JOOMLA, WORDPRESS & NUCLUES HTTP://WWW.TECHNICALPROJECTS.ORG By Savitri Wilder

What is in Today’s Session? Introduction Joomla Overview WordPress Overview Wordpress Wordpress MU Nucleus Examples Discussion/Q&A

Introduction

Joomla Overview

WordPress Overview

Wordpress

Wordpress MU

Nucleus

Examples

Discussion/Q&A

Joomla Overview For developers: Installation, with basic requirements as follows: PHP 4.2.x MySQL 3.23.x Apache 1.3.x Local installation: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/34/132 JSAS XAMPP or similar Add-ons/extensions (2882 extension as of 4/3/08) Designers Dreamweaver plug-in Admin Easy to navigate control panel User Easy to navigate menu system and front end editing option

For developers:

Installation, with basic requirements as follows:

PHP 4.2.x

MySQL 3.23.x

Apache 1.3.x

Local installation:

http://help.joomla.org/content/view/34/132

JSAS

XAMPP or similar

Add-ons/extensions (2882 extension as of 4/3/08)

Designers

Dreamweaver plug-in

Admin

Easy to navigate control panel

User

Easy to navigate menu system and front end editing option

Joomla’s Features Divided by Sections, Categories, and Content Plug-ins can be in the form of Components (content specialized elements or applications), Modules (used to display different information), and/or Mambots (functional units of code that support the operation of Joomla) Global configuration Different user privileges Can add to menu and publish to front page easily

Divided by Sections, Categories, and Content

Plug-ins can be in the form of Components (content specialized elements or applications), Modules (used to display different information), and/or Mambots (functional units of code that support the operation of Joomla)

Global configuration

Different user privileges

Can add to menu and publish to front page easily

WordPress Overview Difference between WP and WP-MU Developers Very easy web interface and same basic server requirements as Joomla Many extensions , including widgets Designers I have not tested it yet but there is a Dreamweaver plug-in (works in DW 8 or greater) Admin Easy to navigate control panel User Easy to navigate menu system and front end editing option Users Different user capabilities

Difference between WP and WP-MU

Developers

Very easy web interface and same basic server requirements as Joomla

Many extensions , including widgets

Designers

I have not tested it yet but there is a Dreamweaver plug-in (works in DW 8 or greater)

Admin

Easy to navigate control panel

User

Easy to navigate menu system and front end editing option

Users

Different user capabilities

WordPress’s Features Can have a feel of a full website through its “pages” feature Great spam catcher through Askismet Great selection of themes Easily embed videos, podcast, or other Web 2.0 applications Import/export option Full features: www.wordpress.org/about/features

Can have a feel of a full website through its “pages” feature

Great spam catcher through Askismet

Great selection of themes

Easily embed videos, podcast, or other Web 2.0 applications

Import/export option

Full features: www.wordpress.org/about/features

Nucleus Usage Nucleus was used before WordPress MU was available We have no access to files and folders permission in our server Although Nucleus is a very nice blog application, we found that WP has more features especially with MU Users have no access to his own control panel Only two levels of user access: admin or user

Nucleus was used before WordPress MU was available

We have no access to files and folders permission in our server

Although Nucleus is a very nice blog application, we found that WP has more features especially with MU

Users have no access to his own control panel

Only two levels of user access: admin or user

UCM Joomla Examples MMSP: www.mmsp.org Uses Community Builder Zip code search Wild Life Society: www.ucmo.edu/wildlifesociety Paramedico: www.ucmo.edu/paramedico (still working on CSS) Prevet: www.ucmo.edu/prevet (needs content) Mathforum: http://faculty.ucmo.edu/mathforum/mathforum

MMSP: www.mmsp.org

Uses Community Builder

Zip code search

Wild Life Society: www.ucmo.edu/wildlifesociety

Paramedico: www.ucmo.edu/paramedico (still working on CSS)

Prevet: www.ucmo.edu/prevet (needs content)

Mathforum: http://faculty.ucmo.edu/mathforum/mathforum

Other Joomla Examples OSU: http://osu.okstate.edu/ Antioch LA: www.antiochla.edu Antioch St. Barbara: www.antiochsb.edu UMich: www.si.umich.edu/computing W. Carolina U: http://ief.wcu.edu U. of Alabama: http://vast.uah.edu U. of Virginia: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu Albion: www.albion.edu/sports

OSU: http://osu.okstate.edu/

Antioch LA: www.antiochla.edu

Antioch St. Barbara: www.antiochsb.edu

UMich: www.si.umich.edu/computing

W. Carolina U: http://ief.wcu.edu

U. of Alabama: http://vast.uah.edu

U. of Virginia: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu

Albion: www.albion.edu/sports

UCM WordPress Examples INST 5400: http://inst5400.technicalprojects.org GRAP 2610: http://grap2610.technicalprojects.org Bryan Carter: http://english2205.wordpress.com

INST 5400: http://inst5400.technicalprojects.org

GRAP 2610: http://grap2610.technicalprojects.org

Bryan Carter: http://english2205.wordpress.com

Other WordPress Examples http://www.slconvention.org http://giftedkidsnetwork.com/wp http://www.teach42.com WordPress hosted blogs: www.wordpress.com

http://www.slconvention.org

http://giftedkidsnetwork.com/wp

http://www.teach42.com

WordPress hosted blogs: www.wordpress.com

Joomla Links Joomla: www.joomla.org Installation: http://help.joomla.org/content/category/48/268/302/ Dreamweaver extension: www.joomlasolutions.com/joomla_dreamweaver/joomla_dreamweaver_extension_1.0.mxp JSAS: www.jsasonline.com

Joomla: www.joomla.org

Installation: http://help.joomla.org/content/category/48/268/302/

Dreamweaver extension: www.joomlasolutions.com/joomla_dreamweaver/joomla_dreamweaver_extension_1.0.mxp

JSAS: www.jsasonline.com

WordPress Links WordPress: www.wordpress.org MU: http://mu.wordpress.org Dreamweaver Extension: http://vikiworks.com/2007/08/22/dw-extension-for-wordpress-template-build

WordPress: www.wordpress.org

MU: http://mu.wordpress.org

Dreamweaver Extension: http://vikiworks.com/2007/08/22/dw-extension-for-wordpress-template-build

Other Links FTP: Cyberduck: www.cyberduck.ch Filezilla: www.filezilla-project.org Compression Apps: 7-Zip: www.7-zip.org

FTP:

Cyberduck: www.cyberduck.ch

Filezilla: www.filezilla-project.org

Compression Apps:

7-Zip: www.7-zip.org

My Contact Savitri Wilder University of Central Missouri 207B Dockery 660-543-8687 [email_address] http://www.technicalprojects.org

Savitri Wilder

University of Central Missouri

207B Dockery

660-543-8687

[email_address]

http://www.technicalprojects.org