FREE DIY Websites
Websites by Design.net offers a FREE open-source Content Management System (CMS) known as Joomla that will allow you to manage and maintain your website yourself or in-house. This also gives you access to literally thousands of Free or low cost extensions that add to the capability of your website.
Websites by Design.net uses Joomla CMS extensively on existing websites and client websites therefore have an indepth understanding of features, extensions and benefits of using Joomla. This knowledge coupled with practical experience allows us to offer assistance and support to anyone who has decided to take on the task of building their own website using the Joomla CMS.
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's a content management system (CMS)?
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.
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
Support
Support for the Joomla! CMS starts with the Joomla! Official Documentation Wiki. Here you can find the information that is regularly published and updated as Joomla! develops. This is constantaly added to and updated!
Then there is the Help System of the CMS itself. On the topmenu in the Back-end Control panel you find the Help button which will provide you with lots of explanation on features.
Added to this is the Joomla Forum and there is also our Forums and Support Desk for ongoing information and support
The Joomla! Developers and Bug Squad members are regularly posting their blog reports about several topics such as programming techniques and security issues.
