How Do You Feel About Wordpress/joomla!?
January 17, 2010 under FAQ
How do webdesigners/developers feel about this? I am studying to be a web designer and my internship is making me learn CMS sites like these. I know it’s supposed to be easier but I find it difficult to stylize it the way I want it to and I’d rather hand code.
Do you think as CMS progresses there won’t be a need for designers ne more?
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i think that good things can come from server side technology. if only the w3 would agree on browser issues there may be a long term good in hand coding but until then its easier on the server side of things to set standards there :)
there will always be designers. with CMS all you can use are templates. businesses will always want custom templates. and that is what we deliver :)
Well, I don’t think actually this will happen, Requirements are in variance between each organization which require a specific system (a CMS one for example).
Also, For exampleopen-sourcece systems like that have more security issues, not because they are weak in security at all, but the real reason because they are “famous” now, When a vulnerability is discovered for a famous system, all the based-on-this-famous systems are threatened now.
But when you create your own system, It will take longer to discover the vulnerability in it, though this doesn’t mean that your system will be less vulnerable.
Every case and every requirements have its different variables.
Learning CMS is a good thing, But if you are taking a course for that, I think you should learn instead how to build a CMS from scratch, only then will the course be in a more benefit to you.
Wordpress is a God-send. It has made my life so much easier because my customers can update their websites by themselves, without having to bother me all the time.
I think there will always be a need for web designers, because the average user doesn’t have the skills to build a layout from scratch.
Personally, what I do is start out coding a website design by hand. I don’t agree that it leads to mistakes. Yes, you have to be careful and make sure you’re doing it right, but usually, it is much easier to edit than program-generated code.
For example, instead of a program calling a style “style3″, a person might call it “header_box.” Which makes the most sense to you quickly when you look at it?
Once I have the design established in HTML/CSS and have worked out all the kinks, that’s when I begin to break it up and place it into CMS-specific code like PHP.
I’m a web designer and I’ve made my own site using the Joomla! CMS. It’s much easier for people like me (who don’t know too much about web development) to create interactive sites.
I can easily upload a few more modules, components or plugins to extend the funcionality of the site - even create a community. It’s a faster and more dynamic way to the internet.
Just to be straight - There will always be a need for web designers and developers. It’s one of the biggest careers around these days. There’s bound to be improvement but the human side of it can’t be taken away. We’re the ones with the brains behind the sites, aren’t we?
Take a look at mine. It’s still pretty primitive (I am still experimenting with the template) but everything is fast and easy. It’s great!
The idea behind a CMS isn’t really replacing the designer. The idea is the same as the ones behind css, and templates. It also gives a lot of power to users, so those that are savvy at writing don’t have to go through the designers every time they want to change information on a website. It also makes your life a lot easier should you suddenly need to change layout or add new projects, but keep them centrally managed.
As for stylizing websites, it’s often a problem of css. If you can keep more general patterns throughout the website in one css file and patterns relating to specific projectspages in another css file, then you should find maintenance easier. Hand coding everything, while a good skill to have, leads to mistakes and makes updating a website with several web pages a lot harder to do. Imagine having to change each page to have a new title with Project X - Page Y for a 100 page website!
still need, but just for template customization.
if they looking for unique theme, they need to ask designer to create it, otherwise, their site will be same like others.
its hard for you to work on template if u dont hv any basic knowledge about web programming, but other way, u still can work with programmer that don’t hv any sense of design.
they best way u to survive is learn about web programming slowly, then u can stand up by your self!