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Installing WordPress

People are often scared of this but there is no need to be. Below I will show you just how easy it is. These are the basic steps that we will follow: Download Akeeba Quickstart Upload Akeeba Kickstart to your hosting package Download the latest WordPress installation from WordPress.org Upload the zip file to your hosting…

Installing Joomla

Installing Joomla can often be a subject that scares beginners. Below I will show you just how easy it is. Hopefully the post will show relative newcomers how to install joomla on their web servers These are the basic steps that we will follow Download the latest Joomla installation in zip format Create a database…

Joomla: 1.5 or 1.6?

Well after an exceedingly long wait Joomla 1.6 was publicly released back in February. Is it worth moving from Joomla 1.5 up to this release? To be honest I had awaited this release with great anticipation for more than 2 years but I usually find myself installing Joomla 1.5 (1.5.23 at the moment) instead of…

Choosing a CMS

So you want to build a CMS powered website but are confused as to what to use? Here are some pointers. There are a large variety of content management systems (CMSs) out there including: CMS Made Simple Joomla WordPress Drupal Here are some rules of thumb for me:

Welcome to CMS Bloke

Welcome to CMS Bloke. First let me introduce myself. I’ve been a software developer for over a decade but only arrived in the web development sphere in mid-2007. Starting with basic (I cringe when I say table-based) websites through simple xhtml/css to large scale cms based websites for various industries. Along the way I’ve managed…