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Which CMS solution is better for a community driven website with classifieds

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by villa-in-majorca, May 1, 2012.

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    Hi Everyone

    I'm trying to create a community portal for cars and everything automotive, and I'd like some help on the best way to do it.

    What I'm trying to accomplish is a homepage that allows users to

    - Search new cars by make, model, price (Cars in this section will be added by the website admin)
    - Add or Search used cars by make, model, price, location (Cars in this section will be added by the community, i.e. anyone who wants to list their car for sale)
    - Read articles and news about cars posted by the site admin

    The website is also going to include a forum, so it would be an advantage if users can use both the cms and forum with the same account.

    I've seen a lot of tutorials talking about converting wordpress to a cms, but none of them matched my requirements.

    Would you please suggest the best platform to do this, and any help references.

    I'm also open to paid options, be it a turn-key solution or a customized one.

    Thanks in advance

    M.F
     
    villa-in-majorca, May 1, 2012 IP
  2. mondala

    mondala Active Member

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    You'll have to get creative one way or another... either with a reliable forum+cms bridge that can add a directory capability or by finding a system that caters to the car directory system you need and can integrate with a forum still.
     
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  3. ch@ts

    ch@ts Greenhorn

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    Both Joomla and Drupal should meet your needs.
    However, Drupal forums can be a bit slow out of the box.
    For Joomla you have the Kunena extension that adds a forum to your site.

    I've experimented with Drupal and Joomla, but couldn't adapt to Joomla. I found Drupal easier to use and tune. You can even configure Drupal to be a social networking site like Facebook.
     
    ch@ts, May 15, 2012 IP
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    Seconding Drupal. The Views module will handle all your searching needs and Advanced Forum is pretty awesome for all but the most feature-lusting forum owners.
     
    kiramanic, May 16, 2012 IP
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    i use and love joomla
     
    uhexos, May 16, 2012 IP
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    There are only just a few good social networking scripts around.
    Actually 3 well known and solid, they exist for many years already and have good support too and private forums.

    phpFox - http://www.phpfox.com (the best of the 3 if you get the COMMUNITY version with all features, including Marketplace, which is classified what you're looking for.)

    Social Engine - http://www.socialengine.net

    Jomsocial - http://www.jomsocial.com (this is a Joomla component, Joomla itself is free)
     
    ilook, May 20, 2012 IP
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    samilakosala Member

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    What about wordpress + buddypress + any good classified ad plug in ?
     
    samilakosala, May 29, 2012 IP
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    ilook Well-Known Member

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    ilook, May 29, 2012 IP
  9. samilakosala

    samilakosala Member

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    I find many positive comments regarding joomla and drupal. Is wordpress era over?
     
    samilakosala, May 31, 2012 IP
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    Is there anything hybrid Joomla and Wiki?
     
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    Most important things is "content" + "customization to suit your site genre"

    CMS : Preferred : Jhoomla. (user Friendly)
    Drupal 2nd (Highly customizable but you have to know basic CSS , spites , etc to work)

    Cheers..
     
    Anil Strivastava, May 31, 2012 IP