This is a questions for Joomla users out there:

Do you still use Joomla 1.0.15 or have you went for Joomla 1.5 ?

Thanks,
Dks.

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Was a Joomla user, but have decided to move away from it. Its a great CMS to get started with in terms of ease of use and functionality, however after much pain I've decided to look at other systems.

I had so much trouble trying to migrate from Joomla 1.0.15 to 1.5 with my almost vanilla install that I decided because of the effort involved it simply wasn't worth while moving.

If I was setting up a new site, I'd go with 1.5.

For the record in future I'll either be using Drupal or Expression Engine.

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I still find Joomla a good system. It has a lot of components and extensions - modules , mambots.

You can build a website in almost every niche, because there are a lot of options.

I have not tried Drupal that much so I cannot say I know the CMS good. I do not know anything about Expression Engine. What kind of CMS is it ? Middle size websites working on it ?

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I guess I just found joomla too "set" for my liking and didn't like how you've got to get plugins for xyz to work the way you want it to.

A lot of the features I wanted should have been core features unfortunately.

Yes I used joomla a good bit so its not a case of I just couldn't figure it out .. I figured it out and just thought this isn't how it should work.

I must give drupal a go when I get a chance must check in on that meetup thing as well. Did that ever take off Gavin ? and are you nearly finished your comparison of the CMS's ?

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I'm getting there, I've been learning more and more about Drupal. I've also been themeing and building a site which I want to launch soon that will use Drupal.

There's alot to learn about Drupal though. Unfortunately its not very friendly to first time users simply because its so flexible that there is more than 1 way to achieve the same thing.

I do plan to finish my review eventually, I actually didn't think it would take me so long to evaluate these systems, had I have known I would have left the article in my drafts.

I tend to agree in that Joomla is not very flexible and it makes you work the way it wants you to work, it doesn't really allow you to do what you want with it.

One great feature of Drupal is the multisite set up. 1 code base to maintain and you can add other websites.

I've got this working with Carbon Motorsport | Japanese Performance Cars and Vintage JDM | Classic Japanese Car Owners Club

There are some good drupal help sites out there that make the learning curve easier.

Drupal Modules - Search, Rate, and Review Drupal Modules

Drupal School | The Art Lab

Friendly Expert Drupal Consulting | Lullabot

Are just a few, if you are looking to get started with Drupal that is.

Sorry to thread jack!

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