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Old 08-13-2008, 09:19 PM   #1
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Hi,

I have an account with hostGator and they offer several CMS programs, is there a specific one that is much better then the others?

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Here's a list of what they offer:
Drupal
Geeklog
Joomla 1.5
Joomla
Mambo Open Source
PHP-Nuke
phpWCMS
phpWebSite
Post-Nuke
Siteframe
TYPO3
Xoops

I'm leaning to php-nuke or xoops.

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oh, btw, it's for a company intranet.

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Joomla. It's awesome.

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I'll second the Joomla suggestion. Lots of templates, tutorials, big user community.

Not as SEO friendly as Drupal, but for your application that's not a big deal.




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Aye, Joomla is by far the most flexible platform. A lot of people like wordpress but honestly Joomla can be used to create everything from a powerful SEO optimized blog, ecommerce store, resource directory, article directory, community website, membership website. The list is endless...

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I have found that it is excellent for SEO for most of my projects.

I use a combination of a CSS optimized template. sh404 component (SEF urls and meta management) and the JoomlaAtWork.com SEF Patch.

I think that makes a very powerful SEO package. Combine that with the caching and sql caching it is pretty slick.


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it depend on the website you plan to create however Joomla has proved being the best CMS

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Drupal: One of the best (if not the best), but learning curve is hard. Mostly because of their naming convention for categories and articles.
Geeklog: Never tried it.
Joomla 1.5: Recommended. This is the CMS I exclusively use besides Wordpress.
Joomla: Same as above just older. You'll find more plugins, but you'll need to upgrade eventually. And upgrading is not easy. Go with 1.5
Mambo Open Source: This is where Joomla started before being bought by a company. After they branched off, I never looked back.
PHP-Nuke: I've always considered it for gamers more than anything else.
phpWCMS: Never tried it.
phpWebSite: Slow and clunky. Cluuuunky.
Post-Nuke: See PHPNuke. Same concept. Too portalish.
Siteframe: Never tried it.
TYPO3: Stay away. Powerful...but huge learning curve will leave a bad taste in your mouth about CMSs.
Xoops: Good, but I never really delved too deep into it.

My recommendation: Joomla 1.5. If you must go with 1.0, be sure to check out the upgrade path because you're the one that'll be doing it.



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Actually there is no best. The most important thing up front is to define as clearly as possible what are the requirements.

That being said I have installed and used Word Press, Nucleus, Geeklog and Drupal on production sites and have also installed and trialled PHP Nuke and several forks, PHP WebSite, Mambo/Joomla and Xoops.

For my needs, Drupal is the winner. Here are some useful articles and threads comparing Joomla and Drupal.

Joomla! • View topic - Drupal Vs Joomla (where Joomla Fails and Major Drawbacks: A discussion )
Why can't we be friends? Joomla versus Drupal | Communicopia
Joomla and Drupal - Which One is Right for You? - Alledia
(some points are out of date as Drupal is now at version 6.4)
Drupal vs Joomla | drupal.org
Drupal vs Joomla: performance | Dries Buytaert

Remember, it primarily depends on what you need the software to do. That needs to be clarified first. The clearer the better.

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