joomla

[globalgolf]

We are currently redesigning our homepage, I am thinking about using joomla, any negative inmputs on this, thanks

 

[Rufford]

We are currently redesigning our homepage, I am thinking about using joomla, any negative inmputs on this, thanks

Don't know anything about it save it's similar to Wordpress which I love and gets me fantastic results

 

[david rushton]

Personally I am not a fan of Joomla. It has some very good functionality but can be so difficult to use for your normal user. Unless you have a big website it is probably a bit of an overkill.

I would consider something like xMod or CMS Made Simple, they might not be as heavy weight as Joomla but they provide everything needed for most sites.

 

[garysumpter]

We use Joomla every day for ourselves and clients. It's GREAT but has a big learning curve if you are new to this kind of thing

Gary

 

[OldWelshGuy]

If it is a basic site, then Wordpress is ace

 

[DotNetWebs]

...any negative inmputs on this, thanks

This would be my greatest concern:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...ked&aq=f&aqi=g3g-s1g3g-s1g2&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

I have personally known several victims - make sure you keep it secure and up to date!

Regards

Dotty

 

[AlanGNW]

You have to be sure to keep it up to date - in my experience it's very susceptible to hacking attacks.. Personally give me WordPress any day.

 

[Faevilangel]

You have to be sure to keep it up to date - in my experience it's very susceptible to hacking attacks.. Personally give me WordPress any day.

Ditto, I try my hardest not to use Joomla, but some sites are built for it

WP is the king imho

 

[Coppock]

Cons....

No.1 - Hacking, Joomla is very vulnerable
No.2 - Not as good with SEO than wordpress or Drupal
No.3 - Basic Plugins - most cost money, whereas the majority are free with Wordpress and Drupal.

 

[Ranks]

If you have not invested any time in Joomla, try Wordpress. The learning curve of Joomla is very steep - in the time it would take you to learn Joomla to a basic level, you would have built your your wordpress site and be on to the promotion of it.
Jay

 

[estwig]

Cons....

No.1 - Hacking, Joomla is very vulnerable
No.2 - Not as good with SEO than wordpress or Drupal
No.3 - Basic Plugins - most cost money, whereas the majority are free with Wordpress and Drupal.

Well I'm about to be Mr Popular, because that's all completely wrong.

No.1 - All software, websites, etc are vulnerable if not kept up to date.
No.2 - SEO is straight outta the box with Joomla, no need for additional plug ins.
No.3 - That's just not true, most plugins are free with Joomla.

I think Joomla is great, I looked at wordpress and found the principle of hacking blogging software around to make a website, to be restrictive. Drupal is just way too complicated. Joomla is designed to make websites, this it does very well, for free and with a great deal of flexibility.

 

[Faevilangel]

Well I'm about to be Mr Popular, because that's all completely wrong.

No.1 - All software, websites, etc are vulnerable if not kept up to date.
No.2 - SEO is straight outta the box with Joomla, no need for additional plug ins.
No.3 - That's just not true, most plugins are free with Joomla.

I think Joomla is great, I looked at wordpress and found the principle of hacking blocking software around to make a website, to be restrictive. Drupal is just way too complicated. Joomla is designed to make websites, this it does very well, for free and with a great deal of flexibility.

I agree with you Estwig

1) Wordpress has been hacked as well
2) WP needs additional plugins to make full use of SEO (Joomla needs file editing though)
3) Quite a few are but they are limited, most offer a a free "taster" plugin, but to get all the features you gotta pay for it. (same with wp tho).

Joomla is good for what it does, but it's bloated and the learning curve is annoying, but I have had to build my new site in Joomla, as it's the only one to have a plugin I need.

 

[Coppock]

Sorry guys, just talking from experience.

I've only come across two sites that have been hacked - and theyve both been joomla ones.

We use drupal and don't have any problems, doesn't mean to say there aren't any though.

Wordpress is very easy to get started and could be a progressive step towards joomla, but I'm just personally put off by joomla for those reasons

Jen

 

[Faevilangel]

Sorry guys, just talking from experience.

I've only come across two sites that have been hacked - and theyve both been joomla ones.

We use drupal and don't have any problems, doesn't mean to say there aren't any though.

Wordpress is very easy to get started and could be a progressive step towards joomla, but I'm just personally put off by joomla for those reasons

Jen

http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/old-wordpress-versions-under-attack/

Not seen any wp sites hacked for a while, but they did go through a phase of "sloppy coding" and a lot of sites were affected.

Imho Wordpress > Joomla as wordpress is lighter and easier for people to learn, Joomla is better for bigger sites that wordpress will struggle with without huge amounts of customisation.

 

[wight services]

It would really depend on what you want from your site, Wordpress is very intuitive, and can be picked up in very little time, Joomla, does take a while to understand. But both have merits, Joomla has a lot more plugins/modules available for specific tasks, but is also a bit clunky in the way you do things. Wordpress out of the box does appear the better for SEO.

I tend to favour WP for sites with limited interactivity, and Joomla for others.

 

[Newcott]

I'd recommend it.

Both my sites are in joomla, very flexible and great if you can find the template you like.

Hardest things I found was inital learning curve, getting you head around the way it works and spending time finding the right template.

Other then that great, we've got options for Metatags for content, SEO optimised and a Blog, interactive features and options to share our site on the social networks. Far more options then I would of been bale to do myself.

Regards

Nick

 

[mobyme]

I think it's definitely a case of horses for courses.
Joomla is certainly no more susceptible than Wordpress for hacking; these things tend to go in spates as one toe-rag passes on his exploit to another toe-rag.
It's just that Joomla is used for bigger sites than Wordpress and are therefore more worth hacking at the moment.
The downside of Joomla is under the hood Joomla code is cack, but it is not necessary what with the surfeit of plug-ins available for the average user to go there.

Wordpress can take a lot of work to make it not look like a blog and updating is a pain if you have hacked the code to achieve a particular look. If you don't update you will get hacked it's just a matter of time.

If you just want a nice simple little site, Wordpress can make a superb lightweight CMS and templating is a doddle.

If you can handle the learning curve (and yes you do need to know at least basic php, regardless of what they say) Drupal will leave both Wordpress and Joomla standing.

 

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