Irestone Web Design has been designing websites for over 6 years. Now we've expanded into the world of Content Management Systems (CMS). CMS allow the end user to control all content of their website. Saving them time and money. It gives the end user the ability to keep the site updated. Not updating a website is the number one way to lose traffic to your site.

Irestone Web Design uses the open source content management system called Joomla!. Joomla! is an award-winning CMS that is the key for you to control your website. Joomla! is used around the world by thousands of novices and developers. It is easy to use and there are many blogs, forums, and tutorials online.

Irestone Web Design will set up your website based on the Joomla! platform and then train you to update the site.

Joomla! features:

• Completely database driven site engines
• News, products or services sections fully editable and manageable
• Topics sections can be added to by contributing authors
• Fully customisable layouts including left, center and right menu boxes
• Browser upload of images to your own library for use anywhere in the site
• Dynamic Forum/Poll/Voting booth for on-the-spot results
• Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX server, Solaris and AIX

Extensive Administration:

• Change order of objects including news, FAQs, articles etc.
• Random Newsflash generator
• Remote author submission module for News, Articles, FAQs and Links
• Object hierarchy - as many sections, departments, divisions and pages as you want
• Image library - store all your PNGs, PDFs, DOCs, XLSs, GIFs and JPEGs online for easy use
• Automatic Path-Finder. Place a picture and let Joomla! fix the link
• News feed manager. Choose from over 360 news feeds from around the world
• Archive manager. Put your old articles into cold storage rather than throw them out
• Email-a-friend and Print-format for every story and article
• In-line Text editor similar to Word Pad
• User editable look and feel
• Polls/Surveys - Now put a different one on each page
• Custom Page Modules. Download custom page modules to spice up your site
• Template Manager. Download templates and implement them in seconds
• Layout preview. See how it looks before going live
• Banner manager. Make money out of your site