Wordpress vs. JoomlaJuly 31, 2014Digithrive.comphelan@digithrive.com

WordPress vs Joomla!Phelan Riessen – Digithrive

Phelan@Digithrive.com | @sdphelan

Jaime Nacach – BloominariJaime@bloominari.com |

@bloominari

What is a CMS?• A content management system, or CMS,

is a web application designed to make it easy for non-technical users to add, edit and manage a website. Not only do content management systems help website users with content editing, they also take care of a lot of "behind the scenes“.

At minimum, should handle:• User login• Publishing posts and pages• Media upload

CMS Options / Competition

• Joomla!

• Drupal

• LightCMS

• ModX

• Bolt

• Umbraco (.Net)

• ExpressionEngine

• TextPattern

• Radiant CMS

• CushyCMS

• SilverStripe

• Alfresco

• Conttao (TYPOlight)

• Concrete5

• Symphony

• Ektron

• Wix

• Weebly

• Godaddy

• Homestead

• Zesty (local)

• Moonfruit

• TYPO3

• Business Catalyst

1,250+ content management systems according to cmsmatrix.org

CMS Statistics

• WordPress used by 60.5% of all the websites with CMS

• 22.7% of all websites.http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress/all/all

FAQ’s & Statistics•WordPress was forked from b2 cafelog in 2003• Joomla was forked from Mambo in 2005•WordPress 18 mb vs 31 mb Joomla!•WordPress 1,137 Files, 114 Folders• Joomla! = 5,570 Files, 1,370 Folders

Wordpress Popularity• http://vip.wordpress.com/clients/• http://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/

Joomla Popularity

Joomla Portfolio: http://community.joomla.org/labels/joomla-portfolio.html

• Africa Cup of Nations Uses Joomla• Heathrow Airport Uses Joomla• Guaranty Trust Bank Uses Joomla• Peugeot Uses Joomla• Leonardo Di Caprio Uses Joomla• MTV Uses Joomla• El Villarreal CF usa Joomla!• Mexico CIty (Govt website) Runs

Joomla• Cultural Events in Bosnia Run on

Joomla• Government of Greece Uses Joomla• Monaco Yacht Show Uses Joomla• Barnes & Noble Uses Joomla• Exact Software Uses Joomla• Eiffel Tower Uses Joomla• U.K. Ministry of Defence Uses Joomla• High Court of Australia Uses Joomla

WordPress Community & Support• Advanced WordPress Facebook group – 8,000+

members• http://wordpress.org/support/ • LinkedIn groups• Worldwide WordCamps• Meetups• Elance & more• Support from Automattic and the

WordPress foundation

Joomla Community & Support• Advanced WordPress Facebook group – 8,000+

members• Joomla Forum and Community Portal• Forums on Extension’s websites• Joomla Help - help.joomla.org• Joomla Meetups• Joomla Community on Google+ - 4000+

membershttps://plus.google.com/communities/103500906097842801714

• Odesk, Elance & more

Design and Themes (WP & Joomla)• Theme Roulette – Lists 13,000+ WordPress themes

• ThemeForest.net - 2,468 Wordpress Themes and 500+ Joomla Themes

• TemplateMonster – 1,871

• WordPress.org -2,641– The official WP repository of themes. All themes are released under the GPL and are free, though many are of low quality.

• Independent Wordpress Theme Companies ~ 2,000 –

• Independent Joomla Template Companies ~ 3,000 – There a quite a fwe companies who design unique Joomla, templates but most of the companies are just resellers. Unique designs by: Rocket Theme, Site Ground, Shape5, Joomla Art, Gavick , etc.

• NewWPThemes and similar – 1196

• Mojo-Themes – 850

• Other Marketplaces < 200

• Individual Themes ~ 200

• http://thereisathemeforthat.com/how-many-wordpress-themes-are-there/

Design and Themes

Plugins / Extensions / Applications• Forums• Social Networks• E-commerce• Multisite• Classifieds• Portfolios• Feeds• Calendar• Recipe blogs• YMCA

Gamification

32,535 plugins in the WordPress directory• Landing Pages• Membership sites• Digital

Downloads• Magazine Sites• Polls• Events & Booking

Manager• Real Estate / MLS• Business

Directories

• Crowdfunding• Job Board• Intranets• Dating Sites• Encyclopedia/wiki sites• e-learning portal• auction sitesLipsum sites• http://picksumipsum.co.uk• http://zombieipsum.com • http://baconipsum.com

Can customize any functionality

Joomla Extensions / Apps• Many Joomla extensions add much more functionality than many WP plugins• Most extensions can now be installed within the backend, no need to

download• Joomla extensions directory are way better organized and more graphical• Some of the most popular extensions include:

8,320 Extension in the Joomla Extensions directory (Free + Paid)

• Kunena – Forum extension• JCE –WYSIWYG Editor• JEvents – Events Mgt• VirtueMart – E-Commerce• JoomSocial and Community

Builder• DocMan & Jdownloads – Doc Mgt• Akeeba Backup – Backup• Phoca Gallery• K2 – Content Extension

• WidgetKit – Bundle of extension• Xmap – sitemaps• Advanced module manager• MijoShop – E-commerce• NoNumber – various great

extensions• Frameworks: T3, Warp, Gantry • Sourcerer – Add Javascript, PHP

into your Joomla articles

WordPress Features & Comparison• Simplicity• Flexible• Publish with ease• User management• Media management• Full standards compliance• WordPress 18 mb vs 31 mb Joomla!• WordPress 1,137 Files, 114 Folders• Joomla! = 5,570 Files, 1,370 Folders

Joomla Features

Newest and most important modern web design features

• Adoption of Bootstrap Framework – Frontend and Admin backend are fully mobile ready

• Awesome new UI/UX backend design – Interface is more intuitive than post versions, with main buttons colored in green or red.

• Streamlined 30 Second Install – Makes it much faster to install Joomla

• Developer tools: LESS CSS Dynamic behavior, 1 CSS File to style website, Icomoon Font Icon, jQuery & Mootools

• Frontend editing on live pages - Allows admins to edit articles directly form the live website, as well as select and modify modules that open on backend.

• Advanced Menu builder - Many features to control output on your website

• Full control over modules (widgets) appearance and accessibility

• More: Banner management, contacts management, polls, template manager, and much more.

Joomla’s current version: Version 3.3.3

WordPress SEO Friendly• Semantic web • Proper CSS3 markup• Search friendly permalinks• Category structureExample: • Domain.com/news/some-news-title/

Joomla SEO Features

• Pre-built SEO Features• SEO settings tab in Global Configuration.• SEO features in menu item: Page Display options tab and Metadata options tab• Metadata Options in Article Manager• URL rewriter can be turned on/off, uses .htaccess file for rewrite rules

• Creating a Sitemap for Search Engines• Although not included, popular and free extensions such as Xmap will create an XML

sitemap• Paid extensions such as Jsitemap Pro offer maximum sitemap customization, plus XML,

HTML and XLS formatting, with additional tools to easily updated sitemap on Google webmaster tools

• SEF (Search engine friendly) extensions• Allows one to custom-create urls for each web page, to manually choose the best words

and structure to use for your website

Search Engine Optimization on Joomla Websites

Joomla SEO Screenshots

Joomla SEO Screenshots

Joomla SEO Screenshots

WordPress Admin UX (posts)

WordPress Admin UX

WordPress Admin UX (pages)

WordPress Admin UX (CSS)

Joomla SEO Screenshots

Joomla Admin UXMain Navigation around Joomla

Joomla Admin UXMain Navigation around Joomla - ARTICLES

Wordpress CustomizationDesign• Download existing theme• Child Themes• Build from scratch

Development• Plugins vs functions.php

Joomla CustomizationWhat can be customized on a Joomla website?• EVERYTHING! Backend template, login screen, front-end

• Specifically: Page templates layout, widgets (modules)

Templates, Frameworks & CSS• Frameworks are basis for website design and

customization. Popular frameworks include Wrap, T3, Gantry, Helix II (my favorite) and others

• Templates are built on top of a framework’s base CSS style sheets and layouts

• Template styles/presets allow for further customization within a chosen template

• CSS style sheets and template files can be edited on backend editor

Joomla CustomizationComponents, Modules and Plugins• Components: Are complete

apps/extensions installed on Joomla

• Modules: Are smaller components that can be placed on various sections of your sites, like on sidebars, footers, etc. They’re the equivalent of widgets on Wordpress

• Plugins: Add functionality to your website, but don’t necessarily have a user interface for modify too many settings.

Languages • Joomla provides the ability to use and

manage multiple languages in the front end and backend

Joomla & WordPress Security

Joomla Security IntroAlthough Joomla is open source it’s very reliable and is constantly updated to avoid security breaches. There’s a big community that keeps it updated to keep it professional and secure.

Top tips to keep your Joomla website secure

• Back up early and often: Set up (and use and test) a regular backup and recovery

process.

• Update early and often: Promptly update to the latest stable version of Joomla!

and any installed third-party extensions. This ensures that your site is protected from the newest vulnerabilities

• Use a secure host: Use a high-quality Web host.

• Use the community: Don't forget the truism, "If a deal is too good to be true, it is.

More Tips to keep your site safe: http://www.marcofolio.net/joomla/7_tips_to_optimize_joomla_security.html

Joomla Challenges vs Benefits

Challenges of using Joomla• Not as intuitive to use as Wordpress,

• Higher learning curve (more skills required)

• Creating a web page involves more steps (Connecting menu items to articles), yet more flexibility and customization.

• Some of the best extensions are paid, but they’re well worth it.

Benefits of using Joomla• 2nd most popular CMS platform

• Thousands of app/extensions and templates

• Large support and community forums

• Advanced customization: Lots of different ways to customize and build the layout of your website

• Front-end editing, easy to teach clients

Wordpress Overheard…• WordPress…• Not secure• All templates look alike• Too difficult to use• Don’t like to make the updates• Updates broke my site• Badly coded

Joomla Overheard…

“Joomla’s is too complicated”

“Why don’t you use WordPress, trust me it’s much better”

“Joomla doesn’t have as many features as other CMS”

“Joomla is not for beginners” (that’s right)

“Joomla is harder for clients to use” (true)

WordPress vs Joomla!Q & A and Feedback

Phelan Riessen – DigithrivePhelan@Digithrive.com |

@sdphelan

Jaime Nacach – BloominariJaime@bloominari.com |

@bloominari