Presentation from J and Beyond 2020 Lists 20+ things that you can do in Joomla that you'd typically need to install a plugin for in Wordpress. Some of them are things #Joomla users take for granted. Others are more specific inclusions to the #Joomla core. Comparisons are opinions of Patrick Jackson based on 15 years using Joomla and a recent 18 month deep dive into using #Wordpress.

1. 20
Things
You can do in Joomla!
Without a plugin like you do in Wordpress

2. Patrick Jackson
Certified Joomla Administrator
Proficient Wordpress User
kps.fyi/pj

3. www.joomla.org.au
facebook.com/JoomlaAU
twitter.com/JoomlaAU

4. Virtual Joomla User Group
3rd Tuesday 1800 AEST
(0800 UTC)

5. Joomla!Day Australia
Melbourne, Australia
October 9 – 10, 2021

7. Timeline
Started using Mambo in 2004
Switched to Joomla in 2005
Started Melbourne Joomla User Group in 2007

8. Until early 2019
Avoided Wordpress
Glanced at Wordpress in 2004
Chose Mambo instead
Exponential learning curve across 8 sites

9. Now
KPS specialise in maintaining and monitoring
Repairing sites
Improving sites
Managing over 70 Joomla & 12 Wordpress sites

10. Designed by
starline / Freepik

11. Observations
Based on…
Experience with Joomla
Experience with Wordpress
Observation &
Personal Opinion

12. The List
So here’s what Joomla does out of the box…

13. 01
Save and New
Save and Close

14. 02
Save as Copy

15. 03
Article Sorting

16. 04
Menu Items
Classes & SEO Features

17. 05
Menu Items
Publishing

18. 06
Menu Items
Access Control Levels

19. 07
Article Publishing Dates
Finish Publishing Date

20. 08
Custom Fields

21. 09
Flexible Access Control Levels

22. 10
User Management
Custom Password

23. 11
Breadcrumbs
Module

24. 12
HTTPS &
Relative URLS

25. 13
File & Image Management
Including Folders

26. 14
No “Maintenance Mode”

27. 15
Class Suffixes… everywhere
Menu, Article, Module

28. 16
Module Positions

29. 17
SEO especially
Meta Descriptions

30. 18
Multilanguage

31. 19
Bulk Article Management

32. 20
Article Management

33. Ummm…
The list grew.

34. 21
GDPR Plugin

35. 22
Action Logs

36. 23
Joomla 4 Workflow

37. 24
Joomla Search Plugin Structure

38. 25
SMTP as a mailing option

39. More…
The list grows.

40. The List
There’s a few things that WP has that
aren’t too bad…

41. 01
Gutenberg EditorGutenberg Editor
TinyMCE with Plugins

42. 02
Reusable Content BlocksReusable Content Blocks
Content Creator Extensions

43. 03
“Take Over” Editing“Take Over” Editing
Joomla Check In Protection

44. 04
Trashed SlugsTrashed Slugs
New Feature Request for Joomla 4

45. 05
Some aspects of image managementSome aspects of image management
Joomla 4 Media Manager

46. 06
MultisiteMultisite
More trouble at times

47. Common
List
Pick and choose…

48. 01
Versioning

49. 02
Extensions

50. 03
Themes & Templates

51. Your choice?
I’ll stick with Joomla!

52. Questions?
Contact & Follow me:
kps.fyi/pj