration
Set Allow User Registration in Joomle User Manager component popup to No. This way used will
not be able to use Joomla registration form and must rely on CB registration process
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15. Create new Joomla User Menu
Go to Joomla Menus  Menu Manager  Add New
Menu to create a new User Menu
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16. Save User Menu settings
Give new menu a Title and a menu type and a
description and save it.
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17. Create New Menu item in User Menu
Create a new menu by going to Menus  User Menu
 Add New Menu item
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18. User Profile (mandatory) menu item selection
Click on Menu item Type Select button to get pop-up.
Click on comprofiler User Profile (mandatory) item
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19. Create PUBLIC menu item for CB component
You must create a PUBLIC menu item as instructed in
the CB installation guide and the readme files.
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20. Publish CB modules – ubpublish Login form
Unpublish Joomla Login Form and publish CB module instances. Make sure CB Login module is
Public and that all 3 CB module instances are in a position supported by your template (position-7
in J 2.5).
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21. Show avatar always configuration
Edit your CB Login module instance to set the Show
avatar when logged-in parameter to Show always.
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22. Create a menu module for User Menu
Without a menu module our previously created User
Menu will not show up at all on our website.
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23. Configure User Menu module for User Menu
Give menu module a title, a position, make it
Registered and connect it to Use Menu (previously
created)
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24. Home page public view
Our Joomla homepage will show the CB Login module
and the CB Online module since they are published
Public
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25. CB Registration form
Our CB Registration form shows First Name, Last Name fields because that is what we instructed
CB Configuration area to do. You can add more fields to registration process using CB Field
Manager
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26. Logged in view
A logged in superadmin will see the User Menu, the
CB Online and the CB Workflow module.
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27. CB User profile page
User profile page of clean CB install. Profile looks empty but you can add tabs, fields, new
applications (plugins) and make styling changes using CSS in your template
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