Whether it is building a
website or purchasing a car, there are always several options
available in the market, but the best option is the option which
offers us maximum comfort and ease of use. Similarly, when it comes
to build a website, there are several platforms, but Joomla offers
the best of the backend options and advanced webmasters. Though the
CMS platforms were initially developed to create blogs, but within a
few years, it has been more popular in creating a variety of
professional grade websites. From the visual appearance of the
website to the performance, SEO marketing to secured access and data
backup of website to adding richer content, each and everything is
possible using Joomla. With the right combination of WordPress and
Drupal CMS, you can create a stunning professional website using
Joomla.
The important and crucial
part in the entire process is choosing the right Joomla extension for
each feature you wish to add to the website. Whether it is SEO,
security, data backup or enhancing the performance, there are almost
8000 Joomla extensions available in the Joomla Extension Directory.
Those who are using the JED frequently for website upgradation or
development might have knowledge of the extensions. If you have not
used any Joomla extensions and wish to add it to your website or
client’s website then either you will have to spend a lot of time
in trying and testing few extensions and then choose the ones which
are best, or you have the option to follow the below given list of
extensions which we have specially sorted based on our experience and
research. We are not affiliated with any of the below extension
providers, but yes, we have used some of the extensions in developing
and customizing our client’s website. We have added only those
Joomla extensions which have yielded excellent results.
- JCE Editor
Even if you are not a
technical developer, you can easily edit the pages without drafting
the complicated codes. JCE editor is one of the most popular Joomla
extension which helps in converting the backend panel into a WYSIWYG
editor. If you are new to the world of website management or using
Joomla extensions, then the JCE editor is one of the must have
extensions.
- TZ Portfolio
Those who have been
developing websites with Joomla would very well know that Com_Content
is also a content management system in the world. It is being used by
several users, but it does not provide all the required features.
With the help of the TZ portfolio you can avail the same level of
user comfort and advanced features compared to Com_Content. Beside
all TZ Portfolio also offers the interface facility like the
Portfolio and Timeline views. There are several other useful
functionalities like image gallery, representative images, and video
display in each article.
- Easy Frontend SEO
Marketing of website is
one of the important and essential aspects of any website. Using the
right extension for optimizing website pages in search engine helps
in yielding best result. Easy Frontend SEO helps in editing and
importing the meta-tag-description, robots, generator etc., more
conveniently. Using this tool, manual processes to import and export
the required data in front end and back end operations can be
simplified. This tool has impressed several users and gained
popularity in a short while. The functionality of Easy Frontend SEO
in adding descriptions directly in the frontend as popup or panel
makes users more satisfied with it.
- Admin Tools
In order to manage the
website more efficiently, it is necessary to have an administrative
extension like admin tools. It is one of the most effective tools in
Joomla which helps in notifying, installing updates, fix files,
manage database maintenance and much more. It also enables you to add
an additional level of security to your website by adding advanced
web application firewall. There are two versions available in Admin
tools, one is free and another one is paid. The free version is known
as Admin Tools Core and the paid version is known as Admin Tools
Professional. You can load the free version to the server once and
use the tool for multiple domains.
- RokBooster
Even if your website has
an attractive design and maximized marketing, if the performance is
not as expected then it is difficult to get the desired results.
RokBooster is a powerpacked Joomla extension which helps in
accelerating the performance and speed of your website. It comes with
advanced features in compressing and combining CSS as well as
JavaScript into fewer files. It also helps in converting the
background images into URLs for escalated performance. You can also
expect enhanced results in the website loading time using RokBooster.
- Akeeba Backup
Last but not the least,
Akeeba is one of the ‘must have’ Joomla extensions for everyone,
who have built their website using Joomla. Akeeba creates an archive
of your entire website data, including all files, snapshots, and
installer. The restoration process of Akeeba is powered by AJAX,
which avoids the server timeout. The Akeeba Backup extension is
available in paid and free version. Choose the best that suits your
requirements.
As an experienced webdesigning and development company from India, NCode Technologies,
believes in sharing the experience and knowledge that we have. These
are some of the major extensions that we use in our daily client
Joomla website customizations and developments. By now, you must have
chosen your favourite extension. Add it to your website and let us
know if you need any type of assistance. Keep us posted!
