Content Management Systems (CMS) have been on the wish list of many website owners for good reason... they give you - the website owner - the power to manage and update your site yourself without any technical knowledge. Development time and costs are dramatically reduced.
Our Content Management System of choice is the award-winning Joomla, which enables you to build websites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular website software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.
Joomla keeps track of every piece of content on your website, 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.
What real-world applications can Joomla be used for?
Joomla is used all over the world to power websites 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 is using Joomla?
Here are just a few examples of websites that use Joomla:
- IKEA, Kuwait - http://www.ikea.com.kw
- IKEA, Saudi Arabia - http://www.ikea.com.sa
- Hanz de Fuko (Hair products) - http://www.hanzdefuko.com
- Innovative Baby (Baby Products) - http://www.innovative-baby.com
- Get Up and Grow (Baby products) - http://www.getupandgrow.com
- Ayoka (The Joy of Flowers) (Florists) - http://www.ayokaflowers.com
- Baby Stitch, Australia (Baby products) - http://babystitch.com.au
- Know Label - http://shopknowlabel.com
- Moreton Hire, Australia - http://www.moreton.net.au
- Alexis Jewelry LA (Jewelry store) - http://www.alexisjewelryla.com
- Wall Murals Direct (Wall murals) - http://www.wall-murals-direct.com
- Sensor Security Systems, South Africa (Security systems) - http://www.sensorsecurity.net
- MTV Networks Quizilla (Social networking) - http://www.quizilla.com
- IHOP (Restaurant chain) - http://www.ihop.com
- Harvard University (Educational) - http://gsas.harvard.edu
- Citibank (Financial institution intranet, not public) - http://www.citibank.com
- The Green Maven (Eco-resources) - http://www.greenmaven.com
- Outdoor Photographer (Magazine) - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com
- PlayShakespeare.com (Cultural) - http://www.playshakespeare.com
- Senso Interiors (Furniture design) - http://www.sensointeriors.co.za
More examples of companies using Joomla can be found in the Joomla Community Site Showcase.
FUTURE JOOMLA SUPPORT
So, will Joomla be supported in the future? Joomla is the most popular open source CMS currently available as evidenced by a vibrant and growing community of friendly users and talented developers. Joomla's roots go back to 2000 and, with over 200,000 community users and contributors, the future looks bright for the award-winning Joomla Project.
For more information about Joomla, check out their website...