Joomla – A web site you can manage yourself

Many people have their web site designed by professionals at considerable cost.  Then every time they need a change, they need to go back and pay their professional to do further work.  Undoubtedly they get a professional looking website but at a cost. 

Alternatively you can save on costs by designing your own website.Unless you are an expert then you will need to use one of the simple website editors available.Unfortunately the results are probably also simple and not very sophisticated.

Now there is a great alternative that gives you the best of both worlds.  The ‘content management system’.  In layman’s terms this means a website that obtains its pages from a database in the background.  The good news is that you don’t need to be an expert to administer it.

There are several content management systems on the market and one of the best is Joomla! (the exclamation mark is part of the name).  Joomla! makes it easy to launch a Web site of any kind. Whether you want a brochure site or you are building a large online community, Joomla! allows you to deploy a new site in minutes and add extra functionality as you need it. The hundreds of available Extensions will help to expand your site and allow you to deliver new services that extend your reach into the Internet.

When your new site has been installed, with a little practice you can maintain it yourself.  The functions that you can control yourself include:

Design and appearance –choose from hundreds of pre-designed templates
Colours and themes
Changing menus
Adding new menu items
Adding and deleting articles
Uploading and inserting pictures
Controlling which areas of your site can be accessed – public and private

And the best thing is that it is all free.The only costs you would incur are the initial setting up time, and the hosting service from a suitable Internet Service Provider.If you would like more details then please contact Richard Przybek at Colbek Systems on 024 7639 7070 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it