Wordpress or Dreamweaver?

Niche_Boy

Banned 15 years ago

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Istvan Horvath

15 years ago

Wrong question.

DW is a desktop editor: you have to create the code for each and every web page of yours; and you have to come up with the design.

WP is an online publishing tool: it takes care of the layout/design; you just need to write the content.

It doesn't make sense to compare them.

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blueboy9

15 years ago

If your site is going to be a smaller content site then Wordpress will suit you just fine. Wordpress is a blog platform but its possible to use tags and categories to sort your website in a way that makes it seem like a content database.

If you're going for authority-site status and plan on making your site huge then a content management system like Joomla or Drupal may be something you'd want to consider. These platforms are capable of both small and large website production but their learning curve is also much greater.

As for Dreamweaver, it gives you the tools to design everything from the ground up. However, extensive knowledge in CSS, HTML, and PHP would be required for you to consider using Dreamweaver. It gives you complete control over your site's design and code structure but learning how to properly utilize this control is not easy. There are college degrees you can take for this, thats how deep this subject goes.

If you're a beginner, go with Wordpress! Its easy to use and the search engines love it.

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dialseo

15 years ago

Originally Posted by blueboy9

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If you're going for authority-site status and plan on making your site huge then a content management system like Joomla or Drupal may be something you'd want to consider. These platforms are capable of both small and large website production but their learning curve is also much greater.
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WordPress can also be used as a content management system, every bit as much as Joomla or Drupal could.

It also has both more support, and more newbie friendliness than other options.

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Niche_Boy Banned 15 years ago

Originally Posted by blueboy9

If you're going for authority-site status and plan on

Why can't i go for authority-site status with a wordpress site?
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- blueboy9 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Niche_Boy
  
  Why can't i go for authority-site status with a wordpress site?
  
  A Wordpress site certainly could attain authority status based on quality and search-engine friendliness. The point I was trying to make is that if you want a hugely complex, feature-rich website then a content management system like Joomla or Drupal are better in the long run. If your site is going to be on a small to medium scale then Wordpress is by far your best option.
  
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- adpyer123 15 years ago
  
  I am using Dreamweaver a lot than Wordpress because of its ease and efficiency of use.
  Dreamweaver is an extremely useful tool for novice and expert webmasters alike. Dreamweaver is like a toy tool - it's useful for starting out into web development new developers might find the layout view intuitive. And even the drag-and-drop widgets/controls for hooking up to a database might be useful for basic tasks.
  
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  janita 15 years ago
  
  I will suggest you the wordpress. Easy to handle CMS. Here are lot of wordpress plugin that help you to make a fantastic blog.
  
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mathmo

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath

Wrong question.

DW is a desktop editor: you have to create the code for each and every web page of yours; and you have to come up with the design.

WP is an online publishing tool: it takes care of the layout/design; you just need to write the content.

It doesn't make sense to compare them.

You can still compare them.... and in my opinion the choice is easy for this question:

Wordpress!

Originally Posted by lewiswharf

Dreamweaver is for web developers. It's not an end product in your context. Put it this way, you would use Dreamweaver to create WordPress.

ha, wordpress is written in PHP and it would be a somewhat unusual choice (though not unheard of) to choose Dreamweaver as your PHP editor :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by blueboy9

A Wordpress site certainly could attain authority status based on quality and search-engine friendliness. The point I was trying to make is that if you want a hugely complex, feature-rich website then a content management system like Joomla or Drupal are better in the long run. If your site is going to be on a small to medium scale then Wordpress is by far your best option.

You point is debatable, but kind of reasonable. HOWEVER... based on the apparent level of the original poster it seems quite reasonable to believe that Wordpress is the clear best option for a CMS for them.

Are they really going to get to the extreme points where drupal/joomla could arguably have an edge over Wordpress with in the next couple of years? (if at all) I'd say not likely.

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Istvan Horvath 15 years ago

Originally Posted by mathmo

You can still compare them....

No, you can't. It's the proverbial apples and oranges comparison.

Originally Posted by mathmo

wordpress is written in PHP and it would be a somewhat unusual choice (though not unheard of) to choose Dreamweaver as your PHP editor

Many theme developers do use DW as their preferred editor.

You have to learn a bit more about WP before telling me that the theme files are not html code
Despite their .php extension and the use of the template tags in them - the layout/look/design... is pure (X)HTML + CSS.
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supersm

15 years ago

If you can find a template that suits your needs I would just suggest using Wordpress. It's certainly easier than trying to build your own site from scratch using Dreamweaver. You'll be able to concentrate on your content and let Wordpress run the site on your behalf.

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- ronc0011 15 years ago
  
  As has been stated before Wordpress is a blogging software/application. Dreamweaver is a web design authoring software. For your needs I would defiantly go with Wordpress. I wouldn't choose Dreamweaver even if I wanted web authoring software. Visual Studio is better and it's free. you can use web authoring software to edit pages from Wordpress and to do any markup you want to use in your Wordpress post. Simply build it in VS or if you must DW and then cut & paste it to Wordpress.
  
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RichardHK

15 years ago

Originally Posted by supersm

If you can find a template that suits your needs I would just suggest using Wordpress. It's certainly easier than trying to build your own site from scratch using Dreamweaver. You'll be able to concentrate on your content and let Wordpress run the site on your behalf.

What? You can also find a suitable CSS/XHTML template to load into Dreamweaver and build an equally awesome site. You are NOT trying to build a site from scratch at all. Very misleading. Check out Themeforest and other places.

Seems WP fans always think templates are just for them. Wake up. Lots of other good stuff out there.

Using Dreamweaver and a CMS together is good too. Dreamweaver has so many time saving tools when putting sites together. Then just separate out the content for your CMS - your CSS and Javascript should already be separate, so away you go.

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bestitrix

15 years ago

If you don't know too much about coding definitely go with wordpress. You can actually get by with wordpress without having to know PHP. If you want to manipulate certain features on Wordpress all you have to do is use a plug in. You can easily learn the basics of Wordpress by playing around with it. In addition, many web host will install the wordpress script for free.

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Niche_Boy Banned 15 years ago

Well i think ill use wordpress and see if i can accomplish what i want with it, if i can't ill use something more complex.

Now the hard part is thinking of a suitable domain, it seem's like all the good one's are taken. :confused:
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zippos

15 years ago

I would like wordpress much

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RichKent

15 years ago

Wordpress no question. Plenty of people here that can give you a help with any questions too.

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lewiswharf

15 years ago

Dreamweaver is for web developers. It's not an end product in your context. Put it this way, you would use Dreamweaver to create WordPress.

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stevearn 15 years ago

Wordpress the best to use.
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Affi

15 years ago

Definately Wordpress!

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bpublic

15 years ago

My vote is definitely for Wordpress: CMS and thousands of plugins make building powerful wesbsites super easy and cost-effective!

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logoonlinepros1 15 years ago

Originally Posted by bpublic

My vote is definitely for Wordpress: CMS and thousands of plugins make building powerful websites super easy and cost-effective!

Yes i can also agree with you because all the most popular company can also use wordpress to run its blog update.
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johnson_tara

15 years ago

The 2 sites you've used as examples of layouts you want for your site both run on wordpress - so I guess you've answered your own question.

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lalada62

15 years ago

Wordpress will do just fine. You can always pay for plugin packages like socrates or flexsqueeze which will look really professional.

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anemoneangela

15 years ago

Dreamweaver can be used to design all three types of sites - for example, you can create a Drupal site, Dreamweaver or Dreamweaver.WordPress WordPress blog site is primarily a tool. Yes, many people are beginning to use it to manage their entire site.

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Parangaricutirimicuaro 15 years ago

in addition to the above, also consider that if you ever flip your site, it will be easier for the buyer to work a zip file with html files, than a WP database
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- uniqueautogear 15 years ago
  
  Wordpress and Dreamweaver are 2 different things..... If you're planning on doing actual writing, then Wordpress would be better for you. Also, Blogspot, Blogger, or Livejournal are good blogging platforms as well.
  
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sim4

15 years ago

Wordpress will do well or you to achieve your dream, start with WP and if need be you will add any other that will be necessary. Do not seat deliberating get started i will like to see your health site when you are through.

Go on now boy.

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mahesh2010

15 years ago

Hi,
it is better to choose CMS rather going on with Dream weaver because Dream weaver sounds good for design but Functionality wise CMS is flexible so i prefer Word press or what ever CMS suits it

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russblanc

15 years ago

You are not comparing Apples to Apples. They are different programs. DreamWeaver is a web authoring tool and Wordpress is a CMS tool commonly used on blogs. I love them both and use them all the time as well

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addieadela

15 years ago

WordPress facilitate a whole range of things to be found, such as ping and tagging. It also allows cross-references, and this is good for you, so you can easily get a link to your website referrals.

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adeleabrahamse

15 years ago

This is really nice thread to know about the wordpress or dreamweaver. I am not to aware with the terms of both of this things. I really like to read about it.

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marimar 15 years ago

For simple site and just go for publish maybe can use WP. You just need a content to WP
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- msforum01 15 years ago
  
  I uses wordpress when I need a blog and wordpress will take care for everything only you need to add posts.
  
  In Dreamweaver we can create a page from scratch and use our designing skills.
  
  So in short wordpress is for blog and Dreamweaver is for website.
  
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  warfore 15 years ago
  
  I agree with many of the ops in that Dreamweaver is a web authoring tool and WP is a blogging platform that can be used as a CMS. If you have the inclination to design your own website from the ground up then use DW. I have to warn you that there is a much steeper learning curve associated with DW compared to learning how to use WP. If you are really inclined to use WP you can use DW to modify its design with a DW addin like Themedreamer.
  
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EvaBrown

15 years ago

I think you need to buy a template and customize it. It's will be the best decision.

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