Is there a Joomla! Component For A Blog Page That Is Recommended?

[Atlanta-SMO]

A business partner currently has a page on a Joomla! website that is passing for the blog page.   I am not a Joomla! guy so I dont' know much about it. I do know that I don't like a lot of things and prefer Drupal however making a change to Drupal on that site is not an option.  We need to upgrade the blog page so that it is more like a blog and I know there has to be an SEO friendly component for a Joomla! blog page.

Any ideas?

[Christy-Correll]

Glad it's working for you now, Jimmy! So sorry you had to deal with this. Thanks for hanging in there, and for the thumbs up

[Atlanta-SMO]

It is working now. I gave him a thumbs up and you one also!  It wouldn't let me give anyone a thumbs up that day.  Frustrating... All good though...

[Christy-Correll]

Hi Jimmy, is this working for you now? If not, are you able to give other community members the "thumbs up"?

[Christy-Correll]

Thanks for the update, Jimmy. Good deal.

[Atlanta-SMO]

Christy

I have clicked the "thumbs up" on Paul's response and it goes  up by one and then it disappears.  ????

[Atlanta-SMO]

Hey Christy,

Thanks for the followup. Yes Paul did pretty much answer it. Although I asked another specific question and then I will mark as "Good Answer".

Thanks

[Atlanta-SMO]

Hey Paul,

Thank you very much for the info. I will be marking as good answer. I gave you a thumbs up. I primarily use Drupal and have a blog format that I find ideal. I like it because it has the blog title and custom excerpts.   I just have a question related to your answer.  In your answer you stated:

"While it doesn't appear that the theme you're using is especially focused on it's blog design, it does appear there are a number of customisations available within it that you're not using. "

Could you elaborate or be more specific about some of these? I am very curious.  Especially ones that would aid with regards to SEO, Social Media, and/or blogs/articles.

Again thank  you for your time and response.

[Christy-Correll]

Hi Jimmy, Paul left a great response. Did it answer your question? If so, please mark it as a "good answer". Either way, we'd love an update on your situation. Thanks!

Christy

[ThompsonPaul]

Joomla is template and theme-driven just like any CMS, Jimmy. So the current blog is being controlled by the theme that you currently have installed (called Callie Rush). If you want to change the way some parts of it look and work, you have three options, in order of complexity/effort:

• use the customisation settings that are built into your current theme to customise the blog templates
• switch to a different theme that offers a blog that looks and works the way you want it to and also works for the other types of pages of your site
• pay a developer to customise the blog-related templates and design (CSS/Plugins/Custom code) of the existing theme to look and work the way you want them to.

These are the same options you have in pretty much any CMS - Joomla, Drupal or WordPress, for example.

While it doesn't appear that the theme you're using is especially focused on it's blog design, it does appear there are a number of customisations available within it that you're not using. Aside from that, as I say, you have the two other options for changing how the blog templates work and function.

So bottom line answer to your question... to change the way the blog work, see if there are customisation settings within your existing theme that suit your needs. Otherwise, for a "drop-in" solution, you'll need to find a new theme that suits you better - but will also affect the design and functionality of your whole site, not just the blog pages.

Does that all make sense?

Paul

P.S. For this kind of Joomla-specific question, you'd likely get much more and better help on a Joomla-specific forum than an SEO/Web Marketing forum like MOZ.

[Atlanta-SMO]

Anybody? We could sure use some guidance.  Joomla! drives me crazy!