As we have already read about the cons of using Joomla!, it has also to be mentioned that there exists a variety of cons, so-called minuses and disadvantages, as well. Within this article we will comprehensively inform you about specially selected cons regarding the general usage of the content management system Joomla!.
First of all it is to mention that it takes a lot of time to learn Joomla!, particularly its functions and general usage. Of course it is incredibly easy to learn, in spite of all though it requires plenty of time when it comes to studying the general management of content, installing plug-ins and extensions as well as learning how to handle the entire backend including templates. Although Joomla! actually works like a normal editor, this content management systems offers you hundreds of different functions in order to manage the whole content of your website. Consequently you will have to learn the respective functioning of every single element and operation in Joomla!.
Please also mind that you will probably find it very difficult to work with Joomla! when using this content management system for the very first time. So take yourself some time in order to get used to the functioning of Joomla!.
Joomla! uses sections and categories which are responsible for the whole structure of the respective website. In particular this specific constitution of both sections and categories could provoke problems considering the general understanding of this special procedure. In order to successfully overcome this issue it is to recommend using different Joomla! tutorials and forums in the internet that will teach you how to work properly with sections and categories.
If you have in mind to develop a really big site, for instance an extensive web shop or a web portal, you should not use Joomla!. In case of planning to make it very big with your web page it would be recommendable to use an in-house solution. This means in the following way that if you do want to reach thousands of visitors per day to come on your web page, you should develop your own website. You can also pay an expert to do this for you. Strictly speaking writing and consequently having your own site makes it also possible for you to do search engine optimization (SEO). Fact is that Joomla! does not prove to be great for SEO because this system is not standard-optimized for operations and work like this.
Furthermore the content management system Joomla! does not turn out to be search engine friendly (SEF) particularly with regard to URL’s. In order to successfully optimize and manage your URL’s you will be asked to purchase so-called SEO plug-ins.