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Each content management system (CMS) is continually evolving. With each new release vulnerabilities my occur that can be exploited by hackers to inject malicious code into the website.

The same can happen to foreign extensions for the used CMS. The injected malicious code usually leads to a Trojan attack to the computers of your website visitors, but the server infrastructure of the hosting company is at risk too. As a website owner you are legally responsible for the security of the software installed on the server and you can be held liable for damages.

Therefore, it is extremely important to always operate the CMS and the extensions on the basis of the latest available software version. The updates for the CMS Joomla!,  for example, are currently very easy to perform; but under certain circumstances, problems and errors can still occur during the update procedure.

So I'm offering you a kind of "service contract" for 288 € per year (that corresponds to half an hour of effort per month). The "contract" includes the ongoing updating of the CMS and its components. Only when extensive changes and adjustments are made in the CMS, and changes in the programming of the layout and the templates or themes are necessary, I will make you a special offer for the upgrade. But that usually only happens every few years.

If you use a lot of complex third-party extensions in your CMS or shop system, I may have to calculate a specifically adjusted higher price for the service agreement, depending on the additional effort.

So you can be sure that all known vulnerabilities are immediately closed and your website always stays on the cutting edge of technology.

If your website is still running on Joomla! versions 4.x.x, 3.x.x, 2.5.x, 1.7.x, 1.6.x, 1.5.x, or even Joomla! 1.0.x, it is strongly recommended that you migrate to the current version, Joomla! 5.x.x. Versions older than 4.4.x are no longer supported with security updates, which leaves your site vulnerable to hacking and the potential loss of content. As of October 17, 2023, version 4.3.4 has not been receiving security updates. Therefore, it is crucial to upgrade to at least Joomla! 4.4.x. However, it is even more prudent to migrate directly to Joomla! 5.x.x, as Joomla! 4.4.x will only be supported with bug fixes and security updates until October 14, 2025.

The migration process involves several steps. First, the new Joomla! files are installed in a subfolder of your webspace. Next, the database is transferred to the new structure, and typically, the template (the files responsible for the design and layout of your site) will need to be reprogrammed.

For those migrating from the very old Joomla! 1.0.x, an intermediate step is required: you must first migrate to Joomla! 1.5.26 before you can proceed to Joomla! 3.10.12, and then upgrade to Joomla! 4.4.x and finally to 5.x.x.

I have extensive experience with numerous migrations and upgrades, including those for other content management and e-commerce systems, allowing me to bring your sites up to date at a fair price. The effort required for migration can vary significantly depending on the Joomla! extensions that are installed.

I can offer you five basic prices:

• Joomla! Migration and upgrades to 5.x.x based on version 1.0.x: from 348,00 € incl.
• Joomla! Migration and upgrades to 5.x.x based on version 1.5.x: from 248,00 € incl.
• Joomla! Upgrades to version 5.x.x starting from version 2.5.x: from 198,00 € incl.
• Joomla! Upgrades to version 5.x.x starting from version 3.x.x: from 148,00 € incl.
• Joomla! Upgrade to version 5.x.x from version 4.x.x: from 98,00 € incl.

Depending on which third-party extensions are installed and may need to be migrated, the price increases accordingly.

Please do not delay the due migration or upgrade of your installation for too long and please use my service, because if your pages are compromised, the damage is usually very large.

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Joomla! CMS main versions

Especially Joomla! Updates 3.4.6 and 3.4.7 released in December 2015, which closed serious vulnerabilities in Joomla! show how important updating your Joomla! Website at time with the release of updates is. As it became known, these vulnarabilities were exploited to infect Joomla! Websites with a variant of the dangerous ransomware TeslaCrypt. see also: http://heise.de/-3052441 and http://heise.de/-3114184

The updates in Joomla! are unfortunately not yet, as with current WordPress versions already introduced, fully automated. You must login yourself in the backend to start the updates manually, the same for the updates of foreign extensions.

If you don't want to spend time and effort to find informations about the releases of security updates for your Joomla! installation, I recommend you to take my maintenance contract service in account. I care not only about the timely completion of the Joomla! Updates but i.a. for updating all foreign extensions, which are also potential entry points for malicious code, as has been shown in the past.

Take me into account!

If you would like a website with Web 2.0 features, so your customers or users come into interactive contact, a website based on a content management system (CMS) is exactly the right thing for you.

Especially if you want to have a lot of sub pages with much content, the editorial system provided by a CMS gives you the easiest possibility to manage your content.

I'll install the latest version of the CMS of your choice and will program a template, corresponding to your needs, and will configure the basic settings for your first articles.

Then you can add or change content at any time and without knowledge of HTML with an online text editor, usable like a word processing program.

CMS logo selection

My website for example is based on the CMS Joomla!.

The most popular free content management systems are Drupal, Joomla!, Typo3 and WordPress.

But I put myself flexibly to your wishes and I'm happy to advise you in choosing the most suitable content management system.

If you merely need a simple presentation of your company, your products or services, with a few pages, or the content does not seek long-term changes, I'll program your pages in a traditional way in the HTML5 standard.

In any case, I set myself entirely to your liking. Unless specifically requested otherwise, I work in web development in the "Responsive Web Design" standard, ie Internet design and layout automatically adapts to the respective screen resolution of the user. Users that for example call your website with a smartphone or a tablet, see an on the device adapted display and the page can therefore be operated highly efficient.