With the popularity of open source software (which have no licensing fees, and updates are supported by volunteer developer communities), the URJ upgraded the RJ Web Builder platform (now 2.0) to the most widely used open source CMS in 2011, Joomla! Again, the program grew to nearly 300 congregations of all sizes who took advantage of the DIY system that the URJ maintained, hosted, and updated.Īs the open source community has evolved, a new offering has been made that is hard for the URJ to turn down: WordPress. The RJ Web Builder program grew to more than 200 congregations as many found the consistency of the offering - the URJ wasn’t a web designer who might someday retire, or a congregation volunteer who moved away - a great way to take advantage of their URJ membership.

As websites became more complex, the URJ offered more robust sites complete with a content management system (CMS), allowing congregations to do more with their sites. Before website and domain hosting were widely commoditized and user-friendly, many congregations hosted simple sites with the URJ. The URJ has been assisting congregations with their websites for the past 20 years. The system will allow your congregation to have its own website as a benefit of URJ membership. The platform makes it easy for users with little to no technical knowledge to manage a sophisticated and professional website.

RJ Web Builder 3.0 is an enterprise level website platform using the WordPress-based Content Management System (CMS) on which congregations can build and host their websites.

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