I want to setup a site that lists users blogs, with it being searchable. The user can set up an account on the site, and then they can put in their details of their blog using a form, and then it's submitted/placed into the database, for other users to find by either searching, finding it in the different categories or by it being featured on the front page. I did a similar site using Joomla many years back, but I just wondered now what would be the best way to set that up? still using Joomla or could it be done in Wordpress? and what plugs would anyone suggest for use with either? Thanks for any advice.
It can be done in either, or just by writing a site. It's not a complex thing. Aside from the user stuff (opening an account, logging in, etc.), the user can fill in a form to add his data to the database. You send that to the server, clean it and insert it into the database. The user can also fill in a form to search by whatever fields you allow. Send that to the server, build the select based on which fields in the form have data, and present the results as a table or as multiple pages with one result per page. I wouldn't bother with a plugin - it's too trivial.