Joomla or WordPress? Tough choice for your website
Choosing a good content management system (CMS) is the most difficult decision for website operators, as the wrong CMS chosen can easily be reversed later. WordPress and Joomla are without a doubt the two most sought after frameworks out there, but which one stands out the most when it comes to creating custom solutions is worth knowing. While both are clear in their goals, the choice will depend on your business goals, objectives and of course your budget. Therefore, the selection of one of them requires consideration and consideration in advance. The following section compares WordPress and Joomla by technical features to help you figure out which frame is the best choice for your next web project.
#1 Easy to use
WordPress is known for its clean approach and simple user interface. A WordPress based website can be used by anyone with minimal technical expertise. Easy to use with most menus, navigation options at your fingertips. Likewise, there are no hard and fast rules for using Joomla. It has a comprehensive control panel that allows users or website owners to manage all the modules from one place.
#2 flexibility and adaptability
When comparing WordPress plugins to Joomla extensions, the latter is definitely the winner. While WordPress has over 12,000 plugins, Joomla has a whopping 6,000 extensions. In this way, Joomla offers more flexibility in adapting the site to customer needs.
#3 security
While both software offers a high level of security and can help owners to close security loopholes, Joomla has advanced extensions that can be offered for backup and only supports permitted access. It has two forced connection options via SSL and 2FA on the dashboard and also has extensive security enhancements of its own. Joomla is used by many big brands and companies and is undoubtedly a more reliable framework.
#4 SEO (search engine optimization)
In terms of SEO, both platforms have advanced features. However, Joomla easily outperforms WordPress in this regard too. It allows website owners or developers to provide meta descriptions as well as keywords. Joomla’s Easy Frontend SEO (EFSEO) allows you to perform various SEO-related tasks directly from the frontend, such as: B. Editing meta details.
Easy to use, easy for beginners, extensive customization, and a large online community make Joomla a winner over WordPress and other popular CMS in general. It supports millions of websites and has proven to be the best CMS solution for complex large scale web and intranet applications where people need to interact via local interfaces.