GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 26 - October 2013

#13 baldidiot (Private Member) I use both, and like them pretty much equally in different ways. WordPress is a nice easy blog platform. Joomla does take a little bit more effort, but you can do more with it (IMO). For example, you can have completely different layouts (or even different templates) based on the category you’re looking at. Just depends what I’m planning on doing with the site, really. Reply With Quote #14 universal4 (Security/Membership Team) Joomla does take a little bit more effort, but you can do more with it (IMO). For example, you can have completely different layouts (or even different templates) based on the category you’re looking at. That sounds like a pretty powerful feature, not one everyone would want, mind you, but nice nonetheless. Reply With Quote #15 edgarf76 (Public Member) With our gambling sites being at the highest risk for hacking? No way! Joomla is a higher risk of getting hacked than WordPress? I thought WordPress was the highest? Reply With Quote #16 universal4 (Security/Membership Team) My guess is that since the installed base is much higher for WordPress, the numbers show more hacks for WP than other platforms. Also with those higher install numbers, the volume of people using weak passwords and poor security practices goes up. With Joomla being more complicated to install and maintain, this translates to more “savvy” people administering the platform and therefore better password and security practices being followed. I wouldn’t mind seeing the real numbers with real comparisons, using real-world percentages (not casino and bingo math where someone just adds percentages together). Overall my guess is that Joomla numbers will fare better due to the reasons mentioned above. Reply With Quote #17 rod.collins (Private Member) You hit the nail on the head; passwords are a key factor. Neither is more secure; passwords are key. I have owned a small ISP for over 17 years and when clients have been hacked, it’s usually because they have used a simple password. For those newbies out there, don’t save your password in your browser. Get yourself a good password manager such as keePass, etc. Make complex passwords. I know it’s a hassle to copy and paste it when you log in to your site, but it’s well worth your while and will save you a lot of grief in the future. Reply With Quote 35 From the GPWA Forums