30 December 2009
The Joomla framework is written in PHP and consists of easily customizable modules that can serve many purposes in form of modules that you can use by customizing them for use on your websites. There are some readily available modules including opinion polls, RSS feeds, language translators, etc. that help users easily publish content on the web with minimum effort and almost no web design experience.

What is Joomla? Joomla is a free award-winning content management system that enables you to build customized applications and powerful websites. Joomla enables web designers to build sites by aggregating modules and it requires minimal programming knowledge.

The Joomla framework is written in PHP and consists of easily customizable modules that can serve many purposes in form of modules that you can use by customizing them for use on your websites. There are some readily available modules including opinion polls, RSS feeds, language translators, etc. that help users easily publish content on the web with minimum effort and almost no web design experience. From a small business website, to a large church community portal Joomla offers solutions that are easy to understand and quick to implement. Whether you are a Joomla newbie or have just started working with Joomla, you will enjoy making your web presence felt and noticed with Joomla's unique features.

What is Content Management System (CMS)?

Content Management System (CMS) is software that keeps track of each content on your website same as your near by library keeps track of books and stores them. Also the main advantage of using CMS is that it requires almost no technical knowledge to manage contents.

Joomla has emerged as a powerful application for making a website. Web design companies are now relying upon this content management system for creating the websites for their clients. Not only joomla is easy to install and free of cost, it also perfectly meets the specific business requirements. Moreover, downloading joomla is one of the easiest jobs in the world. Its installation process is as easy as that of a program on windows. If you face any problems regarding configuration, programming or installation, you can also opt for customer support that is available on joomla's website. They will efficiently guide you though various courses of actions during the process.

Owing to all these factors, website designers use joomla for developing the following:

Corporate web site portal
Corporate extranets and intranets
Online magazines
Online Newspapers and Publications
E-commerce and online reservation sites
Small business web sites
Web sites for NGO's
Community-based portals
Websites for institutions
Personal homepages

With joomla, you can be rest assured of an easy to maintain and an appealing website for your clients. Some other important and benefiting features of joomla website are:

Easy to create
Free templates

An international language function that can translate the international languages in your language
Option for integrating videos on the website

Joomla comprises a built in form for users to submit their queries
To prevent the joomla websites from getting hacked, you should use the backups. Since joomla creates security updates on a regular basis, web designers should download and install its latest version. In addition, make sure that you regularly change your passwords, ftp and hosting cpanel from time to time. You should also check the joomla security checklist and try to follow as many recommendations as you can.