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| + | Joomla! is a CMS(Content Management System) that lets you... | ||
| + | :::'''...make and update web pages easily'''. | ||
| + | A simplified explanation, think of a Joomla! website as dynamically bringing together three elements. | ||
| + | * Your content, which is stored in a database and called articles. | ||
| + | * Your template, which controls the design and presentation of your content (such as fonts, colors and layout). | ||
| + | * Joomla! is the software that bring the content and the template together to produce webpages. | ||
| + | No more HTML pages to store, update, link together and then upload to your server. <noinclude>[[Category:Landing subpages|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude> | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 17 August 2013
<translate> As someone who has not used Joomla! before, you need to know how to get started. Maybe you have a friend or a neighbour who uses Joomla! and you want a Joomla! web site of your very own. Maybe you have a small business or a club or a community that needs a web presence, and you want to use Joomla! for that purpose. Maybe you are a seasoned Information Technology professional, but you have never used Joomla! before. If so, you are just starting a very enjoyable journey and we warmly welcome you to Joomla! </translate>
What is Joomla?[edit]
Joomla! is a CMS(Content Management System) that lets you...
- ...make and update web pages easily.
A simplified explanation, think of a Joomla! website as dynamically bringing together three elements.
- Your content, which is stored in a database and called articles.
- Your template, which controls the design and presentation of your content (such as fonts, colors and layout).
- Joomla! is the software that bring the content and the template together to produce webpages.
No more HTML pages to store, update, link together and then upload to your server.