CMS is a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer based. In a CMS, data can be defined as almost anything - documents, movies, pictures, phone numbers, scientific data, etc.Content Management Systems are frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, and publishing documentation. Content that is controlled is industry-specific.
Joomla is an open source full featured Content Management System (CMS). The creation of new content and or editing of existing content can be done by users with administrative rights only. Their ability to make changes or add new content will depend on the rights conferred upon them by the Super Administrator of the system. In addition there is other group of users called registered users. Registered users can view pages that the general visitors cannot view. Thus it is possible to restrict access to certain pages of the website to registered users only. At the time of creation of the page we can specify whether the page can be viewed by all visitors or registered users only. We can of course change these settings later, if required.
The different parts constituting the Joomla package are designed to be as modular as possible so as to facilitate the addition in functionality by means of components, modules and plugins. Specifically the Joomla extension known as "component" allows web masters to extend the features and perform various additional tasks such as adding an image gallery. Joomla can also be setup as an e-commerce site with a suitable extension. The e-commerce extension has gained in popularity that the developers of the extension have now come out with a Joomla version with the e-commerce component integrated into it.
Features of Joomla
Joomla Control Panel
Joomla has a full fledged control panel. You can add or edit any of the content items, create new or make changes to existing menus, create new sections as well as categories. Besides this you can upload as well as manage media (pictures, videos etc) and make changes in the Global configuration of Joomla.
WYSIWYG Editor
Joomla has a WYSIWYG Editor which enables you to add as well as edit content, just as you would in any word processor. This enables anyone who has basic computer knowledge to be trained to maintain a Joomla website. Joomla also has the facility for adding a unique page title as well as a title alias for each page as well as description and keywords. You can also create a link to the appropriate menu for the site visitor to access this page.
Adding the Meta tags and Linking to Appropriate Menu
On the side of the WYSIWYG Editor Joomla has Various other publishing options. It also has a meta tag editor as well a facility for creating a link to the appropriate menu for the site visitor to access this page.
Customizing The Look And Feel
Joomla content management system can be fully customized to meet your requirement. A suitable customized theme can be created and used to make the look and feel of the site as per your requirement. A customised theme is normally created when we setup and customize Joomla at the time of installation. However we can add more themes later on if desired. You can also have more than one theme for your site if required.