Joomla! is a powerful platform, but the default installation represents only a fraction of the power of Joomla. Many Joomla! extensions exist thanks to a design that makes it easy to create new Joomla components and then add them to an existing installation.

This set of tutorials covers just the basic installation and setup of Joomla! and does not cover the extensions. For more Visual Tutorials like these covering some of the most popular and useful extensions, visit the JoomlaTutorials.com site, or look for other tutorials on this site.

For a categorized, comprehensive directory  of extensions with reviews and ratings, see http://extensions.joomla.org/