Joomla, an Open-Source Content Management System Solution — Interview with Sean Wheller about Joomla

Posted by Tom Johnson on Oct 09, 2006 in Podcasts

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Duration: 33 min.

Sean Wheller, from Johannesburg, South Africa, talks about one of the most popular open-source content management systems available today — Joomla.

Topics covered in this podcast include

  • The meaning of “open source” applications
  • Benefits of automated workflows and templates
  • Uses of Joomla, from websites to newsletters
  • Advantages of Joomla as a content management system
  • Comparisons of Joomla with other open source content management systems
  • Installation of Joomla and tips for learning how to use it
  • The technical writing community in Johannesburg

Sean uses Joomla to power his websites:

For more on Joomla, go to Joomla’s website, http://joomla.org.

Note: The music in this podcast is from Anne Davis from Podshow.

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Comments

  1. lech Oct 10, 2006 at 5:04 am #

    It’s just too bad there was no coverage of the bugs, especially the Cross-site scripting exploits that are riddling most PHP based CMSes.
    Basically it is impossible to set up a secure PHP CMS these days, it’s not Joomla, it’s any of them, PHP-Nuke etc.

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  2. Angelo Feb 09, 2007 at 1:12 am #

    Somehow, I am not able to access these podcasts! Can you suggest another way out?

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  3. jim mccann Jul 17, 2008 at 1:45 pm #

    Are there any more recent podcasts available?

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  4. Kamran Jul 26, 2008 at 1:09 pm #

    Hey, Thanks for the mp3 song.

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  5. Jae Hyun Lee Jul 26, 2008 at 10:02 pm #

    Thanks for the great mp3 file. Topics in the mp3 really helped me a lot.

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  6. ashish Jul 27, 2008 at 3:46 am #

    I love opensource. However Joomla is not easy (althoug it is very powerful). I have faced problems with it in past. But now, everything fine.

    ashishs last blog post..Choosing WebHosting Reviewed

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  7. Wilfried Apr 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm #

    Today, with 1.5.XX version, Joomla is one of the best solution to publish contents on the web. 2 or 3 hours only to learn the basics of publication. Installation is simple. And it’s opensource …

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