Joomla! Development - Content Management Systems are the backbone of many web applications. A CMS allows users with no html or programming knowledege to take charge of their content, update pages, upload files, and add rich, multimedia content without writing a single line of code.
Joomla! is an open source CMS that powers many popular sites today. Joomla! combines a powerfull database driven engine with a intuative, user friendly administrator interface that allows you to manage every detail of your site within a few clicks. Once Joomla! is installed and configured, users are able to manage and change their content on their own allowing for more up to date content and removing the need to have programmers make simple site changes.
The power of Joomla! is in its modular structure. Joomla! works in a "add it when you need it" way allowing sites to grow and add features as they need them. Simply speaking, you can create your site, add a online store, later, expand it to a customer service center, add tracking, add product reviews... and anything else that comes along, without large scale redesigns.
Joomla! CMS is made up of modules that you plug in to your Joomla! existing site. The modules are made to blend into your existing design and work within the original framework, meaning any feature you add will be managed from the same back end you are used to.
DesignXcetera specializes in sites built on a CMS and in fact, this site is uses the Joomla! CMS. For sites that need dynamic content and extended functionality, Joomla! CMS may be a great option.
Joomla! is one of the most popular content management systems around and as such has a giant base of developers that have created modules for just about any application you can think of. E-commerce, social media, communities, video, reviews, polls, support services, multi-user authoring, archive management, RSS... it's all there.
The great news about all those modules being available is that it is a cost effective solution for feature rich sites. The "wheel" never needs to be built, it only needs to be added.
We have developed numerous Joomla! sites and provide Joomla! design, development, management, maintanace, hosting and training services.
Joomla's modular nature makes it a perfect choice for small to medium size sites and anyone who wants room to grow and expand their offered services as the need arises.
Joomla! Built in features
- SEO friendly URL's
- Site search
- Complete content management
- User management
- Statistics (users, hits, page views, etc.)
- User registration for premium content uses
- WYSWYG text editing
- Completely templated
- RSS and news feeds generated
- advertising and banner management / tracking
- Multimedia support
- User polls, comments and "mail to a friend" feature
- Update scheduling
- Full control of pages and where content appears
- Muliple author support
- Print and PDF options on page
- Intuative admin panel
More about the Joomla! CMS from Joomla.org
If you're new to Web publishing systems, you'll find that Joomla! delivers sophisticated solutions to your online needs. It can deliver a robust enterprise-level Web site, empowered by endless extensibility for your bespoke publishing needs. Moreover, it is often the system of choice for small business or home users who want a professional looking site that's simple to deploy and use. We do content right.
So what's the catch? How much does this system cost?
Well, there's good news ... and more good news! Joomla! 1.5 is free, it is released under an Open Source license - the GNU/General Public License v 2.0. Had you invested in a mainstream, commercial alternative, there'd be nothing but moths left in your wallet and to add new functionality would probably mean taking out a second mortgage each time you wanted something adding!
Joomla! changes all that ...
Joomla! is different from the normal models for content management software. For a start, it's not complicated. Joomla! has been developed for everybody, and anybody can develop it further. It is designed to work (primarily) with other Open Source, free, software such as PHP, MySQL, and Apache.
It is easy to install and administer, and is reliable.
Joomla! doesn't even require the user or administrator of the system to know HTML to operate it once it's up and running.
To get the perfect Web site with all the functionality that you require for your particular application may take additional time and effort, but with the Joomla! Community support that is available and the many Third Party Developers actively creating and releasing new Extensions for the 1.5 platform on an almost daily basis, there is likely to be something out there to meet your needs. Or you could develop your own Extensions and make these available to the rest of the community.
