Wordpress vs Joomla

[pokergooddeal]

Not sure if anything similar was posted in the past, if so, please reply with the link.

Which CMS do you use/recommened for affiliation?

At the moment, I use joomla on Godaddy, but my site is running sooooo slow!
I have hostings on hostgator and hostpapa so I will probably try joomla over there as well, but I am wandering about wordpress as I only used it to create a blog for my girlfriend...

In terms of affiliates plugin/modules/extensions which one do you think is besTt

[Gydian]

Wordpress is starting to grow on me especially after working with my raccoon prince.

[redvel]

For speed, simplicity of backend and config, ease of tweaks - definitely WP. For big portals, exclusive functions, sites with forums, community, member registration, loyalty programs - definitely J! While both are a CMS now, I believe they are still should be used for different scopes of websites.

About the "slow" issue - WP runs smoothly and fast 99% of time and without major tweeks. To have a quick Joomla site, you have to have some deeper knowledge about it, but it is absolutely possible. Hosting settings is only one part of that puzzle.

I have been working for a while with both, and after some time just hearing/thinking of main functions and ideas for a website automatically lights one of the choices in my head. So I guess you just have to digg a bit before deciding which is your option this time.

[pokergooddeal]

I see. I started off with a big project on J! but I also want to create several not so big sites, so I might use WP for those.
Cheers!

Any nice poker/gambling/non-gambling affiliate site themes around? I looked around in the forum, and most seems oldish

[casinorecom]

I have tried first Joomla and than moved to WordPress and clearly can say that in terms of easiness of use, WP is the ultime CMS. And the plug-in richness is also far more better than Joomla.

[Viraoo]

I much prefer WP over Joomla. I've used them both for different kinds of projects but WP is just so easy and good to use.

[pokergooddeal]

I still use J! for my main/biggest project but I must confess WP is easier to manipulate.
J! is also slower, hopefully the new 1.7 will make an improvement but haven't tried it yet... waiting for 1.7.1

[pokeraussie]

Wordpress is so well supported, I've never really had a reason to use anything else. Just today actually I was required to use Joomla for a client, and my first impressions are its not as easy to use, but that could just be because I am not very familiar with it.

[pokergooddeal]

Did you notice any slowness with joomla?
Which version did you try?
I am still waiting for 1.7.1 before switching from 1.6.4 but my site runs horribly slow...

[dareckyoung]

Did you notice any slowness with joomla?
Which version did you try?
I am still waiting for 1.7.1 before switching from 1.6.4 but my site runs horribly slow...

Yeah ! I also feel slowness in Joomla. Thats why I prefer Wordpress as best CMS. As far concerned with it's latest version, I am also waiting for it.