What are Joomla Extensions?

You may have heard that you can manage your web site's content better with Joomla. Joomla is free software that allows non-technical people to add articles to their websites. If you get your web site switched to Joomla, you will finally be able to manage your content without always going to a technical person to do it. This is an amazing thing for those of us who have been so dependent on others in order to change our web sites articles and other types of content. Now people are talking about Joomla extensions and you're wondering what that means. You've heard of extension cords and hair extensions, but what is a Joomla extension?

Technical people all over the world are designing free software that can be used with Joomla. If you go to the Joomla web site you will lists of Joomla extensions that do amazing things you never even knew were possible on websites. There are a great many content management extensions that help people with very specific needs. For example, the CamelcityContent extension helps the user who has articles submitted but authors and needs to edit them before they are published on the web site. The extension is free and there is a help forum at the camelcity web site.

Acajoom is a newsletter extension that can handle an unlimited number of newsletters with an unlimited number of subscribers. Acajoom has a newsletter archive function. It can handle registered or unregistered subscribers. It has an attachment capability. There is an email address validation that operates when when people register. Acajoom also has the ability to ban emails and it has an automated unsubscribing link. One great is newsletter statistics management which can track things like the numbers sent and even the numbers of opened newsletters. This is an amazing Joomla extension for anyone that does newsletters.

Joom!Fish is a Joomla extension that gives a multiligual web site owner to have more control over translations. Joom!Fish is totally free of charge. If you decide to download it, you would get free documentation, including video tutorials. Another example of a Joomla extension is Mosets Hot Property. This Joomla extension enables you to list on your web site any kind of property, such as real estate, autos, or DVDs. Mosets Hot Property enables you to easily manage data on the sales of property. This extension is also available free of charge.

One popular Joomla extension is VirtueMart, which is an e-Commerce shopping cart operated on Joomla. VirtueMart is used by thousands of store owners. Unlimited numbers of categories, products, orders, discounts, shopper groups, and customers can be administered with VirtueMart.

Anyone can review the Joomla extensions and tell others about any benefits or problems they have encountered. This kind of open community forum for the extensions is very helpful for anyone who is deciding among the great variety of extensions available. The Joomla web site has what it calls “Editor Picks” of extensions so you know which ones are recommended by Joomla. In addition, Joomla has a section on which extensions are most popular. When you go to Joomla and check out the types of extensions, you will be amazed at the possibilities for your web site.