Item: Joomla!
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used Joomla! for many years to create websites for many different companies. It is fairly simple to use and provides excellent results. It can also provide a good starting point with templates, both free and paid. Joomla!'s use of modules makes accomplishing most tasks easy.

Pros and Cons

Joomla! is easy to install. It takes about ten minutes from installing to get it up and running.
Joomla! uses modules, they are easy to install, configure and use.
Results are excellent and SEO friendly.

Because there are many options, beginners may find it overwhelming.
Some modules are paid only (though there are many free).
Customization of themes and modules can be confusing.

Return on Investment

Joomla! has helped me create many wonderful websites.
The cost for most tasks is ZERO.
Themes can be purchased for a very reasonable cost.

Alternatives Considered

WordPress

WordPress is probably the most popular CMS, followed by Joomla! For me, I find Joomla! much more intuitive. Both use themes and can provide excellent results, however I prefer Joomla!

Other Software Used

WordPress, Adobe Photoshop

Likelihood to Recommend

Joomla! is an excellent content manager which has a control panel which can be used to manage and customize all the elements of the website. It is ideal for managing large amounts of content. Having said that, really large websites may use large amounts of server resources and become slow.

Excellent, Easy To Use CMS

Overall Satisfaction with Joomla!