I am quite conversant with what can be achieved with wordpress and Joomla however, I use Wordpress most times so I'm curious on features that Joomla has that are not available on Wordpress or simply put, what can be achieved with Joomla that is not available on Wordpress?

^^^ He he. Interesting. I happen to find Joomla easier to use

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I've seen some bank websites that were built using Joomla, same goes for bulk SMS site and even Web hosting portals with advanced features. It is true that more people seem to have adopted Wordpress and there seems to be far more plugins, modules and extensions.

You can really achieve the same with both Joomla and WordPress. Question is what organization you are building the website for and what is the budget. Wordpress has really slick and easy user interface so that is why it is so popular. Also there is another popular CMS called Drupal. It has even larger community than Joomla and and all modules are free.

dxter486: You can really achieve the same with both Joomla and WordPress. Question is what organization you are building the website for and what is the budget. Wordpress has really slick and easy user interface so that is why it is so popular. Also there is another popular CMS called Drupal. It has even larger community than Joomla and and all modules are free.

Yes I kmow about Drupal but I don't thinks it more popular than Joomla.

Actually Joomla has a higher rating than wordpress.
though they have almost the same functionality Joomla! has a higher stand.
on my side I prefer joomla because it has multilingual support which wordpress does not have.

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Actually Joomla has a higher rating than wordpress.
though they have almost the same functionality Joomla! has a higher stand.
on my side I prefer joomla because it has multilingual support which wordpress does not have.[b][/b]

I kinda have that feeling too but wordpress sites kind of stands out in aesthetics. A feature most Joomla sites lack.

^^^ That has to do with the designer at hand. I on the other hand have also seen crappy WP sites

@Afam:
I am pretty open when it comes to technology, calling myself a trisexual - I try anything at least once. I try to be a hammer so I don't see everything around me as a nail. I try everything at least once and draw conclusions based on features, drawbacks, learning curve, etc. I have tried Joomla, WP and drupal and though I wouldn't use it for everything, I have found it to have a lower learning curve than the other 2. Personal research also supports this conclusion. I like to do my research well before settling for anything.

What makes joomla unique is its login extention which i am yet to see a wordpress plugin with such functionality. Thats why most people use it for bulk sms business. The wordpress plugin that has the "member login" functionality is buddypress i believe. Aside that, wordpress is easier to use cos of its friendly user interface. Astounding websites can be created with wordpress especially if you know how to manipulate codes.

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@Dateboy, not only buddypress has such functionality. There are other Wordpress theme developers with robust membership integration with customised login page, members profile e.t.c. However they are mostly premium themes, plugins and modules you pay for.
Though I believe such Joomla extensions usually have more functionality or maybe it all depends on the developer.

I'l give Wordpress a 5 star over Joomla cos of its Search Engine Friendliness. I stand to be corrected sha.

^^^ hmmm!

Wordpress was initially created as a blogging tool. That was the initial and primary purpose till when plugins and other stuff began to be used to move up to news publishing and then to other types of sites.

Joomla was created as a Content Management System from start.Blogging capacity is just an aside .Most recent versions are being created with the concept of a Content Management Framework in mind , evident in new modules and components that help you create custom content and applications.
Joomla is well suited for corporate web sites as well as news publishing. Some people(myself included), cant just get past the thought of Wordpress being a blogging tool. Its evident in the awkward page creating procedure and all.

I prefer Joomla to Wordpress. Someone said Wordpress sites stand out in aesthetics more than Joomla sites. But hey, you cant blame the tool, blame the workman. The tool in no way, hinders the person's design skills. Just do your design and convert it with just few Joomla codes at the head and it becomes a joomla site.