We have already touched on several advantages. But let’s talk about them in more detail. And at the same time let’s mention the disadvantages.
We have already touched on several advantages. But let’s talk about them in more detail. And at the same time let’s mention the disadvantages.
First about the pros.
- You can create virtually any site. If you compare Joomla, for example, with Drupal, in terms of functionality they are almost the same. But with Joomla much easier to work.
- You can use for free. The engine itself is completely free. The exception is the individual plugins, but sometimes you can do without them.
- Easy to install. Even if the service provider does not offer automatic installation, you can do it all yourself. Even someone who has never created a site can figure it out.
- There is a russified interface. And if necessary, it is easy to connect other languages. By the way, most plugins are also in Russian.
- There is a system of caching. It helps to reduce the load on the hosting and improve optimization performance. Pages to which users are sent to the cache, so that then it will load faster.
- A large number of templates and design options. There are many paid and free design options.
- Built-in security system. Vulnerabilities are present in every system. But statistics show that resources on Joomla are hacked only in 2% of cases.
- Debug mode is available. If failures occur, they can be easily fixed.
- Tuned to the conditions of search engines. Joomla takes into account the requirements of search engines. In addition, you can find here a lot of extensions to work with SEO.
And now the minuses.
- Free plugins and templates for this CMS is very little.
- Since Joomla is used for free, there is no technical support. Although the Internet is full of information on the most common problems.
- If you download free plugins from third-party sources, you can suffer from hacking. And this is one of the most common reasons.