14 DAY TRIAL // The evolution of CMSs (content management systems) presents an amazing speed. The term of content management system should not still be unknown for most of Internet users or developers because the majority of websites existing on the Internet today are constructed with the help of a such CMS. When you select a CMS application to develop a new website you will definitely look for a multi purpose solution.
The most convincing content management system is Joomla! if we judge based on the number of websites using it, related web resources availability and its community size. But there are also other relevant arguments that could determine anyone to test it at least. The most important one would be its intrinsic power of bridging website design with programming with a simplified bi-directional way of communication at a unified web development level.
Joomla! 1.5 stable version comes with new improvements and also a new API (application programming interface). The changes in user interface determine an increased accessibility and usability of this CMS. The administration Control Panel is simplified at many levels. For example, the Global Configuration menu options have a reduced number as compared to the previous versions and the installation of any type of Joomla! extensions can be done with a single installer.
From the content presentation point of view, designers have more freedom in creating templates. The end users can modify a certain template in a very intuitive manner by using the template manager. The new Joomla! 1.5 framework still offers support for a large spectrum of PHP distributions, beginning with PHP 4.3.
From the developers point of view, the new model view controller will speed up the projects creation and also will offer a good platform which enhances the possibilities of code maintenance. If you want to discover the new features of Joomla! 1.5 it can be downloaded from here.