Joomla development services · WebUncles
New Joomla sites, upgrades to a supported version, custom extensions and templates, and ongoing maintenance. And if Joomla no longer fits, an honest plan to move to WordPress without losing your pages or search traffic.
Start here
Your version decides what needs doing first. You can see it in the Joomla administrator, under System → System Information.
Ended
No security fixes, and most Joomla 3 extensions and templates do not work on newer versions. Moving on is a planned project: we check every extension, find current replacements, and rebuild the template where needed.
Ended
Security fixes stopped in October 2025. The upgrade goes through Joomla 5 first, after we confirm each extension and the template has a compatible release.
Security only
Still getting security fixes until October 2027, but no more bug fixes. A good time to plan the move to Joomla 6 calmly, rather than in the last month.
Current
You are on the current version. What matters now is keeping core and extensions updated, backups running, and the site fast and secure.
What we do
New Joomla sites and redesigns of existing ones, responsive on every screen, with clean menus and content your team can update.
Upgrades from Joomla 3, 4 or 5 to a supported version, one major version at a time, with extensions checked and replaced where needed.
Components, modules and plugins built for what your site needs to do, and fixes or updates to extensions that stopped working.
Custom templates, and updates to older templates so they work on current Joomla versions and look right on mobile.
Core and extension updates, backups, security hardening, malware clean-ups, and fixes when something breaks.
If Joomla no longer fits, we move your pages, articles, users and media to WordPress, with 301 redirects from every old URL.
An honest answer
We build on both, so we have no reason to push you either way. This is how we usually decide with clients.
| Stay on Joomla | Move to WordPress | |
|---|---|---|
| Your site depends on | Joomla-specific extensions that work well for you | Extensions that are abandoned or have no current version |
| Your team | Knows Joomla and is happy editing in it | Finds the Joomla administrator hard to use |
| Your plans | Mostly the same site, kept up to date | A new design, a shop, or more content and SEO work |
| Budget and time | An upgrade is usually the smaller job | A move costs more now, but you start fresh |
| Search traffic | Stays as it is if URLs do not change | Kept with a full URL list and 301 redirects |
How it works
Step 1
We look at your Joomla version, PHP version, extensions, template and backups, and tell you what needs doing.
Step 2
You get a written plan, what we will change and in which order, and a quote before any work starts.
Step 3
We work on a copy of your site, so the live site keeps running while we upgrade or build.
Step 4
Forms, menus, extensions, page speed and mobile layout are checked on the copy, and you review it too.
Step 5
We switch over, check search console and redirects, and stay on for fixes and updates if you want.
Free site check
Send us the address. We check the version, the extensions and the template, and reply with what is out of date, what is at risk, and what we would do first. No obligation. Planning to move to another platform? We also offer a free consultation before any transfer or migration.
No. Joomla 4 stopped receiving security fixes in October 2025. Joomla 5 receives security fixes only until October 2027, and Joomla 6 is the current version.
No. Joomla upgrades go one major version at a time, so a Joomla 3 site moves through 4 and 5 first. Most Joomla 3 extensions and templates need replacing on the way, which is why we start with a site check.
An upgrade that keeps your URLs the same should not affect rankings. If any URL has to change, or you move to WordPress, we map every old URL to its new one with a 301 redirect.
Yes. We build components, modules and plugins for features your site needs, and update or fix extensions that no longer work on your Joomla version.
Yes. Core and extension updates, backups, security checks and fixes, as an ongoing arrangement or as one-off jobs.
Sometimes, not always. If your site relies on Joomla extensions that work well, an upgrade is usually the better choice. If key extensions are abandoned or your team finds Joomla hard to use, moving can make sense. We will tell you which we would choose.
Yes. We work remotely by e-mail, WhatsApp and video calls, so where you are based does not change how the work is done.
Free Joomla site check
Share the address and what you need. We will look at the site and reply with what we found and what we suggest, usually with a quote.
