Re: Joomla! When to use?

From: Jochen Kirstätter <mscc_at_kirstaetter.name>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 20:48:38 +0400

Hi Ish,

In general, I would recommend to use a CMS or templating system in any case.
The choice of Joomla! 1.5 or any other outdated CMS could have applied
here - it's a poor choice done by the responsible party to create and
design the site.

Well, obviously, it's already used for some back-links and black-hat SEO
tactics:

> <script type="text/javascript"> function get_style () { return "none";
> } function end_ () { document.getElementById('lanselot').style.display
> = get_style(); } </script>
>
> <?php $useragent=isset($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]) ?
> $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] : null; if
> ((substr_count($useragent,'majestic12.co.uk')==0) &&
> (substr_count($useragent,'AhrefsBot/')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'SemrushBot')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'rogerbot')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'SiteExplorer')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'Exabot')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'Ezooms')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'Blekkobot')==0)&&
> (substr_count($useragent,'Gigabot')==0)){ ?>
>
> <p id="lanselot">
> <a href="http://pdftreatment.com">http://pdftreatment.com</a>
> <a href="http://pdfdrugs.com">http://pdfdrugs.com</a>
> <a href="http://dosingpdf.com">http://dosingpdf.com</a>
> <a href="http://pdfdrug.com">http://pdfdrug.com</a>
> <a href="http://diseasepdf.com">http://diseasepdf.com</a>
> </p>
>
> <?php } ?>
> <script type="text/javascript"> end_(); </script>
(found in the generated HTML output)

So, this clearly isn't related to the choice of CMS.

Using an off-the-shelf CMS gives you the advantage of having access to
thousands of templates. No need to develop it from scratch, easy and
fast done. Furthermore, you keep the door open for growth.

On 28/05/2015 20:14, Ish Sookun wrote:
> The latest version of Joomla CMS is 3.4.1. The Core is running Joomla
> version 1.5, from what I could conclude.

Yup, that's right:
<meta name="generator" content="Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content
Management" />

And even the administrative hasn't been protected...
Well, might not take long until this site gets defaced.

-- 
Kind regards, Jochen
Founder of Mauritius Software Craftsmanship Community
http://www.meetup.com/MauritiusSoftwareCraftsmanshipCommunity/
Received on Thu May 28 2015 - 16:48:54 PST

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