Hello Friends, I wanted to ask is it good to use CMS technology - JOOMLA and stuff. Or just use Dreamweaver,.. advice thanks
Joomla and other scripts are used for large websites where you cant change the content manually. In other words, these are half automated. So whether you use these scripts or Dreamweaver depends on your site. If your site is a small one with around 9, 10 pages, it is better to use dreamweaver. When the site becomes bigger, you may need Joomla or other stuffs.
Use both. I use Wordpress for a few websites as it gives you some flexibility with plugins just as Joomla will, but it also gives you and the customer to make a very large website with out to much difficulty. I also use DreamWeaver too for small sites like 5 to 10 pages as nwk mentioned, but the way things are going, I can see a time when all we do is choose what CMS we like/best fits the customer and then design a one off skin to be used for that website. It will sure make life a little bit easier I think, which is why I have been practicing with CMS's and how to make skins for them.
I have like over 200 Pages. So you think Joomla is good to use? Or any other CMS technology? Or do you know any other technology to use which would be beneficial?
The real power of Joomla and other CMS systems is the plug-ins. If you just need to make a simple site, Dreamweaver might be better. It's more flexible. But if there are plug-ins you want to use, then go with a CMS.
Uhm... Neither unless you spin your own CMS? Sorry, Joomla and Wordpress are crap, and unless you actually know HTML and CSS to only work in codeview, Dreamweaver is as big a steaming pile as Frontpage and all the other crap WYSIWYGS. People want to take shortcuts - and invariably it either bites them in the ass, or they settle for a page that only works on thier own computer and looks like ass everywhere else.
Dreamweaver I think for most sites. I think you can really make anything work...Dreamweaver, Joomla, a wordpress blog...Just have to put the effort! I'd personally probably use a Dreamweaver.DWT template for most sites.
CMS allows people who dont know how to use dreamweaver or program etc (depending on what you want to do) have a website. Naturally the CMS system itself puts extra load on the servers and so slows the site down. In most cases the impact will be very small but either on very busy sites or on your typical overloaded shared hosting server it will become an issue.
I think the advantages of using CMS are security updates, plug-in and automated creation i.e. posting a article, will appear on front page, related articles, etc. It'll save you tremendous of time in the long run provided you invest some time to learn it.
CMS applications allow for quicker publishing of content.. and frankly, Dreamweaver generates overbloated code which means the site will download slower for users (they will have to download 50kb to 100kb file instead of a 2 to 5kb file)
Here's what I do after starting life coding in notepad (still do on occasion). 1. I use Dreamweaver to create the DESIGN of the site (html layout, css, etc.) 2. Recently, I've discovered drupal.org (open source cms). It's extremely powerful, but you need to know a bit of programming and be willing to read the handbooks they have available to use it properly. Currently, Webavt.com runs on drupal. Previously, it ran on Mambo (Joomla nowadays), but Mambo didn't let me customize the way I wanted. Overall, for larger sites (50+ pages) you will probably want to use a CMS. Some PROs in regards to using a CMS. -You can update your site with a CMS from anywhere you have Internet access. - The open source CMS are always being maintained with new security updates and plugins for free (where buying a commercial cms like Vivvo may be buggy and only have a few plugins) - CMS let's you automatically create SEF (search engine friendly) URLs and so much more that from a time saving perspective CMS are the way to go. -Jon