avenuegirl

Hello template guru masters,

I'm gearing up for the monster site and I may need some assistance here. I'm looking for some simple advice, and willing to entertain offers as well.

I have been using wordpress for some time now. I just dipped into Joomla! and the transition looks like it is going to be quite smooth from an administrative perspective.

I have a new site I'm putting together and for starters I have decided on a Joomla! template. I have decided to use wordpress to blog on the site instead of the joomla option, so I would like my wp template to match the joomla site.

I would also like to add touches of the joomla template design to fireboard for my forum.

I am probably in way over my head. I know how to exchange a simple graphic in a banner for example on wp, but I have a feeling swapping the coding around will not be as simple for what I am trying to do here. I have a feeling the word cascading style sheet is in my future.

I have seen an example of another site that added a wp blog flawlessly. You feel like you are on the same site.

I have also seen an altered fireboard template, so I know this can be done as well.

Has anyone else done any work tweeking all these elements? Are there any short cuts that might help me?

I'm all ears. If anyone thinks they might want to tackle this and wants to see the template I've fallen for please send a pm or post here. If you're looking for a sugar mama you may want to click your back button on your browser.

I'm purchasing access to the template, so I will have the source files to start with.

Can anyone recommend a proper plan?

Thanks,

Jill

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brilliantjv

To give you an idea of what Joomla is capable of / or not ...
have a look at the Joomla extensions available at the official
Joomla site Joomla! Extensions Directory and then you will have a better
idea of the integration process necessary.

Personally though I would stick to either WP or Joomla. Not both on the same
core.


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avenuegirl

Thanks for the link.

Technically, the blog and the site will not be the same. I just want them to look like they are the same, so it is a design issue with the template.

I have the option of even giving the blog a completely different domain.

I'm thinking the best way to go about the blog is to find a wp template that I can alter and toy with changing the image files.

The Joomla template has a transparent forground. Just looking to match the components at the top of the template ie navigation buttons.

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Simplweb

I would HIGHLY recommend you rethink your strategy here. You should be using Joomla to power your blog so everything works together.

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dar

I agree with the above comments, what you want to do isn't practical. You'll have to keep both Joomla/Wordpress upgraded, log into both separately, import/export users.

Making both look the same shouldn't be too big of an issue if you're willing to hire someone. A programmer would have to make a Wordpress theme using the HTML from the current Joomla one. (This part could get complicated really fast if you are doing everything yourself!)

Note: I have lots of experience with WP, but little with Joomla.

tm

I agree with what has been said above, running two CMS's is to be avoided at all costs. You can run a blog well with Joomla, if you know which components to use. JomComment is a great component, there is also a ping component that is a little harder to track down. Or you can use one of the blogging components for Joomla, which seperate the blog content from the main part of Joomla, but the blog runs from within the Joomla core. MyBlog is a good example of these components.

With reference to Fireboard, there are quite a few themese out there for Fireboard and it is a pretty simple job to work with the CSS to bring it inline with the rest of your site.

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avenuegirl

Thank you all for your input.

I'm afraid I will disagree, and be keeping the wordpress and joomla. It is not "that" hard to keep them straight.

Like I said, I have specific reasons for setting things up this way.

I also think - and this is just one thing - if I have guest writers in the future I'd like to bring into the blog, it will be nice to give them wp to go into. The joomla backend can be too overwhelming for some.

My plan for this is not unique. I have seen it done elsewhere.

The built in joomla blogging displays wonderfully as a "showcase" feature. It's not like I won't be using it - I'm just using it for something else.

I have found someone to blend the templates so I'm on to deciding if fireboard is where I really want to go. Looking more into VB, phpbb, simplemachines - need to see which will work best with amember - and then I can go back to looking at the template options for the forum.

As for keeping them both upgraded - I use simple scripts and it upgrades in seconds. The plugins upgrade themselves practically on wp as well.

I can do wordpress in my sleep. I'm still working my way around joomla, but it is coming very fast! In fact, the only problem I see right now is not enough upgrades in joomla to 1.5.6 to upgrade all the components to go with it.

I emailed a gal with a book on the joomla membership sites who looked like she had a good plan, and she confessed it was all for the old joomla. I have found a couple of resources that look like they are up to date.

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fcsites

Sorry, can´t understand you totally... do you need to version a theme from joomla to WP? JoomlatoWordpress.com - Bridging the two CMS Worlds

I design themes, most of theme are bridge themes from one CMS to another... as http://www.famouspadexx.com
If you let me know wich are exactly the themes you mean, I can give you and answer...

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