Jo Ann wrote:You guys do realize that you are answering questions from 3 years+ ago right?
Not that it's not good to do it anyways, just wanted to point that out lol.
Also to add to your info, keep in mind that when you use things like Joomla, you have to purchase a lot of addins for things like running a store. Shopping Carts are not part of the Joomla system inherently and most of the modules and components are created by 3rd party individuals that sell them. This gets very very costly in the end if you're thinking to create an online store. Much more costly than purchasing the software via CC and doing it yourself.
Yes I understand some people may not know how to do it themselves, but.... if they can't do basic coding they will have a lot of problems trying to setup something as secure as an online store with a CMS too as even installations of some of these modules can be a real pain to do.
On the up side about Joomla, the next version is 'supposed' to have some more security measures and better group access setups which right now it lacks tremendously on. But you'll still spend a lot of cash buying modules for something as complex as an online store before you're finished.
Jo an is partly correct but in this case probably not!
Thanks for the suggestions given. We are now four years further and I am still using cuffeecup software and Joomla CMS for my websites. As a matter of fact, Most of my sites are Joomla and I use cuffecup HTML editor and other programs in changing or rebuilding the joomla templates.
Joomla is completely free and there are hundreds of add-ons called modules and plugins. Since joomla is freeware there is an enormous amount of realy good add-ons for it available. Not all working properly or securely but most of them do the job quite well.
In the last four years i have build some great sites with it, including automated newsletters, helpdesks, webshops, photoalbums and viewers and much, much more, without having to pay for any of them.
I managed to find a free version, sometimes even better for any commercial piece of software i might need.
Problems or any issues are widely discussed on many different forms and often includes solutions or usable suggestions.
Yes, Joomla is open source build around php wich also presents a possible security issue but these issues are often well known and most of the time avoidable.
The only question for me remains concerning existing static websites. Turning these site into a CMS site is quite some work and not always very usefull. I have taken the suggestions above and will investigate them, even now four years later the question is still there but I must admit that this should not be the case.
In any case, thx for the suggestions and for those who are interested in Joomla, I hope they will find it a very usable and adaptable CMS, if you have any questions, please ask freely.
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