One of the main advantage of using Joomla is its interactivity.
We used Joomla to build a website for an airsoft team in our locality. When we were planning on how to set-up the site, we decided first on what functionality will we add to the website. What we've consider was the forum, membership manager, photo gallery and events.
We used the team's name as the domain and selected a reliable web host (Joomla ready) to house our site.
We then selected a template, luckily a free joomla template is available that would fit perfectly for the teams agreed color. The template that we used is capable of displaying 3 columns (only 2 if there are no entry in the 'right' module container). However its module containers is only limited to the 'left' and 'right' hence we could not add modules on the 'top' and 'bottom' position hence we will add our custom html codes for display at the bottom at the template html.
We then replaced the decorative part of the template and replaced it with the teams logo and name to personalize the site.
The site know has several articles and installed components.
The team members use the forum to discuss issues and to communicate with each other. The calendar is used to remind the team of their upcoming activities.
The site is currently being used to market the upcoming Airsoft Tournament that the team is co-sponsoring. They posted the game rules, game updates and other information that are relevant to the event.
Hopefully the site would grow as the airsoft team grows. Also the team would use the site for communication and updates.
