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When building a professional, flexible, and feature-rich website, Joomla is one of the world's top Content Management Systems (CMS). But to truly unleash its potential, you need access to high-quality templates, extensions, and support. That’s where JoomlArt and its affiliated Joomla clubs come into play. By joining JoomlArt, you can access a powerhouse of resources that elevate your site and deliver a seamless, professional web experience.

In this blog, we’ll explore the five premier Joomla clubs under the JoomlArt umbrella—JoomlArt, Gavick, Shape5, JomSocial, and iJoomla.com—and discuss how each contributes to making your Joomla site more powerful and cost-effective.

1. JoomlArt: A Leader in Joomla Templates and Extensions

JoomlArt is the flagship club, renowned for its extensive collection of premium Joomla templates. Whether you’re building a blog, an eCommerce store, or a corporate website, JoomlArt offers templates that are responsive, modern, and built for performance. Here are the standout features:

  • Responsive Design: Every template is mobile-friendly, ensuring your site looks great on all devices.
  • T4 Framework: JoomlArt templates are built on the robust T4 Framework, offering easy customization, fast load times, and a range of layout options.
  • Regular Updates: With consistent updates, your site remains secure, and you can access the latest design trends and functionality improvements.

For those looking to create a visually stunning and feature-rich Joomla site, JoomlArt offers the perfect starting point.

2. Gavick: Design-Centric Templates for Creative Websites

Gavick is known for its design-forward templates, perfect for agencies, artists, photographers, and creatives who need to make a bold statement. What sets Gavick apart?

  • Innovative Designs: Gavick templates are visually striking and focus on providing a unique user experience.
  • Customization Options: The templates offer a variety of customization options, from typography to layouts, allowing you to fine-tune your site’s design without coding knowledge.
  • Performance-Oriented: Gavick templates are lightweight and optimized for fast loading speeds, which is crucial for both SEO and user retention.

If you want a site that’s more than just functional—a site that wows your visitors—Gavick is your go-to Joomla club.

3. Shape5: Versatility and Variety for All Business Needs

Shape5 caters to a wide range of industries, offering versatile templates that suit everything from eCommerce sites to non-profits, and from corporate websites to blogs. The key benefits of Shape5 include:

  • Extensive Template Library: With hundreds of templates available, there’s something for every type of business or project.
  • Vertex Framework: Shape5’s templates are built on the Vertex framework, known for its flexibility, speed, and ease of customization.
  • Feature-Rich: Many Shape5 templates come equipped with built-in sliders, mega menus, and multiple layout options, making it easy to create a fully functional site without additional extensions.

Whether you’re building a small business site or a large enterprise platform, Shape5 provides the variety and depth to match your specific needs.

4. JomSocial: The Leading Joomla Extension for Social Networking

In today’s digital landscape, community-building is essential, and JomSocial is the ultimate Joomla extension for creating social networking platforms. It’s perfect for businesses, non-profits, or niche communities that want to build a social space around their brand.

  • Full-Fledged Social Platform: JomSocial allows users to create profiles, post updates, share content, join groups, and interact in forums—just like they would on any major social network.
  • Seamless Integration: It integrates effortlessly with Joomla, giving you a complete social experience without the hassle of managing separate platforms.
  • Customization and Monetization: JomSocial offers extensive customization options, and you can monetize your social network with membership plans, ads, and premium content.

For those wanting to build an engaged community, JomSocial is the ideal tool to do so within Joomla.

5. iJoomla.com: Powerful Extensions for Serious Websites

iJoomla.com focuses on high-powered extensions that enhance Joomla’s functionality. From online learning systems to advertising solutions, iJoomla.com delivers professional tools that extend Joomla’s core capabilities. Highlights include:

  • Guru: A robust LMS (Learning Management System) that allows you to create, manage, and sell online courses. It’s perfect for businesses, educational institutions, and entrepreneurs looking to enter the eLearning space.
  • iJoomla Ad Agency: This extension lets you manage and sell ads on your site, providing a significant revenue stream for content-driven websites.
  • Speed and Performance: iJoomla extensions are optimized for speed and work seamlessly with Joomla, ensuring that your site runs smoothly.

If you need specialized functionality for your site, iJoomla.com has the tools you need to take things to the next level.

Conclusion: Why Buying JoomlArt Saves You Money and Boosts Your Site

Each of these Joomla clubs—JoomlArt, Gavick, Shape5, JomSocial, and iJoomla.com—offers distinct advantages that enhance your website's appearance, functionality, and user engagement. The true benefit, however, comes from the combined value that you receive when you subscribe to JoomlArt. Instead of purchasing templates and extensions piecemeal, you get access to all these resources under one subscription, saving you hundreds of dollars while unlocking a wide range of premium tools.

Here’s how JoomlArt saves you money:

  • Access to multiple premium clubs: Instead of paying for each club separately, you get access to all five with one subscription.
  • Comprehensive template libraries: You won’t need to hire expensive designers or developers, as these templates cover virtually every need.
  • Built-in extensions: From social networking to eLearning, you don’t need to purchase extra plugins—everything is included.

In short, JoomlArt provides the ultimate Joomla toolkit, empowering you to build powerful, feature-rich websites without breaking the bank. Whether you’re creating a personal blog, an enterprise site, or a community-driven platform, JoomlArt and its affiliated clubs have everything you need to succeed.

 

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Joomla Extensions

Joomla indeed is one of the most powerful open-source content management systems that can help a user develop dynamic websites with minimum effort. But to unleash its potential, integrating the right extensions does the magic. We have discussed below 10 must-have Joomla extensions that will enhance functionality, improve performance, and increase user engagement on your site. Some of these stand out from a popular service called JoomlArt.

1. Akeeba Backup

If you own a Joomla-based website, then Akeeba Backup is a must-have. It's an extension that makes creating backups easy, but the best part is it can provide you with a complete backup of your site with a single click. You will be able to configure automatic backups, choose remote storage options, and keep your website safe from data loss.

Why You Need It: Backups of the site ensure that you can recover it from any effect within a short period and with less hustle.

2. JCE (Joomla Content Editor)

JCE gives a whole new dimension to content creation by providing a powerful WYSIWYG editor. Advanced formatting options, media management, and a customizable toolbar make creating visually appealing content easier on the user without requiring technical skills.

Why You Need It: An intuitive interface and additional functionalities can reduce the time necessary to create content by many factors.

3. Google Structured Data

The Google Structured Data extension is a powerful tool. It allows you to easily integrate structured data markup into your Joomla website, enhancing your site’s visibility in search engine results.

Why You Need It: With features like JSON-LD output, support for multiple content types (e.g., articles, events, products), and user-friendly interface, it ensures you stay optimized for rich search results.

4. Hikashop

If you are selling products online, then Hikashop is one fine e-commerce package with which you can get started in no time to set up an online store. It supports a wide variety of payment gateways, product management, and customizable templates.

Why You Need It: If you have a small business or a large enterprise, Hikashop provides you with all the tools to establish a professional online shopping experience.

5. Convert Forms

This is a must-have Joomla extension for creating highly customizable and responsive forms. Whether you need contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, or surveys, it simplifies the form-building process with its drag-and-drop interface.

Why You Need It: It is essential for lead generation and improving user engagement on your Joomla website

6. EasyBlog

EasyBlog is amongst the most prized possessions for content developers. It features this multi-author blogging extension, scheduled posts, and smooth integration into social media.

Why You Need It: This powerful blogging solution will not only serve your content marketing strategy but also build community engagement.

7. RSFirewall

Keeping your website safe is an important thing, and RSFirewall does it on the highest level. It provides real-time monitoring, malware scans, and proactive security measures to protect your site from threats.

Why You Need It: Spending money on your website's security helps prevent data breaches that may destroy your website's integrity, thus leaving your mind at ease.

8. Contact Enhance Component

To improve the functionality of your contact forms. It goes beyond basic forms by offering enhanced features like CAPTCHA, Google Maps integration, and customizable fields.

Why You Need It: It enhances user interaction, supports multiple departments, and provides detailed analytics, making it ideal for businesses looking to improve communication and streamline contact management.

9. JCH Optimize

Website speed is important from both the user's point of view and for SEO. JCH Optimize helps optimize the performance by compressing files and adding lazy loading to images. Why You Need It: A faster site means fewer bounces, and more satisfied users, and as a result, it will be evident in your conversion rates.

Conclusion

These 9 must-have Joomla extensions can help scale up your website to a whole new level in aspects such as functionality, performance, and user engagement.

By applying each of these tools strategically, you will enhance your Joomla site and make it far more interactive to its users-resulting in higher traffic and conversion rates.





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News & Update

Hi guys,

New product updates are here! 🎉 Our T4 Framework, T3 Framework, and an extensive collection of over 90 Templates are updated for the latest Joomla 5.1 and Joomla 4.4.4

These updates are designed to elevate your website experience with improved performance, enhanced security, and exciting new features of the new Joomla versions.

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Purity III is now stable
Joomla Templates

Hi guys,

After the Developer Preview version of Purity III released 2 weeks ago, we are still amazed on how much feedback, support and love we are receiving on a daily basis toward Purity III. For these, we THANK YOU.

And today, the long-wait is now over. We're glad to announce that Purity III stable version is OUT.

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Purity III - I am back and way cooler..
Joomla Templates

Time flies and I can't imagine that it is already 7 years since our Purity template was chosen to be the winner of Joomla 1.5 template contest. The template was later selected to be included into the core of Joomla 1.5. Purity has been the most successful template so far because of its simplicity yet flexibility. It does not look fancy, but it works seamlessly with any type of content you come up with.

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Review: Responsive Joomla template for Portfolio - JA Appolio
Joomla Templates

Developing a portfolio or showcasing Joomla site from scratch? JA Appolio will definitely help cutting down the time and efforts of the whole process with its upto date features : latest Joomla version, updated Joomla extensions, interactive UI & UX, social login authentication, T3 Framework featuring all new Bootstrap 3, powerful blogging tool EasyBlog, Responsive and RTL language layouts.

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T3 Framework 2.0.1 release
T3 Framework

T3 Framework - a powerful Joomla template framework version 2.0.1 was shipped last week.

What can you expect in T3 Framework version 2.0.1?

  • Up-to-date with Joomla & Bootstrap 3 framework
  • Improved in UI for both front-end & back-end
  • Even more flexible in term of navigation system

Apart from the new features, T3 Framework still embraces its core such as: Layout Configuration, ThemeMagic, Layout Customization, Megamenu Configuration, and more. If you are unfamiliar with T3 Framework, here are the shortcut to learn more about the Framework:

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Bootstrap 3.0 and the T3 Template framework for Joomla roadmap
News & Update

Hello folks,

As you might already know, our T3 Joomla template framework has integrated Bootstrap in full features since the very beginning. And whoops!!! The new version Bootstrap 3.0 has been released a few days back to celebrate Bootstrap 2nd birthday. Bootstrap 3.0 took the team almost 9 months to work on it, and was officially shipped out to the world with tons of new features and changes.

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Review: Responsive Joomla template - JA Beranis featuring EasyBlog
Joomla Templates

The latest of our Joomla 2.5 & 3.0 responsive template is JA Beranis. Fully loaded with great features including: RTL language layout support, EasyBlog component support, brand new module - image hotspot, our first ever vertical Mega Menu support and not to mention 5 more complimentary extensions. It also incorporates text and image animation (scrolling down on the home page to see it in action). JA Beranis is hands-down one of the most charismatic Joomla business template in our current collection. Let me give you a short tour of this template.

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Joomla Templates supporting Right-to-left (RTL) language layout for Joomla 2.5 & 3.0: First Batch
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Following up for RTL language layout support for Joomla 2.5 & 3.1 templates, we have immediately updated 6 templates featuring this outstanding feature including: JA Beranis, JA Argo, JA Mitius, JA Onepage, JA Mero, and JA Brisk. If you haven’t known already, we now support RTL language layout in our T3 framework integrated with Bootstrap at core, it is amazingly easy to use. That means any Joomla templates that are compatible with the latest version of T3 Framework are RTL layout friendly. Woot woot!

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Right to left (RTL) language layout for Joomla templates now available - Major update
T3 Framework

Yes! we did it right this time. Our Joomla templates (running T3v3 framework) now supports Right to left (RTL) language layouts. If you all remember we were the first to introduce native RTL support in Joomla templates via our T3v2 framework but it was a cumbersome process and hard work to release and maintain them, we eventually had to pause the RTL support, it was a hard decision then. For quite many months we have been working hard for the development and improvement of our T3 framework for Joomla! 2.5 / 3.0. Addition of Right to left layouts was one of the important feature and I am happy to announce that the feature is now available. RTL support in the latest T3 framework now uses the bootstrap RTL and is amazingly simple to use.

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How to build Mega Menu from scratch in Joomla 3.0 using T3 Framework
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Overview

We were probably the first of the Joomla template clubs to introduce Mega Menu feature with our first generation T3 framework way back in 2009. It was an instant hit and we have refined the mega menu workflow since then and in our latest T3 framework V3, we moved to jquery instead of mootools. In the template userguides, we provide screenshots of how we configure the Mega Menu as in the demo site. But what if you are trying to configure Mega Menu without any userguides? That is when this tutorial comes in to play its role.

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T3 framework is now officially integrated into Joomla 3.5 - Official Announcement
News & Update

Last night Joomla announced that the T3 Framework for Joomla responsive templates will be officially integrated into the upcoming Joomla 3.5 distribution with an early alpha release with Joomla 3.1. This is fantastic news, as 6 years ago JA Purity won the Joomla Template Contest and now its our template framework, the day is not far when all Joomla templates will be based on our T3 framework.

At JoomlArt we are very excited about this and have already started working on early integration of T3 framework with the Joomla 3.1 release scheduled April 15th 2013. We have been thrilled ever since this idea was introduced after the release of Joomla 3.1 during last years World Joomla Conference held in San Jose, California. T3 Framework is the best of the best Joomla template framework especially for the responsive templates for Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.0 and is the best solution for ease of use and its ability to personally customize each template to a previously unthinkable level of detail.

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Sticky and Off-canvas Navigation for your Responsive JA Argo and T3 Framework on Joomla 2.5 & 3.0
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Have you ever been on a website and just can’t figure out how to navigate to a certain page? Or perhaps suddenly been frustrated by trying to find the navigation bar after reading through countless comments or posts down the page. Not only is this annoying but often happens even more when using a mobile device or tablet, and is more complicated to remedy.

I have, and these problems while small, really bother me and countless other users too. Navigation is among the most important features in web design and focusing on it’s development will be a huge trend in 2013. To help improve the users experience and improve customer satisfaction we have recently incorporated Sticky Navigation for Desktop and Off Canvas Navigation for Mobile in JA Argo - responsive Joomla 2.5 / 3.0 template based on our all new T3 Framework , as well as in T3 Framework.

Overview of web navigation

A. Traditional navigation

In the past we would see all kinds of links listed on the top navigation bar. First we would scroll down to read the article, information, or blog post then have to scroll up to find the navigation bar located at the top of the page. Let’s be honest, that is one annoying and inconvenient thing to have to do everyday of your life.

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T3 Framework V3 Stable Version 1.1.0 Release and JAEM Urgent Bug Fix
T3 Framework

After 4 months of hard work, T3v3 has finally released the stable version for Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.0 a few days back accompanied with JAEM (JA Extensions Manager) urgent bug fix in upgrading T3 plugin.

1. T3v3 Stable Version 1.1.0

During the last couple of months, we have released a few beta and RC versions of T3 Framework and received numerous feedback from the Joomla community to improve the current Framework to the current level.

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The Future of T3 Framework
T3 Framework

About 2 months ago, Anthony from JoomlaBamboo buzzed me on Skype and said “I've just looked at the new version of T3 and I think it is absolutely amazing. I'm considering moving to that as our framework and I just wanted to discuss that with you.”

In the past I have had several similar chats with well known template providers about T3. I had the same discussions with Gavick as well as other ThemeForest developers who wanted to turning to T3 v1 and T3 v2. But this time, it is a bit different. We have reached now a momentum to do something big as a community, something that we, Anthony, me and a few awesome Joomla folks, talked about 8 months ago.

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JoomlArt's Review of 2012
News & Update

Gangnam, Obama, Syria, Greece, Israel, London, Hurricane, NASA, Whitney Houston, Gunmen, space jump, God particle and a lot more keywords to summarize 2012. For us in 2012 the keyword was responsive design as most of our work has been impacted by RWD. Besides, keywords like JA Elastica, JA Wall, T3v3, J! 3.0 are also popular keywords popping across our social channels.

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