According to the Search volume index, Joomla and Wordpress are the two top contenders in the marketplace for content management for social networking and blogging community platforms. So there are a couple considerations when you are trying to decide which to use and perhaps you may even want to use both. For robust social communities sites or ecommerce Joomla by far is going to serve you better as a framework and platform form growing your business. With some of the advanced integrations with CRBM systems like info@hand there is really nothing else on the market that can compete with these total business management, social networking and ecommerce capabilities. Joomla has over 4600 extensions and a huge development community supporting it. On the other hand if you are a content creator or blogger and less interested in the integrations and extensibility you are definitely going to want to give Wordpress consideration.
If you are a real geek you can watch this daily on Google Trends -Joomla-Wordpress-Drupal
GREAT CASE STUDY:
Click here for an interesting Joomla/Wordpress/Drupal comparison report case study. although it is a little outdated at the time of this article since there have been many enhancements to all three of these environments. http://openconcept.ca/sites/openconcept.ca/files/OpenConcept%20-%20CUPE%20CMS_0.pdf
We have put up a Joomla vs Drupal comparison and have yet to include Wordpress because it really stands out for a different type of use. I think one of the first considerations will be how much CMS do you need under the hood and if you need very little then Wordpress can get you a lot of traction quickly if you are going to also get proactive in blogging. If you need more muscle under the hood both Drupal and Joomla have great blogging tools
These platforms all are part of a vast sea of applications and if you want to go bonkers take a look at CMS Matrix where you can compare hundreds of CMS solutions and rate them base on features and capabilities though many of the features most folks will not understand let alone see their potential use or value, in addition often this source to is a bit behind the curve since this information is managed manually. It is always best to work with a consultant that specializes on the particular CMS’s you have interest in when deploying these systems since they are much more in the loop on the current trends and developments of these platforms. They can effectively help you get the most out of your technology investment.
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