What do you use to build your site? Wordpress, Joomla, XsitePro?

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Hey guys,

I am wondering what everyone uses to make their sites. What type of cms do you guys find the most helpful.

I have been looking at Xsitepro and it looks really good. Any feedback on what you guys use?
#build #joomla #site #wordpress #xsitepro
  • Profile picture of the author merlinm
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    Hi Benjamin I am for Joomla there is some reasons for this it is robust for one and the first version 1.0x has a good security.What takes it to a new level is that there is over 3000 extensions and with a wide range of topics.
    On the e-commerce side there is also open source cart products to selling digital and real products,there is extensions for membership subscription and a whole lot more.
    I have used Joomla to built eBay and Amazon shops,news site with RSS integration,video tutorial membership site here I have used another commercial Joomla component to set up a similar Video site like YouTube.In fact I believe that Joomla can do a lot more and more and more people are joining the community.
    It takes a while to get the hang of Joomla but then the sky is the limit.I would recommend you look at Joomla.
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    • Profile picture of the author Amy Bass
      Go with Wordpress. It is the best CMS out there, seriously. I have had the best results with it and I have tried almost everything under the sun.
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      • Profile picture of the author CWSusan
        I have had execellent success with WordPress. You can read my whole story by clicking on my signature link, but the bottom line is that I had not money, thousands of $$ of bills coming due, and had to create income. I had never done an Internet site before and I couldn't even afford hosting. So I went with WordPress and I hit the jackpot!

        Since then I also have another site using Joomla. I was able to get a great Joomla designer who created a multi-facted site for me (a different niche from my WordPress site). It's great and very flexible.
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      • Profile picture of the author websitemoneynow
        Yes use wordpress , even for blogs i would suggest wordpress to everyone
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        • Profile picture of the author Benjamin Eddy
          Thanks for the posts guys.

          As usual a good battle between joomla and wordpress.

          Has anyone looked into or is anyone using Xsitepro?
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          • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
            Originally Posted by Benjamin Eddy View Post

            Thanks for the posts guys.

            As usual a good battle between joomla and wordpress.

            Has anyone looked into or is anyone using Xsitepro?
            Well, just call me the oddball mediator. I started with wp, have now moved on to Joomla! version 1.5.6 - a complete easy thing to do after wp, and I will be using them BOTH on my sites. Wordpress will be just fine for the blogging, and Joomla! for the rest.

            Ewww, $197 bucks for xsitepro? 1 license?

            After knowing all I know now, I'd be too much of a cheap skate to bother. For 197 dollars I'll install you a wp and a joomla. One step click with simple scripts. 197 dollars pays for 2 years of hosting and 2 years of a domain name, and I probably could even pay for a template if I wanted to - but so many of those are free as well.

            Why not start with the free stuff to get your feet wet? Spend on the domain and hosting.
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            • Profile picture of the author Midas3 Consulting
              Wordpress for blogs, no content, I'm even thinking of converting a clients website from their current CMS to Wordpress but it's not always the answer.
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      • Profile picture of the author mdunn123
        Well if you already have or are willing to increase your level of technical know how and web site design, then I would highly recommend Dreamweaver CS3 ( I THINK though they just released a newer version). I've used all the other major softwares out there, and nothing comes close to DW. I love it, anything is possible...especially if you throw some of the supporting software like photoshop, etc. Just make sure your computer can handle it.
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        • Profile picture of the author mdunn123
          Oh ya...

          For blogs though, I suggest wordpress of course!
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  • Profile picture of the author angela99
    All of the sites you mentioned.

    A point about Joomla - use this platform if you're working with others. I've tried it as a sole writer, but moved the site to WordPress.

    I like WP for many of my sites, but I have XSite Pro sites too... sometimes you need a static site.

    All the apps you've mentioned are wonderful, so choose one and get started. :-)

    Wishing you all the success in the world...
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    • Profile picture of the author callmestrip
      Wordpress for me!
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      • Profile picture of the author Michael Mayhew
        I love both Joomla & Wordpress.
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        • Profile picture of the author Alex Sol
          Wordpress, Site Rubix...

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        • Profile picture of the author dustinlemos
          I mentioned it in another thread, but if you're looking for a good CMS like Joomla but don't want a trillion features you'll probably never use, look at Coranto. It's my all-time favorite. Easy to install and update, lots of support, and tons of extensions for scalability.
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          • Profile picture of the author TheRichJerksNet
            SimpleText (MacOS) ... I dont use any editor or pre-built software. I hand code every single site I build .. 100% from the ground up using SimpleText.

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          • Profile picture of the author mmurtha
            Hi Benjamin,

            Iuse a combination of the 3 you listed, and Dreamweaver CS3.

            My main preference is still Joomla though.

            Xsitepro is okay for simple sites, or if you are new and don't want to go on a learning curve. I find it a bit limited though, so only use it for specific things.

            If you are new to site building, yeah, I think it's worth every penny for now.


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            • Profile picture of the author Benjamin Eddy
              Thanks for the replies guys, super helpful.

              Ya I am new to site building and am looking for something that will allow me to make a nice site without knowing very much. My friend is running joomla right now with his site, but he is also new to building sites and is having a lot of difficulties. I'm figuring on doing niche sites, so i need to be able to throw up a site that looks nice. The other types of sites I will probably be making are user generated content sites and drupal looked nice for that, just have spend some time learning. I am just looking around to see if there is something that really hands the tools needed to make a nice website to the new guy.
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              • Profile picture of the author Muhammad Jalloh
                Originally Posted by Benjamin Eddy View Post

                Thanks for the replies guys, super helpful.

                Ya I am new to site building and am looking for something that will allow me to make a nice site without knowing very much. My friend is running joomla right now with his site, but he is also new to building sites and is having a lot of difficulties. I'm figuring on doing niche sites, so i need to be able to throw up a site that looks nice. The other types of sites I will probably be making are user generated content sites and drupal looked nice for that, just have spend some time learning. I am just looking around to see if there is something that really hands the tools needed to make a nice website to the new guy.
                I currently use Joomla on most of my sites.

                By the way, even if all you want is a blog, Joomla has some pretty good blog components to help you do just that; and they are very rich in features, too.

                No matter what type of site you want to build, Joomla probably already ahs the necessary tools in place that you can use.

                Sincerely,
                Muhammad
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  • Profile picture of the author tush
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  • Profile picture of the author Ed Fields
    Personally, I use Coda and hand-code my sites, from scratch. But for a newbie I can recommenD XSitePro which I've also used.
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  • Profile picture of the author AgileHosting
    Probably 75% of sites I build using Wordpress now. I know enough to be able to customize the site from a template, so it looks original. And I love that it is so easy to update, change or add content.

    The other 25% falls into "free-standing" sites, which are HTML/CSS with no CMS underneath. Probably most of my mini-sites, lead-capture sites etc. will fall into this category.

    Just depends on what the purpose of the site is. If it's static and only going to change very rarely, then static makes sense. But if there's a client who needs to be able to add articles and pages, etc., then IMO that's a great Wordpress candidate.

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    • Profile picture of the author caesar
      Wordpress & Joomla probably the best CMS i ever know. Both have their own dedicated developers work to enhance the CMS, be it the plugins or themes. The best part is both are FREE to be used

      But in term of UI, i prefer to work with Wordpress
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  • Profile picture of the author James Schramko
    I have extensive experience with XSitePro and Wordpress. I don't use Joomla. For fast and easy html websites it is hard to go past XSitePro because it does most of the hard core work for you. You don't really need to be a programmer or understand anything technical to use it and it gets very good search engine results when you tune it up because it encourages you to add descriptions, keywords and it has cool features like xml feed, external CSS, sitemap and siloing.

    Wordpress is such a universal cms platform with plenty of power, lots of modules for traffic generation and is free.

    A Wordpress blog is fairly easy to use but does need a little bit of re-working before you get optimal results. You do need to install certain plugins and change the structure of the permalink before you see great SEO results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stanley Tang
    Always go for wordpress. Easy to customize.

    You can edit it so that it looks exactly like a joomla, xsitepro or just a content site.
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    • Profile picture of the author theredcell
      I would suggest starting off with word press if you are looking for something you don't have to pay for. It depends on what you are doing (articles, blogging, etc)

      I like xsitepro and currently use it. It's made creating sites a breeze and I can usually get one up in a couple of hours if I have most of the content already created. Its just a matter of setting the graphics, opt-in form ans the other extras to sharpen and polish it up. Because I didn't have previous experience with website software, it was the best bet

      I previously used the free website editors but they didn't have enough functionality. Don't have any experience with Dreamweaver

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  • Profile picture of the author garyl2k
    Been using WordPress for almost 2 years now, it's allowed me to dominate a keyword which has over 30million pages fighting for the top spot.

    I have used Joomla but not had much success, Joomla is more advanced and less user friendly. WordPress is great for getting content out their fast and is very user friendly once you have everything set up. Google also loves WordPress, so much success to be had with it
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Shook
      I use XSP for many of my main sites, unless I really need to have something out of th eordianry done, Then with most of my sites, I have a WP blog installed in a sub. I tired Joomla a bit, but realized my learning curve was real steep so I stuck with what I learned first.
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  • Profile picture of the author Louis Raven
    All so complicated but FAIL to let you choose keywords for URL's

    Not sure about you, buy I value Googles love and need everything to be spot on when it comes to SEO.

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  • Profile picture of the author Fairuz Talib
    One word. If you opt for CMS like Joomla and the like, make sure you always update the script to the latest version to avoid problems.

    However, updating a CMS is a problem in itself, especially if you have customized your template a lot. That's why I don't use an open source CMS for my sites anymore.

    I have been using CMS since the Nuke day, and the latest CMS that I use for my customer was CMS Made Simple.

    Last week, the site was hacked. The hacker added an iframe linking to their server containing some kind of trojan, and as the result, the page can't be opened in Firefox, and in IE, the virus scanner alerted for possible threat.. and the worst, Google warns visitors to avoid the site.

    I updated the site to the latest version, and now everything works fine.

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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      OK, I guess I'll throw a vote in here...

      The three tools which do the heavy lifting - Wordpress, XSP and TextPad. I keep NVU on the machine because it will display .php pages even if it won't run the scripts.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pete Lauder
    I use all 3, but XSitePro is so easy to control, in every aspect, that it is my favourite by far.

    I like the way that Joomla and WP orgnise and feed their pages, and would give WP my second vote.

    Thirdly, Joomla may be the best all round CMS, with add ons to dream of, but the load times are far too slow for my liking.

    1. XSitePro

    2. Wordpress

    3. Joomla

    Pete Lauder
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      • Profile picture of the author Takuya Hikichi
        I am a minority here (should I say it's my focused niche?) -- Microsoft Frontpage 2003! But WordPress for blogging.
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    • Profile picture of the author JDiNozzo
      Originally Posted by Pete Lauder View Post

      I use all 3, but XSitePro is so easy to control, in every aspect, that it is my favourite by far.
      Couldn't agree more, XSitePro is brilliant for beginners and so many more. It is the only website design software I have ever used and will ever need, as I've not required anything else.

      It's so easy to customize and use as you wish, and the built in SEO page analysis tools are really helpful whether you're starting out or not.

      Johnny
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    XSP, Joomla, WordPress - they are all fine solutions. Just pick
    one and start using it.

    Some people will argue that WP is superior to XSP and I understand
    that line of thinking... there are an awful lot of nice-looking
    templates for it.

    For someone starting out I wouldn't say go with Joomla because
    it's complex to learn and there are installation things that can
    go wrong that can have you pulling your hair out. If you want
    to design sophisticated membership sites it's good for that, as
    is Drupal.

    I'll advise this : look at it from your visitor's perspective. What
    do your visitors expect? This is largely a matter of what they
    have been exposed to before.

    Also - when you have broadband internet it's very easy to start
    to assume that everybody does. A lot of people don't however
    and they won't use your site if it doesn't load quickly.
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  • Profile picture of the author mariochase
    For me the easiest one to customize is Wordpress. I'm now using it for most of my sites. And for sometime I thought about developing my own.. but now I just go with Wordpress for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cash37
    Wordpress is the easiest to make do what you want it to do
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    • Profile picture of the author Derrty
      XsitePro I find the easiest way to make websites. Still the quality isnt the same as Dreamviewer or Photoshop made, but still.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wakunahum
    I like wordpress because generally speaking someone has made a plugin for just about everything you can think of.

    Nothing against the other cms options, I just understand wordpress better.
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  • Profile picture of the author moodyresources
    I think you have to go with your gut. It's helpful to hear what others are using, but in the end, it will be you and your computer working with whatever you have chosen. You will be able to stick with it and work out the kinks if you've gone with something that you are really drawn to. For me, that's wordpress. I've used other things to help with it like Semiologic Pro - which is difficult to customize the theme imho, and Rapid Niche Websites - which is super easy to make your own custom theme. However, there's lots of themes out there you can use, too. And the plugins are almost limitless. Try to keep in mind where you're wanting to go and focus on the one that gives you the freedom to add things to your site. And don't worry, there's lots of help here and other places to help you get through the learning curve of whatever you choose!
    Melissa
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  • Profile picture of the author domodomo
    Xsite Pro is great!!!. I wish the XsitePro works for forign languages though. It runs fine if the language setting is set in English.

    However, I am having problems whenever I changed my computer language setting to another language. I get too many error scripts. I wish Xsite Pro works OK with Unicode setting.
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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Anderson
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    • Profile picture of the author Adam Kenzington
      Several of the gurus told me to get XSitePro2 because I'm new to web design and don't know html. I'm getting past the learning curve, but I have to admit that I am disappointed about 1 aspect of XSP...

      I have purchased all kinds of templates and graphics, all to no avail. Can't use them in XSP

      The templates that come with the program (I think) look a little amateurish. There are folks that make & sell templates for XSP, but I am wondering if I would be better served to learn/use a program like Dreamweaver so I can utilize the aforementioned templates?

      (Someone mentioned earlier that you can only install XSP on 1 machine. They let me install on both my desktop & laptop, as this is totally allowed.)

      But, bottom line, I am going to continue with XSP. After paying that kind of money, I refuse to give up!

      I may look into Word Press for blogging. There is a new program called "Word Press Direct" that streamlines the blogging process. They even offer a free membership that allows you to create up to 3 blogs (They will even host it for you). Any more than that and it is a paid service.
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  • Profile picture of the author steviemac
    I'm in that Twilight zone myself right now.
    I've got a radio production site, which seriously needs optimising ...
    and a Youtube site , where my music videos are posted [ which is doing great in views etc, but not earning me anything.
    So I'm hovering over that BUY button on Xsitepro.
    Is it true that Wordpress now do static site design ??
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    • Originally Posted by steviemac View Post

      I'm in that Twilight zone myself right now.
      I've got a radio production site, which seriously needs optimising ...
      and a Youtube site , where my music videos are posted [ which is doing great in views etc, but not earning me anything.
      So I'm hovering over that BUY button on Xsitepro.
      Is it true that Wordpress now do static site design ??
      Wordpress is primarily a blogging platform, so its highly customized to do just exactly that. However, there are a number of people selling customized templates here to make static landing pages, which is where the static design is coming from. I could be wrong and wordpress recently came out with a new system, however I have yet to find any information.

      If your looking to build static websites I would stick with Joomla or standard html designed templates and use any one of the many wysiwyg editors out on the market.
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      • Profile picture of the author steviemac
        There seems to be a Wordpress 2.8 plug in to create static html pages [ front page for example] from php pages.
        Is this the same thing as a landing page template me wonders ???!
        I would much prefer to design my own.
        I actually have Adobe Suite CS3 [ dreamweaver/photoshop/flash ] and a zillion other programs that look scaringly good.Its easy enough to create a tables type page with Dreamweaver -
        well ...atleast i think it is after two days of a tutorial i got off Creative Cow.
        Is it possible to use a Dreamweaver page as a Squeeze page in a Wordpress blog.?
        Questions ...questions !
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      • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
        Joomla all the way.
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      • Profile picture of the author condra
        Wordpress for more dynamic, interactive, content driven sites, or Dreamweaver/CSS for more static, squeezy sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Holmes
      Originally Posted by steviemac View Post

      So I'm hovering over that BUY button on Xsitepro.
      Is it true that Wordpress now do static site design ??
      Of course it can.

      Wordpress is a complete CMS. It's true that it's oriented towards blogging, but simply by choosing an appropriate theme & plugins, you can do pretty much anything with it.

      I routinely set my theme to remove post dates, for example.
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  • Profile picture of the author nix0807
    Currently using WP to develop out sites.. This is 90% because of the SEO benefits that can
    be quickly attained from a WP site.
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  • Profile picture of the author backdoor23
    I don't do e-commerce so WP is the way to go in my book.
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  • Profile picture of the author sarafina
    Wordrpess...

    I tried drupal and joomla and those `real` content management systems but wordpress was the easiest and now I love it.
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  • Profile picture of the author JVManna
    At Infusionsoft, we use a combination of Joomla, WordPress and Komodo Edit (plain-text HTML by hand). The result is a great medium to quickly upload landing pages and to quickly edit them.

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  • Profile picture of the author jhongren
    I use wordpress for almost everything I do now...

    it is so easy to install and so easy to post new content
    and set static pages

    Cheers,
    John
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    • Profile picture of the author ppc4profit
      Wordpress for all my sites.

      Easy to use as a blog, and hence content site, but can quickly be changed to function as a static site or mixture.

      In this way I have one skill set able to deliver to a number of my business needs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kael41
    My two top money making platforms are

    1) Joomla
    2) Wordpress

    In that order. Although interestingly enough, I have far more wordpress than joomla installs.
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  • Profile picture of the author jikanv
    I use Serif Webplus which I think is better than Dreamweaver because layering is sooo easy and you can put objects anywhere you want by just dragging and dropping. Soem getting used to it but if yuo just use the help files it's easy to figure it out in a couple of hours or as you go.

    I also use XsitePro on some of my sites. Have many neat features and easy templates. Typical webdesign software. Easy to use but not near as good as the Serif WebPlus software.

    I would recommend Serif Webplus
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  • Profile picture of the author d.mort
    I prefer WP. It provides me with most necessary features I need. And it's very easy.
    Sometimes I use Joomla because WP doesn't have everything. If you believe you should make a community not a blog Joomla is better.

    Also I should recommend Drupal for some kind of sites. But Drupal is too tech-oriented though there's nothing you cannot do with it.
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    • Profile picture of the author mrdomains
      Wp for some stuff. Dreamweaver handcode for other stuff. I try to stay away from WP for the stuff that needs to live for a long while.

      C5 is up and running if you want to play with something different. Not too shabby.

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  • Profile picture of the author Lutz80
    I actually use XSP2 and Wordpress both just depends, I actually prefer to use xsp when I can. I find I have way more control over building my sites that way, personally I just find XSP easier to use for making my site look the way I want it too. Also I have been using it for longer so I may be partial to it, most of the stuff you can do on wordpress can be done on xsp as well. Except for the plugins, and you can find a lot more stuff for wordpress as far as templates and stuff. I think it just all depends on the user and your comfort level with each program is what it comes down to.

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  • Profile picture of the author Mike24
    I keep thinking of using xsitepro but the high fees kinda deter me..i'd rather be making money first before jumping into a commitment like that eventho i've heard it makes some nice pages..haven't used joomla (where do you get it?) but wordpress does seem to be a great beginner's starting point and nowadays seems to have a lot of very interesting plugins
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  • Profile picture of the author Okoji
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    Joomla is good. I am making a great site with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Pauline60
    I have xsitepro2 and I really like it because I can build sites quickly and with no technical knowledge.
    It has tools to help check that you are doing the SEO stuff properly on your pages as well.
    Plus it keeps everything tidy and organised for you which is a great plus for me!

    I think its a case of each to their own - whatever you are most comfortable with. There was a 30 day trial for xsite when I got it - don't know if its still available.

    Pauline
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  • Profile picture of the author Christina Jo
    I used kompozer, it's free to download and very easy to be used.. you can even add ready templates and just adjust them to make your website ..
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  • Profile picture of the author bagpuss0001
    Although I am new to this, only one site, (google page 1 for nintendo 3ds info search after 1 1/2 weeks !), I used wordpress.
    I am still very much a Wordpress newbie, but I can already see its vast potential through the themes function. I see no reason yet to switch platforms either for this or a new project.
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  • Profile picture of the author spearce000
    Unless it's a blog (in which case I'd use Wordpress) I would use Joomla because of the versatility. I know a lot of Warriors like to use WP for everything, but that's like using your TV as computer monitor IMHO - yes it works, but it's not really what it's meant for.

    I changed my latest site from WP to Joomla because I was fed up with all the spammy comments which seemed to be generated by some kind of software - 40 comments all with a different URL but only 2 IP addresses. Hmmm :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author jewin
    I'd recommend WP. With regards to spam, I've had good luck with the Akismet plugin and you can adjust the moderation settings on your comment so your site doesn't get spammed out. I've done custom setups with my dev team where we use WP like a CMS and create static pages. Its very versatile.

    Admittedly, I haven't used Joomla in a long time, but I have heard some folk having problems with resource utilization and Joomla (i.e. High server load).

    If you're still on the fence, install both, test out some plugins and mods on them and see which you like - after all, you're going to be the one feeding, walking and watering your new pet
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  • Profile picture of the author ptpasta
    I've been using WP since 1.x version. It's the most versatile blogging software ever. On the other hand, as someone said, using WP for everything is like using your TV as a computer screen. Joomla can be useful, but it also can be tricky to configure on its full extent.

    My 2 cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author omk
    I use good ol' HTML or Wordpress. It depends what I'm trying to do and what I need the site for.
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