Extensions/Plugins

If you chose Joomla then you can find Free & Commercial extensions directly from Joomla.org http://extensions.joomla.org/

Joomla uses Extensions,Modules, Plug-ins & Components. You may think they are one in the same but in actuality they do very different things. A Component may allow you to create a community like Community builder, and a module may allow you to post a Facebook like box or a twitter link. In Joomla you have to install the Component, Module or plug-in as a zip file. Even though it comes in zipped it will extract by itself. You will then find it under the proper area in admin panel. It can be tricky sometimes finding them but they're there.

Unlike Wordpress you do not have to activate your component or module although you can un publish it or publish it. I guess it's kinda the same in Wordpress activate or deactivate. Note there are some or very few components that you have to publish in joomla, but it's very few.So if you can't find it then you have to module or plug -ins under Extensions.

In Joomla you can install many templates. Go to Extensions, Extension manager and click on choose file. This will open up your files on your computer. This is why your files need to be extremely organized. every time you download a file, you need to show in finder, copy it, paste it in the proper folder i.e. templates, plugins etc. After copying the file to the proper folder you then need to zip file. Joomla & Wordpress don't accept files unless they are zipped. In Wordpress you can upload other files, like RSS or .CSV files etc. So once you upload your template, then you have to go to Extension manager again, and under extension is template manager. Click on template manager then you will see all the templates youhave downloaded. You can create the default template by clicking the star under default by that template. once you have that then you still have check boz all of the pages that will be on that template. This does not just happen automatically.

Once you have the template starred as default then click on the name of the template. Then you have to check all the boxes for the menu assignment. This will tell your template which pages to show. This seems like a lot of work compared to Wordpress.

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