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joomla support cheshire manchester merseyside north west ukIf you are responsible for running a Joomla!® CMS website you are a JOOMLER and this JOOMLERS.UK Guide is for you!

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Our JOOMLERS.UK guide will help you to ...

Our JOOMLERS.UK guide will help you to ...

  • keep your website content current and relevant,
  • optimise your website's content for search engines,
  • keep your website's Joomla! CMS and extensions up to date, and
  • adopt a proactive approach to website security, and
  • perform some essential JOOMLER tasks.

Essential JOOMLER Tasks

All websites are prone to being compromised by hackers or some other disaster.

Joomla! is no different from any other CMS or content management system in this regard.

There are then certain DESIRABLE things which all JOOMLERS should do to protect their website.

For example:

Always use the latest release

Experience tells us that websites which use the latest available release of Joomla! CMS are more likely to be:

1) MORE SECURE

2) MORE ACCESSIBLE

3) MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY

4) FASTER

5) PERFORM BETTER IN SEARCH ENGINES

6) EASIER TO USE

Read more: How to find out about new releases.

Also check whether the server hosting your website is using the latest available release for a given version of PHP and MySQL.

We tell you how to check and consider which versions to use in our Joomla! User Guide.

Read more: About PHP & MySQL.

Frequently check for new releases

Frequently sign into your website's control panel.

When you do you will be prompted if there has been a new release of the Joomla! CMS.

You should also periodically visit the Official Joomla! website for the latest news about new releases.

Read more: www.joomla.org.

Subscribe to the Joomla! Project's Security News Mailing List.

Subscribe: Joomla! Security News Mailing List.

If you use RSS readers, subscribe to the Joomla Security News RSS Feed.

Subscribe: Joomla Security News RSS Feed.

Subscribe to the Joomla! Vulnerable Extension List Newsletter

Subscribe to the VEL Newsletter.

Subscribe to our JOOMLERS UK newsletter.

Subscribe: JOOMLERS UK Newsletter.

Back up your website frequently

Frequently perform a FULL backup of your website (database and files).

If you have been making regular backups, and your website is compromised, you can restore your last known 'clean' back up.

Read more: How to back up your Joomla! CMS.

Add a Web Application Firewall to your website

If you value your Joomla! website then protect it.

Install, configure and maintain a Web Application Firewall (or WAF).

We believe that NO business should run a website without a Web Application Firewall.

Read more: Web Application Firewall.

Add an SSL Certificate to your website

When you add an SSL Certificate to your website's domain your user credentials will be encrypted when you sign into your website's control panel.

We recommend free Lets Encrypt SSL certificates which can be quickly and easily added when you sign into your hosting control panel.

There are some Joomla! and SEO settings that may need to be changed when you add SSL.

Read more: How to add a Lets Encrypt SSL Certificate.

Keep your computer Operating System & Web browser up to date

It is easy to forget about the device you use to connect to your website when thinking about website security.

Keep your device's Operating System and Web Browser up to date.

If not then you risk having your login credentials stolen when you visit your website to sign in and edit its content.

Read more: Protect your device, browser & web connection.

Make Joomla! CMS Security YOUR #1 Priority

But if you are responsible for a businesses or organisation's website, these desirable things become ESSENTIAL TASKS.

Essential tasks that will:

  • help protect your website against compromise by hackers,
  • provide reassurance when making technical improvements which may have unforeseen consequences, and
  • enable a quick recovery when the proverbial hits the fan! 

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All our Joomla! CMS Support packages include:

  • Telephone support during Office Hours.
  • 24/7 Joomla! CMS support by Email.
  • Full access to our JOOMLERS.UK User Guides.

We offer BASIC and PRO Joomla! CMS Support packages to businesses and organisations across Cheshire, Manchester, Merseyside, North West England and the UK.

Call 0161 818 8228 to explore how we can help you.

SIX things JOOMLERS.UK readers tell us

SIX things JOOMLERS.UK readers tell us

JOOMLERS.UK readers tell us they want to make their website:

1) MORE SECURE

Keep out the hackers and enable recovery in the event of a hack or some other disaster.

2) MORE ACCESSIBLE

Improve accessibility for ALL users.

3) MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY

Understand how a responsive website design works.

4) FASTER

Learn how to improve page load speeds, especially in browsers used on mobile devices.

5) SEARCH ENGINE FRIENDLY

Learn how to optimise their website and its content for the search engines. 

6) EASIER TO USE

Improve navigation to help ensure visitors stay longer and return.

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