Joomla CMS Core Features Overview.
Joomla Features Summary
- Completely database driven site engines
- News, products, or services sections fully editable and manageable
- Topics sections can be added to by contributing Authors
- Fully customisable layouts including left, center, and right Menu boxes
- Browser upload of images to your own library for use anywhere in the site
- Dynamic Forum/Poll/Voting booth for on-the-spot results
- Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX server, Solaris, and AIX
Extensive Administration:
- Change order of objects including news, FAQs, Articles etc.
- Random Newsflash generator
- Remote Author submission Module for News, Articles, FAQs, and Links
- Object hierarchy – as many Sections, departments, divisions, and pages as you want
- Image library – store all your PNGs, PDFs, DOCs, XLSs, GIFs, and JPEGs online for easy use
- Automatic Path-Finder. Place a picture and let Joomla! fix the link
- News Feed Manager. Choose from over 360 News Feeds from around the world
- E-mail a friend and Print format available for every story and Article
- In-line Text editor similar to any basic word processor software
- User editable look and feel
- Polls/Surveys – Now put a different one on each page
- Custom Page Modules. Download custom page Modules to spice up your site
- Template Manager. Download Templates and implement them in seconds
- Layout preview. See how it looks before going live
- Banner Manager. Make money out of your site
- Completely database driven site engines
- News, products, or services sections fully editable and manageable
- Topics sections can be added to by contributing Authors
- Fully customizable layouts including left, center, and right Menu boxes
- Browser upload of images to your own library for use anywhere in the site
- Dynamic Forum/Poll/Voting booth for on-the-spot results
- Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX server, Solaris, and AIX
More Detailed Overview of Joomla Core Features.
Joomla Content Management System Overview.
• Easy to use graphical administrative interface.
• Powerful WYSIWYG Editor enables creation and editing of pages
• No need to know tons of the tech stuff and codes to manage back-end.
• No specialized tools or programming languages needed to update site.
• Preview content as you work, without publishing.
• Built-in site search engine.
• Create, publish, reorder and edit articles with several clicks
• Easy menu creation and manipulation.
• Email-a-friend and Print-format (pdf) for selected story and article.
• Content hierarchy structure fully editable and manageable.
• Supports creation of nested or flat content hierarchies.
• Manage content from a Web browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox recommended).
• Manage Images from within system, or externally through FTP.
• User friendly media (images, documents) upload and management.
• Search engine friendly (SEF) URL’s.
• Simple polls system will give our member’s option to rate our site, products and services.
• Easy promotion management tools (banners and text ad rotation).
• Image banners, and text rotation with impressions and click counter
• Syndicate site contents in a variety of RSS formats.
Extensive Administration:
- Change order of objects including news, FAQs, Articles etc.
- Random Newsflash generator
- Remote Author submission Module for News, Articles, FAQs, and Links
- Object hierarchy – as many Sections, departments, divisions, and pages as you want
- Image library – store all your PNGs, PDFs, DOCs, XLSs, GIFs, and JPEGs online for easy use
- Automatic Path-Finder. Place a picture and let Joomla! fix the link
- News Feed Manager. Choose from over 360 News Feeds from around the world
- E-mail a friend and Print format available for every story and Article
- In-line Text editor similar to any basic word processor software
- User editable look and feel
- Polls/Surveys – Now put a different one on each page
- Custom Page Modules. Download custom page Modules to spice up your site
- Template Manager. Download Templates and implement them in seconds
- Layout preview. See how it looks before going live
- Banner Manager. Make money out of your site
Easy Templating
• No specialized programming language needed to build or customize templates.
• Flexible Templating allows for creation of variety of looks — no “cookie cutter” websites.
• Can build Valid XHTML and Section 508 Accessible websites.
• Edit CSS and templates from within admin system.
• Large number of free or low cost templates available through the community.
User Management Feature
• Supports Membership option for websites.
• Supports classes of users.
• Enables easy creation of extranets
• Block problem users.
• Mass mail users.
Workflow Management Features
• Classes of users for content creation, editing, scheduling and publishing.
• Schedule automatic Start/Stop dates for publishing.
• Supports multiple administrators with variety of tools.
CMS Extensibility Features
• Bundled with much common functionality.
• Large selection of add-ons to extend functionality.
• Bridges to many 3rd Party systems.
Help & Documentation for Joomla CMS
• Online Help files in dedicated Documentation site.
• Online Forums provide rapid support from the Community.
Technical Aspects of Joomla Content Management System
• Written in PHP.
• Scalable. Tested and benchmarked.
• Effective, configurable caching.
• Platform neutral. Simple requirements which allow installation on most hosting packages, including shared hosting.
• Installation wizard is simple and fast.
• Flexible metadata at both global and individual Item levels.
• Search Engine Friendly.
• RSS-enabled.
• Over 30 languages supported.
