WordPress or Joomla ?

craigmc

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Hey Guys,

Which of these two would you say is the easiest/less hassle free platform to set up. I'm a middle aged fart, not a twenty something whiz like alot of you guys. If this was back in the day of DOS I could talk geekspeak with the best.

I'm attempting to do somethings in the IM arena and need to get my feet wet somewhere. Sounds like a fun way to supplement my soon to be retirement.

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I think joomla has a slightly steeper learning curve (not by much though). If you have any kind of web publishing skills at all, it won't take but a few days to get good at using wordpress.
 
I think joomla! is most serious, perhaps. Wordpress is very easy to use with a lot of mods and plugin to make easy developement. Depends of your level to code. But wordpress is the easiest.
 
With Wordpress you can just rinse and repeat.
It takes no-time to get an optimized Wordpress environment up and running.
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I think I need to spend a weekend learning to use WP. The last time I coded anything it was in QuickBasic for the DOS platform.
 
If you are a Pro Learner - Joomla
If you are Pro Want to Be Learner - Wordpress
If you are a Pro Noob - GTFO

The only difference is that the flexibility of Wordpress is better than Joomla. Joomla can become a pain in the ass with its immense configuration. But if you want to learn how to tackle the shit of Content Management Systems, then go in for Joomla. If you want to test out using basic functionalities, try Wordpress.
 
I find these debates as bad as PC vs Mac, although in this case the comparison is barely worth debating, because it's not one of the other it's both depending on the outcome you want.

Wordpress is Adobe Fireworks, Joomla is Photoshop. They both do similar things, but one does more.

Wordpress could only ever be considered better than Joomla if you don't have much content, want it to look like a blog, need it done quick as fuck and/or don't have a fucking clue what you're doing in Joomla.

Comparing Joomla and wordpress is stupid imo, because that would mean you don't know what they're used for and don't know their up and down sides. They both have their uses and they both get used at different times.

I don't get how some say one is better than the other and reels off loads of other bullshit. One is a fucking blog, one is not?

Primarily Joomla can do almost anything (including everything wordpress can do), is good for large amounts of original content and a professional looking site. Wordpress is a blog and can do lots of things very quickly and simply albeit with massive blog based constraints.

The bottom line is Joomla can do everything wordpress can do. It can also do millions of other things with limitless customisation. It just depends upon your time and the end result you're after.
 
I find these debates as bad as PC vs Mac, although in this case the comparison is barely worth debating, because it's not one of the other it's both depending on the outcome you want.

Wordpress is Adobe Fireworks, Joomla is Photoshop. They both do similar things, but one does more.

Wordpress could only ever be considered better than Joomla if you don't have much content, want it to look like a blog, need it done quick as fuck and/or don't have a fucking clue what you're doing in Joomla.

Comparing Joomla and wordpress is stupid imo, because that would mean you don't know what they're used for and don't know their up and down sides. They both have their uses and they both get used at different times.

I don't get how some say one is better than the other and reels off loads of other bullshit. One is a fucking blog, one is not?

Primarily Joomla can do almost anything (including everything wordpress can do), is good for large amounts of original content and a professional looking site. Wordpress is a blog and can do lots of things very quickly and simply albeit with massive blog based constraints.

The bottom line is Joomla can do everything wordpress can do. It can also do millions of other things with limitless customisation. It just depends upon your time and the end result you're after.


Thank you man I needed that kind of help. If I'm going to get serious with this then I need something with teeth to work with. How damn hard can it be to learn that platform anyway ? Besides the learning experience would be good for me.
 
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Respect your elders kid. I was like 35+ when you were 10. :ugone2far:

Don't mean shit in here brother. Now how 'bout posting some oldschool titays?
 
I don't think he meant any disrespect at all, in fact he was praising the QB. I remember Gorilla, hacking the code to get super fast 20 megaton bananas. Good times...

No I didn't mean any disrespect. I was just telling it like it was with regards QB. My skin isn't that thin. I'm here to learn what you guys are willing to let loose with. I came here because I was told you guys are the experts.

I never believed the hype some of the IM "Guru's" put out there. That's why I came to the source.