Wednesday, May 15, 2013

I Likey Joomla!!!

Hands down ... the site Joomla is the best by far for creating a website!  The interface between a builder's content and the CMS platform Joomla provides make it too easy to create a website.  Gone are the day of having to do crappy html coding, using Microsoft Publisher, Flash, etc. to try and create a highly customized website.  I truly wish I knew about Joomla before taking this class. I have personally created many horrible websites that took me forever to formulate a somewhat decent presentation online.  This site and its interface are so very easy to use.  I can see how institutions can easily use Joomla to create a company's website, intranet, and also be able to create working groups for staff to share content and work.  This online open source platform software is amazing.  And the potential for LIS institutions and their digital content on this CMS platform is can be very promising.

I was also impressed by the features given to users within the software trial period term.  As a free user for 30 days you are given access to custom features, live helpdesk assistance through Joomla's vendor CloudAccess.net, and tutorial webinars that ensures a users' success of creating a site that best suits their needs.  The sites a user creates can be as robust and interactive as you need it to be or as basic as you need.  The software was so easy to navigate through.  I also enjoyed having success and error message after editing work within the platform.  This helps users know if they are doing something right or wrong as they create, update, or change the site. I must say that I am a fan of Joomla platform and all the possibilities it provides for formatting and extension uses.  I can’t wait to play around with this software again.

If you have time please check out my 7505 class mock Joomla website at:  http://clutchvintage.cloudaccess.net

If you know of any other cool CMS platform software for websites I should take a look at please feel free to leave the url in the comments section.




4 comments:

  1. Teach me your Joomla ways, Feechi! Your site was really adorable! I'm having such a hard time with this site, I've been stressing out all day. I think I might be missing something. I better be missing something.

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    1. I am shocked myself. I think I was so happy that I did not have to do any html coding to create a site. Finding a medium to create sites in such an easy way (with Joomla) was great to learn.

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  2. Your Joomla! site looks fantastic, Feechi! I have half a mind to rush out and buy myself a designer man purse. A pink 'un. To put my Pomeranian in.

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    1. I would be happy to sell you the best pink man purse money can buy. And of course I would give you the student discount.

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