{"id":2303,"date":"2016-09-05T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2019-08-20T21:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T21:41:00","slug":"wordpress-vs-joomla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-vs-joomla\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress vs Joomla: Which CMS to Choose for Your Website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Choosing a Content Management System (CMS) is an important decision that can have huge repercussions for your website. There are a number available, each with their own pros and cons, and fanatical fanbases pulling for their chosen platform. That being said, there are two platforms that stand out among the pack that can be directly compared: WordPress vs Joomla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Both platforms are renowned for their ease-of-use, extensive customization opportunities, and active communities. While WordPress and Joomla have their respective pros and cons, they can both be employed to build modern, feature-filled sites – so how are you supposed to choose which one is right for you? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n

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Don’t worry! We’re here to help you by comparing both platforms in four adrenaline-filled rounds (we might be exaggerating a bit here) to determine which one reigns supreme. Without further ado, let’s get started with WordPress vs Joomla!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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WordPress vs Joomla: a 4-round comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The basic difference between WordPress and Joomla is that Joomla started out as a CMS meant to serve portal-like websites, while WordPress was originally a blog-focused platform. These days, however, both WordPress and Joomla are perfectly capable to run any type of website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a technical point of view, both WordPress and Joomla aren’t stand-alone pieces of software – they only work when installed on a web server. This is usually a web server that you get from a third-party company, and here we recommend Bluehost<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to build a website, the key aspect to think about is how comfortable you are with web software configuration, working with servers, and dealing with technical aspects of the process in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, Joomla is more geared towards developers who aren’t afraid to “get their hands dirty” working with servers. WordPress, on the other hand, is more beginner friendly and uber-easy to get started with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 For example, the common path to starting a website with WordPress is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Choose a web host<\/a> for your site and sign up for an account<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. During the registration process, select an option to have WordPress installed automatically on your hosting account (yes, you don’t have to install WordPress by yourself)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Complete the hosting setup and log in to your WordPress dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Configure your site, install a theme and some much-needed plugins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    (Here’s an in-depth guide on how to make a website using WordPress<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Joomla, on the other hand, doesn’t give you this sort of a hands-free approach. The hosts that do allow Joomla don’t usually have those custom installation processes, meaning that you’ll have to do most things on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Not yet sure which is better for you WordPress or Joomla? Here’s a detailed comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Search engine optimization<\/a> \u2699\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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    3. Customization potential<\/a> \ud83c\udfa8<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Search engine optimization \u2699\ufe0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      If we compare the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) capabilities of both platforms out of the box, Joomla takes a slight edge due enabling its users to set meta descriptions and keywords for new articles, like so:<\/p>\n\n\n

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      That being said, the true SEO capabilities of either platform aren’t readily apparent unless we take a look at the plugins or extensions available for the task. On WordPress’ side, we’ve got the incredibly popular Yoast SEO plugin – it’s powerful, offers lots of features, and best of all anyone can get to grips with it<\/a> in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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