Sunday, August 30, 2009

Why Joomla #1 - Open Source

As I continue my quest to be the number one search result for the phrase the “best web designer in Canada”, I realized that I had not explained why I build websites using the Joomla content management system (CMS). In my opinion, the Joomla CMS is the best option for today's website for many reasons. I will try and touch on as many as possible over the next few days.

  1. There are over 3,000 programmers actively developing Joomla worldwide. This is more manpower than any commercial software corporation has working on a single project, yet Joomla is free. It was not until I had built and rebuilt 3 websites for myself, that I really began to appreciate what a great CMS Joomla is. It was not until I built my second website for a client that I decided to donate funds to the project. The concept of open-source software was strange to me, but the more I have worked with Joomla, and other open-source software, that I have really come to appreciate the power of this phenomena. Today I look for ways that I can support the project.

I will work on adding to this list over the next few days, so the you can understand why I believe so strongly in this system as a base for any website.

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