About CMS Pros — European Joomla Specialists
CMS Pros is a Joomla specialist practice registered in Ireland and serving businesses across Europe. We focus exclusively on the Joomla content management system — upgrades, managed hosting, maintenance, and EU regulatory compliance for websites built on the platform.
What We Do
We handle the Joomla work that requires deep platform expertise and cannot be entrusted to generalist web agencies or offshore teams unfamiliar with European regulatory requirements.
Complex upgrades and legacy migrations. We upgrade Joomla websites from any version to the latest release — including the legacy 1.5 and 2.5 installations that most providers refuse to touch. Sites with custom components, decades of content, multi-language configurations, and extensive extension ecosystems are our daily work.
Managed hosting with quality control. We host Joomla websites on European servers, but only sites we have built or upgraded ourselves. This controlled approach ensures we know every component running on our infrastructure, protecting server security and IP reputation for all our clients.
Structured maintenance. We keep Joomla websites current, secure, and performing well through proactive maintenance plans — not reactive firefighting after something breaks.
EU compliance. GDPR cookie consent, privacy policy implementation, European Accessibility Act audits and remediation — we address the regulatory requirements that apply specifically to websites serving European audiences.
Why Joomla
In a market dominated by WordPress, we are sometimes asked why we specialise in Joomla. The answer is straightforward.
Joomla excels at structured, complex websites that require granular access control, multi-language content management, custom content types, and sophisticated user group permissions. Government portals, membership organisations, multi-language corporate sites, educational institutions, e-commerce with complex catalogues — these are the use cases where Joomla's architecture genuinely outperforms simpler platforms.
Nearly a million websites worldwide still run on Joomla. Many of them are business-critical applications that cannot simply be rebuilt on another platform. They need specialists who understand the platform deeply enough to maintain, upgrade, and evolve them. That is what we provide.
We are not Joomla evangelists. If a client's needs would be better served by a different platform, we say so. But for the complex, structured websites that Joomla was built for, there is no better choice — and there are very few specialists left who can handle the work properly.
Why European
We are registered in Ireland and operate within the European Union. This is not an incidental detail — it is a fundamental part of how we work.
GDPR is our regulatory environment. We do not study EU data protection law from the outside — we live under it. When we implement GDPR compliance on a client's website, we apply the same standards we apply to our own operations. Your data is processed under EU jurisdiction, stored in EU data centres, and handled according to EU law.
We speak your language. Our services are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian. You work with us in your preferred language, and your website content receives the same multi-language attention.
European time zones. When you contact us during your business hours, we are working during ours. No overnight waits for responses from distant time zones. No miscommunication caused by cultural distance. We understand how European businesses operate because we are one.
Regulatory awareness. The European Accessibility Act, the ePrivacy Directive, country-specific data protection interpretations, VAT digital services rules — these are regulations we navigate daily, not abstract concepts we encounter occasionally.
How We Work
Direct communication. You work with the people who actually do the work. There are no account managers relaying messages to anonymous developers. When you discuss your website, you speak with the person who will be upgrading, hosting, or maintaining it.
Fixed-price quotations. We quote projects at fixed prices after a thorough audit. You know the cost before work begins. There are no hourly billing surprises, no scope creep charges, and no invoices for work you did not approve.
Transparency. We explain what we are doing and why. If an extension needs replacing, we tell you the reason and present alternatives for your approval. If we find issues during an upgrade that were not in the original scope, we discuss them before adding work. No black boxes.
Long-term relationships. We are not interested in one-time transactions. Our business model is built on ongoing partnerships — we upgrade your site, host it, maintain it, and keep it compliant. Many of our client relationships span years. We succeed when your website succeeds over the long term.
Start a Conversation
Whether you need to upgrade an ageing Joomla installation, find reliable European hosting, establish a maintenance programme, or address EU compliance requirements — the first step is the same. Our free site audit gives you a clear picture of where your Joomla website stands and what it needs.
Or contact us directly to discuss your specific situation.