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Reply With QuoteMambo is the deprecated older version of Joomla.
Joomla is what you want.
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MAMBO or JOOMLA???
FROM A NEWBIE AND THE UNITIATED...
I like the look and the feel of CMS, including Joomla and Mambo.
I have the option of switching my server at GoDaddy from Windows to Linux.
I made the change to Linux as I want to redo a website.
I am a newbie to this CMS, I have never used it but will teach myself.
My host, which is a GoDaddy reseller, has MAMBO and JOOMLA available.
Which is easiest to learn?
How hard are they to install?
Please, lets keep it to these to options. I know there is a host of other options out there but for the sake of confusion and sanity...for now lets just talk MAMBO or JOOMLA.
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Mambo is the deprecated older version of Joomla.
Joomla is what you want.
definately Joomla
They are in essence the same.. but over time.. new there will be more new features with Joomla
I don't even get how they can offer Mambo, since that's the predecesor of Joomla.
So, go get Joomla.
Last edited by Gerry; 12-14-2006 at 05:27 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom
I compared lots of open source php/sql cms and Joomla came out top for me. It has a learning curve though, and documentation is hit and miss thought its getting better and better as time goes on. For the price, you can't beat "suitable donation".
as the guys said it above, Joomla is and will be the best forever. as far as installtion it is as easy as 123. since ur Hosting provider has it i think it will be a one click installation.
Okay, I am going to go with Joomla. That is already an option on GoDaddy's servers when I switch to a Linux server.
Question: When I attempted to load Joomla this a.m., it immediately wanted to know which website this was for.
Indeed, I am going to be re-vamping a site, I'll teach myself Joomla. But should I make the distinction now when it prompts me or wait?
If I indicate now, does that mean I can edit in Joomla?
Even though the site and pages were done in MS publisher and frontpage?
This is my first go at this and I certainly don't want to screw things up. I don't need the site to go down.
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom
Once you get a hang of Joomla its great, but there is a bit of learning to get there.
My suggestion is to install it and get as many tutorials on how to do stuff in Joomla as you can and go through all of them. Use your installation to learn. When you have a good grasp of the concepts, delete that installation and reinstall fresh.
And while you're learning, if you mess it up, no worries then, just reinstall.
I wouldn't recommend using an automated install like the one provided by fantastico for any cms. It is easier to install upgrades if you install from scratch.
It isn't too difficult.
Definitely Joomla, as everyone else here has stated, it is a continuation and upgrade of Mambo.
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Thanks Fab. Did not know anyone was still posting on this thread.Originally Posted by fab
I went with Joomla. Absolutely LOVE IT. Taught myself and completely redid my site in less than three weeks. A lot of work and effort and many long hours but very satified with the results and ease of updating.
Have a look for yourself:
www.ceuq.com
Still a few quirks but has given me the confidence to develop more domains into sites.
The one good thing I have found about GoDaddy and it's Hosting plans is the flexibility and the ease of uploading all the components from their control panel and FTP client.
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom
I love Joomla. You can get a lot done.
Take a look at the content manager i used at www.lostopoly.com/island.
VERY easy to use.
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