An essay by Joomla Professional Templates.
If you are new to the Internet and you would like to design your very first web page, or you are searching for a substitute for the website design software program that you are presently availing of, you may consider an open-source script-based content management system (CMS) app.

A CMS (Content Management System) implies a collection of features administered through one single admin dashboard that permits you to make and handle web portals easily. You can think of it as a framework, or a pre-made web site, on top of which you start developing and customizing your personal website. The best known open-source CMS app is Joomla, and it is one of the finest possibilities you can select from to develop your web site.
Joomla is an open-source CMS script built and maintained by hundreds of enthusiasts working in conjunction in the Joomla Project team. It can function on any hosting platform that works with PHP and MySQL databases, so you can utilize it with any web hosting solution - from a free to a CMS web hosting package. And why not to a VPS or a dedicated server? The activation requires only several mins, or if your web site hosting supplier provides this option, you can avail of a script installer that would do all the work on your behalf.
Once Joomla is activated, you can log in to the administrator back-end and start building dynamic sites, articles, or any other textual, visual and aural content you can think of. A few examples of pages that you can make with the PHP-based script are family or church websites, educational sites, online magazines and online newspapers, e-commerce sites, or community-based websites.
The strength of Joomla comes from its huge community and the huge multitude of people who invent Joomla themes and add-ons that enable you to add many new features to your site and give it a one-of-a-kind facade. There are literally 1000's of plug-ins to select from, and because the PHP-driven script is open-source and free to utilize, so are all the add-ons and the site layouts on offer on the Joomla web site. The activation is really easy - all you have to do is upload the plugin files to the respective folder in your website hosting account, then sign in to the Joomla administrative panel and activate that given plug-in from a list with all the plug-ins that you currently have.
Both the back-office and the particular website that you make can be in any language, which makes Joomla the most suitable alternative for localizing a website in different languages so that if you wish to establish a corporate portal, for instance, you can target individuals from different parts of the Earth. The administration is done through user interfaces dubbed Managers, which permit you to monitor every facet of your portal - textual, visual and aural content, languages, design skins, plugins, users.
'NTC Hosting' is one of the vendors that provide Joomla with each and every hosting account of theirs. It can be effortlessly activated via their Single-click Script Installer, and you can select it during the registration process, or you can activate it later. The company furnishes unmetered web hosting accounts at low rates so that you could kick off any type of website utilizing Joomla and not bother about resources.
Although Joomla is very simple to utilize, it also includes numerous sophisticated features and permits developers to devise custom catalogs, reservation systems, data-reporting software tools or e-business software platforms. This functionality makes the PHP-based script the most famous content management software application and it is the first choice of both novices and competent web developers.