Joomla Administrator

Joomla's backend management interface, Administrator, is one of two sides of Joomla. The Administration area plays host to virtually every type of control and management process you need to configure your site and create content.

Simply put: If the visitor side of the site is like the Wizard of Oz's grand hall, the administration side makes up the space behind the curtain.

Navigating through the backend of your site is easy, once you get used to the quirks of working within Joomla.

Joomla version 2.5 (above) and 3.x (below) have very different default user interfaces, though much of the same basic principles apply to each. Both of these interfaces will require you to close specific menus before you can skip around to another, provide a dashboard complete with frequently accessed menus and general site information, and enable you to manage virtually every aspect of your site.

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Along the top of the administrator area of the site is the Admin Menu. This menu, along with Quick Icons on your main Control Panel, makes it easy to get from one area of the administrative site to another.

This menu is split into seven main categories. Each category plays host to several different submenus, with each submenu having potentially several pages within. Below, we will take a look at the Admin Menu and how it can Hyou get more done while you are in the backend of your site.

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Admin Menu

The Admin Menu, as it is commonly referred to, is a quick way to navigate through your site's backend. While the links on the main Dashboard / Control Panel take you to some of the more frequently visited areas within the administrative site, the Admin Menu can take you pretty much anywhere you need to go in one or two clicks.

Here is an overview of the primary categories within this menu.

View Site

The View Site button allows you to quickly open a new tab to the visitor side of your Joomla site. It is a quick way to check on the changes you are making within the administrator area without leaving the page you are currently on to do so.

System

The System menu is home to administrative pages that impact the Joomla system as a whole. This includes the Control Panel (also called the Dashboard), Global Configuration page, Global Check-in, cache controls, and System Information page.

Users

The Users section includes any areas of Joomla's backend that deal specifically with users, user groups, access levels, and mass mailings. It is where you would go to look for the User Manager in the event that you need to change or remove a user's standing or profile.

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Menus

Menus are very important pieces of the Joomla puzzle. In order for something to appear properly on a page, it needs to be set up in the Menus system. Here, you can configure the Main Menu as well as any additional menus. You can also access the primary Menu Manager which gives you additional administrative controls over any menus set up within your site.

Content

At the heart of your Joomla site is its content. This is the meat and potatoes of what your visitors come to see. Here, you can access the Article Manager, Category Manager, Featured Articles, and Media Manager where you can manage any images, videos, or audio clips you have uploaded.

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Components

The Components area of the admin menu gives you quick access to configuration pages for various components presently active in your site. Your site's Contacts and Joomla! Update are found here. It is a quick access menu for all the specific mini-applications that make your site, and many of its extensions, do what they do.

Extensions

Extensions gives you access to the Extension Manager, Module Manager, Plugin Manager, Template Manager, and Language Manager. This is where you would go if you needed to install or remove an extension, configure options for specific extensions, change languages on your site, and manage your site's template. It will likely be your most visited area in the admin menu while you build and configure your site's layout and style.

Help

Help is an often overlooked, yet extremely powerful tool for site managers. It gives you access to Joomla's main Documentation Wiki, as well as resources, translations, and developer resources. The Official Support Forum for Joomla is also available here.

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Version history of the Joomla.

Joomla 1.0 was released on September 22, 2005 as a rebranded release of Mambo 4.5.2.3 that combined other bug and moderate-level security fixes.

Joomla 1.5 was released on January 22, 2008, and the latest release of this version was 1.5.26 on March 27, 2012. This version was the first to attain long-term support (LTS); such versions are released each three major or minor releases and supported until three months after the next LTS version is released. April 2012 marks the official end-of-life of Joomla 1.5; with Joomla 3.0 released, support for Joomla 1.5 faded away in April 2013.

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Joomla 1.6 was released on January 10, 2011. This version adds a full access control list functionality plus, user-defined category hierarchy, and admin interface improvements.

Joomla 1.7 was released on July 19, 2011, six months after 1.6.0. This version adds enhanced security and improved migration tools.

Joomla 2.5 was released on January 24, 2012, six months after 1.7.0. This version is a long term support (LTS) release. Originally this release was to be 1.8.0, however the developers announced August 9 that they would rename it to fit into a new version number scheme in which every LTS release is an X.5 release.  This version was the first to run on other databases besides MySQL. Support for this version was extended until the end of 2014.

Joomla 3.0 was released on September 27, 2012. Originally, it was supposed to be released in July 2012; however, the January/July release schedule was uncomfortable for volunteers, and the schedule was changed to September/March releases. On December 24, 2012, it was decided to add one more version (3.2) to the 3.x series to improve the development life cycle and extend the support of LTS versions.

Joomla 3.1 was released on April 24, 2013. Release 3.1 includes several new features including tagging.

Joomla 3.2 was released on November 6, 2013. Release 3.2 highlighting Content Versioning.

Joomla 3.3 was released on April 30, 2014. Release 3.3 features improved password hashing and microdata and documentation powered by MediaWiki Translate extension.

On April 25, 2014, the Joomla Production Leadership Team announced that it started following 'Semantic Versioning Scheme' for new Joomla builds. The earlier LTS (Long Term Support) and STS (Short Term Support) lifecycle policy is no longer observed. Joomla version 3.3.1 was the first version released under the new development strategy.

Joomla 3.4 was released on February 24, 2015. Release 3.4 contains improved security advancements, composer integration, Google's No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA, and several new features. Extensive security revisions were rolled out in October 2015 with the release of v3.4.5.

Joomla 3.5 was released on March 21, 2016. Release 3.5 contains download system information, category item counter, insert modules in articles, drag & drop images.

Joomla 3.6 was released on July 12, 2016. Release 3.6 contains download subform field, show all menu items, improved UX, improved Joomla! updates, Menu type ACL, categories on the fly.

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History of Joomla

Joomla was the result of a fork of Mambo on August 17, 2005. At that time, the Mambo name was a trademark of Miro International Pvt. Ltd, who formed a non-profit foundation with the stated purpose of funding the project and protecting it from lawsuits. The Joomla development team claimed that many of the provisions of the foundation structure violated previous agreements made by the elected Mambo Steering Committee, lacked the necessary consultation with key stakeholders and included provisions that violated core open source values.

Joomla developers created a website called OpenSourceMatters.org (OSM) to distribute information to the software community. Project leader Andrew Eddie wrote a letter that appeared on the announcements section of the public forum at mamboserver.com. Over one thousand people joined OpenSourceMatters.org within a day, most posting words of encouragement and support. The website received the Slashdot effect as a result. Miro CEO Peter Lamont responded publicly to the development team in an article titled "The Mambo Open Source Controversy — 20 Questions With Miro". This event created controversy within the free software community about the definition of open source. Forums of other open-source projects were active with postings about the actions of both sides.

In the two weeks following Eddie's announcement, teams were re-organized and the community continued to grow. Eben Moglen and the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) assisted the Joomla core team beginning in August 2005, as indicated by Moglen's blog entry from that date and a related OSM announcement. The SFLC continue to provide legal guidance to the Joomla project.

On August 18, Andrew Eddie called for community input to suggest a name for the project. The core team reserved the right for the final naming decision, and chose a name not suggested by the community. On September 22, the new name, Joomla!, was announced. It is the anglicised spelling of the Swahili word jumla, meaning all together or as a whole which also has a similar meaning in at least Amharic, Arabic and Urdu. On September 26, the development team called for logo submissions from the community and invited the community to vote on the logo; the team announced the community's decision on September 29. On October 2, brand guidelines, a brand manual, and a set of logo resources were published.

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What is a Joomla Template?

Joomla templates are basically the shell of your site. They are comprised of a series of files that determine the look and feel of a site once your content and modules have been put into place. A template determines things like fonts, colors, menu styles, navigation controls, basic layout design, and certain images such as the header and background (in some cases). A template is not an entire website in and of itself at all. It is more accurately described as a base on which your site's appearance and layout are formed.

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Templates offer you the ability to completely separate a site's content from its design. This enables you to quickly switch between templates with only a small amount of necessary changes in the backend versus having to completely rebuild the site from the ground up. A CMS, like Joomla, gives you this ability.

While some templates offer a great degree of control over layout to users, others can be significantly more rigid. Templates built on a framework that offers a great deal of user customization options, like Gantry, can extend on the built-in backend options Joomla offers in a way that empowers the user to rearrange and reconfigure a site's layout without having to modify the template's code directly.

You can also modify an existing template to appear slightly different depending on which page you are accessing. For example, many sites are designed with a different layout for the home page than a single article page. You might not want some features to appear in specific areas of your site. By duplicating the template style and assigning the adjusted layout to specific pages, you can do this fairly easily.

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How Joomla Extensions Work

What is an Extension?

Extensions are anything you can add to Joomla to extend its default functionality. While Joomla has plenty of useful features out of the box, it is not uncommon for someone to want to add something extra to set their site apart.

There are five different extension types in Joomla: Components, Modules, Plugins, Templates, and Languages. These extension types can all be installed in much the same way, though they can perform incredibly different jobs for your site. For example, a plugin and a template are very different things, though each of them extend your site's inherent function and form beyond what comes with the base Joomla package.

Joomla comes with a set of core extensions that make it easy to get up and running with your site. These include any provided templates, plugins, components, and languages needed to access your site directly after installation.

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Components

Components are large, often complex extensions that act as the main functional parts of a Joomla site. They are essentially miniature applications which run in conjunction with virtually every other part of the site. Components make up the main content body of the visitor and administrator side of Joomla. Components are the applications used to render the bulk of your site's content on both the frontend and backend.

They can also serve specific purposes such as adding ReCAPTCHA to forms, providing the site's template manager, and working to render the main body of a page.

Modules

A module is a small extension that exists within a specific position in your template, typically around a component. A weather module, for example, will sit in a designated place on the page and relay the current weather to the visitor. Modules can perform a number of different tasks ranging from simple text boxes to complex login functions.

Plugins

A plugin is generally invisible to a visitor and runs commands in response to a trigger event. These events can either be associated with Joomla's included set of trigger events (onSubmitContact, onSave, etc.) or any event defined by other extensions. These functions might change the way a site responds, or initiate a series of actions that carry out the request of the visitor.

Templates

Templates determine the style and general layout properties of a site. Templates are created with multiple files and file types which can include PHP, CSS, or even media files. A template is basically the skin of your site, which is then filled out by any modules or components you assign to appear in designated spaces.

Some templates offer more control to the user than others. For more information about templates and how they work within Joomla, visit the Understanding Joomla Templates page in our documentation.

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Languages

Languages are an essential type of extension within Joomla. They enable the site manager to configure their Joomla installation to support a variety of different languages on either the visitor side, administrator side, or both. While language support exists within the core Joomla platform, you can install third-party language packs which can provide additional support to meet your individual needs.

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Awards

The Joomla! CMS has received many awards and recognitions since it was created back in 2005.

• 2005
  • Linux & Open Source Awards in London Best Linux / Open Source Project
• 2006
  • Packt Open Source Awards - Best Open Source CMS
  • UK Linux & Open Source Awards Best Linux / Open Source Project - Joomla! Wins Again at UK LinuxWorld
• 2007
  • Packt Open Source Awards - Best PHP Open Source CMS
• 2008
  • Packt Open Source Awards
    • Open Source CMS Most Valued Person - Personal award Johan Janssens
    • 1st Runner-up Best Open Source CMS
    • 1st Runner-up Best Overall Open Source CMS
• 2009
  • Packt Open Source Awards
    • Open Source CMS Most Valued Person - Personal award Louis Landry
    • 1st Runner-up Packt Hall of Fame CMS
    • 2nd Runner-up Best Open Source CMS
• 2010
  • Packt Open Source Awards - 2nd Runner-up Hall of Fame CMS
• 2011
  • Packt Open Source Awards - Best Open Source CMS
• 2012
  • Infoworld Bossie Awards - Best Open Source Application
• 2014
  • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Open Source PHP CMS
• 2015
  • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Free CMS
• 2016
  • CMS Critic People's Choice Awards - Best Free CMS
  
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What is Content management system?

A content management system (CMS) is a computer application that supports the creation and modification of digital content. It is often used to support multiple users working in a collaborative environment.

CMS features vary widely. Most CMSs include Web-based publishing, format management, history editing and version control, indexing, search, and retrieval. By their nature, content management systems support the separation of content and presentation.

A web content management system (WCM or WCMS) is a CMS designed to support the management of the content of Web pages. Most popular CMSs are also WCMSs. Web content includes text and embedded graphics, photos, video, audio, maps, and program code (e.g., for applications) that displays content or interacts with the user.

Such a content management system (CMS) typically has two major components:

• A content management application (CMA) is the front-end user interface that allows a user, even with limited expertise, to add, modify, and remove content from a website without the intervention of a webmaster.
• A content delivery application (CDA) compiles that information and updates the website.

Digital asset management systems are another type of CMS. They manage things such as documents, movies, pictures, phone numbers, and scientific data. CMSs can also be used for storing, controlling, revising, and publishing documentation.

Based on market share statistics, the most popular content management system is WordPress, used by over 27% of websites on the internet Other Some popular content management systems are WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.

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The advantages of Joomla templates.

5 Advantages of Using Joomla Template Development

As Joomla offers lots of attractive features, it is considered as one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS). With the help of a template, you can create both an extremely simple or complex website that will look very sophisticated. In fact, it offers business owners or professionals the best platform in which to generate web portals and corporate applications. Below are just five of the exceptional advantages of Joomla Template Development.

1. Easy to Use
The very first benefit of using Joomla Template Development is that it is much easy for any use. Anyone can use it without having any knowledge about the subject matter. The new pages can be modified or added easily by using CMS which it provides ease to most users. Also, one can add text, images and content easily by using editor support tool.

2. Supports Multiple Languages
One thing that most developers like is that Joomla supports multiple languages. There are no hassles if someone is planning to design a website in any other language because Joomla will support it. Starting from any language the visitor can also turn it into their own language in which they feel more comfortable. This amazing feature of Joomla template development really provides user friendliness. Changing content in your own language is a must these days. The competition is fierce, so the ability to implement multi-technologies and features on the website is to the advantage of all.

3. Professional Style and Presentation
The presentation is the key to achieving the business objectives and it is what Joomla development provides to the customers. It can boost the effectiveness of the style and presentation and can take it to the next top level. The images that it provides are of the highest quality and enhance a web site making it "pop". It's that added pizazz that makes a visitor want to linger longer on a site, which is more likely to lead to increased revenues for the company.

4. Pristine Graphics
The pristine graphics provided by these templates make the presentation stand out from the rest. Its' unique colors and styles will amaze the clients and surely one can succeed in achieving the objectives for which one may have struggled with for years. It not only enhances the presentation of the website but also retains the interest of internet surfing clientele.

5. Eliminates Clutter
One more interesting advantage of Joomla Template Development is that it does not create clutter on the website. This is one of the great favorites among developers as Joomla templates help in organizing data on the website which is very important for the business owner. It also provides quick access to the data and thus provides the best access to draw and retain the customer's attention.
The above are just five of the advantages of Joomla templates. There are many more advantages and features. It can be used by any company and people find many benefits from the utilization of this highly valuable tool. So, it can be said that using Joomla template development can help in saving money and time but moreover it can give a polished and professional look to your website.

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Website Template

What is Website Template?

A website template (or web template) is a pre-designed webpage, or set of HTML webpages that anyone can use to "plug-in" their own text content and images into to create a website. Usually built with HTML and CSS code, website templates allow anyone to setup a website without having to hire a professional web developer or designer, although, many developers do use website templates to create sites for their clients. This allows anyone to build a reasonably priced personal or business website that can then be listed in search engines so users can search for your specific product or service. 

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Types of Web Templates

Web page templates may be self contained zip file downloads, or part of a proprietary web builder interface, or included with an html software editing program. They may be responsive, adaptive or static in design or configured specifically for mobile. The file extension can be .html .htm .php or .asp. In all cases they will be built using html and css code. If it's labeled as "responsive", the layout will flex in width to fit the specific device viewing screen regardless of whether it's a desktop computer, tablet or smartphone. See sections below.

"Website templates allow novice web developers to quickly build a website without the need to create webpages from scratch."

What Can a Web Template Include?

Text and .jpg, .png or .gif images, jQuery and CSS3 animation, shopping carts, contact forms, dynamic image galleries and slideshows, a PDF download links page, and video players (including embedded Youtube movies) are just a few of the features that can be built into a design.
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Web template designs and code vary widely from vendor to vendor, so when selecting a website template, you will want to make sure it already includes the functions, scripts and applications you require for your web development project. Text, stock photos, scripts and 3rd party plugins can be added to the ready-made pages. The included stock images can be replaced with the users own .jpg images or edited as the project requires.

5 Reasons Why Joomla is the Best CMS the World Has Ever Known!

When setting up a new website there are a lot of factors to consider, like your design and domain name, but the most important of all is choosing the right platform. This is crucial and not a decision to be taken lightly.

There are a number of factors that need to be taken into account, such as cost, time, quality, flexibility and control.

There is only one award-winning content management system used by millions around the world, including some of the most respected corporations, that meets all of these needs: Joomla.

The debate about which is better, WordPress or Joomla, has raged for too long. In this post I will outline the reasons why Joomla reigns supreme and rightly sits atop the Iron Throne of CMSs.

By the time you finish reading this post you will be convinced of the need to immediately uninstall your worthless WordPress install and make the switch to Joomla. 
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1. 2.8% of the World’s Websites Use Joomla

You can’t argue with 35 million downloads and counting, or as the Joomla website says, one download every 2.5 seconds. Impressive stuff.

Joomla powers the websites of some of the world’s most well-known and much-loved brands like Pizza Hut and Kelloggs and even the websites for Leonardo Di Caprio and Gorillaz!

When you buy an ÄLVROS armchair from the Kuwaiti IKEA website, you can thank Joomla for your smooth transaction.

With WordPress now the backbone of more than 20 per cent of websites, Joomla can quietly go about being the best CMS available without the added pressure of being the most popular. A brilliant business strategy.

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2. Joomla Has More Than 6000 Extensions

What WordPress folk refer to as “plugins”, Joomla developers refer to as “extensions”.

The 12,000+ plugins available to WordPress users is way too much. It’s overkill. I mean, who needs to rainbowify, unicornify or catify their site? There’s no need for all that junk. There’s no need to add even more clutter to Joomla’s already beautiful templates.
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3. Some of the Biggest and Most Respected Companies in the World Use Joomla

Pizza Hut, the UK Ministry of Defence, the Greek Government, the High Court of Australia and MTV in Greece are just some of Joomla’s biggest fans.

And did I mention that Leonardo Di Caprio uses Joomla? Pretty cool, huh?

But what you might not know is that McDonalds is also a convert. That is, McDonalds in Bahrain.

If you have a craving for McArabia Chicken or a McRoyale Burger, the local McDonalds website has you covered.

Joomla powers the restaurant’s website for the Arabian Peninsula, ensuring information is easily on hand for budding burger flippers with stars in their eyes wanting to find out more about the region’s Hamburger University.

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4. The Admin Area Inspires Greatness

Just as Muhammad Ali was the greatest, so too is Joomla and its stunning and simple to use admin area.

Joomla’s endless lists of text that seem to go on and on and on, the multiple sets of navigation and the fact is calls me a “Super User” like I’m some sort of web wunderkind who controls the interwebs from the admin area that in no way at all looking bland and boring. I’m in love.

Logging in conjures up images of riding a unicorn over a sea of rainbows and joy balloons.

Yes, I love the admin area. It doesn’t make me want to smash my head on my keyboard at all.
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5. The Default Templates are Simply Stunning

I mean Protostar, doesn’t it knock your socks off with its pretty blue flower and all the… other stuff? And don’t get me started on Beez3 with it big blue banner and boxes.

There’s no need to download any of the hundreds (not thousands) of fancy new templates when two high quality templates are already installed for free. And when you get tired of one template (which is highly unlikely) you can just switch to the other template. For Joomla Template Development...

FAQs about Joomla Website Design.

What is an Extension?

An extension is anything that extends the functionality of your Joomla site. It is usually a software package you can install directly to your site using the Administrator Extension Manager tool. This could be anything that is not included in the core Joomla platform. Templates, modules, plugins, and other components fall under this definition.

What is a Module?

Modules are extensions often used to enhance or otherwise add features and functionality to the frontend and/or backend of your site. They are used for page rendering, and are often represented as areas of a page intended to perform a specific function or duty.

A login module may allow users to access their account within your Joomla site while a weather module displays the weather in the reader's area as a value-add to the page itself. Modules can take virtually any number of shapes and sizes, but they are typically placed within a specific position in the site's template.

Modules can range from simple blocks of text to complex site components that display content from multiple sources and/or offer some level of control over the user experience to the visitor. You can assign modules to specific pages, or restrict their ability to display in various circumstances. They are flexible by nature and make up a key part of almost any Joomla site.

Templates typically have module positions assigned in order to make assigning a specific module to a particular area of the page easier on the user. For example, assigning a module to position Header-a will place it in the upper-left area of the page, depending on the layout permitted by the theme. If you want to move the module to the bottom-right area of the page, you can assign it to a position that is located in that area.

The Gantry framework provides some added control over the positioning of modules within a Gantry-supported template. You can get Joomla template development support here.

What is a Template?

A template is an extension, much like a module, which has the greatest impact on how your site looks. It sets the font, color, background, layout, and just about any other major visual aspect of your site's design.

There are frontend and backend templates available. The frontend template affects the portion of your site visitors see, while the backend template changes the Administrator area. Joomla comes with several templates for both the visitor and Administrator areas of your site, though you can also build your own, or download a template from a third-party.

What is a Plugin?

A plugin is a type of Joomla extension which adds functions associated with trigger events. When a trigger event occurs, any active plugins associated with that event fire, allowing you to further extend the functionality of your site. There are many trigger events included with Joomla, though an extension can add custom events of its own.

The majority of the plugins available impact behind-the-scenes activity to Joomla and are virtually invisible to the user. Google Analytics scripting is a popular example of a useful plugin. By installing a plugin to add the Google Analytics code to every page as it loads, you do not have to edit the template source files to do so.

You can find out more about installing and managing plugins here.

The Two Sides of Joomla

Joomla is not just a platform on which content is displayed. It is also an incredible platform for site management and content creation. It is because of this dual-purpose nature of Joomla that much of its components are actually split between the visitors area of your site and the Administrator area.

Each part of Joomla has its own template. This is due to the fact that both the visitor area and the administrative areas can be customized to meet the needs of visitors and site managers alike. There are a number of different Administrator interfaces out there for you to choose from, just as there are thousands of Joomla frontend templates for you to pick from. For the best Joomla template development...

The Administrator interface gives you the ability to customize your site's layout, create and manage content, upload extensions, and more. It is the primary control interface for the entire site, and as such should only be accessible by individuals you absolutely trust not to break or harm anything. This is not a place for visitors. They are generally going to stick to the frontend for everything they need to do in your site, including potentially adding articles, making comments, or submitting answers to forms.

Joomla is Modular

Joomla is a modular content management system. It is not limited to just what comes with the initial package. You can expand on it, customize it, and swap components with a few clicks of the mouse. It is because of this extensive amount of control that it can be a bit overwhelming to someone attempting to navigate through the administrative side for the first time. In this page, we will attempt to tackle some of the most common Joomla components and how they relate to one-another.

Some of the terms used in the Joomla ecosphere are shared with other CMS environments while others are purposely differentiated in order to maintain some separation between platforms in order to avoid confusion. For example, Joomla template development is very similar to a theme in WordPress.

If a Joomla site were to be compared to a car, then Joomla itself would be the engine. Through a series of PHP scripts and commands (frame, cables, and wires), it pulls the data (fuel) from the database (fuel tank) requested by the user (driver), which allows the car to move.

The site's template would be the body of the car, defining its look and feel, as well as providing much of the area in which the driver operates. In many ways, it also makes up the steering wheel and gear shift, allowing the user to interact directly with the site and tell it what to do. For joomla template development service click here.

Plugins and modules make up additional parts like the gear shift, glove box, and mirrors. They are often helpful, and potentially essential for carrying out operations requested by the user. Components, which are a specific type of extension, would be the materials that went into making the engine and other vital system components.

All of these components work together to ensure best Joomla Website Design that your site looks and operates the way it is supposed to. If everything is set up correctly, it should be a consistent experience whether you have one visitor, or one thousand.

What is a Joomla Template?

Joomla templates are basically the shell of your site. They are comprised of a series of files that determine the look and feel of a site once your content and modules have been put into place. A template determines things like fonts, colors, menu styles, navigation controls, basic layout design, and certain images such as the header and background (in some cases). A template is not an entire website in and of itself at all. It is more accurately described as a base on which your site's appearance and layout are formed.

Joomla Template development offer you the ability to completely separate a site's content from its design. This enables you to quickly switch between templates with only a small amount of necessary changes in the backend versus having to completely rebuild the site from the ground up. A CMS, like Joomla, gives you this ability.

While some templates offer a great degree of control over layout to users, others can be significantly more rigid. Joomla Template development built on a framework that offers a great deal of user customization options, like Gantry, can extend on the built-in backend options Joomla offers in a way that empowers the user to rearrange and reconfigure a site's layout without having to modify the template's code directly.

You can also modify an existing template to appear slightly different depending on which page you are accessing. For example, many sites are designed with a different layout for the home page than a single article page. You might not want some features to appear in specific areas of your site. By duplicating the template style and assigning the adjusted layout to specific pages, you can do this fairly easily.

Why Use Joomla?

Joomla has a number of advantages over many of its competitors. In addition to being a full-featured CMS, it is easy to learn, quick to set up, and inexpensive.

Joomla is absolutely free. 100% free to use, regardless of your implementation. This is due, in part, to its non-corporate roots and volunteer-driven support structure. There are few bills the Joomla project needs to pay to keep up and running, and everyone that contributes to its development does so out of a passion for creating something that truly meets the needs of sites both large and small.

Joomla is open source, and that means no surprises will pop up once you have started your site. Every part of the Joomla platform is open for you to inspect and even modify to meet your site's individual needs. Joomla's extensive third-party development community has created thousands of plugins, extensions, Joomla Template Development and other options to empower you to make the most of your site without having to be an expert in Web development.

You might be wondering why so many people contribute to Joomla only to make it available free to the public. The answer is, simply put, that there are a number of companies out there founded on the principal of providing premium software and services that work with the Joomla environment. These companies and individuals spend their days working with clients to help them turn their ambitious website concepts into reality. By night, they are frequently found contributing to the greater Joomla project in order to make the platform even better. For Best Joomla Website Design service you can check here.

What is Joomla?

Joomla is an open source platform on which Web sites and applications can be created. It is a content management system (CMS) which connects your site to a MySQLi, MySQL, or PostgreSQL database in order to make content management and delivery easier on both the site manager and visitor.

Joomla's primary focus has been on usability and extensibility since its initial release in 2005. It is because of this that the project has been the recipient of numerous awards, including being a three-time recipient of the PACKT Open Source Content Management System Award.

Joomla is a completely free open source solution available to anyone and everyone with a desire to build dynamic and robust sites for a variety of purposes. Joomla development services has been utilized by some of the Web's most recognizable brands including Harvard, iHop, and MTV. It is capable of carrying out tasks ranging from corporate websites and blogs to social networks and e-commerce.

Joomla development services is backed by a large and active developer community. With thousands of unique and useful extensions and templates available, it is presently one of the largest single site building platforms available. It is this incredible community effort that makes Joomla a great choice for developers searching for a single platform with which they can receive active support from their peers.

It is important to think of Joomla development services not as a limited platform on which a specific type of site is built, but a robust set of tools that makes it possible to connect visitors to data in a variety of ways. Joomla's extensive set of integrated technologies empowers site managers and developers to innovate well beyond the bounds of a simple website.