XL CMS

CMS is the geek term for an editable website - and refers to a "Content Management System".

Not everyone needs an editable website. Ask yourself the following:

1. How often should you really update your website to keep its content fresh? (Now consider this if you weren't charged a dime for these changes.)
2. Do you have current events from last month or last year on your website?
3. Do you want to have members sign up to do particular tasks on your website?
4. Do you have an online store that needs products updated regularly?
5. If you have any of the above, do you need to contact a busy webmaster to make these changes? How much do these changes cost over one year if you were to make them at whatever frequency you think ideal?

CMS Advantages:

• With a connection to internet, a website can be updated from any location, with no software to install.
• Navigation Menu items can be easily added or modified.
• Photos can be added to content area or in seperate galleries.
• Standard modules include a search box, photo galleries, activities calendar and news.
• Numerous additional modules are available for various functions (contact us for a list).
• CMS does very well in ranking with search engines.
• A CMS website can also serve as a portal for internal communications by centering the organization's procedures manuals, politics and other information.
• Discussion forums can also be configured for communications between employees, management, clients, project work groups, comitees and volunteer teams.

What is Joomla?

Joomla! has become 'the' most powerful Open Source Content Management System on the planet.
Joomla! is a 'free' open source framework and content publishing system designed for quickly creating highly interactive multi-language Web sites, online communities, media portals, blogs and eCommerce applications.

Just how good is Joomla?

On the 31st of October 2007, Joomla! was announced as the the winner of the 2007 Open Source Content Management System Award.

Why we uses joomla?

Unlike commercial solutions that offer different versions according to your budget, Joomla! is available in just one 'all encompassing' version - and it is cost free.
Many commercial CMS solutions boast a vast array of modules - in some cases up to 80 of them. Joomla! offers an awesome amount of extensions that currently numbers at 3067.
Joomla! has an active community of more than 100,000 (validated) friendly users and developers.

Is a Joomla web site difficult to maintain?

Once Joomla! is installed and running, it is simple for even non-technical users to add or edit content, update images, and to manage the critical data that makes your company or organization effective. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage a Joomla! site.

Is a Joomla! CMS website expensive?

The emergence of powerful, flexible, Open Source CMS's is truly a revolution in web technology. Firms like Interwoven, Broadvision, and of course Microsoft, have in the past dominated the CMS market with offerings that start at Euro 12,000 (plus plus PLUS)! Whilst it may seem too good to be true, highly functional CMS platforms are now available without licensing costs. It is true!
Today, 'XL WEB DESIGN' can develop a Joomla based Content Management System (CMS) web site for almost the same cost as a static site.

What is LAMP technology?

As an effective alternative to expensive proprietary software, LAMP technology (Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP) Open Source technologies are leading the websites and applications development market and have become the platform of choice for developing robust dynamic web solutions at an affordable cost.

Browser Compatibility

Editing can be done with any normal web browser from anywhere in the world.





Fully tested in...

• Firefox 2.0+
• Internet Explorer 6
• Internet Explorer 7
• Safari 3.0+
• Opera 9.0+
• Camino 1.0+

Multi-Lingual Web Sites

Probably one of the biggest advantages of our CMS solution is its ability to run multi-lingual web sites - and there is only one 'back office' to manage it all! Joomla recognises a users operating system and automatically displays a site in the users language if it is available. Of course users may switch to other languages as they wish.