Joomla CMS website development in 2026 We cared about Joomla website development. Our customers used the Joomla framework for all their business websites. We kept our team updated on the changes in the Joomla framework, its echo system, and community. We recently migrated a couple of websites to the Joomla 6.0 framework. The results were best. Website performance boosted. Our customer loved the new admin panel and its configuration. Should we continue to develop the Joomla website in 2026? We asked this question when many new customers chose the Laravel framework for their products. The answer was Yes. We concluded it after reviewing job openings and project descriptions on many platforms. Below, we summarize why we could still use Joomla for our customer web applications.- Modern administrator panel.- Sub (Child) template from any existing template.- Core functionality updated.- Development streamlined with a better programming API.- Free and Paid third-party extensions- Headless mode You could hire our expert Joomla development team if you want to migrate your website to the latest Joomla version. Modern administrator panel Previous Joomla versions, especially before 4.0, had a minimal admin panel. We knew the Joomla backend admin panel was not right. We developed a custom dashboard for our customers some time ago. But the latest admin panel felt modern and fast. We found all the actions immediately without a steep learning curve. Our customers shared the same feeling. We could find SEO related options prominently on the pages. We could easily manage articles and other information. The community also updated the default Media library UI. Sub templating or Child template extending any existing template As developers, we had a choice whenever we had to update any existing template. We would copy the template and then make all the changes. However, the solution had a flaw. We had to synchronize the new template whenever the old template got updated. That created all sorts of problems.But the latest update solved it. We could extend any template and create a new child template. We could extend it further without worrying about the synchronization issue. Core functionality update and development streamlined. We found that many functionalities got reworked. Articles and Contacts components integrated new actions for quick operations. We could manage the content using the command line. It also included a scheduling capability. We were waiting for it for some time. We could create a minor utility feature and use it via a scheduler feature. It supported two modes: Lazy or the default system Cron utility. A lazy scheduler was enough for many customers. It updated the default mail template API. Not only did we create a dynamic mail template for outgoing email, but we also changed the body and subject line through the admin interface. Our customer found it essential to send many customized emails. We already included information on the Joomla mail template – an inside story blog. Another useful core update was the automatic Joomla upgrade plugin. Previously, a Joomla plugin found the new update and informed the administrator to take the appropriate action. However, this update included an automatic update plugin. Free and paid third-party extensions Each website required unique features. Sometimes, customers did not want to invest in a custom solution. We did not have any trouble. We found an alternative third-party extension that had close to the requested features and installed it. Luckily, we got many good extensions. The Joomla extension directory lists many free and paid extensions. Customers could locate and install them without a developer. We found that most of the time, free extensions were sufficient. Headless mode Our customers did not bother about it. However, sometimes it was necessary to access the Joomla backend without using the front end. That headless mode came in handy. We developed a UI interface using the Vue.js component library and then integrated it with Joomla's headless mode. It gave many opportunities. We created multiple client interfaces, fetching the data from a single backend Joomla. We decided to continue developing the Joomla website for a few more years. Our customers needed us to upgrade and create new custom extensions for their business websites. We would not make them unhappy.