Open Source Usability — Joomla! Vs. WordPress

An anonymous reader writes "PlayingWithWire profiles two open source tools for Web development, comparing Joomla! and WordPress through the lens of usability. The article has apparently upset a few people at the Joomla! forum, but it does bring up a good point. Many open source projects are developed by engineers for engineers — should they focus more on usability? PlayingWithWire makes a bold analogy: 'If Joomla! is Linux, then WordPress is Mac OS X. WordPress might offer only 90% of the features of Joomla!, but in most cases WordPress is both easier to use and faster to get up and running.'" The article repeatedly stresses that blogging platform WordPress and CMS harness Joomla! occupy different levels of the content hierarchy. How fair is it to twit Joomla! on usability?

Comments

Re:Different software appeals to different peopl

[Anonymous Coward]

Except, like, if you use OS X, because when you are forced to the same applications and ways of doing things in many cases.

Because, well, it makes everything look easier, even though it suck when it come to features.

Posting AC since any Apple criticism gets moderated troll anyway.

Re:Quite fair

[Crudely_Indecent]

Information can be as free as it wants. Posting information and running a CMS website are two entirely different things. My mom posts on the internet, she sends email, but she's not capable of running a website. If she wanted one, I'd suggest to her that she find a competent developer.

Yes, I want server technology to be restricted to those of us who are educated in its proper operation.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. What we need is an internet license. Lower level licenses allow surfing and sending email, higher level licenses allow serving content. Got no server license?, bummer, you must be a content author.