Joomla - a highly recommended CMS that is both free and functional!
Updated July 07, 2015
Joomla - a highly recommended CMS that is both free and functional!
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
2.5 and 3
Modules Used
- jce
- ck menu
- xmap
- Extplorer
- hikashop
- multisite
- mightsite
- breezingforms
- acymailing
Overall Satisfaction with Joomla!
Joomla is a free CMS platform that I've used to develop websites for our clients. Joomla allows us to deploy websites faster with better solutions.
Pros
- Joomla has tons of templates. Some free, some paid. I particularly like Joomla Bamboo templates which are responsive and highly customizable.
- Joomla has a very strong community that will assist newbies if they have questions. There is also a database of questions, answers and solutions that can assist newbies and solving their problems.
- Joomla has tons of modules and components. Most of the free ones are sufficient to develop to comprehensive website.
- Joomla is capable of building a more complex website than wordpress. That said, the learning curve is slightly steeper too.
Cons
- Joomla documentation can be better and clearer. Since the change of Joomla 1.5 to 1.6 to 1.7 to 2.5 to 3.0, the knowledgebase wiki is quite messy and sometimes confusing.
- Joomla has a lot of hidden functions whereby changing a certain part might affect a totally different part. The link might not be obvious especially for newbies.
- Joomla version change is quite rapid with the new direction that they are going with. After I mastered Joomla 2.5, we are now moving towards Joomla 3.0 now. The version change is sometimes unwarranted and unnecessary.
- Using Joomla allows us to deploy sites faster which in turn keeps clients happy.
- By using Joomla, we expect the client to be more technical. Or otherwise, they will require us to maintain the site for them which means a longer term engagement which also means more profit for us.
- WordPress,Zencart
Wordpress vs Joomla: It depends on how complicated the site is. I will choose Joomla for better menu and article management.
Zencart vs Joomla: Zencart is primarily a shopping cart website whereas Joomla is a CMS with shopping cart capabilities. Overall, Joomla has better system for shopping cart when you add in HikaShop component.
Zencart vs Joomla: Zencart is primarily a shopping cart website whereas Joomla is a CMS with shopping cart capabilities. Overall, Joomla has better system for shopping cart when you add in HikaShop component.
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