[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by RoboMaster

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We liked Joomla because it allows our media team to add and change content easily and quickly. Something like this certainly has many useful, customizable features, like different types of web pages and sections (news, media, description, intro, about, etc). And you can't go wrong with the look of it, it's certainly pretty cool. It cost us a pretty penny though: $90 a year for the template (Joomla is free). We felt that we could afford this, although I understand that some teams can't. However, we think this is a really nice system and of course I'd recommend it.

^---- Thank you for explaining your reasoning behind choosing the system you did.

Originally Posted by cablebox

Joomla is a CMS (content managing system), it is, in other words, a site maker. Really the only difference with Joomla and lets say, webs, is that joomla you have to know how to use a ftp (and sometimes hosts give you joomla auto installers). Joomla is a bad idea. Your site wont be custom, i can think of 20 joomla sites with the same template off the top of my head. When people come to me requesting a website, they show me there current website (joomla) and guess how many traffic? 0-10! My advice? dont use a site maker such as joomla, its not creative, you dont learn anything...except that joomla is buggy. And if you want a login and stuff, code it in php. Its not very hard. Sorry if i sound harsh, but even though im a beginner in robotics, i have years of experience in traffic and web design.

Each team is different, your mileage may vary. What works for your team does NOT necessarily mean it will work for others.