My Top 10 Most Useful Joomla Components

“Joomla, the PHP-based, open-source content management system
(CMS), has grown in popularity thanks to its wealth of templates,
modules and components, as well as its ease of installation. In
this article I present the most useful Joomla components I have
found in my Web development. They cover everything from e-commerce
to internationalization to SEO.

“1. VirtueMart

“The number one component on my list is definitely VirtueMart.
With this component you can set up your e-store within minutes. The
well organized VirtueMart control panel allows you to add products,
shoppers and vendors, as well as create invoices and reports.
VirtueMart also provides a coupon feature, which you can use to
offer discounts for specific product categories. In the shipping
and checkout settings, you will find presets for the most popular
services available. Of course, you can also integrate new services
easily. VirtueMart also has its own modules, such as the top 10
products module and the currencies module.

“2. Sh404SEF

“After you create your Joomla e-store, you should advertise it.
The best way to do this is to have high rankings in the major
search engines, but they do not like Joomla’s URLs very much. This
is where sh404SEF comes in handy. This component rewrites URLs to a
much more suitable format for search engines. Everything is set up
automatically during installation, but if you have some special
requirements you can change URL extensions, replacement signs,
etc.”

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