What is a CMS system and why would you chose to use it over html and php programing?A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to. The advantage of a CMS System over static html and or php pages is that it can be dynamically updated using technology like RSS feeds from other news sites. This means you can keep your website fresh and new everyday without hours of rebuilding the same page. This touches on the other down fall of static pages, when it comes to updating it becomes a major hassile. Just immagine you have a site that has say 20 pages, not unreasonable. Now lets say you need to update 10 of those 20 pages once a month, another 5 pages have to be updated weekly, and 1 page gets changed dailliy. That quickly adds up to a large amount of time that is spent updating.
What is Joomla?Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.
What are some real world examples of what Joomla! can do? Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. For example: - Corporate Web sites or portals
- Corporate intranets and extranets
- Online magazines, newspapers, and publications
- E-commerce and online reservations
- Government applications
- Small business Web sites
- Non-profit and organizational Web sites
- Community-based portals
- School and church Web sites
- Personal or family homepages
Who uses Joomla?Here are just a few examples of Web sites that use Joomla:
Joomla is designed to be easy to install and set up even if you're not an advanced user. Many Web hosting services offer a single-click install, getting your new site up and running in just a few minutes. Since Joomla is so easy to use, as a Web designer or developer, you can quickly build sites for your clients. Then, with a minimal amount of instruction, you can empower your clients to easily manage their own sites themselves. If your clients need specialized functionality, Joomla is highly extensible and thousands of extensions (most for free under the GPL license) are available in the Joomla Extensions Directory. |
