What is Joomla
| Joomla is recognized as one of the most popular open source content management systems ( CMS) on the net winning a number of awards. Joomla is the ideal solution for individuals, small business who wish to advantage of the flexability, security and modular technology Joomla can offer.
Joomla currently offers the followng benifits 1) Support Community Joomla has a very active and large support community who offer support via the Offical Joomla web site where you can contribute or post questions. The Joomla forum currently has over 10,000 active members and there is always someone willing to help if you have a question. 2) Joomla Development The core Joomla development team are very active releasing new versions of the content management system on a weekly basis. Over the past few months the core development team have released over 6 new version releases of Joomla to the community based on enhancements, security fixes and more. This mean’s you not only do you get a great CMS but you also have the knowledge that something new and exciting could be released making it even better. 3) Joomla Components & Modules Due to the popularity and flexibility of Joomla’s modular architecture you find a wide range of components and associated modules which are being developed by various 3rd party team’s and can be downloaded for free under GPL or purchased for a small price to bring additional functionality to your web site. This is one of the big benefits and selling points Joomla has to offer, the fact that you can find nearly any component or module which meets your requirements and then just download and plug it into your content management system. 4) Joomla Templates As with components and modules you also have number of web designers who develop and design Joomla templates which can transform the look and feel of your web site with a click of a button. All you have to do it find a template you like, download it and apply it to your content management system ( CMS ). Many of the templates come with predefined module positions so you can display module’s in various different positions. Joomla Hosting Many of the large web hosting providers have also recognized the important of Joomla and offer pre install versions of the content management system ( CMS ) when you purchase a hosting package. Due to the nature its nature most web hosting companies provide PHP, MYSQL functionality for many of there web hosting package so you can easily install and have your web site up and running in less than 30 minutes by following the step by step installation guide. Basically Joomla enables you or your business to manage and maintain your web site content with out the need for expensive specialized web development skills or paying someone to maintain your website content. The administrator interface is very easy to use and is similar in some respects to a Microsoft word editor, you can add text, images and manage, publish your content with a click of a button. Joomla Features incorporates the following. 1) User friendly easy to use administrator and front end interface • Completely database MYSQL driven site engine Extensive Administration |
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