Joomla

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Joomla, answered by our editorial team.

Is Joomla free?

Yes, Joomla is completely free and open-source, with no licensing cost, similar to WordPress and Drupal — the only costs involved are hosting and any premium extensions or themes a user chooses to purchase.

Is Joomla better than WordPress?

Joomla offers more built-in structural flexibility and stronger native multilingual support, but WordPress's vastly larger plugin ecosystem, larger community, and broader market dominance mean most users find more readily available solutions and resources within the WordPress ecosystem for most common use cases.

Is Joomla easier than Drupal?

Yes, generally — Joomla positions itself specifically as a middle ground, offering more built-in structure and flexibility than WordPress's core without requiring the deeper developer expertise Drupal's highly customizable but more technically demanding architecture typically requires.

What is Joomla commonly used for?

Joomla is commonly used for community sites, membership platforms, intranets, and small e-commerce sites — use cases that benefit from its stronger built-in user management and access control features without needing WordPress's heavier reliance on third-party plugins for similar functionality.

Has Joomla's popularity declined?

Yes, Joomla's market share and community size have shrunk relative to WordPress's continued dominance over the years, meaning fewer new tutorials, smaller community support resources, and a less active development ecosystem compared to its earlier years.

Does Joomla support multiple languages?

Yes, this is one of Joomla's relative strengths — multilingual website support is more robust in Joomla's core out of the box than in WordPress, which historically has relied more heavily on third-party plugins to achieve comparable multilingual functionality.

Is Joomla good for beginners?

Less so than WordPress — while Joomla is simpler than Drupal, it still requires more technical comfort and has a steeper learning curve than WordPress's much more beginner-oriented design and larger pool of accessible tutorials and community guidance.

Is there a free or open-source alternative to Joomla?

Yes. WordPress and Drupal are a free alternative to Joomla that cover most of the same core use cases at no licensing cost. See our full comparison below for feature-by-feature differences before switching.

What is a referral bonus on Kreemhunt?

A referral bonus is an incentive — like bonus credit, a discount, or extra features — that a software vendor offers when someone signs up through a referral link or code instead of going to the product directly. Kreemhunt tracks which of the tools we cover currently have an active referral arrangement, like Joomla, so you don't have to hunt for one yourself.

Does Joomla currently have a referral code or link?

Not at the moment. Kreemhunt doesn't have a tracked referral code or link for Joomla right now — this page will update automatically if one becomes available, so it's worth checking back before you sign up.

Does using a referral link cost me anything extra?

No. Using a referral link or code to sign up for Joomla costs the same as signing up directly — in most cases referral programs are designed so the new user gets a bonus and the referrer gets a reward, with no markup passed on to you.

How do I claim Joomla's referral bonus?

There's no active referral bonus for Joomla tracked on Kreemhunt right now. Once one becomes available, it'll appear in the referral box on this page along with instructions for claiming it.