Joomla vs Mambo

Great SarahK - I appreciate the steer. How important do you think it is when using Joomla to know php etc? Is not knowing php a deal breaker? All I use now is Mozilla/Nvu/KompoZer. I don't have a problem with tinkering with code but doing anything significant would involve a learning curve I could do without if possible (unless it's short and gentle!)

 

there is a good article on http://www.joomla.org/component/option,com_jd-wp/Itemid,33/p,79/ about joomla and mambo difference

 

Some words of advice: Use joomla, they are suported by a great community.
Mambo's commercial now. Old versions... guess what? they are old.
About php knowledge for owning a joomla website... you don't really need that, for a regular usage. Install it, then upload templates, components, modules, mambots, etc, using the /administrator panel.
It's friendly user, and just playing with some configs, enable/disable options will give what you need, without changing php scripts.
Again, that's for regular usage.
customizations, might need a bit of knowledge (html and css) and a vision on how's joomla relating content and areas.
Note: Joomla+Mambo's using a different approach than Typo3

 

Thanks all!,

Trichnosis - I read the blog. It was very interesting and does make sense of the Joomla! choice. I feel a bit sorry for Mambo though.

SaraK - guess I need to start sifting through the themes available as a first step? I tried tinkering with a Worpress theme (classic) and found my efforts a bit like steering an old tractor in a muddy field. I got it to go where I want, but only more or less! I assumed (wrongly and too late) that the Classic was the place to start(it looked sort of, err classic) but the Default was actually cleaner so easier to tinker with for a beginner.

Free directory (!) - Is that a plug for Typo3? Hope not! I couldn't cope with comparing more stars with my eyeglass! Thanks for the encouragement.

 

-i've been using joomla and it has been great with the amount of extensions available.
-the community on joomla's website is excellent and very responsive
-finding outsource contractors was no problem at all and quite affordable

i had a quick look at mambo's website and the amount of options seems limited as compared to joomla. maybe someone has others thoughts in regards to this.

lhlalyam

 

I will recommend Joomla any day.

Give it a try, I am sure you will not regret it.

Good Luck. If you need help PM me.

 

TYPO3 isn't that bad if you know people who use it