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Joomla or Wordpress themes

Posted by wenfri • 5/26/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: joomla, themes, wordpress

What is the difference between the two??

Is one better than the other and if so why??

What is your preference??

Are there any other types of themes out there??

Wendy

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5/26/08

richrf

Joomla and Wordpress have differently capabilities, plugins, etc. A coded theme for Wordpress (i.e., ready to click-and-go) will probably not work with Joomla, unless there are some modifications. Some themes have been ported from one platform to the other. Most, that I have looked at, have not.

My preference is Wordpress over Joomla. I've looked at both, and could never get comfortable with Joomla, especially the way they make it difficult to move from one version to another.

There are themes for Drupal, ExpressionEngine, etc. Each content management system tends to have its own themes.

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1. 5/26/08
  
  wenfri
  
  Rich
  
  Ok So basically then Joomla themes aren't ready to go with plugins etc.??
2. 5/26/08
  
  Aprilfreelance
  
  Funny. I looked at Wordpress and Joomla, have used both, and went with Joomla. I like it much better than Wordpress.
5/26/08

GuyRCook

Joomla themes(templates) are unique to that CMS and Wordpress themes are same, you could I suppose build themes similar is the best explanation.

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1. 5/26/08
  
  wenfri
  
  Guy
  I am looking for a different theme.
  
  Me build a theme. Not likely Have enough problems working with what I have.
  
  I could just imagine what sort of mess I would make trying that LOL
5/26/08

gmoney

if you are looking for theme for each other these I can show you the way.

wordpress
www.wpthemesfree.com/
www.fresheezy.com/gallery
www.freewordpressthemes.com/
www.freewpthemes.net/
topwpthemes.com/

joomla themes
www.themesbase.com/?category=joomla
www.osskins.com/main/
www.joomlatp.com/

I use wordpress and joomla exclusively let me know if you need any help

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1. 5/26/08
  
  ttiger
  
  some cool site here:-)
5/26/08

wenfri

April

What did you like about Joomla compared to Wordpress??

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1. 5/26/08
  
  Aprilfreelance
  
  Joomla was easier for me to build with and visualize how everything comes together. Wordpress does have more templates, etc. to choose from, but Joomla seemed easier to me to configure and choose what you want. The few problems I had learning it or using a particular plug-in, people were very willing to help out and walk me through the process. It could also have something to do with my tendency toward the "smaller group" mentality. WordPress just seemed too massive and confusing to me. Many large corporations and organizations are also switching to Joomla.
5/26/08

richrf

Yes, Joomla themes are designed to use the Joomla set of features, which are different from Wordpress's

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5/26/08

Lucyvp

I use Drupal. I found Joomla difficult to work out. I should probably have another go at it because many people recommend it. There are tons more themes available for Wordpress, but Joomla is more configurable and customisable.

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1. 5/26/08
  
  richrf
  
  I think you will find Wordpress plugins that will match those of Joomla. The trick is to get plugins that are maintained and work with the version of Wordpress or Joomla that you are working with. The reason, I personally rejected Joomla, was I found it too difficult to find extensions that were actually working - especially with Joomla 1.5. Lots of investigation of both Wordpress and Joomla needs to be made before choosing a platform. Personally, I have found very little that Joomla can do that Wordpress cannot. What I like about Wordpress is the way compatibility is maintained between versions.
2. 5/27/08
  
  Lucyvp
  
  I've installed Joomla a number of times, and each time I'm overwhelmed by the different parts to it - trying to work out which bit is which - all that text you have to replace and work out what part of it you have to fiddle with to change. With Drupal, I found it much more straightforward. It is easy to configure so that some types of readers can see some bits, and others not. It's a shame there's not more templates though.
5/26/08

newward

Wordpress is an excellent blog. You can create additional pages,but it is essencially a blogging system. I use wordpress in conjunction with my "static" web site. Joomla is a Content Management System and offers a lot more features. You can plug in a shopping cart, incorporate a blog, calendar, user profiles, newsletters, banner ads, paypal donattions.. The real "richness" comes into being able to create sections and categories for ads, information, sales, etc.. and tie it all together.

Both are great choices - depending upon what you end goal are. and both have tons of themes to pick from online... if you can't find something you like - a developer well versed in PHP and CSS can help you out.

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1. 5/27/08
  
  wenfri
  
  newward
  The real "richness" comes into being able to create sections and categories for ads, information, sales, etc.. and tie it all together.
  
  Yes but how difficult is that to do??
  
  I am having enough problems with using Wordpress themes
5/27/08

AainaA

Joomla is an awesome CMS. Wordpress' backend is different, and so's Drupal. The themes available for Joomla are designed and created for Joomla - the same goes for WP.

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5/27/08

crkian

Jomla and wordpress both can be used for just about anything I want.

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5/27/08

wenfri

Definitely glad I posted this. Giving me some insight as to what to do or what to choose.

Doesn't make the decision any easier though. Now does it??

What to use? What to use? I hate making decisions? Just to many options out there

Wendy

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1. 5/05/09
  
  TimWicks
  
  Wenfri, what did you go with? I am using joomla with the wordpress extension. I love it, except that I am having trouble finding WP themes that work within Joomla, anyone got a WP theme that works in Joomla?
5/27/08

richrf

The way I go about making decisions, is first decide what exactly I want to do, and then compare the different platforms to see what I would need in order to get there.

For example, I had a project in mind and began to investigate Drupal to see if it can fulfill my requirements. After a couple of weeks, I realized that a very important component, called Views, was still not available in Drupal 6.2. I was very surprised, but I was glad I took my time before I began the project.

Same with Joomla. I was looking at using the jReviews module, only to find that the (lone) developer of that module had still not ported it to Joomla 1.5. After several months, it was finally released in beta last week. Given that Joomla 1.5 is still not stable (I go to the local Joomla user group meetings), and given that jReviews is only in beta, it will probably be many months before I can contemplate using the product.

So, things always seem better on the surface, than they really are. Wordpress, is relatively stable and delivers what it is designed to deliver. There are some very well maintained plugins, but other plugins are iffy, especially as new versions are released.

On paper, all of the CMS platforms appear to be able to do equivalent things, however the proof is in the actual implementations of different modules/plugins, where reality hits you in the face. My recommendation has always been, if you can do it in Wordpress, use Wordpress (to minimize headaches), but if you can't then look at well seasoned applications running on jReviews or Drupal.

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5/05/09

eatgames

depend what wordpress, and what about free sites like weebly

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5/05/09

karenlloyd

Wordpress!!!!

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5/05/09

eatgames

but blogger try to improve the blogger, because i know this days for a short period they ask people what they want

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