Joomla
About Joomla
A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.
What are some real world examples of what Joomla! can do?
Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. For example:
Corporate Web sites or portals
Corporate intranets and extranets
Online magazines, newspapers, and publications
E-commerce and online reservations
Government applications
Small business Web sites
Non-profit and organizational Web sites
Community-based portals
School and church Web sites
Personal or family homepages
Images
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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Still my favourite CMS
Reviewed on 24/05/2023
Developed three major websites on it and supported two others. Always found it a pleasure to work...
Developed three major websites on it and supported two others. Always found it a pleasure to work with, with most functions supported out of the box and easy to hack if it needed to be extended or customised under the surface.
Pros
Incredibly powerful and extensible, and easy to hack into almost any configuration. Great support from the community and developer.
Cons
Really not much - I wish I had a reason to use it more often! It's often hard to sell clients on Joomla vs something like Wordpress which they recognise more.
Reasons for Choosing Joomla
More flexible and powerful, much better organised and more efficient under the bonnet.Switched From
Drupal
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Joomla a tool for intermediate website management
Reviewed on 16/12/2021
Joomla has helped us to rapidly create plain websites, informative websites in a real quick...
Joomla has helped us to rapidly create plain websites, informative websites in a real quick way.
Joomla allows us to have blogs that are shareable and easy to use across collaborators
This option offers flexibility and is user-friendly for those that are not experts in coding.
Pros
Joomla is a cool tool for beginners but also for intermediate users.
What I liked more was.
- The correct division of the elements available for manipulation (components, modules, templates)
- The UI is good and allows you a friendly usability
Cons
Joomla could consider being more flexible when an upgrade is required.
I understand there are some dependencies on the versions of external software like PHP or MySQL, but the support sometimes is not clear and has generated some users to leave Joomla and look for other opportunities.
Reasons for Choosing Joomla
The company was looking for a non desktop application for website buildingReasons for Switching to Joomla
Because it offers flexibility and it was easier to use- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Not the best CMS out there, but well supported
Reviewed on 15/08/2023
Overall Joomla is a decent product, with a very good support and some good idea (user management...
Overall Joomla is a decent product, with a very good support and some good idea (user management mostly). Still, we have to face the reality, and say that over the years users found Wordpress easier to use and more effective. On the other hand, Drupal overcome Joomla if you are looking for an high performance CMS.
Pros
User management is still on another (higher) level, compared to Wordpress and Drupal, its main opponents nowadays. Updates are quite easy to run, and the support is awesome.
Cons
Joomla is failing to compete mainly against Wordpress, which is currently widely used worldwide. Choosing Joomla over Wordpress (or Drupal) in 2023 as your CMS for your project, means that you will probably face some problems finding experienced developers, decent hosting environment, integration issues, etcetera.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
A Content Management System for building websites
Reviewed on 29/12/2019
I used Joomla to build my website. It was relatively easy to get started with. Joomla works with...
I used Joomla to build my website. It was relatively easy to get started with. Joomla works with extensions and templates which allows them to be easily customisable. Joomla saved me the cost of having to outsource my website design to a website developer.
Pros
Joomla is a Content Management System (CMS) that can be used to build websites. The things I like about Joomla are:
1. Ability to build a website with no technical knowledge required: The first time I worked on Joomla, I didn't know how to write the programming languages on which Joomla was built, but I was still able to build a website with it using available Joomla templates and extensions.
2. Easy learning curve: I learnt everything I needed to get started with Joomla, and also built my first Joomla website in one day. There are available YouTube tutorials, and plog posts on the internet that can help one to get going with Joomla.
3. Free domain name and hosting: Joomla provides users the option of using Joomla customised domain names for their websites, and also provides them with free hosting. I leveraged Joomla's free domain name and free hosting to build my first Joomla website.
4. Easy to customise: Joomla is very easy to customise. Joomla works with templates and extensions. The templates helps someone to decide how his/her Joomla website will look like, while the extension helps someone to add some functionalities to his/her website.
5. Security: Joomla constantly updates their CMS to provide security patches, and also to keep it from the attack of viruses. This increases the level of confidence with Joomla.
Cons
Joomla is an awesome CMS, but that is not without its cons. The cons of Joomla are:
1. Despite the fact that Joomla is easy to learn, it's learning curve is more complex than that of other CMSs like WordPress, Wix, and Weebly.
2. Poor layout: For me, the outlook of a website designed with Joomla seems to be less elegant than that designed with other CMSs like WordPress and Wix.
These are the two cons I can point out with Joomla.
Alternatives Considered
WordPressReasons for Switching to Joomla
I chose Joomla so that I'll explore its features and see what it can help me do.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Flexible and SEO friendly Content Management System
Reviewed on 15/02/2021
I have been working with Joomla CMS for many years and it is one of the strongest and oldest free...
I have been working with Joomla CMS for many years and it is one of the strongest and oldest free and open source CMS in the world and it is one of the best in terms of security, technology and simplicity and I’ve use Joomla for some website cases that have special features.
Pros
It's open source and free! It supported by volunteer community for many years and it's free forever.
Cons
Joomla template design could be more beautiful and with more features. In appearance, it has fewer molds than other competitors and should invest more in the appearance and design of the UI.
Reasons for Choosing Joomla
For some websites cases and projects need to use another CMS and JoomlaReasons for Switching to Joomla
Open-source, great extension directory, free and paid templates and modules with fair prices.Joomla FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Joomla.Q. What type of pricing plans does Joomla offer?
Joomla offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$199.00
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Not Available
Users can create websites for free, hosted on their own servers or on a Joomla subdomain. Upgrading to private hosting through SiteGround is also possible. Personal: From $99 Business: From $199 Agency: From $399
Q. Who are the typical users of Joomla?
Joomla has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Joomla support?
Joomla supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Joomla support mobile devices?
Joomla supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Joomla integrate with?
Joomla integrates with the following applications:
Ecwid, Google Analytics 360, Google Maps, Moolah, Spreadshop
Q. What level of support does Joomla offer?
Joomla offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base
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