Joomla. Without Unnecessary Complexity
Practical Joomla guidance, publishing insights, and templates for building websites that are easier to manage and maintain
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GeJay Media focuses on practical Joomla knowledge, simpler website building, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to help you get more from Joomla while avoiding unnecessary complexity and dependencies.
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GeJay Media is for Joomla users who want simpler, more maintainable websites without giving up flexibility, control, or the power of the CMS.
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It is tempting to start building a website by opening the CMS and creating pages, categories, menus, and other content as you need them. That can work for a very small site, but...
Menus are usually associated with navigation. You create a link, place it in a menu, and visitors use it to move from one part of a website to another. Joomla menu items...
Installing a Joomla template doesn't mean every part of your website has to use the same configuration. A single template can have multiple Template Styles, each storing its own...