Editing Websites in Joomla – Monkybomb Studios

Building websites in Joomla

In the last post on open source Content Management Systems, I will tackle Joomla. Joomla was part of the original Mambo and has not looked back after that.

I used Joomla when I first started using Content Management Systems.

What is Joomla?

Joomla is an open source Content Management System which uses PHP and MYSQL.

Advantages of Designing a website in Joomla

Easy Set Up – Easy to install and configure
Admin out of the box – user management, search, polls etc.
Lots of plugins – There are over 10 000 extensions in the extension directory.
Joomla is easy to maintain and update.

Disadvantages of Designing a website in Joomla

Security is a real problem. Joomla is prone to SQL injections
Not SEO Friendly. Unlike Drupal and WordPress, Joomla is not SEO friendly, but you can improve it by using some SEO plugins like SEF.
Too many Commercial plugins and not enough free plugins to extend your website. Can become extremely costly to build.
Compatability Issues with plugins. Some plugins have compatibility issues with the versions of Joomla you are running.
Support – Alot of the plugins, especially the free plugins lack proper support from the developer once it has been released in the repository.
Slower Loading time on websites.

Summary

Joomla is a stable content management system but has a long way to catch up to the leaders, mainly Drupal and WordPress. Security is a real issue and it is for that reason alone, that I normally choose Drupal or WordPress.

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