I’ve been a Joomla guy for a long time. In fact, I’ve been a Joomla guy since before Joomla was Joomla. I even wrote a book about it back in 2009. I became a Joomla expert long before I started working with WordPress on a regular basis, and I used to find it difficult to switch back and forth between the two platforms.
Joomla and WordPress are very similar in many ways, but both systems have very different approaches and very different philosophies about content management. In this talk, I will discuss some of the subtle and not so subtle differences and similarities between WordPress and Joomla and how I had to learn to switch between thinking like a “Joomla guy” and thinking like a “WordPress guy.”
This will not be a comparison of the relative merits of both platforms. That topic has been discussed ad nauseam for years. This will be a discussion about overcoming the hurdles of learning a new system, getting out of your comfort zone, and embracing new ideas to become a more well-rounded developer.