Joomla vs Wordpress SEO

[GGurls]

I keep hearing that wordpress has better seo than Joomla... If this is true is it possible with joomla plugins and components to equal or surpass Wordpress seo?

[alinpion]

Wordpress has a lot more plugins then joomla and I don't see how joomla could outrank a wordpress site with same anount, or little less, of backlink For better rankings I'll recomand you to use Wordpress.

[celiasmith]

I agree with you alinpion, wordpress has more plugins that can better aid your seo campaign.

[Pinky Painter]

All In One SEO Pack is the plugin that often used by Wordpress users. Joomla is not that SEO friendly but your can design an outstanding website with simple coding. Depends what kind of site you are looking at, SEO friendly or a beautiful website. Both have their own strengths

[GGurls]

Are there any good Joomla SEO plugins?

[ElegantDesigns]

Originally Posted by GGurls

Are there any good Joomla SEO plugins?

I am kinda curious too, I heard about wp all in one SEO pack and basically anyone who is serious in internet marketing will be getting it. Is there such a plugin for Joomla, if there is please share

[riysoft]

Well for me Wordpress is best and easy to handle.

[noostyle]

Originally Posted by GGurls

Are there any good Joomla SEO plugins?

You don't need any Joomla plugins, you simply need better content than your competition. Organic backlinking should follow (although we all know we can manipulate this regardless of CMS platform).

The WP versus Joomla SEO debate is a nonsense in itsself. You may find decent WP plugin's that measure keyword density etc but that brings it back to the 'content is king' debate.

Look at it this way...A WP site with good content and no SEO plugins will outperform a Joomla site with great SEO plugins and poor content. And vice versa.

Google likes content.

[DigitalDanny]

You have sh440sef and acesef and some other add ons for joomla that can handle your urls. They both costs money(acesef have a free version with backlink to them). If you plan to give a joomla site sef urls you should first check if all your third party add on's support sef urls, if they dont a sef ext file for that component needs to be created.

So first off, check what you have installed and check if the components used support sh404sef or acesef.

[Money79]

[QUOTE=GGurls;4768587]Are there any good Joomla SEO plugins?[u/QUOTE]

For joomla I have used a SEOFISH plugin with good results.

For me, having used both, wordpress definitely give better results. I tried to install the same content on a joomla site which I then converted into wordpress. the results are much better with wordpress.

Bye

[maxenmedia]

First post here but I am big fan of Joomla and have to agree with noostyle that content is king. The thing I like about Joomla over WP is that I believe it can be a bit more interactive then WP so you can build sites that users help build content.

[moneyraiser]

Wordpress is the leader in SEO optimization, as well WP is easy to use (user friendly). Anyway, you must consider what do you really want from CMS and then put pros and cons and decide.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Pinky Painter

All In One SEO Pack is the plugin that often used by Wordpress users. Joomla is not that SEO friendly but your can design an outstanding website with simple coding. Depends what kind of site you are looking at, SEO friendly or a beautiful website. Both have their own strengths

Why is Joomla better at making beautiful websites? What's it like, in terms of interface and features and what not

[Juvv2096]

Joomla is harder to use than WP, thats for sure.

WP is much more user friendly and the plugin range is huge.

[rasel786]

I think for seo wordpress is so much better than joomla.

[UMS]

Originally Posted by GGurls

I keep hearing that wordpress has better seo than Joomla... If this is true is it possible with joomla plugins and components to equal or surpass Wordpress seo?

Not entirely true. WordPress out of the box, makes it a bit harder to create sites with bad on-page SEO, but in the end, it really doesn't matter that much as to what HTML authoring tool or CMS you use in terms of good SEO.

[Jay Moreno]

As a user of both I can see why people like Wordpress, however because it's easier to use doesn't mean it's necessarily better - I find Wordpress extremely frustrating at times when similar functionality can be done twice as fast in joomla.

Both use similar functionality in that Wordpress uses widgets and plugins - joomla uses components, modules and plugins. However I personally feel as developer you have a lot more flexibility when it comes to customizing and developing your own addons in joomla.

Whilst Wordpress has a lot of addons joomla also has 5000+ if I recall...

Both have great templates however I do think joomla has the edge, plus you have far more control as a developer over your joomla layouts.

For seo purposes unless you actually know the basic fundamentals of onsite seo installing a plugin on either a joomla or WP is not going to do you much anyway. I have had great success with rankng sites with joomla but don't see any reason why I wouldn't have the same success using Wordpress and similar strategies. You have to know what your doing in the first place with seo. Just because you own a car doesn't mean you know how to drive it! Lol

For more complex projects i will always go for joomla - for quick sites I tend to use Wordpress.

I used to be an ardent joomla user who at one time would never even consider WP but you have to look all your options and be able to deploy the best tool to get the job done. That's why I now use both.

[oscarsolutions]

I agree with you alinpion...

[I webs design]

I agree that while Jommla is a lot harder to get SEO ready that wordpress since wordpress has a lot of plugins that really makes this a lot faster, It is still possible for a Joomla site to out rank a WP site.

[iAmNameLess]

Originally Posted by alinpion

Wordpress has a lot more plugins then joomla and I don't see how joomla could outrank a wordpress site with same anount, or little less, of backlink For better rankings I'll recomand you to use Wordpress.

I outrank wordpress sites with ease every day. I have hundreds of Joomla sites ranking in some top spots in very competitive niches, so I believe your statement is incorrect. I don't care if you have plugins that can ping your sites, or do this or that, it doesn't matter.

Originally Posted by celiasmith

I agree with you alinpion, wordpress has more plugins that can better aid your seo campaign.

Who cares? I actually will disagree with the plug ins comment as well. More plugins that do nearly the same thing, isn't exactly more beneficial.

Originally Posted by Pinky Painter

All In One SEO Pack is the plugin that often used by Wordpress users. Joomla is not that SEO friendly but your can design an outstanding website with simple coding. Depends what kind of site you are looking at, SEO friendly or a beautiful website. Both have their own strengths

How is Joomla NOT SEO friendly? Are you telling me it is to hard for you to click a button for SEF URLs, and changing htaccess.txt to .htaccess? Something that takes literally 15 seconds to do?

Originally Posted by GGurls

Are there any good Joomla SEO plugins?

TONS! iJoomlaSEO is a great one... but plugins aren't going to help your website not suck. There is sooooo much more to SEO than some garbage plugins.

Originally Posted by noostyle

You don't need any Joomla plugins, you simply need better content than your competition. Organic backlinking should follow (although we all know we can manipulate this regardless of CMS platform).

The WP versus Joomla SEO debate is a nonsense in itsself. You may find decent WP plugin's that measure keyword density etc but that brings it back to the 'content is king' debate.

Look at it this way...A WP site with good content and no SEO plugins will outperform a Joomla site with great SEO plugins and poor content. And vice versa.

Google likes content.

Yeah people seem to have trouble understanding this concept.

Originally Posted by moneyraiser

Wordpress is the leader in SEO optimization, as well WP is easy to use (user friendly). Anyway, you must consider what do you really want from CMS and then put pros and cons and decide.

Like I said before, I have hundreds of Joomla websites outranking many wordpress sites. The CMS isn't going to do the work for you. Quit lying to yourselves thinking that wordpress is going to be the solution to sky rocket you to #1 with minimal effort.

Originally Posted by Jager

Why is Joomla better at making beautiful websites? What's it like, in terms of interface and features and what not

Much more flexible out of the box. It does a lot more things and easy to overextend. You can build giant sites with better security and more flexibility. Wordpress can too with the right developer, but Joomla sites are typically higher quality.

Originally Posted by Juvv2096

Joomla is harder to use than WP, thats for sure.

WP is much more user friendly and the plugin range is huge.

Plugin range for Joomla is huge as well. It may be harder to use for you, but that is because you're making some real sites instead of just garbage you throw up there wanting to make money!

Originally Posted by rasel786

I think for seo wordpress is so much better than joomla.

It is the person behind the site that makes it better. I guarantee any of my joomla websites will outrank one of your wordpress sites.

Originally Posted by I webs design

I agree that while Jommla is a lot harder to get SEO ready that wordpress since wordpress has a lot of plugins that really makes this a lot faster, It is still possible for a Joomla site to out rank a WP site.

This shows that you guys don't even use Joomla. If you can not click a couple buttons, you have no business even forming an opinion.

Originally Posted by textbooks

I always prefer wordpress over joomla because it has auto ping factor and amazing plugins.

Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Reliant.. they all have amazing plugins. There are plugins that allow you to ping your sites with joomla as well, but who really cares about that? Do you guys believe pinging is the road to the almighty first page of google? Come on now..


Anyway, to the OP... Joomla is a great CMS. Wordpress is solid, so is drupal and many others. If you really want results for your website, the CMS used isn't the issue. I have ranked tons and tons of sites with EVERY CMS, or at least the major ones, and there is no difference. There is still work involved, and you still need to know what you are doing to get results..

[Rankx]

Originally Posted by noostyle

You don't need any Joomla plugins, you simply need better content than your competition. Organic backlinking should follow (although we all know we can manipulate this regardless of CMS platform).

The WP versus Joomla SEO debate is a nonsense in itsself. You may find decent WP plugin's that measure keyword density etc but that brings it back to the 'content is king' debate.

Look at it this way...A WP site with good content and no SEO plugins will outperform a Joomla site with great SEO plugins and poor content. And vice versa.

Google likes content.

I absolutely agree with this. Regardless of what type of CMS you use, once you do what you are suppose to, the site will do well.

[strategic seo services]

Originally Posted by GGurls

I keep hearing that wordpress has better seo than Joomla... If this is true is it possible with joomla plugins and components to equal or surpass Wordpress seo?

I would definitely go with Wordpress. It's user friendly and I've found it to have better SEO plugins.

[diyakapoor]

SEO is more supported with wordpress. So, if you are not creating any complex website, then choose wordpress

[Matt Red]

Wordpress just has more features and tools you can put on it to make it more seo friendly.

[bikramksingh]

I have experience of working both on Joomla and WordPress, and I found WordPress much better than Joomla. Joomla is too complicated, but it's feature rich.

[guy11]

Yes wordprss had a lot more pluggins than jhoomla

[sunray]

One thing to think about is Google wanting to eliminate affiliate sites. Now, what is what 99.9 % of mini-sites, affiliate blogs and Amazon product-name-domains use, what do they all have in common? Of course--it's WordPress! Joomla and Drupal, however, are mostly used on authority- content- community- etc. sites.

So, Google may give WP a red flag meaning, if they finally decide to get rid of affiliates. Its more safe to take the longer learning curve and have the sites to be built on Joomla or Drupal, I think.

[komplex]

Wordpress > Joomla in terms of SEO. Hands down, first hand experience with this as well. Search engines love to run with Wordpress and just eat them up.

[guy11]

Wordpress is better thanks jhoomla for beginners..

[GemFranco]

Google loves WordPress. WordPress have tons of SEO plugins. Obviously, WordPress is better for SEO purposes.

[iAmNameLess]

Originally Posted by komplex

Wordpress > Joomla in terms of SEO. Hands down, first hand experience with this as well. Search engines love to run with Wordpress and just eat them up.

Guarantee I have more joomla AND Drupal sites ranking in the top 3 in competitive niches than you do with wordpress. Search engines do NOT love wordpress, they like updated content.

Originally Posted by GemFranco

Google loves WordPress. WordPress have tons of SEO plugins. Obviously, WordPress is better for SEO purposes.

Once again, google does not love wordpress, it loves fresh content. Joomla also has a ton of SEO plugins. I honestly don't see why you guys think all these plugins are going to help you, most of them are meaningless.

Originally Posted by guy11

Wordpress is better thanks jhoomla for beginners..

Wordpress is usually the beginner step, then joomla, and then Drupal.

Just because you guys don't know how to use other CMS's doesn't make Wordpress the better CMS for SEO purposes. Maybe it is the easiest CMS to learn, but easy doesn't always mean better.

Can we please stop this crap now?

[kenneth1982]

Wordpress SEO better than Joomla

[chrislangley]

I think Wordpress with its vast array of plugins has the major advantage in terms of SEO

[mojo13]

Originally Posted by iAmNameLess

Guarantee I have more joomla AND Drupal sites ranking in the top 3 in competitive niches than you do with wordpress. Search engines do NOT love wordpress, they like updated content.



Once again, google does not love wordpress, it loves fresh content. Joomla also has a ton of SEO plugins. I honestly don't see why you guys think all these plugins are going to help you, most of them are meaningless.



Wordpress is usually the beginner step, then joomla, and then Drupal.

Just because you guys don't know how to use other CMS's doesn't make Wordpress the better CMS for SEO purposes. Maybe it is the easiest CMS to learn, but easy doesn't always mean better.

Can we please stop this crap now?

You are fighting a losing battle here, believe me I speak from experience. Most of these wordpress cheerleaders have never used any other cms and simply are repeating what they read in the forum.

Anyway, I agree with everything you said entirely.

[SeoMonster1]

I personally like wordpress and find it more user friendly. I recommend to use wordpress as well.

[DavidAllenNeron]

I personally prefer Joomla! because it's a lot easier to customize in my opinion (if you know some coding or know how to figure it out) knowing how to use joomla to begin with helps tremendously, there are some good tutorials on Lynda.com...

As far as SEO goes.. there are some good plugins, but I'd have to agree there are better functioning plugins for WP. With that being said.. Content is king.

Personally while reading this thread I couldn't help but think this may be the first "blood vs crips" on the internet .. between "Joomla! vs WordPress" ... lol

In my opinion though, .. learning Joomla! is well worth the time as I find it better to use than WordPress.. wordpress just seems too simple to me.

One thing that wasn't mentioned here is that all the "gurus" over the years have been using WordPress (because it's older than Joomla!?) I honestly don't know which came first.. but anyway.. more plugins were made for specific uses for WordPress by people in our "industry" .. we just need more people using Joomla and creating quality extensions that do what we want...

So get your outsource crews ready folks!

All too often I see a great plugin... but alas I won't buy it because it's only for WordPress and the majority of my sites are Joomla! I only have a handful of WordPress sites.. and I'm not too keen on them.

[Jon Potts]

I think Joomla ranks well but WordPress is easier to use and there is more written about it on the web so it just makes it better for ranking. Its not the platform itself.

[alexisnock]

My vote is for wordpress as well. Very user friendly.

[DevilNup]

As far as my experience says both are good, only you need to think what you want and how you want. Comparing both normally, Joomla is a bit complex than wordpress and i think this is the reason why people think Joomla is not that good.

[ravi2011]

wordpress is best than joomla. It is easier to use,easier to understand. Even a beginner can also learn wordpress quickly

[queen bee]

I personally prefer Wordpress coz its quite simple to use.

[alexcalder]

Found wordpress better than joomla.

[latzo]

I used Joomla for years until a couple of months ago learned wordpress. I think back... the time I could have saved creating client sites on wordpress I kick myself, the deployment is fast.

With that being said, Joomla on the other hand is great for sites like memberships, larger portal type sites, that need granular modifications.

They are both good in their own ways.

[anku9696]

surely wordpress is better then joomla in case of SEO..and as per my own experience i have seen pages from wordpress are indexed very fast as compare to joomla.

[iAmNameLess]

Originally Posted by anku9696

surely wordpress is better then joomla in case of SEO..and as per my own experience i have seen pages from wordpress are indexed very fast as compare to joomla.

Surely you are wrong. Which domain gets indexed first has nothing to do with which CMS you use. This is completely idiotic to say one CMS is better based on how long it takes for googlebot to get to the site...

Originally Posted by jastin1234

I have experience of working both on Joomla and WordPress, and I found WordPress much better than Joomla. Joomla is too complicated, but it's feature rich.

If you think Joomla is too complicated, then I don't think you figured out Joomla enough to be able to compare the two.

Originally Posted by ravi2011

wordpress is best than joomla. It is easier to use,easier to understand. Even a beginner can also learn wordpress quickly

So if we're judging which CMS is better, by which one can someone with no experience use immediately with no learning curve, Wordpress would be the better choice. Just because something is easy to understand, doesn't make it better.

Originally Posted by mojo13

You are fighting a losing battle here, believe me I speak from experience. Most of these wordpress cheerleaders have never used any other cms and simply are repeating what they read in the forum.

Anyway, I agree with everything you said entirely.

I know...

Originally Posted by olalinks

Joomla is required for advance webmaster and joomla is a hard code
Wordpress is simple to manage
So wordpress plugins are the best for seo

No.. The plugins have nothing to do with it... both can be good for SEO. Which one is better, has nothing to do with plugins. You guys are very narrow minded and must not have any idea what SEO really is and how to perform it.

[ravikumars99]

wordpress better than joomla

[virtueinfo11]

Wordpress and Joomla both are good CMS, it's depend on owner to choose which one.

mainly Wordpress is used for blog network, we can find many features on Wordpress cms for blog.


thanks!

[suptyhnthurt]

Originally Posted by GGurls

I keep hearing that wordpress has better seo than Joomla... If this is true is it possible with joomla plugins and components to equal or surpass Wordpress seo?

Word press having lots of plugin then joomla, especially seo. That does not mean joomla websites are not in rank up.

[tom45432]

I will prefer word press more than joomla. It is very easy to use for seo and it has a most effective seo plug-in name all in one seo pack.

[rgblogs]

Wordpress is more of a blogging platform which is very easy to use as a spam.

I have used both Joomla and Wordpress, found better control over Joomla.

Whyn I dont like wordpress at all:
1. Every child can play with it. No Big deal!
2. All wordpress sites look similar to me.
3. Loads of Spam comments
4. No/Less control over layout and configuration
5. No functionality for user login

6. In truth for the same content, Joomla is better for SEO than wordpress! This is true in long term; Once Joomla website is ranked on top, it is difficult to outrank it. The reason is Joomla can have articles in one category only and in wordpress any article can fall in multiple categories and tage...so very easy to make a junk website with wordpress...