Is there Joomla! CMS with pre-built components?
17 Jul 2009
I am Joomla newbie and I am a bit overwhelmed by the number of Joomla! components.
Is there some kind of universal Joomla build – already containing such pre-built components as Forum, Gallery etc.?
Typically, people add such components to their Joomla sites manually, e.g. FireBoard as forum, PhocaGallery as gallery etc.
Assuming you want to try some free components as a newbie and save some time, I would suggest that you use Joomla-Builder.Com service. They are said to offer a set of various selectable components into downloadable Joomla builds (on the fly).
Alternatively, if you plan to streamline your development, you can select a couple of components, install into your Joomla and save database+files to have a reliable build in your toolbox.
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solarisedesign
2009 Jul 17 1I don’t think so – Joomla by it’s very nature is extremely configurable so comes "out of the box" with a limited number of components installed.
Joomla can be a bit of a tricky thing to set up, with many, many options. I might recommend taking a look at WordPress, which has a simpler interface and it’s a lot easier to install/use plugins if you’re not sure what you’re doing.
Robin
http://www.solarisedesign.co.uk
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php_thinker
2009 Jul 17 2Typically, people add such components to their Joomla sites manually, e.g. FireBoard as forum, PhocaGallery as gallery etc.
Assuming you want to try some free components as a newbie and save some time, I would suggest that you use Joomla-Builder.Com service. They are said to offer a set of various selectable components into downloadable Joomla builds (on the fly).
Alternatively, if you plan to streamline your development, you can select a couple of components, install into your Joomla and save database+files to have a reliable build in your toolbox.
References :
Joomla-Builder.Com
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