Jan’s blogs about life

Finally it was done. Having used the 301 redirect for those web pages created in Drupal to this Wordpress websites, I could safely uninstall my Drupal installation. Read more »

I’m never a fan of bloated web building software like Dreamweaver or Microsoft Frontpage. Sure they are very easy to use for designing a web page. Very much like using Microsoft Word or Powerpoint, just create a box here and there and add in your content, pictures and whatever you need to create your web page. Where simplicity began is also where your nightmare to do something more complicated began. Read more »

Wordpress by far is the most popular software used for blogging. Almost every self-hosted website that was build for blogging uses Wordpress. It sheer versatility, ease of use, numerous themes and plugins available make it the choice script to install. In addition, if you decided to turn your Wordpress blog into a Content Management Style (CMS) type website with hierarchical structure, no problem, it could be done too. Read more »

The new Joomla version 1.5.x is a much improved version and recommendable for making your own website. It has overcome some of the limitations of the previous Joomla version 1.0. The interface is now much sleeker and easier to use and a couple of other improvements that make it easier for customizing it to your needs. Read more »

Drupal is like a jack of all trades. You could use it for setting a proper website with tier like structure for easy navigation, you could use it to set up a forum, or you just use it to set up a blogging site. It is so versatile that according to the Drupal website, it is use for: Read more »

There are so many CMS software around which you could use to make your website, from free to commercial versions. For corporate company, choosing a correct CMS should be carefully thought out as it involves the whole business process. For home users and small businesses, picking a CMS system shouldn’t be a painful process. Each CMS software is not the same, though in basic, they should deliver the content in a way that can be easily navigated for visitors dropping by your website. Read more »

Finally fixed my soho-home-business.com website. After a long while evaluating which CMS to use, I’ve decided to go with Joomla. It has its advantages and disadvantages. And one of them is the URL which is not so SEO friendly. But I have encountered several websites where the URL isn’t SEO friendly and worse, they use the gibberish version instead of SEF URL. Read more »

Phew! Just completed installing the Joomla Content Management System (CMS) onto my root directory. Installation was a breeze as it came with the hosting company. Just go to the Fantastico icon and choose the mySQL program that you want to install. Follow a few simple steps and that’s it! You are done!

Installation is the easy part. It is the configuration, Read more »