Re: [opensuse] n00b: Using Joomla to create a website.
- From: Hans Witvliet <suse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 10:29:23 +0200
On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 14:17 -0700, Roger Luedecke 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.
When it comes to a website that _stays_ attractive, then "quickly" is
something you can forget ;-)
As some suggested, you can build something static, with good old
fashioned HTML and stylesheets, but you need to learn how to use that.
In that case, don't forget to test it with: http://validator.w3.org
and various browsers - not just your favourite one.
If multiple people are generating content, or need some modules or
plug-ins, then joomla, drupal, wp and so-on is the way to go. It's a
waste of time re-inventing the wheel. You might also want to have a look
at typo3 (another db-driven opensource CMS )
Which ever you take, follow security warnings seriously, or you find
yourself being defaced. Friend of mine stayed too long with an old
version of joomla, and found out the hard way ;-)
Any CMS is a powerful tool and if it goes wrong, it can go very wrong.
Each faith has its own followers, there are even people who believe that
IIS is a good product ;-)
So if you go the CMS-way, read what they offer you, and compare it what
you need: if one offers 10 modules and another 10,000, which modules do
you need? I mean, if you need a battery, don't get a nuclear power
plant.
So you see, either learn html/php/css/cgi/java/etc or learn the working
of any CMS. No "quick" solutions that stays decent.
hw
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