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What is Joomla?

Joomla! is a free and open source content management system used to publish web content. Included features are page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, a search function, and support for language internationalization.

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What is Joomla?

Joomla! is a free and open source content management system used to publish web content. Included features are page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, a search function, and support for language internationalization.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.7
Avg 8.2

Platform & Infrastructure

Features related to platform-wide settings and structure, such as permissions, languages, integrations, customizations, etc.

7.6
Avg 7.7

Web Content Creation

Features that support the creation of website content.

7.9
Avg 7.8

Web Content Management

Features for managing website content

7.8
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is Joomla?

Joomla! is a free, open source content management system used to publish web content. Joomla is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques and stores data in a MySQL, MS SQL, or PostgreSQL database. Included features are page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, a search function, and support for language internationalization. Its dashboard organizing administrator tasks into context menus, from which content is edited, permissions set and changed, contacts managed, and messages sent to users. Extensions modify functionality in widely varying ways and provide flexibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Joomla! is a free and open source content management system used to publish web content. Included features are page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, a search function, and support for language internationalization.

Drupal, Kentico Xperience, and Plone are common alternatives for Joomla.

Reviewers rate Role-based user permissions and Code quality / cleanliness highest, with a score of 8.7.

The most common users of Joomla are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Perfect for content management beginners!

Rating: 7 out of 10
April 25, 2019
BC
Vetted Review
Verified User
Joomla!
3 years of experience
I've utilized Joomla to manage site content for a university, a startup company, and a nonprofit organization. The product was used mainly in one department at each company -- marketing. It addresses the fact that we needed to update our web content without having a developer on staff. It also helps that Joomla is free, especially when being utilized for non-profits and startup companies.
  • Joomla's top strength is its simplicity. Even if everyone on your team is a beginner, they will be able to easily adapt to using Joomla. It mimics WordPress, but it's easier to use.
  • Joomla is also great with helping beginners optimize their site for search engines. If your content does not already include keywords that your audience typically searches for, Joomla has a section where 'tags' can be added to a page so that potential visitors are more likely to find your site.
  • Joomla is great at organizing content for a large website. Everything you publish can be listed by title in alphabetical order so you can search for different pieces of content easily.
Cons
  • Joomla needs improvement when it comes to SEO features in comparison to other CMS's like WordPress. The features it currently has are great for beginners, but over time, users will realize that they need a more advanced system to continue to grow their site. I wouldn't choose Joomla if your team is already accustomed to using a CMS. It's only best for beginners or interns.
  • I feel a little limited with Joomla as far as adding a personal touch to the website. It's more difficult to make layout changes to your website with Joomla than it is when you're using other platforms like WordPress or Wix.
  • The most difficult part of using Joomla, for me, is that there aren't many good web developers who specialize in Joomla. If you want to make big changes to your site that require a developer, it's much easier to find someone who's great at building WordPress sites.
  • There are not as many plug-ins for Joomla as there are for WordPress so, if you need to add any special features to your site using Joomla, you will be limited.
Joomla is great if a beginner or intern will be using the platform. I would also recommend it for small business owners who publish their own web content and don't have much experience. It's perfect if you're solely looking for ease of use and don't plan to heavily customize your site.

Robust and Versatile Content Management System

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 24, 2013
VG
Vetted Review
Verified User
Joomla!
4 years of experience
  • Solid core website, up and running within minutes
  • Versatile and customizable
  • Vast library of third-party plugins and components for every need
  • Many resources of third-party templates for just the right look
  • Open Source and Free
Cons
  • No central customer/tech support
  • Not all plugins, components, or templates are free
Robust website with many features baked in, and many more available from third-party plugins.

Joomla - The Leading CMS (Content Management System)

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 23, 2015
'corePHP' uses Joomla not only for our internal websites for 'corePHP' but we also build and customize our clients' websites to the demands and needs of the client. Our clients range from small to fortune 500 companies with vastly different needs. Joomla is an easy to use product for the end users as well as a powerful CMS to program in.
  • East of Use - Joomla has a very easy user interface for the backend where admins will manage their site and make updates when needed. With the latest version of Joomla you have responsive backend that makes updating your site on your mobile device easier.
  • Template Clubs - Its super easy for small companies to have professional looking templates with the latest design trends. This helps them look bigger and perform better then a cookie cutter template that you would typically see. Amazing template providers are gavick.com rockettheme.com bang2joom.com joomlart.com and yootheme.com
  • 3rd Party extensions - With the many 3rd party developers there are a lot of products that meet the small to medium size companies needs where we would go in and modify the functionality to meet the final needs of the clients. Great companies are www.corephp.com compojoom.com jomsocial.com ijoomla.com and MORE
  • Custom Development - When you can't find that perfect solution and you need something customize to meet your need. Joomla is very extendable and easy to build what you need. The great thing about Joomla is it is also very easy to grow your site with without the thought of abandoning the platform later. Joomla will grow with you!
Cons
  • This is from a coding view point. When modifying the code for users it is very difficult to use. Hoping in later versions this is cleaned up so it makes it easier for developers.
Joomla is one of those products that can fit many aspects. What is nice out of the box you have a powerful solution for your site. Adding on to Joomla with 3rd party extensions and custom development just enhances the site. Joomla is really strong with SEO which is important for many organizations.

The Swiss Army Knife of Content Management Systems

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 30, 2015
Vetted Review
Verified User
Joomla!
7 years of experience
We use Joomla! as our primary customer facing website CMS. It's the front-line method of engagement with our customers by providing information for our product; allowing users to log in using their social network credentials for an easy login experience; helps the user make the purchase by providing detailed information and has an integrated support area to keep our customers satisfied after the sale.
  • Easy to use Content Management system for creating rich content for your website.
  • Cost-effective extensions allow adding new functionality with minimal effort.
  • Easy integration with social networks using JFBConnect to help grow your site organically.
Cons
  • User ACL can be tricky to set up and manage if you need many different levels of user groups with various permissions for each.
  • Media manager is rudimentary. Uploading and editing images isn't possible.
It's an excellent, well-rounded CMS applicable to just about any website need. Unless you need the most basic of websites, Joomla! is an excellent choice.

The latest Content Management System equipped with powerful front-end and back-end

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 06, 2018
Joomla! is used in our organisation just for training purposes and giving ideas about the CMS to the newly hired interns. It is used for the development team so I can say it is not for the whole organization but the development section of each team.
  • Joomla! does some things like content management, banner management and templates management very well. So these features are strength of Joomla!
  • If I talked about details then managing and creating menus is very easy in this tool.
  • Templates are flexible to use so one can easily use templates according to one's need
Cons
  • Joomla! has a problem with installing plugins that may [cause] problems sometimes when you try to install a plugin that is incompatible
  • Once you [have] made your website layout and then if you change your mind to change the layout then it's a big pain in Joomla!
  • I have not observed it but people say it is not [very] SEO friendly
Joomla! is the latest technology used CMS with which one can use the front as well as back end of website very easily. Managing users is again an advantage while you can not see these things in Blogger.
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