Web Site Baker or Joomla for CMS?

Akarin · 09-04-2009, 05:13 PM

I have found for small lightweight sites where I have staff do content updates, Web Site Baker gets the job done and is simple. Joomla gets the job done and has a ton more add-ons, but it is pretty complex an bloated (about twice the size of a WB site).

Any opinions or experiences?

JonMills · 09-09-2009, 02:42 PM

Havent used web site baker but have extensively used Joomla and have many sites running it, its a fantastic platform and so is wordpress

Dave Gammage · 09-09-2009, 03:31 PM

I deploy Website Baker for a lot of my clients. It is easy to use, and does not overwhelm the less-technical user with features.

jokarl · 09-09-2009, 03:53 PM

If you compare Joomla and Wordpress. What are the advantages and disadvantages? I feel I can use wordpress both as a CMS and as a blog so it works pretty well imo.

JonMills · 09-09-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jokarl

If you compare Joomla and Wordpress. What are the advantages and disadvantages? I feel I can use wordpress both as a CMS and as a blog so it works pretty well imo.

Definately, in many ways wordpress is a CMS ( Content Management System )

It will let you manage all types of content, shopping cart, membership site, heck even social network and sales pages

Joomla can do this also

Drupal can do this also

Some sites i build with Joomla, some wordpress and some a combination of both

Its just preference like anything else. Certainly wordpress is a heck of a lot easier and quicker for people to learn and build a site with than Joomla

It's also extremely easy to customise and learn the coding side of it...

I say learn them both, become familiar with them both and " Test "

As for every advantage a person can give for one or the other there is going to be a disadvantage.

I like them both

cmlawson · 09-10-2009, 01:46 PM

I used to use Website Baker for this very reason, easy to deploy and easy for the clients to use. I'm more of a web dev house so this is important to me because I don't want to get swamped in tech support requests after deliver.

The thing is, I stopped using it and moved over to ModX exclusively. It's super powerful and easy to use without all the bloat of Joomla and Drupal.

That being said, if you don't have some web dev skills, it's probably easier to just deploy Joomla, Drupal or Wordpress but I just had to chime in because I use to swear by Website Baker until I found ModX.

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Originally Posted by Dave Gammage

I deploy Website Baker for a lot of my clients. It is easy to use, and does not overwhelm the less-technical user with features.

09-04-2009, 05:13 PM	#1
Akarin Program Owner Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Web Site Baker or Joomla for CMS? I have found for small lightweight sites where I have staff do content updates, Web Site Baker gets the job done and is simple. Joomla gets the job done and has a ton more add-ons, but it is pretty complex an bloated (about twice the size of a WB site). Any opinions or experiences?

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JonMills Advanced Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 904 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 68 Posts Social Networking	Re: Web Site Baker or Joomla for CMS? Havent used web site baker but have extensively used Joomla and have many sites running it, its a fantastic platform and so is wordpress

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Dave Gammage Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 1,450 Thanks: 4 Thanked 95 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Web Site Baker or Joomla for CMS? I deploy Website Baker for a lot of my clients. It is easy to use, and does not overwhelm the less-technical user with features.

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jokarl Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 74 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Web Site Baker or Joomla for CMS? If you compare Joomla and Wordpress. What are the advantages and disadvantages? I feel I can use wordpress both as a CMS and as a blog so it works pretty well imo.