Difference Between Wordpress and Joomla

JOOMLA VS WORDPRESS Est. 2005 Est. 2003 " 図 网 网 # of CORE VERSIONS POPULARITY GROWTH absolute usage percentage over one quarter 60% - 38% - 2.8% 17.4% 394 milion MARKET SHARES people view more than 3.8 billion WordPress pages each month 8.8% 55.1% -TECHNICAL STUFF- better for blogging better for bigger, more complex websites offers free hosted facilities wordpress.com can be used for giant intranets - Ebay manages their intranet 16 000-plus employees offers a cheap hosting account and registering your own domain wordpress.org 9EXTENSIONS display around main content MODULES (weather module, latest news) WIDGETS additional content %3D (recent post, post categories) affect front-end output +6 000 plugins available PLUGINS tweaks the main functionality +12 000 plugins available COMPONENTS extend the core functionality has its own modules and plugins designed and developed with versatility in mind TEMPLATES VS THEMES limited purpose content- orientated BOTH HAVE THE OPTION OF USING DIFFERENT TEMPLATES/THEMES FOR DIFFERENT PAGES FRAMEWORKS Gantry Gantry GÉNESIS Warp Framework Warp Framework more options for customizing more options for customizing HTML 5 and CSS 3 HTML 5 and CSS 3 ideal for blogs and content - NOT FREE POPULAR SITES THAT USE THE PLATFORM IHOP TIME The Ford Story Aeadit. Hein write . Share LINUX.COM V NEWSROOM PORSC HE SEO Joomla is • Requires more configuration WordPress IS . Great out the box GOOD at SEO ВЕТТER at SEO • Needs specific server architecture • Easy control over URL structure and permalinks • Requires components to provide good SEO • Requires much less configuration Joomla extensions WordPress plugins • SH404SEF: does more than just SEO but is a commercial component • SEO Boss: cOmponent that allows to easily manage the metadata for every page • WordPress SEO by Yoast: close to an al-inclusive SEO plugin • All-in-one SEO: simpler and quicker to configure • SEO friendly images: optimize your images for SEO • 404 Simple Redirect: easy redirection of 404 errors •X Map: create site maps - easy and free difficult easy easy difficult SETUP LEARNING SUPPORT COMMUNICATION THE BEST OPTION FOR ME Simple blogging site or content-driven website Simple business website omplex E-commeroe website functional Extensions available for Joomia to provide functionality? Create it yourself Need a blog to0? NO YES NO good Joomia lamplate gvajable YES NO Plugins available for Virtuemart Extensions available for good WordPres theme avalable WooCommerce (or other plugins) YES NO NO YES Consider Alternatives • It is flexiole and extensible. Good for a demanding site but not over complex. Simplest and easiest platform. Requires littie time and effort. Perfect for small sites. BROUGHT TO YOU BY RED GIANT Sources: www.sitepoint.com www.wordpress.com/stats www.worpress.org www.joomla.com www.wordpressvsjoomla.com/ www.redgiantdesign.co.za www.cms.about.com DESIGN STUDIO O Red Giont Studio 2012