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Best CMS for Newbie?

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by seoindiaweb, Jul 8, 2006.

  1. #1
    hello everyone
    i am planing to launch Portal for India. it will includes games, jokes, recipes, news matri , datinng etc.
    Which CMS will be best to choose? i need bit of professional site something like this www . gujarat . com
    i m totally ZERO in mysql, mssql and php or asp watsoever it needs.
    I have fantastico so they will install automatically some of CMS
    but which will be good for long term? as well SEO FRIENDLY...

    many thanx in advance
     
    seoindiaweb, Jul 8, 2006 IP
  2. fsmedia

    fsmedia Prominent Member

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    I'd look at drupal or joomla for a good CMS, I've used them both and they're both pretty easy to use.
     
    fsmedia, Jul 8, 2006 IP
  3. seoindiaweb

    seoindiaweb Banned

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    #3
    Thanx Fsmedia,
    Do they provide good template??
    which will you prefer if you have both to choose??
     
    seoindiaweb, Jul 8, 2006 IP
  4. fsmedia

    fsmedia Prominent Member

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    Yes, there are lots of templates for both. I'd say go with Joomla first, it's pretty well developed.
     
    fsmedia, Jul 8, 2006 IP
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    I like drupal and wordpress, but drupal has more functionality IMHO
     
    PipSqueak, Jul 8, 2006 IP
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    seoindiaweb Banned

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    Thanx everyone for your help.. i am done with Joomla installation www.thegujarat.org ( i m adding content) but u can see the URL
    Thanx alottt DP rocks
     
    seoindiaweb, Jul 8, 2006 IP
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    fsmedia Prominent Member

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    Glad we could help. Best of luck to you with it :D
     
    fsmedia, Jul 8, 2006 IP
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    joomla is better
     
    010081, Jul 11, 2006 IP
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    As i said in neighbour topic - my opinion is Nucleus CMS
     
    Solomon, Jul 12, 2006 IP
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    joomla seems good for beginners, i just started site with joomla...for the most part it seems ok...just gotta get used to the admin panel
     
    ash1, Jul 12, 2006 IP
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    yes, I agree, Joomla is easier to use and many custom template, module, and component. Right now I'm trying to use php-fusion, more faster than joomla but have restricted module :(
     
    zirkov, Jul 12, 2006 IP
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    I installed joomla on some sites for my friends all newbies.
    All was satisfied from the easy to use.
     
    Absolutus, Jul 14, 2006 IP
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    Personally, I feel that Nucleus CMS is pretty easy for beginners to use and yet can be customized to your own liking as you learn the inner workings of the engine. The support forum also helped me with some tips to customize my website the way I want it.
     
    ORiN, Jul 15, 2006 IP
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    My biggest problem with Joomla is it is not customized for SEO or AdSense. Yes, you are a beginner, but, if you are going to develop such a massive site, you should start it off correctly from the beginning or you are wasting your time. You should find a CMS that will give normal html names.
     
    factchecker, Jul 17, 2006 IP
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    Try opensef: http://open-sef.org/
     
    Serpatinas, Jul 17, 2006 IP
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    Joomla is great, you might also want to look at a magazine type layout component called ijoomla(.com).

    As above poster mentioned, opensef is great, I use it on my site (below)
     
    Compass, Jul 17, 2006 IP