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What is the importance of Joomla in web development?

Joomla is an open source website builder some people use to create their website. It is not a coding language. You don’t have to use it. You can choose another website builder. My favorite is UltimateWB because it has a … Continue reading →

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Which CMS is user-friendly, WordPress, Drupal, or Joomla?

If you need to extend them with plugins/extensions to get the features you need, I don’t think either is very user friendly; but if you’re choosing among those because you want to use an open source program, I would go … Continue reading →

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Is Joomla essential for web development?

No, Joomla is nor essential for web development. It’s an open source program, an option to use to build a website. You can choose another platform/website builder. My favorite is UltimateWB. Got a techy/website question? Whether it’s about UltimateWB or … Continue reading →

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What is the website developing program Joomla?

Joomla is an open source platform like WordPress. You can add extensions to it to get the features you want for your website. If you choose to use it, make sure to keep it upgraded for security, and make backups … Continue reading →

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Is Joomla the best web development program around now?

Joomla is a very basic website builder out-of-the-box, like WordPress, but if you like creating your own plugins it’s an option to try out You can also search for and install plugins to get more features. It isn’t the best … Continue reading →

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Which is better for a custom directory, WordPress or Joomla?

If you’re choosing between WordPress and Joomla to create a custom directory, the better one would be the one that you find a directory plugin for that you like – or if you’re a coder, the framework/set-up that you like … Continue reading →

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Can I use Joomla to build an e-commerce store for selling products or services?

Joomla doesn’t have any e-commerce features built-in – but you can choose an e-commerce plugin to install and use. You will probably find that the UltimateWB website builder is much easier though – it has e-commerce features built-in and you … Continue reading →

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Can you use Joomla and WordPress together?

Yes, you can install both at different URLs within your website. UltimateWB offers the same kind of option – you can use WordPress as the blog section and it uses the UltimateWB styles manager to stylize it, so it matches … Continue reading →

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Which website builder companies use their own website builder for THEIR website?

If the website builder is the best, then the company selling it should use it too, right?  Well, sometimes that is just not possible because of the website builder software limitations.  How many companies do you know that stand by … Continue reading →

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Mixing and Matching Website Builder, Web Hosting, & Domain Name

It’s almost like we are coordinating an outfit.  But unlike clothes, you can’t always make it all work together. Domain Name: This is your website address, i.e. your-website.com, how people will access your website.  Generally, you can get your domain name … Continue reading →

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