Before Your Purchase

Since we want to be completely up front about the pros and cons of using WordPress for Joomla, here is the list. If you think you can live with the cons, then go ahead, get the subscription!

Pros:

• The best CMS system joined with the best Blogging engine - the best of both worlds. Easily the best blogging solution for Joomla! that exists today!
• Extremely simple upgrades - Installs as any other component.
• Full Permalink support within Joomla - create your own customized URL structure!
  
• XML-RPC fully functional - Use your iPhone or Desktop app to add posts to your blog!
• Your users only need one username and password - User syncing (user group, username, name, email).
• Features:
  • Search your Blog with Joomla!'s search.
  • Multiple modules (latest posts, search, WordPress sidebar, categories) - put them anywhere on your site!
  • Search Engine Friendly URLs - Supports Joomla SEF and sh404SEF.
  • More to come!
    

Cons:

• Possibility of plugins not being fully functional within Joomla
  • See the available WordPress plugins
    
• Some people have experienced the following:
  • Old shape5 templates use a constant that WordPress uses. There is an easy fix for this - simply rename the constant in the TEMPLATE, which normally add just two lines. We can take care of this for you after you have purchased the subscription.
    

Hope this helps those of you that are still debating if this is the right solution for you.

Play around with our demo if you want to get a feel for it.