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About Mambo Tutorials

Recently, in the Mambo forums, a Mambo user asked Elpie if she would write some tutorials. Elpie took up the challenge and this site was born.

Mambo Tutorials is focused on providing help to users of the Mambo open source content management system. Much of the information on this site is related to optimising web sites for both human visitors and search engines and is applicable to any web site, not just those using Mambo.

Mambo Tutorials also provides news and views on happenings in the Mambo world. It is not, however, a substitute for Mambo's official documentation or wiki (both of which I am contributing to). This site is all about Maximising Mambo and focuses most strongly on optimising both your experience as a Mambo user and your site.

Lynne Pope, aka "Elpie" is a professional web site designer & developer, who creates hi-impact and cost-effective web sites for New Zealand and international companies, businesses, and organisations.

Lynne has been involved with the web for more years than she cares to remember and has been involved with several open source projects since the mid-1990's. In 2003, Lynne discovered the Mambo open source content management system which has become a staple component of the work she has been doing ever since.

Open source software is a passion and Lynne both uses and contributes back to the development of open source software. Users of the Mambo forums and documentation will know that "Elpie" is a significant contributor to Mambo. She has been on the Mambo core development team since 2006 and is currently president of the Mambo Foundation, Inc.. She has also been involved in Joomla! development and has been a contributor to a number of other open source software development projects. In 2007, Lynne was a finalist in the New Zealand Open Source Awards.

What Mambo Tutorials Can Do For You

Mambo Tutorials provides, well, tutorials for Mambo! When you read the information presented here you know you are getting expert advice. Lynne has been working with Mambo and Joomla! every day for five years and has contributed code to both projects. More importantly, she is a Mambo user and developing sites for clients, creating templates, and working around the limitations inherent in all content management systems means Lynne understands what site owners need.

Lynne is available to help you with your Mambo web site. If you need professional services, an SEO audit of your site, or a new site design, use the contact form to let her know your requirements.

Membership in Professional Organisations

Lynne is a member of the following professional organisations:

• Member, Information Technology Cluster, Vision Manawatu;
• Member, New Zealand Institute of Management;
• Member, Maori Internet Society;
• Member, American Management Association.