The Decision

All of the cards now lay on the table.  All of the pros and cons for both pieces of CMS software have been exposed and now it comes time for the decision.  Ultimately, the question is:  “Which one do I use for my website?” Just like real life, the answer depends.  Let’s review the judge’s scorecard: Continue reading →

WordPress – The Pros & Cons

The North American based CMS/Blogging software is growing rapidly in popularity due to the easy install and easy use qualities.  Worpress is truly the best software out there for out of the box, up in minutes, website capability.

WordPress was first released on May 27, 2003, by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog.  As of February 2011, version 3.0 had been downloaded over 32,500,000 times, which is considerably more than Joomla!

WordPress is written in PHP, and uses object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques which is  stored in a MySQL database, and is an open source blogging tool, which can also be used as a content management system. Continue reading →

Joomla! – The Pros & Cons

First, we are going to look at Joomla! and discover the options and attributes that may make this the CMS choice for you. Joomla! is a free and open source content management system (CMS) for publishing content on the World Wide Web.

Joomla! is written in PHP, and uses object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques which is  stored in a MySQL database, and includes features such as page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, search, and also supports many languages.

Between March 2007 and February 2011, there have been more than 21 million downloads, with over 7,400 free and commercial extensions available from the official Joomla! Extension Directory and even more available from private companies! Continue reading →

To keep up with the times, most websites need a Content Management System (CMS) with database integration to be able to store and retrieve data based on what the client interacts with on the website.  Most of the average users out there think that using a CMS is a very expensive idea.  Truth is, there are several open source CMS systems available that are free to install on your web hosting space and use.  Of the CMS options available, the 2 largest and most supported Content Management Systems are Joomla! and WordPress. Continue reading →