In 2023 we wrote about Joomla 3 reaching its end and why sites needed to move to Joomla 4. Time moves fast. Joomla 4 is now past its end of life too, and Joomla 6 is the current version. Updated for 2026: we first wrote...
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"Software as a Service" (SaaS) has been a growing trend for many years now. SaaS can be defined as subscription-based software accessed over the internet, rather than software that gets downloaded to your local...
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We've now been working with Joomla! for over ten years--since its inception in August 2005. In that 10 years, we have worked with hundreds of web sites and learned a thing or two. One of the tremendous advantages of...
Read more →When we build or look after a Joomla site, a small set of trusted tools shows up again and again. Think of this as the short list we would pack first: an editor that makes daily updates pleasant, a way to keep search...
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On February 22, a few members of the 3by400 team took a road trip to Duke University in Durham, NC, for the first JoomlaDay event in the southeastern U.S. JoomlaDays are grass roots events that help old timers and...
Read more →When we first wrote this in 2011, the question was about moving off Joomla 1.5. The versions have changed, but the question hasn't. Today, Joomla 4 no longer gets security fixes (they ended October 14, 2025), and Joomla...
Read more →One of the things we try hard to do is not reinvent the wheel. That's why we use Joomla! instead of writing our own Content Management System, why we search hard for off-the-shelf components before we write our own. For...
Read more →Years ago, a prospective client asked us about a “screaming deal” on hosting. A few dollars a month. Would we still support his site there? Updated for 2026: we first wrote this in 2010. The tech has changed, so we...
Read more →In 2010 we wrote about “drop-dead simple blogging.” Our tip back then: if you didn’t want to blog inside your main website, use a free service like Blogger, then pull an RSS feed of your posts onto your site. Updated...
Read more →We've seen the first two waves of Content Management Systems (CMSs) as being the custom CMS that gave rise to the proprietary CMS. The custom CMS market is dead. The proprietary CMS is under a great deal of pressure...
Read more →The easiest way for most people to get a high-functionality, easily updatable website is to use a Content Management System (CMS). The first wave of these in the web 1.0 days of the 1990s was custom-build CMSs. Early in...
Read more →Web design tools like Dreamweaver aren't for the faint of heart. They're expensive, cumbersome and have a long learning curve. They're overkill for someone who just wants to change text on a website or add a new...
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The Bear on the Square Executive Committee liked their old site. Only problem was that they had a difficult time getting the site updated and making it really look the way the festival feels to performers and attendees....
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The 400 North Board of Realtors have a large professional organization and major communication needs--but their site did not match the professionalism of the organization and they were unable to make timely updates. Not...
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The Dahlonega Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau was one of the first Joomla sites we launched. By implementing Joomla and providing several training classes, the Chamber staff had the ability to...
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