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- dafragsta, on 06/29/2009, -0/+9Did they ever get rid of all the table code in Joomla that made it impossible to do a straight CSS + XHTML template?
- DesertFlyer, on 06/29/2009, -0/+7http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+joomla
- ThreeDee912, on 06/29/2009, -2/+8Not sure about anyone else here on Digg, but I just started using Joomla on my server and this should help me out quite a bit...
I'm trying to make my own themes, but I guess the extensions/components might help. - Pomond, on 06/29/2009, -0/+6This hasn't been my experience. Joomla has been fantastic for several Web sites I've produced for small- and medium-sized businesses and organizations. It lets you get up and running quickly while still providing a lot of control over structure and look and feel. In my experience, it "just works" just about all of the time, and it's easy for less-technical users to pick up and use. (Of course, if you're setting it up and customizing it, you still need to know a bit about working with a Web server/Web hosting environment.)
Joomla's two biggest current drawbacks are: 1) the lack of a granular permissions system, and 2) a three-tiered system of categorizing content. Both of these items are slated to be improved for Joomla's 1.6 release, which looks like it's coming this summer or fall. - tonytroz, on 06/29/2009, -0/+6It's a content management system (CMS). It's similar to Drupal and Wordpress, which are two other well-used CMS.
In short, it's basically a giant template for your website. It allows you to define how pages and articles are displayed.
One real-world example would be a newspaper. Consider how everything is formatted into articles which are squeezed into sections of a newspaper page. That's essentially what Joomla does, although it also covers everything from how it looks (CSS templates) to how articles are created/sorted and more.
With Joomla you don't need to do things like write a log-in system, but the trade off is the overhead of installing everything and using their control panel. - raeldc, on 06/29/2009, -0/+5Yes they got rid of it in Joomla! 1.5 through template overrides. Although Joomla's default template(MilkyWay) is not Tableless, Joomla includes 3 templates out of the box and 2 templates, Beez and JA Purity are tableless, with Beez being more complete in overriding core output. It serves as an example for template developers on how to do a clean XHTML template for Joomla.
There are many Joomla haters out there, but most of the hate is because of Joomla 1.0 which suck in today's standards. Joomla 1.5 is really powerful because of its MVC architecture, and it's not just MVC. 1.5 has a powerful framework for CMS extensibility, and MVC is just a flavor of this framework.
For a quick, but inconclusive comparison between Drupal, Wordpress and Joomla, check this site:
http://cmsshowdown.com/competition - TheMarque, on 06/29/2009, -0/+5What a coincidence to see this. I just downloaded Joomla and then the ManiFolio theme mentioned here earlier today for my first time using Joomla.
- allfatherblack, on 06/29/2009, -6/+10Can someone please tell me what the hell Joomla actually is and how it's supposed to help me (layman's def, please).
I am versed in HTML and CSS, so start from there. - chrismgtis, on 06/29/2009, -1/+5Someone dugg you down. I've worked for a fortune 500 company and the short explanation of what Joomla is doesn't really tell me much either.
- eosrei, on 06/29/2009, -0/+4Good to see Joomla getting more press. It is a great system for people who need a website setup quickly and easily. I've recommended Joomla to many friends who understand computers, but have never worked much with XHTML/PHP/MySQL/CSS. It has been a good starting point with an easy learning curve.
There are a huge range of extensions/modules which provide much of the functionality most people have come to expect in a CMS(Content Management System). You can easily add a blog, photo gallery, shopping cart, or forum; plus there are lots of free template designs available.
I use to use Joomla for all my client's projects. In the last year, I have had use a different CMS with a steeper learning curve. Joomla isn't as customizable as I need and adding complex integrated features can be cumbersome. Either way, Joomla is a great system for beginners, or those who don't antipate needing a complex extremely customized website.
I hope to see the Joomla project continuing for a long time. - JKAL, on 06/29/2009, -0/+2if you are looking to use straight css\xhtml I would not go past modx cms framework, so far i found it the most secure and fast, out of Drupal, Frog, Joomla & Mambo.
it is nice as you can basically use your raw css \ xhtml code with just a few place holders. - inactive, on 06/29/2009, -0/+2Wish it had a working clan manager for eSports...
- Schweppesale, on 06/29/2009, -0/+2there's a few good tutorials out there that will help you out. You'll need to know CSS though.
Another alternative is to purchase something like Artisteer; I've never used it myself though I've heard some pretty good things. - donotclickjim, on 06/29/2009, -1/+3Sweet! I didn't know that many other people used Joomla. I will definetly have to check this out.
Speaking of which, does anyone have any tutorials on how to use "special" or "registered" pages? I've found their help pages not so helpful. And what is up with their events requiring such a specific time format and it erasing your event information if you don't have it in the correct format? anybody else have this problem? - Pomond, on 06/29/2009, -0/+1Yes, Joomla has a templating system which does a nice job of separating presentation from content. Note that this is for the 1.5 version of Joomla, not the older 1.0 version. They also have a system for overriding component output, which basically gives you full control over the output of all HTML/XHTML elements.
- MorfiusX, on 06/29/2009, -1/+2I've used Joomla for years. A few months ago I switched to Wordpress. I have never looked back. Joomla is a good product, Wordpress is better.
- glaroc, on 06/29/2009, -2/+3This page is crazy slow in my Firefox 3.5
- dafragsta, on 06/29/2009, -0/+1I did quite a few sites with Joomla 1.0, so that's why I'm familiar with it's shortcomings. I think Drupal is better, but as far as turning a site around quickly, Joomla is quicker and easier for users to manage. Drupal is robust and as long as you can rely on a skilled admin, I think it's always the better way to go, especially if it's going to evolve into a big site that draws a lot of traffic.
- louiebaur, on 06/29/2009, -3/+3I agree I wonder how long this meme is going to last. Hopefully not much longer than today.
- inactive, on 06/28/2009, -5/+5Amazing collection. I really liked the Xtreme spots themes collection.
- Spletnaresitev, on 09/20/2009, -0/+0Can anybody tell me how to fix html code on my site http://www.spletna-resitev.com/. I have 83 errors but i dont know how to fix them. Everything on my site is working but I think that this errors are very important for SEO
- keyo, on 06/29/2009, -1/+1Right you are, Drupal is much better.
- shahruz84, on 06/29/2009, -4/+3You realize he probably wouldn't approve, right? This all seems like more of a mockery than a way of honoring the man.
- peterjmag, on 06/29/2009, -7/+5Joomla blows. I never realized how severely limited it is until I started playing around with some other options.
- krispykreams, on 06/29/2009, -5/+2BILLY MAYS HERE AND I APPROVE OF THIS MEME!
- DRT23, on 06/29/2009, -17/+5BILLY MAYS HERE AND I APPROVE OF THESE THEMES!
- pokobunt, on 06/29/2009, -17/+3HI, BILLY MAYS HERE WITH JOOMLA
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