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5 More Places to Buy Joomla Templates

Barbara Holbrook — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:00:38 +0000

Last week we posted an article about where to find joomla templates. After being roundly smacked about by our readers for leaving out some of the larger (and popular) Joomla template design websites, we’ve decided to try and redeem ourselves with yet another article about finding quality Joomla Templates.

Like we said earlier, a well-made template is the foundation for a good website. If the template doesn’t include the right code for proper SEO, then it’s going to make life difficult later. This is as true for Joomla as it is for Wordpress, or Drupal. That is why we recommend sourcing out premium template companies that you can rely on. (...)
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5 Cool Places to Find Joomla Themes

Spencer Spellman — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:00:05 +0000

One of the most important things about building a website or blog is the significance of having an attractive design. It’s imperative to have a theme that not only looks good, but is fully functional and formats properly on the majority of popular web browsers. For most users, finding or designing a template is the first thing they set out to do.

If you’re a new user or want to give your site some pop to it, you might need to consider using a premium template, — which usually means that you’ll have to pay for it. The benefit of buying a template is that it usually requires less work to get started. However, some free templates are still worth it, if you’ve got the skills to fix it up yourself or are willing to hire a designer to do the work for you.

Below I’ve listed the 5 coolest places to find Joomla templates. (...)
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Installing Joomla With Fantastico

Spencer Spellman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:00:03 +0000

Whether a seasoned developer looking to jump into the world of Joomla or a graduate of WordPress, this tutorial will help you start getting your feet wet by teaching you how to easily install Joomla with Fantastico.

If you’ve installed WordPress with Fantastico, then you’ll find this tutorial very similar and easy to run right through. Even if you haven’t used Fantastico before, this tutorial will show you that you can get Joomla up and running in no time. (...)
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Choosing a CMS

Spencer Spellman — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:00:46 +0000

If you went to your Twitter or Facebook page right now and typed in the question: What is the best CMS; odds are high that you’ll get 10 different answers.

Depending on what type of content management system you want, Wikipedia provides an extensive list. But, what is the best CMS?

To answer this, we’re going to look at three of the major ones (Joomla, Drupal and WordPress). (...)
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