If you've read anything at all about Content Management
Systems (CMS), you'll probably know at least three things: CMS are the
most exciting way to do business, CMS can be really, I mean really,
complicated and lastly Portals are absolutely, outrageously, often
unaffordably expensive.Joomla! is set to change all that ... Joomla! is different from the normal models for portal software. For a start, it's not complicated. Joomla! has been developed for the masses. It's licensed under the GNU/GPL license, easy to install and administer and reliable. Joomla! doesn't even require the user or administrator of the system to know HTML to operate it once it's up and running.
Joomla! features:
* Completely database driven site engines
* News, products or services sections fully editable and manageable
* Topics sections can be added to by contributing authors
* Fully customisable layouts including left, center and right menu boxes
* Browser upload of images to your own library for use anywhere in the site
* Dynamic Forum/Poll/Voting booth for on-the-spot results
* Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX server, Solaris and AIX
Extensive Administration:
* Change order of objects including news, FAQs, articles etc.
* Random Newsflash generator
* Remote author submission module for News, Articles, FAQs and Links
* Object hierarchy - as many sections, departments, divisions and pages as you want
* Image library - store all your PNGs, PDFs, DOCs, XLSs, GIFs and JPEGs online for easy use
* Automatic Path-Finder. Place a picture and let Joomla! fix the link
* News feed manager. Choose from over 360 news feeds from around the world
* Archive manager. Put your old articles into cold storage rather than throw them out
* Email-a-friend and Print-format for every story and article
* In-line Text editor similar to Word Pad
* User editable look and feel
* Polls/Surveys - Now put a different one on each page
* Custom Page Modules. Download custom page modules to spice up your site
* Template Manager. Download templates and implement them in seconds
* Layout preview. See how it looks before going live
* Banner manager. Make money out of your site
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Your Content Plus the Joomla
When we set up your website, we will create your pages of content with navigation buttons according to the plan you choose. Joomla also comes with sample content and all the features installed. The sample content and features such as the blog, newsfeed, weblinks, and other features will be unpublished so that only your content will show on your website. When you are ready to use any of these features, you can simply replaced the sample Joomla content with your own and click the publish buttons in the menu manager to publish the navigation buttons and your content. These features can be duplicated for extra content too. For example, if you would like to publish a blog and a newsletter, all you have to do is use the blog component and rename the button "Newsletter". Want to publish a series of articles? Just create a section and category for them and create a button to link to the series. Joomla is one of the most versatile content management systems on the planet.