Joomla CMS (Content Management System) - from $1595
What is Joomla CMS?
Joomla is an open source content management system (CMS) which has won many awards for its (relative) ease of use and its functionality. It first began in 2000, and now has over 200,000 community users and contributors around the world. The beauty of Joomla is that it can accomodate your growing and changing needs. For example, you can start off with a simple Joomla site that just has ordinary web pages (which are of course editable via the admin system), and then "turn on" or "plug in" a whole range of other functions as you go.
WebCare offers affordable Joomla web design and development services. Have a look at our creative Joomla web design portfolio. Our designers are skilled at sculpturing your ideas into web design. Joomla CMS is a software that is really easy to work with and handful. We have clients from Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart in Australia for Joomla Web Design.
What are its main features?
At its most basic, Joomla content management system lets you add new pages, edit existing pages, hide or activate pages, format content, add images and much more. It is a complete content management system. In addition, Joomla has a range of other built-in functions including:
- newsletter manager
- media manager
- access manager (so you can crete different permissions levels for various people or groups of people)
- polls (so you can run pop quizzes on your site)
- banner manager
- contacts manager
- newsfeeds
- search
- weblinks manager
- archive manager
- breadcrumbs (which show the visitor where in the site they are)
- Most Read & Latest News boxes
- Random Image
- Related Data (to display similar content items)
- Statistics (basic data about the site and users)
- Syndicate (which shows the feed types available for the website)
- Who's Online (the no of guests and members online at any time)
- Search Engine Friendly URL's (which help your site to get better search engine rankings in Google)
You can choose which of these feature you want to have active, and they can be switched on and off in the admin system.
What Extensions can be Added to a Joomla Website?
In addition to the built-in functionality of Joomla, there are also an extensive range of "plug-ins" (also called "extensions"). The extensions are created and maintained by third parties and may be free or commercial. There are currenlty more than 4000 extensions available for Joomla including:
- Access & Security (such as backup, captcha, site access, user authentication)
- Advertising (such as affiliates, amazon, banner management, classified ads, google ads)
- Calendars & Events (such as birthdays, clocks, countdown, events registration and festivities)
- Clients (such as CRM, Heldesk and Online status and profile)
- Project & Task Management
- Communication (such as chat, forums, mailing and distribution, quizzes and surveys)
- Content and News (such as blogs, news tickers, quotes, RSS, ratings and reviews)
- ecommerce (we use a plug in called Virtue Mart to add an online store to Joomla)
- Directories (such as glossary, dictionary, portfolio)
- External Content (such as radio, news channels, photo channels, TV & Movie channels, weather, wikis)
- Financial & Statistics (such currency converters, calculators and stock market)
- Images & multimedia (such as audio and video players, image rotators, slideshows, maps, shoutcast and podcasts, virtual reality and 3D)
- Languages (such as multi-lingual content and automatic translators)
- Search and Indexing (such as domain search, site search and tag clouds)
- Site Management (such as site map, content stats, ranks, SEFs, site analytics, and visitors)
- Sports & Games (such as board and table games, sports scores, tips and bets)
- Style & Design (such as accessibility, flash management, popups, print and PDF, tips and notes, typography)
- Vertical Markets (such as bookings and reservations, books and libraries, education, food and beverage, real estate, taxes and mortgages, and vehicles)
You can have a look at all of these extensions (and more) on the Joomla Extensions page (http://extensions.joomla.org/). If you are interested in utilising one or more of these extensions on your website, we can give you a fixed price quote on the installation and configuration of each extension.
Is there a Downside to Using Joomla?
Yes, there is! If you do not need all this functionality, then Joomla control panel may seem confusing. If all you want is to be able to add new pages, edit existing pages and a few other bits and pieces (such as a newsletter manager or page categories or a testimonial module), then Joomla is overkill. You would be much better off to go with our standard CMS package (link to CMS page). We have had some clients who have found the Joomla interface to be daunting - and the learning curve to be steep.
There is no question that Joomla does a great job at simplifying the use of some very sophisticated functionality, but - and it is a BIG BUT - when you have that much functionality, there will always be an additional layer of complexity. If that sounds scary, stick with our standard CMS. If you are reasonably computer literate, you pick up computer skills easily and you have a need for at least some of that extra functionality, then Joomla is for you!
What Joomla Services does WebCare Offer?
WebCare delivers a full range of Joomla services including:
- installation of Joomla
- custom joomla web design and skinning
- customisation of functionality
- installation of extensions
- updating of existing Joomla sites
- Joomla training
- custom Joomla manuals
- custom Joomla video training
How much does a Joomla site Cost?
Starting at just $1595, a custom designed Joomla CMS (Content Management System) website is very affordable! We work on a fixed price basis - so you are guaranteed not to have any nasty little surprises! Our most popular services are as follows:
- Custom designed Joomla Website (including installation and configuration and loading of 5 pages of your content) - $1595
- Installation of Virtue Mart ecommerce extension and configuration with your payment options (paypal, direct deposit, cheque or money order), GST (if applicable), your shipping rates, and your store details - $695
- Installation of other Extensions - rate depends on extension (they start at just $95).
- Joomla custom coding - rate depends on the work that is required.
- Joomla generic manual (with screenshots and text) - $195
- Joomla custom manual (with screenshots and text of your website) - $495
If a task that you are wanting is not on our list, please contact us by phone (1300 656 902) or email for a fixed price quote.
Take Joomla for a Test Drive
If you would like to take Joomla for a whirl before deciding if it is the right system for you, then try the admin demo below. You can have a look for yourself and start to get a feel for how it works:
Joomla Admin Demo
Admin username: admin
Admin password: demo
If you have any questions - just ask!
Next Steps
For More Info on Joomla or to Get Started call us on 1300 656 902 or fill out the form below and we will give you a call very soon!
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