Joomla is a content management and blogging tool that's getting more popular

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July 8, 2008 at 6:33 am

(1) Keith says:

I’ve been using Joomla! for some time both in commercial sites and community / non-profit scenarios. It’s a well developed user friendly CMS and, even without using the search engine friendly uRL functionality, can get some great search engine rankings if managed correctly. Clients seem to pick up the management fairly quickly, even if they are not particularly ‘net savvy’. Templating is a breeze and well within the capabilities of anyone who can build web pages that work. There are even a couple of Dreamweaver plugins to make the job even easier There are also some great 3rd party add-ons that can ad some seriously good functionality.

Anyway, enough of a Joomla! ad from me

July 10, 2008 at 8:46 am

(2) Randall says:

You should also mention Drupal as an alternative to Joomla.

I’ve been using Drupal for a few years. Every time I’m about to begin a project with Joomla, the client chooses Drupal.

Here’s why:

1. Drupal is more open-source friendly. Nearly all plug-in modules are free, while Joomla developers often release “commercial” extensions == $$

2. Drupal generates cleaner faster code. The code is more modular, developers generally prefer Drupal.

3. I have seen Joomla sites hacked - I believe Drupal is more secure.

4. Drupal role permissions are much more granular, permitting more complex behaviors and custom presentations of content.

5. I can’t forget that Joomla was born of Mambo - some say “stolen” - and I believe in karma, not to mention, if the developers splintered once, could it happen again?

I believe in using the best tool for the job. If Joomla has all the feaures you want, by all means use it. My vote is with Drupal.

July 18, 2008 at 5:39 pm

(3) Lallo says:

Thanks for letting people know about Joomla. It’s awesome!