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Starting with the Joomla 3.0 interface, Joomla users will see some major changes in the fundamentals of this popular CMS. It may seem that Joomla has changed, but it is for the better, and has streamlined template design, with the Bootstrap.
Editing and Developing Templates in Joomla 3.0
Joomla 3.0 has seen some big change, and this change has been long awaited and welcomed. It is a revamp of the popular CMS to meet modern web standards. It makes the development of websites that are mobile friendly, an easy task to tackle.There are many benefits of the new UI, and it is intentional. The Joomla team has also created new templates that make it easier than ever to create and edit website templates. The integration of the Bootstrap framework also makes mobile design in part incorporated into the default template, which eliminates the need for secondary mobile site design.
Users that are accustomed to using Mootools for their Joomla design and development will see that Joomla is making a shift from Mootools to jQuery. This is nothing to be scared of if you are developing your own; you will only need to add some documentation, which are just a few lines of Mark-up.
If you have a template from one of the many template clubs, they may have already been moving their frameworks to the Bootstrap framework. Many of these clubs have the support files that you will need when upgrading to Joomla 3.0, but if you have Joomla 2.5 and plan on upgrading to 3.0, it may be better to wait for the long term support release of Joomla, which will be Joomla 3.5.
The Benefits of Using Joomla 3.0
If you are going to be developing and designing new websites, using Joomla 3.0 has several benefits. The Bootstrap framework is a major change, but brings the CMS to modern standards. Making mobile sites is a simple task to accomplish with Joomla 3.0. The sites you develop will be able to be viewed across many platforms.For developing, there is unit testing, which is incorporated into the CMS. In addition the new Joomla also the saving of blank articles, which is something that previous versions did not support. For users that create websites, this is a feature that has been missing and allows quick testing, creation, and deployment of sites and code.
Joomla 3.0 is a major improvement for a CMS that has been around for a long time. It brings modern development and design techniques to a large user base. The system is a clean easy to use CMS, which is sure to remain one of the most popular CMS software packages available on the Internet.
Faizan Ahmad About the Author:
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