Joomla!: the only CMS you will ever need.
June 19, 2024

Joomla!: the only CMS you will ever need.

Richard Gosler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review

Overall Satisfaction with Joomla!

I run a digital agency and the majority of our web builds are with Joomla! CMS. Since changing from Wordpress we can deliver completed sites more quickly, with more features and greater security than anything else on the market. Our clients appreciate the fact that their sites are better optimised without recourse to third party plugins and that they running faster.

Pros

  • More core features than wordpress
  • Greater security than competitors
  • Blazing speed without using cache plugins.
  • Cleaner interface for admin users.

Cons

  • There are numerous ecommerce components but it would be good to see one with the ubiquity of woocommerce.
  • Positive in that we can delivery finished sites in less time with greater usability.
Wordpress has to be preloaded with a stack of plugins and a cache just to match 'out of the box' Joomla! That's why we switched.

Do you think Joomla! delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Joomla!'s feature set?

Yes

Did Joomla! live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Joomla! go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Joomla! again?

Yes

Thanks to its sophisticated user management it works really well for ecommerce, subscription and multiuser sites. We've built sites for sole traders up to multinationals with it and both are equally happy with the outcome so couldn't think of a scenario where I would not recommend it.

Joomla Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG editor
10
Code quality / cleanliness
10
Admin section
10
Page templates
6
Library of website themes
8
Mobile optimization / responsive design
10
Publishing workflow
10
Form generator
10
Content taxonomy
8
SEO support
10
Bulk management
10
Availability / breadth of extensions
7
Community / comment management
10
API
6
Internationalization / multi-language
10
Role-based user permissions
10

Using Joomla!

The admin interface is less cluttered and better thought out in Joomla! than in Wordpress.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Requires technical support
Lots to learn
  • Using a page builder such as SP Pagebuilder
  • The inbuilt SEO in the menu section.
  • Language overrides are awesome
  • Menu management s clunkier than WP but ultimately does more.
Yes - As good as anything else on the market.

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