Why I chose a combination of Joomla! and WordPress

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under Software development, Web development · Comment 
From: Shawn Gay

There are so many possibilities for constructing websites. My review of modern web techniques led me to believe I should invest some time to learn and use a content management system (CMS) to handle my website content. The idea of separating content from presentation really resonated with me.

Off-the-shelf CMS systems, both commercial and open-source, provide such a wealth of functionality to leverage that it just doesn’t make sense to develop a new site from scratch with no third-party software solutions. But, there are so many choices? How can one not be completely frozen trying to weight the pro’s and con’s of each route. Well, for me, the winning ticket came down to the combination of stable, well-documented code and good support, even if it meant a trade-off with flexibility. Joomla! is the CMS I chose for the “business” part of my site, and WordPress is the engine I chose to run the blog site you are now reading. So, why two different CMS engines?

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