For those that are interested, this site has been constructed using Joomla! Joomla! is an open source, free-to-use Content Management System. Joomla! stores its content in a database at the web host. None of this make a difference to readers of the site, but for content creators it does allow a large site easily to be managed.
Joomla! provides the basic functionality to get started with a content managed website. However, there are some common needs that are not fully addressed by the standard package. But that's not a problem - there is a wide variety of "add ons" available. On top of the "standard" Joomla install we have selected a number of extensions to provide specific functionality:
| Akeeba Backup | A site archiving and backup component; covers the full site not just the database, and uses a script to re-install the site from scratch. This is EXCELLENT for moving from one web host to another! |
| Phoca Gallery | Photo gallery component. Manages creation of thumbnails when pictures are uploaded. |
| Weblinks | This used to be a standard feature and should never have been removed! |