Joomla websites, development and support
Do you need a new Joomla website – or help with an existing solution?
At itpilot, we help businesses and organisations develop, enhance, upgrade and support Joomla solutions. We take your requirements, workflows and existing systems as our starting point, ensuring that your solution works in practice – both for its users and for the people responsible for managing it.
We work with everything from smaller Joomla websites to more complex solutions featuring integrations, custom functionality and advanced content structures.
Get a Joomla solution that meets your needs
There is no single Joomla solution that is right for every business or organisation. The right solution depends on factors such as your content, target audiences, workflows, technical requirements and plans for future development.
You may need an entirely new Joomla website. Alternatively, your existing solution may no longer meet your needs, may require an upgrade, or you may be looking for a new partner to provide support and ongoing development.
We can help with:
- New Joomla websites
- Taking over existing Joomla solutions
- Ongoing development and new functionality
- Integrations with other systems
- Upgrades from older Joomla versions
- Support, hosting and ongoing maintenance
We begin by understanding your situation and identifying what you actually need. Based on this, we can recommend the solution and approach that make the most sense for your organisation.
What is Joomla?
Joomla is an open-source content management system (CMS) that enables you to manage and update your website content yourself.
Joomla can be used for everything from standard business websites to larger solutions involving multiple content types, user groups, languages and integrations. The platform is particularly relevant when a website needs to accommodate more complex structures or provide different users with access to different parts of the solution.
Joomla offers a high degree of flexibility, but this flexibility also places demands on the technical setup. A well-functioning Joomla website therefore requires its structure, extensions, security, performance and future maintenance to be considered from the outset.
Why businesses and organisations choose Joomla
Joomla combines flexible content management with strong options for access control, multilingual content and custom development. This makes the platform relevant to businesses and organisations that need more than a simple brochure website.
Flexible content structure
Joomla makes it possible to build extensive, well-structured websites featuring many different types of content. These may include news, employees, events, products, departments, documents or members-only pages.
Advanced user roles and access permissions
The platform provides extensive options for controlling who can view, edit and manage different parts of the website. This is relevant to organisations with multiple editors, departments or restricted user areas.
Custom functionality and integrations
Joomla can be extended with custom-developed functionality and connected to other systems. These may include CRM systems, membership databases, booking systems, intranets, external APIs and other business-critical systems.
Multiple languages and target audiences
Joomla includes built-in functionality for multilingual websites. This makes the platform suitable for businesses and organisations that communicate in several languages or provide content aimed at different user groups.
User-friendly administration
When the solution is structured appropriately, editors have access to a clear and manageable administration interface. This allows them to update content, images, menus and pages without involving a developer in day-to-day tasks.
A solid foundation for technical SEO
Joomla makes it possible to work systematically with page titles, meta descriptions, URLs, headings, redirects and technical performance. The CMS does not generate strong search engine rankings by itself, but with the right setup, Joomla can provide a solid technical foundation for ongoing SEO work.
Do you need help with Joomla? We would be happy to have an initial, no-obligation conversation about your current solution or your plans for a new Joomla website.
+45 87 25 07 87
Is Joomla the right choice for you?
Joomla can be a strong choice if you need a flexible CMS with extensive functionality and good opportunities for customisation. However, this does not mean that Joomla is the right platform for every project. Your choice of CMS should always be based on your requirements, organisation and the complexity of the solution.
Joomla may be particularly relevant if you need:
- A flexible, individually tailored website
- An extensive or complex content structure
- Multiple editors with different access permissions
- Multilingual content
- Restricted user areas
- Custom-developed functionality
- Integrations with other systems
- A solution that can be developed and expanded over time
If you primarily need a smaller website with a simple content structure and limited requirements for custom functionality, WordPress may be a more straightforward solution in some cases.
If you need a larger, custom-developed platform based on Microsoft’s .NET technology, Umbraco may be relevant. This could, for example, apply to digital solutions with extensive integration requirements or specific technical architecture requirements.
At itpilot, we work with several CMS platforms. Our advice is therefore based on your particular situation rather than on a specific technology. We consider factors such as your requirements, budget, organisation and future plans, helping you determine which CMS is the best fit for the project.
How we can help
At itpilot, we bring together consultancy, design, development, integration and hosting services. This means that we can develop a new Joomla website or take responsibility for an existing solution that needs to be taken over, upgraded or developed further.
We help you turn your requirements and objectives into a professional Joomla website.
This may include requirements analysis, information architecture, UX, design, front-end and back-end development, content setup, integrations, testing and launch.
The solution is developed with a focus on your users and the functionality needed to support your business or organisation.
If you already have a Joomla website but need a new development or support partner, we can generally take over the solution.
We typically begin with a technical review covering areas such as the Joomla version, template, extensions, custom code, hosting, integrations and documentation.
Based on this review, we assess the condition of the solution and provide a recommendation for its future maintenance and development.
An existing Joomla website may require new functionality and improvements over time.
We can develop or enhance content types, forms, search functions, calculators, document archives, user areas and other custom functionality.
We can also optimise the website’s performance, accessibility, user experience and editorial environment.
We develop integrations between Joomla and your organisation’s other systems and data sources.
These may include ERP, CRM and PIM systems, membership databases, booking systems or custom-developed software solutions.
We adapt each integration to your system landscape and the workflows it needs to support.
If you need help with a specific error or issue, our Joomla developers can investigate the problem and identify its cause.
This may include errors following an update, problems with extensions, slow loading times, an inefficient administration interface or functionality that no longer works as intended.
Joomla upgrades
Joomla is continuously developed through minor updates and new major versions. Minor updates typically include security patches, bug fixes and improvements within the existing version. Upgrading to a new major version can be more extensive and may require changes to templates, extensions, integrations or custom-developed code.
However, the scope of individual version upgrades can vary considerably. The transition from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 represented a significant technical change in which the platform’s underlying architecture and codebase were modernised. Older functions and application programming interfaces were removed or changed, meaning that many templates, extensions and custom-developed features had to be adapted or replaced.
The transition from Joomla 4 to Joomla 5 was generally less extensive because Joomla 5 built on the technical structure introduced in Joomla 4. For many solutions, the upgrade could therefore be carried out more directly. However, this still required the website’s template, extensions, custom code and hosting environment to be compatible with the new version.
More recent version transitions have generally been designed to provide a more controlled upgrade path. However, this does not mean that an upgrade can always be completed automatically. The more custom development and third-party extensions a website uses, the more dependencies will usually need to be examined.
Before recommending an approach, we review areas including:
- The current Joomla version
- The website template
- Installed components, modules and plugins
- Custom-developed code
- Integrations with other systems
- The hosting environment and technical requirements
- Content and data that need to be retained
- Opportunities to improve the design, structure and functionality
Based on this review, we can determine which parts of the solution are compatible, what needs to be adapted and whether any components should be replaced. Depending on the age and technical structure of the website, the right approach may be a standard update, a multi-stage upgrade, a migration, or a complete or partial redevelopment.
Upgrading to Joomla 6
Joomla 6 is the current major version of Joomla. An upgrade to Joomla 6 can provide access to a more up-to-date technical platform, but the actual scope of the project depends on the existing solution.
Templates and extensions must be compatible with the new version, and custom-developed code may require adaptation. Requirements relating to the PHP version and hosting environment may also have changed.
We therefore review the solution before recommending an upgrade. This enables us to identify dependencies and risks and determine whether it would also make sense to improve the website’s design, content structure, performance or administration.
Read our article about Joomla 6 and when an upgrade makes sense ->
Is your website running on an older version of Joomla? We will review the solution and provide an overview of the available options, potential risks and expected scope of an upgrade.
+45 87 25 07 87
Why choose itpilot as your Joomla partner?
At itpilot, we work with both new websites and existing Joomla solutions that need to be taken over, upgraded or developed further. Our developers are part of our in-house team, and we combine technical Joomla expertise with skills in design, user experience, SEO, software development and integrations.
We can help with:
- Joomla development and technical consultancy
- Design and user experience
- Custom-developed functionality
- Integrations with external systems
- Upgrades and technical reviews
- Hosting, support and maintenance
- SEO and ongoing development
With offices in Viborg and Aarhus, we help customers throughout Denmark.
Security and documentation
The security of a Joomla solution does not depend solely on the CMS platform itself. It also depends on the website’s extensions, custom code, hosting environment, access controls and ongoing maintenance.
We therefore take a structured approach to security throughout the solution’s lifecycle.
This may include:
- Ongoing updates to Joomla and installed extensions
- Management of administrator access and user permissions
- Backups and monitoring
- Assessment of installed extensions
- Maintenance of the hosting and server environment
- Documentation of the solution and relevant workflows
itpilot has ISAE 3402 Type II and ISAE 3000 Type II assurance reports documenting selected controls, processes and security measures. These reports may be relevant to businesses and public-sector organisations with requirements relating to supplier management, information security, data processing and documentation.
Can we help you with Joomla?
Whether you are planning a new Joomla website, considering an upgrade or need help with an existing solution, we would be happy to have an initial conversation.
Tell us briefly about your situation, and together we can determine what the next step should be.
Related cases
At itpilot, we have extensive experience in developing Joomla solutions that combine flexibility, security and ease of use. We create tailor-made Joomla websites for companies, associations and public institutions – whether it is a simple presentation page or a complex portal with advanced features.
