Joomla

Fast and easy with no limitations

Kommentare: There has never been anything I've been asked to create on a Joomla website that I haven't been able to achieve. Nothing has come close to it for speed and ease in creating a prototype site that just needs the client to supply the content.

Vorteile:

Out of the box you have everything you need to build a website that is fast, accessible and responsive for all devices. Building a multilingual website is super easy as everything you need is included - nothing extra to install and configure.

Nachteile:

Some people try to make it work like other CMS instead of harnessing the native power of Joomla. This can make it slow and difficult to use.

Learning Curve

Kommentare: I personally enjoyed it but found other open-source software easier to update, although with less bells and whistles.

Vorteile:

Everything one would need in a neatly organized package. No need for any additional "plug-ins" needed from other 3rd party

Nachteile:

It is a steep learning curve. We used it for 5 years, but being open source, updates required a complete re-write of the website.

Use Joomla if you like structured and guided onboarding

Kommentare: Joomla has quite alot of features out of the box so you can get started quickly without worrying about installing additional add-ons.

Vorteile:

I've used Joomla from time to time, when I have no say over what CMS to use. It's fairly popular in the early 2010s. The fact that it is still around now, though it's market share has been dwindling over the decade, shows that there is still value. I love how the setup process and admin panel are so structured and guided. So it is really easy to get started with zero knowledge. The menus are all well categorised and labelled properly so you know where to find what. You won't get lost: system, users, content, etc. Just click on every single category and page, and your website will be done in no time.

Nachteile:

The actual website layout is pretty boring and lacks creativity so it may not be suitable for all kinds of website. However, if content is more important than aesthetics or presentation for you, then Joomla may be what you're looking for. People say there is a steep learning curve, it does take awhile. Funny thing is, if you're IT saavy or know some basic coding, I find I take longer to customise Joomla than its competitors. But if you're not so good at computers, then use Joomla.

Seems to have stoped in time

Vorteile:

Up to 12 years ago I used Joomla a lot for many websites and back then it was very intuitive, easy to use and fairly complete, compared to what competitors offered

Nachteile:

Nowadays this seems to have droped a lot in quality, functionality, simplicity, easy of use, etc. Other platforms have grown a lot better like WordPress, Prestashop among others, and Joomla simply seem to have lots the magic that once had

Flexible and SEO friendly Content Management System

Kommentare: I have been working with Joomla CMS for many years and it is one of the strongest and oldest free and open source CMS in the world and it is one of the best in terms of security, technology and simplicity and I’ve use Joomla for some website cases that have special features.

Vorteile:

It's open source and free! It supported by volunteer community for many years and it's free forever.

Nachteile:

Joomla template design could be more beautiful and with more features. In appearance, it has fewer molds than other competitors and should invest more in the appearance and design of the UI.