Joomla User Reviews
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"Don't even Bother"
Version: Joomla 1.5.11
Pros
It's free but thats about it....oh hang on support is free too but you need hours and hours as there is millions of pages to read for a simple answer that won't work,
Cons
It's free....and very very hard to use.
Takes hours to setup correctly and sucks up data...and then takes days to learn how to use it...weeks if you install a "add on" or "plug in".Summary
Don't even Bother trying to install this unless you are a website wiz and have a webhost that will let you install it.
You would have a better chance of finding family history on 5 generations of cousins cousins cousins then you will of getting this thing to work correctly.
Not sure what the developers had in mind but it was not to make it user friendly at all.....come on up to 5 levels of changes to get a banner advert to work...or over 4 levels of movement to edit the frontpage!
SOMEBODDY NEEDS TO INVEST $$$ INTO THIS to bring it up to 2009 standards... -
"Won't install."
Version: Joomla 1.5.7
Pros
Wouldn't know.
Cons
Couldn't even install it. Downloading this gives you a mass of zipped files and directories that when uncompressed, don't do anything. There's no exe file and the directory that says "installer" doesn't install anything.
Summary
If it doesn't self-install, screw it. I shouldn't have to wade through the numerous directories and files to figure out how to even install it.
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"Great CMS! Time to upgrade your old sites!"
Version: Joomla 1.5.6
Pros
A great too for the beginner to professional to use. Many of different styles of add-on to choose from. When I install this CMS for clients they are welcoming to the user friendly interface..
Cons
Narrowing down the right extensions to beginner could be hard out of the thousands.Extra steps in minor plug in updates.
Summary
Get some good web hosting...Get your design/development cap on and you will enjoy using this tool for the technology it has. Minimal to advance skills may be use to do updates , which make for awesome usability.
Forward moving CMS tool not to be missed!
Updated on Sep 11, 2008 -
"it didnt work"
Version: Joomla 1.5.5
Cons
it didnt work. I downloaded it but couldnt figure out how to install it.
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"I saw joomla's demos and I really enjoy it."
Version: Joomla 1.5.3
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