BrianElliott0218

Versatility is what Joomla brings to the table. Someone reviewed Joomla as pretty but not extensible. I disagree! Not only are there thousands of extensions already built, but it comes with several for you to use on install. If none of these work for your purpose, you can write your own components (programs that run within Joomla), or Modules (display areas that can be placed in a variety of locations on the site), or plug-ins; also called Mambots as a vestige of the old Mambo roots Joomla has. The new 1.5 version uses the term plug-ins. (Plugins can change the way that Joomla treats certain data or makes it easier for you to add in data (images, movies, sounds, etc)).

With all this extensibility, it is easy to put together some of the most useful pieces of a website or portal site. The biggest feature of Joomla is it's ease of use, and flexibility. Anyone who knows a little bit about internet publishing can do a whole lot with this little gem. Top of the line, and best in it's category. You can't find better for good money.

Bottom line, if you need to build a site with registered users, and/or have something to sell, this is the way to go. If you want to blog, this is a good choice, if you want to have a corporate site with great features, way to go.

OR you can hire a team of programmers, designers, testers, and roll out a site in about 6 months with a $500,000 to $1mil price tag. That takes a little time to recupe...

OR you can use something like PHPNuke, which is OK, but really for the amatures doing their game sites.

Hey, you build something better, let me know, and if you're promoting it Open Source and charging nothing for it, I may try it out. I think I will let go of my Joomla when you can pry it from my dead grasping fingers. :-)

~Brian Elliott
BE Enterprises