Joomla extensions are designed to be integrated in your Joomla application in order to extend its functionality. Joomla extensions include Joomla components, Joomla modules and Joomla plugins, as well as language packs and templates. We have listed below the most popular free Joomla addons, based on our experience in hosting thousands of Joomla websites.
SiteGround has been hosting and supporting Joomla websites for many years now. Based on this experience and to meet the needs of our users we have created a collection of free Joomla extensions available for all Joomla users.
As a popular open source application, Joomla is a target of many hacker attacks. The Joomla plugin we created to meet this challenge and used successfully for our customers is jHackGuard more info...
jAutoUpdate is a component that allows you to check for new Joomla 1.5 version and update your website with a single click of the mouse. more info...
jShareEasy is a free Joomla module that allows your visitors to share your articles on Social Networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Delicious and Google. more info...
jPageTranslator will allow your Joomla visitors to translate the texts on your Joomla website to almost any language with a single click using the Google Translator service. more info...
Other useful extensions you can download and use for free include: Joomla plugin to add Analytics, Joomla module for GEO targeting, and jNoRightClick Joomla plugin, which will disable right-clicking on your site and thus protect your content and images from being copied and used elsewhere. You can find the full collection of free Joomla extensions here.
For your Joomla website you will need a reliable, secure and fast hosting solution. With SiteGround you get much more than hosting - you get an all-inclusive service for starting and growing your Joomla web project:
Joomla shop extensions allow you to run a fully-operational web store right under your favorite Joomla application. You will be able to list products with images and descriptions, set prices and discounts, accept online payments and more. SiteGround experts have selected the best Joomla shopping carts from the large amount of ecommerce extensions and are offering them to you.
Running a community site is always connected with meetings and happenings. If you would like to inform your users about upcoming events, it would be best to use a Joomla calendar or events extension. On our Joomla calendar page we have selected for you the best events extensions for Joomla.
It is always good to know what the weather would be like today and the next couple of days. That is why, if you want to make your visitors return to your website every day, it is a good idea to add a weather module. On our Joomla weather page we have added the best weather addons for Joomla.
Adding a forum to your Joomla site is the best way to drive even more users to your website. Forums are also very good for SEO purposes because of the large amount of user-generated content. You can find editor's choice for Forum addons on our Joomla Forum page.
When installing Joomla addons make sure you download them from known sources. Always make backups of your Joomla before installing extensions. Here is a detailed tutorial how to install Joomla extensions.