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joomla or dreamweaver?

Discussion in 'Joomla' started by Victor_P, Dec 18, 2006.

  1. #1
    I have the intention to build some new websites with dreamweaver,
    and I was wondering if using Joomla or mambo will give the same results
    I want to know which one is the easiest to manage?

    And what is the difference between joomla and building a site with dreamweaver?

    Also if it is good to build websites?
    And for website management, is it better than building with websites with softwares.

    Which one is the best: Mambo or Joomla.
     
    Victor_P, Dec 18, 2006 IP
  2. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    #2
    You are comparing apples and pears. Joomla is a CMS, Dreamweaver desktop design software.

    As far as Joomla vs Mambo, you'll have to define some criteria for 'best'.
     
    T0PS3O, Dec 18, 2006 IP
  3. Monty

    Monty Peon

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    Dreamweaver is a code editor
    Joomla is a Content Management System (you could think of it as a ready-made customizable web site)
    Mambo is no longer maintened, it has been replaced by Joomla
     
    Monty, Dec 18, 2006 IP
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    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    if you need features like search, or easy template changing, the Joomla is your best bet
     
    frankcow, Dec 18, 2006 IP
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  6. Victor_P

    Victor_P Peon

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    Thanks a lot i'm a beginner, and in fact i was looking for a cms i think that it's the easiest and the fastest way to quickly build a site.
     
    Victor_P, Dec 18, 2006 IP
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    Joomla is good but I like DotNetNuke better. I've tried both. DNN has tons and tons of modules you can download; some are free and some you have to buy (http://snowcovered.com )

    If you want a community site with forums, photo gallery, blogs then community server is the best. There aren't really any modules for community server so you basically only have those three main features. If you want to add a lot of content like articles, etc then DNN is the way to go IMO..it's free and open source.

    I run a DNN site here: http://www.greenmarines.com (built this one in only 2 weeks ) and just started a community server site here : http://www.divorced-fathers.com (built in about 4 hrs. may shut this one down though)
     
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  9. Victor_P

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    thanks i will try.
     
    Victor_P, Dec 18, 2006 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    both of them are different . but in generally i can say , you can do what you want with joomla
     
    trichnosis, Dec 18, 2006 IP
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    I,ve just find another interesting thread for the same question in another forum, and most of them seem to like dreamweaver, and those who use Joomla edit their templates in dreamweaver:

    http://www.ej.am/showthread.php?t=5477&page=2

    It seems that it is harder to optimize a CMS for SEO.

    I would say that for a small site, it is better to use dreamwever html sites, but if you intend to build a big community site, CMS would be better.

    What do you think about that? Can a CMs do well against highly competitive and well optimized sites in the SERPs?
     
    Franck S, Dec 19, 2006 IP
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    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    I run a few sites on Joomla, and they all do very well in SERPs

    If you install a few good component, especially SEF, then there's no difference
     
    frankcow, Dec 19, 2006 IP
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    Good for you.

    Just a question: what is SEF?

    Also, do you think that Joomla will do well with affiliate marketing? I usually build my sites myself with handcoding, or I get website templates (html/css).

    So what would be the big difference with Joomla?

     
    Franck S, Dec 20, 2006 IP
  15. frankcow

    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    SEF means search engine friendly, it creates plain english URLS instead of index.php?page=43

    I'm not sure I understand your second question though
     
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    wwws Notable Member

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    Joomla is a content management editor. Whatever you want it to be;) .

    Joomla/Mambo has a large group of users and by visiting Joomla's forum you get to know what type of sites Joomla get use for.
    http://forum.joomla.org/


     
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    weknowtheworld Guest

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    I would suggest Dreamweaver to use..
     
    weknowtheworld, Dec 21, 2006 IP
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    Sorry if you just read this post. I've just edited it, it was a mistake.

    Thanks for your replies.

    My second question was: As an affiliate, I am using html templates, or I do my affiliate sites myself.

    Is there any benefit for me (as an affiliate) to use joomla?

    I will check sites on their forum to have an idea.
     
    Franck S, Dec 21, 2006 IP
  19. frankcow

    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    The benefit to you is that you'll be able to create and deploy new pages much more rapidly, that's about it. I don't think Joomla tracks affiliates, though maybe there's a component out there...
     
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    Also check out asp.net for beginners tutotials using with visual studio
     
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