Wordpress Integration for Joomla! 1.5

WordPress blogging power for Joomla!

Imagine the best blogging platform in existence, powerfully integrated into the best Content Management System available. What you get is WordPress for Joomla!, now available through ‘corePHP’. Even the most powerful Joomla! blogging extensions on the market don’t come close to the raw power of WordPress. Enjoy the best of both worlds!

WordPress for Joomla! works on Joomla! 1.5 native mode and Joomla! 1.5 legacy mode. Simply install the component as you would any other extension, and you’re set. Want convenience? WordPress will sync the user’s data every time they load the component to make sure all of the user’s information is accurate and up-to-date. Want to drop an editor to an author, or make a contributor an administrator? There’s no need to do it twice – WordPress will update the change as soon as the user logs in. Finally, the fully integrated solution you were looking for!

For your users’ convenience, WordPress for Joomla! is fully compliant with W3C standards.

What does WordPress for Joomla! have to offer? Below is the list of features we’ve added that are unique to our Joomla! version, a list of the modules included in our package and a list of the standard features provided by WordPress that are also included in this Joomla! component.

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WordPress for Joomla! Unique Features:

Add and Remove the Blog Title

Although Blog titles can be useful, it can be frustrating if the space it uses ruins your dream layout! We’ve built in a feature that allows you to add or remove the blog title at any time.

Add or Remove the Sidebar

Sidebar causing trouble? You have the option to add it or remove it at any time. If the sidebar is removed, the information that was on it is displayed at the bottom of your web page.

Add or Remove the Author’s Name

Want to focus on the content of the blog instead of who wrote it? We’ve included the option of adding or removing the author’s name from all posts.

Enable or disable Automatic Role Syncing

Automatically sync roles between WordPress and Joomla! to save time, or disable the feature so you can give users different privileges in each area. If Automatic Role Syncing is enabled and you change a user’s access privileges in one interface, such as WordPress, the user’s privileges will automatically be updated when they log into Joomla! (and vice versa).

Built-in CSS style sheet options

If you’re working with CSS style sheets, enjoy the many options that we’ve added in for your convenience.

Customize your own WordPress Themes! Make your work easy by using an existing theme, or go nuts and customize your own from the ground up! Although many themes require a few edits to work inside of the WordPress for Joomla! package, ‘corePHP’ offers you the ability to make a custom theme that matches your website. Customize your blog and show off your website to the best advantage!

Easy Installation and Upgrades

Installing and updating WordPress For Joomla! is every bit as easy as installing and updating WordPress. Every time a new update comes out, just uninstall the old version of the component from the Joomla! administrator panel and install the new one. Your database, media, plug-ins and themes will be exactly the way you left them. Count on us to take your experience to the next level!

Improved Language Translation!

Most of the template strings are now on a Joomla! language file. Now you can rely on more accurate and complete translations than ever before!

Redirect menu items automatically

If a front-end URL has no ItemID and there is a menu item for the blog, it will automatically search for the ItemID and redirect. No more lost modules!

Use Joomla! Content Plugins on WordPress posts

Simply enable a setting to use this convenient feature!

Wordpress modules for Joomla!

WordPress for Joomla! includes the following modules:

• Categories Module – View a list of all the categories for quick and easy modifications.
• Latest Post Module – View the latest posts from your blog in one convenient location.
• Search Form Module - Search WordPress posts for information.
• Recent Comments Module – Allows users to quickly view the most recent comments.
• 4 sidebar modules are also included.

Standard WordPress Features:

Make your blog into a website with static content pages

If you think you’re just getting a blog, think again. Use static content pages to add a simple “About Us” or “Contact Us” page, or take full advantage of the feature and build what is essentially a complete website in addition to your blog! How you use it is limited only by your imagination.

Get connected with WordPress Links!

Allow your users to quickly and conveniently connect to relevant sites. WordPress for Joomla! provides its own internal blogroll manager, allowing you to create, maintain, and update as many blogrolls as you like through the administration interface. Expand your resources dramatically by linking to websites and other blogs that relate to yours!

Increase your user base with cross-blog communication tools!

Let your users connect outside of your blog with cross-blog communication tools! WordPress for Joomla! fully supports trackback and pingback standards. Trackbacks and pingbacks allow your users to connect from inside your blog to theirs, which can dramatically increase your visitors and your user base. Let your users spread the word for you, and get your blog connected today!

Let your users connect with comments!

Not only can users and visitors comment on individual posts, they can also connect your blog to their own site using trackbacks and pingbacks. Let your users spread the word about your blog for you. Best of all, comments can be enabled or disabled on a per-post basis.

Protect your blog from spam with WordPress Spam Protection!

WordPress for Joomla! incorporates the powerful Spam Protection features originally provided by WordPress. Eliminate comment spam on your blog with an integrated blacklist and an open proxy checker. For additional protection use Akismet, the WordPress plug-in that we’ve migrated over.

Password protect your posts for extra security – or just for fun!

This feature allows you to assign passwords to individual posts. Hide posts from the public, create private posts that are viewable only by their author, or give the password to a handful of bloggers, allowing them to communicate through password-protected posts. Use this feature any way you like. Just don’t lock yourself out!

Take advantage of our XML-RPC interface!

WordPress for Joomla! supports an extended version of the Blogger API, MetaWeblog API, and the MovableType API. You can even use clients designed for other platforms like Zempt.

Access your blog on the go with your iPhone!

Don’t have time to blog at the computer? WordPress for Joomla! supports the iPhone app for WordPress. Create, publish, draft, and password protect your posts through your iPhone!

Email posts directly to your blog using Post via email!

Have time for your email, but not for your blog? Use the Post via Email feature to add to your blog at the drop of a hat. Simply write your post in an email and send it to a predefined email address. Post complete!

Screen your content with the WordPress Workflow Feature!

Want to allow users to add their thoughts without compromising your site’s content? With the Workflow feature, you can choose which of your users can edit content, publish articles, or just post drafts for later review and publication. Make them an Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, or Subscriber.

Configure your own user roles with the Multiple Authors feature!

WordPress for Joomla! allows you to create up to 10 user roles of your own! Define your own levels and configure the privileges for each level. Choose who can do what in regard to administrating, publishing, editing, altering options, contributing to your blog and so on.

Edit in the WordPress ASCII or xHTML editor!

Want to edit in code? You can do it. Want to switch back to everyday speech? You can do that too! Using the Texturize engine, WordPress for Joomla! intelligently transforms ASCII into XHTML. This includes quotes, apostrophes, ellipses, em and en dashes, multiplication symbols, and ampersands.

Maximize your exposure to search engines with Ping-O-Matic!

WordPress for Joomla! supports Ping-O-Matic, which pings popular services multiple times so your blog will be indexed on their site. Services you can ping include Weblogs.com, My Yahoo!, BlogRolling, Weblogalot, Google Blog Search, Technorati and many more!

Publish posts on the go with Bookmarklets!

Cross-browser bookmarklets for WordPress make it easy to publish posts or add links to your blogroll while you’re on the go. Let’s say you’re doing some online work and you suddenly come across an article or a site you’d like to share. If you click on the Bookmarklets link, a panel will pop up. The page you’re looking at will be listed as a link inside it. Simply add any other information you’d like your readers to see, assign a category, and press save. Your post will be immediately added to your blog. It’s as simple as that!