CorePHP releases WordPress MU for Joomla Module
Following the release of their WordPress for Joomla module, which integrates two of the most popular open source content management systems, CorePHP has just released an update that adds support for WordPress MU (Multi-User). Many sites like to differentiate the theme of the blog section from the main design, and for those using the WordPress MU plugin, all of the individual users will be able to customize their own blog. The display of the page will be similar to the “wrapper” function of Joomla – the base Joomla theme will wrap around the user blog page, allowing for the retention of main site navigation, blocks, and banners, while giving the freedom to create to the individual bloggers.
Many multi-user sites will have bloggers more familiar with WordPress than Joomla due to its ease of use for web publishing, so this plugin will allow webmasters to give their clients & community the best of both worlds when it comes to publication options. Combining this with the emerging Joomla enterprise versions allowing multi-site hosting of 1000’s of sites under the same administration hood, the WordPress for Joomla module becomes even more powerful and expansive.
“WordPress for Joomla is the most complete blogging soution for Joomla 1.5. While Joomla! is extremely versatile, it does not make for the best blogging platform. WordPress is the best blogging platform there is. With its ease of use and its pure blogging power you could not ask for anything else. WordPress is very rich in features, allowing authors to password protect their posts, as well as have WordPress decide if comments are spam or not with great accuracy. You can even blog on your iPhone/iPod Touch directly onto your Joomla! site!”1
Information about the WordPress Multi User version can be found here:
http://www.corephp.com/wordpress-mu/wordpress-mu-for-joomla.html
At the CMS Learning & Business conference, Lead Developer Rafael Corral presented a seminar on the Wordpress MU for Joomla module, saying:
“”You will no longer need to display WordPress inside a wrapper! This solution will blow your mind!”2
CMSWire has done a nice write up of the seminar, reporting:
“Corral listed the primary benefits of WordPress within Joomla:
- Use of tags
- 3000 WordPress plugins
- Finely tuned SEO capabilities
Just released, the component is subscription based and costs US$ 80 a year and the multi-user component US$ 100.” 3
These are important modules for Joomla as it continues to expand as a web platform. The ability to integrate different bulletin board softwares like Vbulletin and SMF have been very popular with web designers, as well as integrating with 3rd party image software like Gallery 2 or other ecommerce platforms. The integration of stand alone CMS software systems like these into Joomla increase the complexity, design, and configuration options for webmasters who need to build complex sites and social networks.
How does running WordPress and Joomla together in the same installation affect performance?
“Some load time issues will occur because of using two applications. Corral says front-end time issue is insignificant, there might be some longer load times in admin section.”3
- http://www.corephp.com/wordpress/wordpress-integration-for-joomla-1.5.html [↩]
- http://www.cmsexpo.net/sessions/352.html [↩]
- http://www.cmswire.com/cms/events/cms-expo-wordpress-wrapped-in-joomla-004524.php [↩] [↩]
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I have joomla and wordpress sites, this integration is a good idea. I just hope that it complement the two system.
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