Joomla or wordpress
Discussion
There is another option, PC Pro recommends Drupal.
http://websitesetup.org/cms-comparison-wordpress-v...
http://websitesetup.org/cms-comparison-wordpress-v...
Wordpress is good but I'm not convinced it's always the right choice for a non-techie. I have some slightly technical customers who find Wordpress hard work. Something like Weebly is quite a bit easier IMO, but it really depends on how important SEO is and how often you need to make edits/add content.
Ah, well, if you're really non-technical and don't mind putting up with a not-very-CMS then Weebly or Wix are alternative options!
WP is good for getting new pages up quickly in an established format. From dabbling, Weebly and Wix make it too easy to cock up a format so that elements that are standard throughout a site appear to move slightly as you go from page to page.
WP is good for getting new pages up quickly in an established format. From dabbling, Weebly and Wix make it too easy to cock up a format so that elements that are standard throughout a site appear to move slightly as you go from page to page.
Irrespective of what CMS they choose to use there are a number of other important things to consider.
CMS updates
All open source CMS software generally has regular updates that fix bugs and security issues. These updates should be a applied frequently and should only be applied after a full backup has been taken (see the next section on backups). Wordpress does offer the ability to update through the admin interface but this can go wrong occasionally (due to incompatible plugins or permissions issues) so whoever is applying the updates needs to know how to fix this issues when the arise.
Backups
Backups should be regularly taken. The regularity depends on how often the site changes. If you're running comments on the site you should be taking them daily at a minimum. Also the backups should be stored away from the hosting provider and also the restore process MUST be tested regularly.
Make sure you own the site
By "own the site" I mean. Make sure whoever creates the site can't hold you to ransom. As an absolute minimum they should give you full access to the backups (code and database).
The story generally goes something like this:
CMS updates
All open source CMS software generally has regular updates that fix bugs and security issues. These updates should be a applied frequently and should only be applied after a full backup has been taken (see the next section on backups). Wordpress does offer the ability to update through the admin interface but this can go wrong occasionally (due to incompatible plugins or permissions issues) so whoever is applying the updates needs to know how to fix this issues when the arise.
Backups
Backups should be regularly taken. The regularity depends on how often the site changes. If you're running comments on the site you should be taking them daily at a minimum. Also the backups should be stored away from the hosting provider and also the restore process MUST be tested regularly.
Make sure you own the site
By "own the site" I mean. Make sure whoever creates the site can't hold you to ransom. As an absolute minimum they should give you full access to the backups (code and database).
The story generally goes something like this:
- Bob gets site created by WebDev Ltd
- WebDev Ltd supply the hosting as part of the deal
- All goes well for a period of time. WebDev Ltd do regular updates/backups etc...
- Bob needs some work doing on the site and WebDev Ltd are non-responsive
- Because WebDev Ltd are un-responsive Bob can't get his site off them
RobDickinson said:
Dreamweaver is a wysywig web dev tool. It can work but if all you want to do is put up the odd blog post its a bit overkill for the non techno.
WP or blogspot etc.
I did not even know Dreamweaver was a thing any more, when I have mentioned it in recent years in proximity to devs they have sneered at me. I guess it is OK for building fairly static sorts of sites, but Wordpress is a huge platform and I believe it is the largest open source community in the world now. WP or blogspot etc.
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