Find out more about Joomla!

Joomla is a great CMS, which allows web developers to build good online apps and Web sites. This web site software contains numerous excellent features that make it very popular among developers around the world. Joomla is open source and in consequence is available for free to everyone, also it's ease-of-use and extensibility makes it reliable and generous.

What CMS means?

CMS (content management system) – is a tool capable of tracking any piece of content from your web site. When I talk about content I mean everything: text, articles, documents, media files, music, photos, practically anything you might think of. You do not have to be very technical to use and manage a CMS, since the CMS will manage all the content for you.

Here you can check out some examples for what Joomla stand for!

Joomla powers websites from all over the world, from various shapes and sizes. Check it out:

• presentation web sites and portals
• corporate intranets and extranets
• online publications, newspapers and magazines
• e-commerce solutions
• e-Government apps
• small organizations web sites
• organizational web sites and non-profit websites
• portals for community-based online exposure
• Educational web sites
• family blogs

Let's find out who uses Joomla!

Check out few examples of web sites that uses Joomla:

• CMS for Social Networking - MTV Networks Quizilla
• CMS for chain of restaurants – IHOP
• Intranet for a huge Financial Institution – Citibank
• Eco-resiurces – The Green Mave
• CMS for a cultural web site like PlayShakespeare.com
• Furniture design Senso Interiors
• Travel and Tourism
• Contemporary Jewish Museum

How is Joomla going to help you?

With Joomla you can have your new site up and running in no time, as many Web hosting services offer a single-click installation process. It allows fast web sites builder for your clients if you are a web designer or developer since Joomla is easy to use and manage. Numerous free extensions are available in the Joomla Extensions Directory making Joomla very extensible whenever your clients need specialized functionality.

There is going to be support for Joomla in the future?

Joomla has a history that goes back in 2000, having a community of over 200.000 users and contributors, so we consider that the future looks bright for this Project. Currently Joomla is the most popular open source CMS, evidenced by a vibrant and growing community of users and developers.

Advanced ways for using Joomla!

Joomla's strong apps framework makes it easy for developers to built sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla into virtually unlimited directions, so many organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla package.

Thanks to Joomla framework, developers can easily build the following:

• Data reporting tools
• Inventory control system
• Product Catalogs
• e-commerce integrated systems
• Complex business directories
• Communication tools
• Reservation system

Powerful apps can be built that anyone can use, share and support since Joomla is based on PHP and MySQL. For more information regarding this check the Joomla Developer Network.

Want to get started with Joomla?

Joomla is available for free and is under the GPL license. Try some online demos and quickly discover how simple Joomla is.