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Building websites in Joomla

In the last post on open source Content Management Systems, I will tackle Joomla. Joomla was part of the original Mambo and has not looked back after that. I used Joomla when I first started using Content Management Systems. What is Joomla? Joomla is an open source Content Management System which uses PHP and MYSQL. Advantages of Designing a website in Joomla Easy Set Up – Easy to install and configure Admin out of the box – user management, search, polls etc. Lots of plugins – There are over 10 000 extensions in the extension directory. Joomla is easy to…

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Building websites with WordPress

In this second post we will be looking at another content management system, WordPress. WordPress is one of the most widely used content management systems. Whether you use WordPress as a blog or a content management system, one is for sure, its really easy to use for the end user. I use WordPress alot when building simple and basic websites, due to its simplicity for the end user. There are obviously some pros and cons to using WordPress and I am going to dive into them in detail later. What is WordPress? Wordpress is an open source blogging tool and…

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Designing websites in Drupal

In the next series of blog posts, I will going through the different content management systems (CMS) that I use, and what the pros and cons are on each. Today, I will be focusing on the Big Daddy of all open source content management systems – Drupal. What is Drupal? Drupal is a content management system that allows the end user the option of making changes to their website without having to know any coding languages. Drupal also consists of thousands of add-ons or modules which allow you to extend your website and make it more dynamic. Advantages Open Source…

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Choosing the right web design company

Here are some steps or guidelines when you are choosing the right web design company to design your next website. PLAN YOUR WEBSITE AHEAD OF TIME Don’t ask for a web design company to design a site for you tomorrow. Plan ahead of time. This way you will not make an error in judgment. This will give you time to shop around and it will also allow you to prepare your images and information ahead of time. Don’t ask a web design company to quickly build a site for you that you should have done a month ago. This will…

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Theme Builder WordPress Headway Themes vs Ithemes Builder comparison

I very really use a templating (theme builder WordPress) system to create my WordPress themes. On the odd occasion I have used both Headway themes and Ithemes Builder. Both are great WordPress theme builders. They certainly both lighten the load when it comes to design time. So there are some real positives and also some negative in using both WordPress theme builders and I will go into some detail now on what I mean. Ithemes Builder – http://ithemes.com/purchase/builder-theme/ The great thing about Builder is that it allows you to build fantastic layouts for any number of pages. It allows you…

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Sublime Text 2 editor Best editor around

In the time that I have been designing and developing websites, I have used a number of text and HTML editors. Some good and some really bad. I currently moved back to a Windows Machine, from using a Mac. When i was on a mac I used Coda and Espresso, two great editors. So I have had to look around for a good text and html editor. Well I came across one, which in my opinion is the best Editor around. Sublime Text 2 editor. Sublime Text 2 editor is a sexy little editor and is light weight, meaning that it…

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