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Joomla! induced headache cure?

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So I recently downloaded Joomla! 1.7 for a side project. This project doesn't require much attention, so Joomla was a good idea. At the time.

For the life of me, I can't install a poll extension. It installs, and then says:
Error building Admin Menus
I've tried the following two:
AcePolls
NiceAjaxPoll

Both give that error. What am I doing wrong?
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For a Joomla! induced headache, take two Wordpresses and lie down for an hour.
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Check that all you admin sub-extensions are installed. Sometimes stuff installs, but only the part required at that time is installed, then afterwards when you need additional functionality from that module, you have to go back and manually install it.

My previous experience as made me fatally allergic to Joomla :|
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Stuart wrote:For a Joomla! induced headache, take two Wordpresses and lie down for an hour.
:lol: :lol:
SykomantiS wrote:Check that all you admin sub-extensions are installed. Sometimes stuff installs, but only the part required at that time is installed, then afterwards when you need additional functionality from that module, you have to go back and manually install it.

My previous experience as made me fatally allergic to Joomla :|
Where and how do I do this?
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Nevermind. I fixed the problem. It was simple really. 3 steps:

Remove Joomla
Download WordPress
Install WordPress
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DarkRanger wrote:Nevermind. I fixed the problem. It was simple really. 3 steps:

Remove Joomla
Download WordPress
Install WordPress
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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RuadRauFlessa wrote:Drupal also works
I'll give it a shot if I get stuck with WordPress
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How can peoples experiences differ so much.

Wordpress can suck my big hairy broom. I have developed 1 site with it and it is a nightmare. On the other hand the dozens of joomla ones work fine!

To the OP, Joomla has built in Poll system.
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GreyWolf wrote:How can peoples experiences differ so much.

Wordpress can suck my big hairy broom. I have developed 1 site with it and it is a nightmare. On the other hand the dozens of joomla ones work fine!

To the OP, Joomla has built in Poll system.
1.6 and 1.7 doesn't. I googled it.

Anyway, Wordpress at the moment is doing a lot better. One question: How can I make certain people see certain posts and others not.

Basically I want guests only to see the welcome post. Not any other discussions
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How far are you with the development of the site? If you are not too far, I would recommend building the site with j1.5.23. Best and most stable release.

You can set it so that the first post has a public access level, and give the rest a "registered" access level.
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GreyWolf wrote:How far are you with the development of the site? If you are not too far, I would recommend building the site with j1.5.23. Best and most stable release.

You can set it so that the first post has a public access level, and give the rest a "registered" access level.
DarkRanger wrote:Nevermind. I fixed the problem. It was simple really. 3 steps:

Remove Joomla
Download WordPress
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GreyWolf wrote:How can peoples experiences differ so much.

Wordpress can suck my big hairy broom. I have developed 1 site with it and it is a nightmare. On the other hand the dozens of joomla ones work fine!

To the OP, Joomla has built in Poll system.
You can do so much more with Joomla, but for a basic site Wordpress is the simplest imho. My issue with Joomla is how they completely rewrite it with every major upgrade (1.0 to 1.5 to 1.6, etc.) and don't provide any way to simply upgrade. It smacks of really bad planning.

Drupal is really nice, but again far more complicated than Wordpress. Seriously, for a basic website you need nothing more than Wordpress, which just works as it's supposed to all the time.

Win.
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