So When Should You Choose Weebly and WordPress

So When Should You Choose Weebly?

• It lets you build a website very easily, and you can have it up and running fast
• You don’t have the time to learn all the ins and outs of WordPress
• You don’t want to spend money hiring specialists you may need for a WordPress site
• You want a simple and elegant website that you have built yourself
• Your Weebly account includes managed hosting
• A business owner with limited funds and time who wants a simple web presence will find that you can achieve the required end result with the intuitive nature of the Weebly platform.

So When Should You Choose WordPress

• You want to build an intricate website with a large range of functionality
• There are plug-ins and tools that help you to structure your website allowing search engines to better understand your site
• It’s a better content management system for running a blog and can often rank better in SEO results than a Weebly site (all things equal) because this was what it was originally created for
• You can use plug-ins like Page Builder if you really want to be able to “drag and drop” the structure and design of your websites pages.
• There is a plug-in for almost every functionality you can imagine

source : https://blog.udemy.com/weebly-vs-wordpress/

weebly vs Wordpress

Feature	Weebly	WordPress
Price	$0/month for a basic site up to 5 pages, using a weebly.com domain name. $4, $8 or $25/month for more features.	Free. However, you will need to pay for web hosting, which can start at a few bucks a month.
Pre-Built Themes/Templates	145 choices, covering a variety of purposes, from blogs to eCommerce sites and more.	> 10,000, covering nearly every imaginable use case. Some themes are free, while others can cost $20 or more to use.
Custom Themes/Templates	Yes, but access is mostly cosmetic, with very limited ability to customize functionality.	Yes, with full access to all of the core WordPress code so you can modify any functionality.
eCommerce	Yes, ecommerce functionality is available in the $25/month account.	Yes. Code your own theme, or use a popular platform like WooCommerce. However, you will need to pay for an SSL certificate (~$60/year)
Responsive	Yes, many Weebly templates are responsive.	Yes, many WordPress templates are responsive. You can also code your own responsive website, or convert a non-responsive site to be responsive.
Plug-Ins/Widgets	Yes, but limited selection and practically no third-party options means some unique or advanced needs may not be met.	> 33,000, created by WordPress and third parties, meaning you can find a pre-built solution for nearly anything.
Long-Term Growth/Expansion	May be limited. If you need functionality beyond what Weebly offers, you will need to export your site to plain HTML/CSS and have it rebuilt on another platform.	Outlook good. If you need functionality that does not exist, you can build it into your existing WordPress site.
Is coding knowledge necessary?	No coding knowledge is needed.	No coding knowledge is needed to manage content, but setup can require some technical ability and building a custom theme will require HTML, CSS and PHP knowledge.
Overall Ease of Use	Very easy to use.	Very easy for content management, moderate for setup/custom functionality.
Unique Looks	Yes, to an extent. You can start with an existing Weebly template and then modify it as you see fit. However, since others will be doing the same, it's possible you will end up with a similar look.	Yes. You can build a completely custom theme.
Overall Flexibility	Limited Flexibility	Extremely Flexible

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Template resources

The quickest and easiest way to enhance the design of your website is to use an existingJoomla template.
There are manyavailableon the Internet.

Free templates resources

The Joomla community creates thousands of free templates for you to choose from. Check following websites

• http://www.joomla24.com
• http://www.joomlaos.de/
• http://www.bestofjoomla.com

Commercial templates resources

If you have enough budget to purchase a template, then we strongly recommend you take a look at following
template providers.

• http://www.joomlart.com
• http://www.rockettheme.com
• http://www.yootheme.com
• http://www.gavick.com
• http://www.joomlashine.com

Why XAMPP For Joomla?

Installing Joomla2.5.x on local host is easy but can be tricky for the first time.

As you know, any website needs to be hosted on a web server in order to be shown to users. Normally, you would needto buyahosting package from some hosting provider like Rackspace or GoDaddy.Depended on the package you choose,ahosting provider will install a web server for you on one of their server machines.So, localhost is basicallythe sameweb server but installed on your own computer.

Now, in order to run Joomla, you need not only a web server, but also 2 more things: PHP script interpreter and MySQL database system. It sounds complicated but thankfully, there is a single package called XAMPP with all the elements included.

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Using WordPress to Build a Website

In this course you will learn how to;

• Create and manage a test server
• Install the WordPress software
• Change it’s function from a blog to a website
• Configure a WordPress site
• Add pages and content
• Add dynamic content via widgets
• Install themes to enhance the look of your website
• Create a custom contact form

We will demonstrate how to create and manage a test server to install and configure a WordPress site on a local PC. For the purposes of this course all the demonstrations will be carried out on this test server, although the lessons could be completed on a fully functioning web server.

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