Software Globalization/Which CMS Is The Right One

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Expert: Victor Alonso Lion - 9/3/2009


Question
Hello Mr.Lion
             As most websites that are being designed and developed nowadays are content management driven (CMS), what would be the best CMS software to use to build a website for a client? Joomala or Word press?  I hear a lot of great things about Word press, but is it a CMS or just a blogging tool.

Thanks for your time.


Answer
Hello,

I'm more specialized in localization issues, but I will try to give you my answer to this. Feel free to consult other experts on the site that could probably help you further.

Joomla is a powerful CMS tested in multiple sites.

Wordpress is a CMS too in essence, with a major focus on blogging. It is far more than a blogging tool though: with multiple plugins, themes, etc... it could be used for complex sites too.

As you can expect, choosing between the two will depend on what kind of site you want to build. My advice is that you check similar sites to what your objective is, and analyze how they are built. If both are used, take the easier for you, for instance, with joomla, you need to have sql and apache support on your hosting, check that you have that available.

I can also suggest that you check the wikipedia entries for both tools:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla

Hope this helps.

Víctor

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Localization Project Management, Localization Engineering, Language translation, Internationalization. How to reduce translation/localization costs with improved procedures and use of technology. How to implement an outsourcing strategy for your multilingual needs. How to design, develop and implement a multilingual content strategy. How to integrate multilingual features in Content Management Systems. How to approach Internationalization (i18n)/translation/localization (l10n) of documentation, software, web. Questions on Translation Memory and Terminology standards.

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10 year experience as Translator, Localization Engineer, Project Manager and Globalization Consultant. 5 years as Senior Project Manager in number 1 Nasdaq listed Globalization company. Clients from IT, Life Science, Broadcast, Publishing, eLearning, Video Game, Consumer Electronics...

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Project Management Professional (PMP®) by PMI®

Education/Credentials
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) by PMI® • Formal education: Linguistics/Philology • Experienced with: - OS: Windows, Mac, Unix - Development Languages: Visual Basic, Java, Delphi, C - Content Management Systems - Localization, Webhelp, Authoring Software - Desktop Publishing, Image and Web development tools - Audio and Video processing applications - Office suites • Language Skills: English, French, Spanish

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