Joomla Hosting

Back in 2008, we researched the options for the best open-source Content Management System (CMS). We settled on Joomla, and became experts in developing Joomla websites using our own custom designs created in Adobe Photoshop. At the time, WordPress was considered a rather lightweight blogging platform. Drupal was well-regarded as a robust, versatile platform with a lot of flexibility. However, it required more work than Joomla to create a basic website or even one with intermediate to advanced functionality.

We created dozens and dozens of sites over the next several years. The open source and Joomla communities continued to update the framework, from version 1.5 when we started to 2.5, 3, and beyond. Plugins, extensions, and components were readily available and well-supported, more or less. Good design templates (themes) began to emerge. Our customers were happy. Many became quite good at using the CMS to make their own changes, with support and guidance from us. Some found the interface too difficult.

And during the next 6-8 years, all three platforms competed for adoption. We got more and more inquiries about WordPress. We kept evaluating it. Eventually, we found that it had caught up with Joomla in terms of its capabilities, and had passed Joomla in customer and developer acceptance. We started developing new sites in WordPress and also began working with WordPress themes, which had improved tremendously.

Our versatility in all three platforms also created some unique opportunities. Although Joomla slipped into second place, we still liked it (and do to this day). We began making a name for ourselves by providing Joomla upgrades, outlining our proposition on the JoomlaMasters website. We also began offering conversions to WordPress, as described on the JoomlatoWP website.

Today, as a purchaser of web companies, we are happy to buy collections of customers, or entire companies, that include websites created on nearly any open-source platform. If you have Joomla sites, Drupal sites, WordPress sites, or Flat HTML sites, the transition to us is seamless. If you work on other platforms, let’s talk. We pride ourselves on being open and learning new things!

However, being an open-source platform, and the one that is the most popular comes with some drawbacks. WordPress is also popular among nefarious actors who will attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in WordPress sites. These hackers continually update their software and methods. This makes hosting and security crucial. At WordwrightWeb, we have developed an extensive suite of preventive measures that we include in our monthly maintenance package. We also perform nightly backups to a separate vendor. If a site is hacked, we can repair it and close the vulnerability in short order, with minimal downtime and loss of data.

We are experienced WordPress hosts. Because we are also high-level WordPress developers, you can be sure that your WordPress site will be in good hands.