Joomla ??

[sambob]

Just wondering if there are any Joomla people here.

Any others developing their own joomla sites?

[Tannin]

There are a few PHP programmers here, Sambob, but I don't know of anyone using Joomla.

[Allann]

I have created a few joomla sites and still look after a few.

[Q97]

Yes, and we use it at work, though our site is quite large. We also have the benefit of having one of the core Joomla developers on our books...

For a small site that you use infrequently - probably overkill. There are simpler systems.

[Kym]

I've played with it, but not rolled out to production.

Interestingly there is a Joomla to vBulletin integration module.

[sambob]

Ok, so a few here are up to speed on it.

So any discussion may create discussion and not a dead thread.

I use it for my own site and also a few client sites. (4 years experience).

Looking forward to the improvements in 1.6... should be quite a leap forward.

[Allann]

Not trying to be rude here but you'll probably get better discussions from a joomla forum. I visit here to improve my photography! Just a thought.

[sambob]

Hi Allann...

Taken aback slightly by reply (I am relatively new here). I to am here to learn about photography.

Having initially looked at other topics to see if general discussions existed here (like most other photography sites and forums) I saw many that dont directly or specific relate to photography.

To join in a discussion or not to join in a discussion is surely up to the individual... and it is not too welcoming to have a slightly dismissive reply intimating that I should go somewhere else.

Joomla is a massively popular, easy to use and setup CMS that is extremely relevant to photographers.. a quick look at there Joomla showcase area shows that photography and photographers rank VERY high, in fact just behind the top categories of Travel & Tourism and Software categories.

I understand and respect that you might not be interested in Joomla but others may be and though (as a photographer.. I would open up a discussion for any like minded people to join in).

Regards

[Allann]

I didn't mean anything by my response and certainly wouldn't want you to go elsewhere. I must have misunderstood your initial reason for posting, because it sounded to me that you were after help/discussion on the merits of Joomla, in which case you would have received better replies from a Joomla forum.
Sorry for any misunderstanding my response may have caused.

[sambob]

No problem Allann....

online things can sometimes get lost in translation. Thought the reply was strange.

All good and thanks for reply.

[Kym]

Publishing on the Web is definitely part of modern photography!
In fact we discuss it briefly in the New to Photography leaning plan.

That said, I think Allan was suggesting getting support for a CMS via AP was not the best option as the number of people on AP with those skills is very limited compared with the Joomla forums.

I generally minimise my IT tech talk on AP (yeah - its true!), and I'm the senior site tech guy for a couple of reasons:
a) I don't want to be tech support for everybody
b) My focus is to keep AP running well and adding useful features when needed

Is Joomla a good option to publish Web sites? Yes!

Is it for the non technical? Only if you get it via a managed service (my 2.2 cents worth)

[sambob]

Hi Kym and thanks for input...

Wast looking for support... just wondering how many here were into joomla. (I am a pro photo and joomla person - currently developed/manage several)

As a BG... I have almost 5 years experience in joomla, about the same in Menalto Gallery and Coppermine (amongst others).

As a passionate photographer and passionate Joomla person I like to share these passions with others ... share the knowledge, learn from others etc......

Thats all... and if others were also interested/ using joomla then a workgroup /brainstorm etc could result.

Announcing the above experience / motivation would (IMHO) have had the SAMBOB come across as a tosser (which may be the case anyway now )


regards...