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I am proficient at XHTML and CSS and need to start creating dynamic sites as well as CMS. I need them to be search engine optimized as well. Is there any reason why I should not start using Joomla! I would need to create my own templates most of the time because I do custom work. Is this a bad work flow idea? Can you develop in Joomla! without having the site live?

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Short version for : Joomla can be a solid choice for custom, SEO-aware sites if the template and site architecture are done right. is right that you do not have to work on a live server while you build — keep development private and test everything before publishing.

Practical workflow that works well:

  • Start with a semantic, accessible HTML/CSS prototype. Get headings, link structure, title and meta patterns right first.
  • Convert the prototype into a Joomla template and use template overrides for component output rather than editing core files. That keeps upgrades safe.
  • Make metadata and unique page titles a deployment checklist item. Where possible set titles/descriptions at the menu or component level and verify component behavior.
  • Create and maintain an XML sitemap, a proper robots.txt for live vs. staging, and use canonical links to prevent duplicate-content issues.
  • Protect the dev/staging site (password or noindex) so search engines do not index it prematurely.

Performance and monitoring:

  • Caching, compressed assets, optimized images and a responsive design all help SEO.
  • Use version control, a staging server, and backup the database before changes.
  • Test with Google Search Console and server logs to spot crawl problems and duplicate URLs.

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u can run joomla in localhost, using AppServ . U can create custom template for joomla but u need to learn it first, there are lot of free joomla templates nowaday u can learn it from there.

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Thanks for your reply. I am very concerned with SEO capabilities using Joomla. Can you work with it without using table based layouts? Is it fully optimizable?
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Ya joomla its table less now, and its already using mod rewrite, so i think its fully optimize. Just give it a try 2bu

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