
Joomla 1.5 or what?
#1
Posted 29 April 2009 - 12:36 PM
#2
Posted 29 April 2009 - 03:24 PM
Joomla is very nice, I actually try to avoid CMSs unless it will make my life much easier due to the extra resources that a CMS demandsIts no big secret. I use Joomla 1.5 on my current website. Im still learning but I have tried several other programs and truthfully Joomla has impressed me the most. I havent used any commercial software cause well I can not afford it but, I wouldnt mind hearing what you think. If you use software for your site or sites let me know.

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#3
Posted 02 May 2009 - 11:42 PM
#4
Posted 07 May 2009 - 02:24 AM
Since I do have programming experience, I've mostly end up using a MVC framework and doing it the way I want it while keeping it fairly organized. I've recently developed a web app for my company using Kohana, a lightweight PHP framework.
#5
Posted 07 May 2009 - 11:36 AM
#6
Posted 07 May 2009 - 02:16 PM
Some time in the future, I would like to learn how to build my own website from scratch, but with my current schedule it isn't likely that it will happen soon.
#7
Posted 08 May 2009 - 10:51 PM
#8
Posted 09 May 2009 - 12:54 AM
There's no need to regenerate a page for every user if the page hasn't changed

I like WordPress for informational sites and Joomla 1.5 for anything beyond your basic informational site/blog.
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#9
Posted 30 June 2009 - 04:46 PM

I was going to upgrade that postnuke forum to Zikula since it seemed like the most-painless route and I really didn't have any gripes. However, earlier today I discovered ocPortal which I probably dismissed originally because it wasn't free. Now that it is, I feel I should research it thoroughly first before making my transition.
#10
Posted 14 July 2009 - 06:43 PM
I have also used Drupal and Wordpress, but they both require too many plugins to become a worthwhile, and easy to use, website CMS. The more plugins or mods you have, the more you have a chance of messing up the core software.
I have been trying to test the water with Joomla, but I think it is way too bloated and confusing for newcomers. WB was pretty easy to learn, but you better know some php.
As soon as my website gets moved over, stabilized, and updated, I am going back to CMS package selection. I want to find something that will allow my forum users to add their own pages, so I don't have to keep moving their stories from the forums into static website pages. I want them to also be able to update those pages as they travel through their journey. So, it has to be real user friendly and simple.
Looks pretty darn nice. But, is it bloated with code and db space?However, earlier today I discovered ocPortal which I probably dismissed originally because it wasn't free. Now that it is, I feel I should research it thoroughly first before making my transition.
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#11
Posted 15 July 2009 - 09:12 AM
Unfortunately I can't say... I don't actually use it and I haven't had a chance to test it (been kind of busy with other projects). I think there are some other users on this forum though who use ocPortal and are big fans who could chime in...Looks pretty darn nice. But, is it bloated with code and db space?
#12
Posted 15 July 2009 - 10:59 AM
Bunny on this forum uses ocPortal almost exclusively - I'll direct her to this threadpostnuke had been my CMS of choice. But they redid things, and changed their name in the process: Zikula.
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I was going to upgrade that postnuke forum to Zikula since it seemed like the most-painless route and I really didn't have any gripes. However, earlier today I discovered ocPortal which I probably dismissed originally because it wasn't free. Now that it is, I feel I should research it thoroughly first before making my transition.

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#13
Posted 15 July 2009 - 11:08 AM
#14
Posted 05 January 2012 - 04:13 AM
#15
Posted 05 January 2012 - 09:36 AM
I like ocportal a lot and have yet to find any thing better. Although wordpress comes close but is more for blogs then for any thing else.
It looks interesting. How easy is it to apply updates?
The one advantage Wordpress has is how easy it is to update ... you click a link in the Admin section. So many other CMS require you to download an upgrade zip, unzip it locally, then FTP the files. That's not a problem for me, but it has been for my customers in the past. A survey of over a million websites showed that Wordpress had the next-lowest rate of outdated installations, while Joomla and Drupal had well over 50% of the installations outdated.
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