Mambo / Joomla

[scowling]

I was using Mambo Open Source, but have switched (along with thousands of others) to Joomla (http://www.joomla.org)

I find that it's easy to set up, I can change the template, and the look, but not the content is instantly altered. It is also fairly easy to train church staff to use.

I am waiting for Fantastico (http://netenberg.com/fantastico_scripts.php) to be updated on my server to include Joomla, which would make installing much easier and faster. The current version does include it.

[Websquad]

Your post was in January 2006. Are you still using Joomla? Version 1.5.13 is one of my Fantastico options. I'm just getting started. Do you know of a good source for templates for Churches that would work in Joomla 1.5?

[flutem3]

Hi, Bob,

I have heard about Fantastico, but I haven't investigated it much. What is it and how is it used. :confused:

Have you wondered where everyone has gone from David's Forum? I am signed up to receive all of the threads. It just seems that everyone disappeared...or they became so bright they have nothing to ask and nothing to contribute. I have to include myself. I have not participated either. I am lazy. I don't have a content management system.

This is apropos to nothing, but on June 28 I gave the sermon at one of our services. :)

I hope everyone is well!!

Carol
www.wabashfirstumc.org

[Websquad]

Fantastico is part of several (?) hosting administrative systems, including cPanel (which my hosting service uses). It allows for the easy installation of programs/applications to your website with just a few mouse clicks. I installed Joomla 1.5 in about 2 minutes using Fantastico.

Using a Content Management System would be a big jump for me. I'm now helping a small United Methodist congregation with a website, and am using Joomla as a learning tool. Based on my experience there, I'll decide if I want to use it to tackle my local church's site, which currently consists of over 1,100 pages -- all hand coded (started in 1996).

I administer about 20 sites, and really have little time for forums. Sad.

[David Gillaspey]

Have you wondered where everyone has gone from David's Forum?Hi Carol,

The forum actually is closed (see my website's home page). This is one area of the forum that I never got around to turning off people's ability to post. But ... thanks for posting (both you and Bob).