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==So what is Joomla, and what can it do for my website?== <!--T:7-->
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<translate><!--T:8--> Joomla! is a Content Management System (or "CMS") which enables easy control and editing of the content and presentation of your website. With Joomla!, you can do things like:</translate>

* <translate><!--T:9--> Edit the content of every page of your site through a word processor-style interface.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:10--> Add new pages to your site using a point-and-click interface.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:11--> Add images and other media through web-based uploads.</translate>
* <translate><!--T:12--> Control site elements like navigation menus and page layout.</translate>

<translate><!--T:13--> Many additional functions are available within Joomla's default user interface. Essentially, Joomla removes the need to have a "geek" involved in the day-to-day management of your website content. If you are able to surf the web, interact with web-based forms and interfaces, and handle basic desktop computing tasks, you will be able to use the Joomla interface to manage the content of your website.</translate>
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Out-of-the-box, Joomla provides all of the [https://www.joomla.org/core-features.html primary functions] of managing web page content. It also includes a number of specialised elements which support specific functionality, for example, end user registration, interactive polls, advertising banners, a contacts directory, and much more. Included with Joomla's native capabilities is an "Extensions" system which enables additional features via third-party Extensions software packages. (See https://extensions.joomla.org for more information.)</translate>

<translate><!--T:15--> Joomla-powered websites are different from websites which contain manually updated, or "static," HTML files. Instead, Joomla is a dynamic web application. Joomla uses a database (MySQL) to store all of the content and information about your site, and it uses a programming language (PHP) to power its interactive functionality and dynamic web pages.</translate>

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