Website Features

Finding the right balance between form and function is one of the things that determines the success of a website. With the flexibility and power of an open source content management system (CMS) like Joomla the ability to add extra features to a website, quickly and easily at minimal or no extra cost, is a relatively recent phenomena. Going back more than a few years it would have been possible to add extra functionality to a website but not necessarily as quickly as one would like or at a low price.

Websites developed for municipalities in Nova Scotia through the Municipal Website Venture will be equipped with the following:

  • Interactive Event Calendar
  • Document Management System
  • Manual Site Backup
  • Search (using the province's Ask Joe Howe service)
  • Site Map (automatically updates as content changes)
  • Interactive Map (Google)

In addition some municipalities have requested other kinds of functionality including:

  • Searchable Business Directory
  • Interactive Photo Gallery
  • Bulletin Board
  • Polls
  • Forms
  • Automatic Archival of Information
  • Currency Conversion Utility
  • Article Commenting
  • Administrative Access Control
  • Internal Access to Server Directories and Files

Beyond this set of functionality a CMS like Joomla offers countless other add-ons that can, more often than not, meet the requirements of your specific situation.