{"id":113,"date":"2025-08-22T01:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T01:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/?p=113"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:31:27","slug":"joomla-vs-wordpress-is-joomla-a-better-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/joomla-vs-wordpress-is-joomla-a-better-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Joomla vs. WordPress: Is Joomla a better option?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joomla-vs-wordpress-768x478-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joomla-vs-wordpress-768x478-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joomla-vs-wordpress-768x478-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joomla was once a major player in the CMS space, rivaling WordPress during the mid-2000s. But in 2025, it\u2019s facing serious competition from newer, more user-friendly platforms like Wix and Squarespace. So, is Joomla still relevant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is yes, but only for the right user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joomla offers a balance between customizability and structure. It features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A robust user access control system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Native multilingual support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extensive extension library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Where Joomla shines is in building membership-based platforms, complex directory sites, or nonprofit portals. But its steep learning curve and less active developer community can make it intimidating for beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Joomla&#8217;s market share has shrunk to under 2% globally as of 2025, it still has a loyal user base, especially in government and NGO sectors. Joomla 5\u2019s release focused on speed, accessibility, and improved PHP compatibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, reference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/joomla-vs-wordpress\">https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/joomla-vs-wordpress<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joomla was once a major player in the CMS space, rivaling WordPress during the mid-2000s. But in 2025, it\u2019s facing serious competition from newer, more user-friendly platforms like Wix and Squarespace. So, is Joomla still relevant? The answer is yes, but only for the right user. Joomla offers a balance between customizability and structure. It &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/joomla-vs-wordpress-is-joomla-a-better-option\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Joomla vs. WordPress: Is Joomla a better option?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-statistics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqua98.soisweb.uwm.edu\/CMS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}