On Tue, 22 May 2012 02:47:51 +0530, Roger Luedecke <roger.luedecke@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm trying to use Joomla to build a website. This may not be the right approach. But in any event, I want to get an attractive site up quickly, but as I dig around it looks like I'm going to be doing a lot more HTML and CSS stuff than I expected. I was going to use a template that uses the JA T3 framework, which I thought had an admin panel. I have gone through some of the Joomla documentation, and am just lost at this point. If i have to do CSS and such, I'll learn it through Codeacademy.com but I would like some tips, if somebody could point me to the right direction. I'm open to using another CMS if it would be easier. I just want to get a relatively simple but compelling site up for my small business. Should I use a WYSIWYG editor like Kompozer?
I'm just lost, and need some pointers so I can actually understand what I need to know to get where I want.
[another one of these unintended personal replies; sorry.] personally i have been using drupal pretty much exclusively for several years now, but at one point tried both, joomla and wordpress. drupal doesn't look attractive out of the box and requires a bit of getting used to in the beginning. joomla i didn't like at all, found the admin interface confusing, and don't remember what else i didn't like, but i do remember there was nothing i did like. wordpress looks better with no or very little customization and has many well-done themes available, and i don't remember feeling as bad about it as i felt about joomla/mambo (joomla fork). what i hear from others, G+ & such, is that wordpress seems a much better choice if one wants to avoid a steep learning curve before getting something useful done. i did get used to the "drupal way" in the beginning and am happy with it -- even though their latest versions seem to be getting far more complex, some say bloated, and i may have to rething my choice eventually. from what you write, i'd try wordpress. -- phani. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org