| A web CMS is a content management system | | | | |
| software used for managing content for the | | | | * Community-based portals |
| web. | | | | |
| | | | * Magazines and newspapers |
| The software manages content (text, graphics, | | | | |
| links, etc.) for distribution on a web | | | | * the possibilities are limitless... |
| server. Usually the software provides tools | | | | |
| where users with little or no knowledge of | | | | Joomla! can be used to easily manage every |
| programming languages and markup languages | | | | aspect of your website, from adding content |
| (such as HTML) can create and manage content | | | | and images to updating a product catalog or |
| with relative ease of use. Most systems use a | | | | taking online reservations. |
| database to hold content, and a presentation | | | | |
| layer displays the content to regular website | | | | Advanced use of Joomla! |
| visitors based on a set of templates. | | | | |
| Management of the software is typically done | | | | Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of |
| through a web browser, but some systems may | | | | managing the content needed to make your |
| be modified in other ways. | | | | website sing. But for many people, the true |
| | | | power of Joomla! lies in the application |
| A Content Management System (CMS) differs | | | | framework that makes it possible for |
| from website builders like Microsoft | | | | thousands of developers around the world to |
| FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver in that a | | | | create powerful add-ons and extensions. Here |
| CMS allows non-technical users to make | | | | are just some examples of the hundreds of |
| changes to an existing website with little or | | | | available extensions: |
| no training. Website building tools like | | | | |
| FrontPage and Dreamweaver require more | | | | * Dynamic form builders |
| technical knowledge and training on average. | | | | |
| A CMS is an easy-to-use tool that gives | | | | * Business or organizational directories |
| authorized users the ability to manage a | | | | |
| website. A CMS is a website maintenance tool | | | | * Document management |
| rather than a website creation tool. | | | | |
| | | | * image and multimedia galleries |
| Let's talk about Joomla! Content Management | | | | |
| System now. | | | | * E-commerce and shopping cart engines |
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| Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open | | | | * Forums and chat software |
| Source Content Management Systems on the | | | | |
| planet. It is used all over the world for | | | | * Calendars |
| everything from simple websites to complex | | | | |
| corporate applications. Joomla! is easy to | | | | * Blogging software |
| install, simple to manage, and reliable. | | | | |
| | | | * Directory services |
| One of the ways people use Joomla! CMS: | | | | |
| | | | * Email newsletters |
| * Corporate websites or portals | | | | |
| | | | * Data collection and reporting tools |
| * Online commerce | | | | |
| | | | * Banner advertising systems |
| * Small business websites | | | | |
| | | | * Subscription services |
| * Non-profit and organizational websites | | | | |
| | | | * and many, many more... |
| * Government applications | | | | |
| | | | You will probably ask yourself what's the |
| * Corporate intranets and extranets | | | | catch? |
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| * School and church websites | | | | There is no catch. Joomla! is free, open, and |
| | | | available to all under the GPL license. |
| * Personal or family homepages | | | | |