What's the difference between iJoomla Magazine and iJoomla News Portal?

We get a lot of messages about iJoomla Magazine and the iJoomla News Portal. Some publishers are struggling to decide which component suits their site best.

These are two very different components that do very different things. It's important to make the right choice.

iJoomla Magazine comes with one plugin and seven modules, and was designed for a website updated on a weekly or monthly basis. Publishers can create magazines and issues, and add articles from any section or category. When an issue is made live, iJoomla Magazine shows the new articles in the same order that they appear on the backend. Two main zones -- vertical and horizontal -- keep the display pleasing to the eye, and a special zone for the main image attracts attention.

Publishers can also add images to their magazines as well as sidebars, quotes and author bios. With just a little effort, you can create a really slick magazine with issues and articles published automatically. In short, the magazine component allows publishers to create a professional-looking weekly or monthly magazine, and allows anyone to create a better-looking site look using the layouts and styles available.

The iJoomla News Portal enables publishers to provide a constant, automatic flow of news. Each newly-added article appears first as the Top Story then flows down to the Leading Stories zone as more articles are added.

Publishers can determine which sections, categories and articles follow this news format, and images are resized automatically according to the publisher's specifications. The idea is to create an automatic stream of stories, letting publishers offer as much content as they want without breaking a sweat.

This component comes with one menu module to display a link to all the different sections.

If you're creating an online magazine, iJoomla Magazine is an obvious choice. But if you're not creating an online magazine, you can still use the component to organize the content of a static site in a more attractive manner. The layouts and the flexibility make creating an eye-catching, professional-looking site very easy.

On the other hand, if you have a dynamic site that relies on fresh content that changes all the time, the automated features of the News Portal component will make your life a great deal easier.

12 available, assign different layouts to different issues.3 available, 1 for each news page: home, section, category.1 Default style and add as many as you like
Create your own style using advance style control system
Unlimited articles and module zones
Discounts for additional licenses

FAQ: Which component is right for my needs?

Can I switch license between iJoomla Magazine and iJoomla News Portal?

No, these are two completely different components. They are not changeable and cannot be upgraded from one to the other.

I already bought iJoomla Magazine and now I think iJoomla News Portal is more suitable to my needs, what can I do?

You can buy the News Portal, use it for the news, and continue to use your existing magazine component to give your site a better look and feel with the help of our layouts. Remember, iJoomla Magazine is not just for online magazines!

I have a huge amount of articles. Which component is better for me?

iJoomla Magazine will require you to add the articles to your issues manually so the iJoomla News Portal might be better for sites with a large number of articles. All the content will be added automatically.

I don't need to publish news or a magazine but I want my site to look great. Which component is right for me?

iJoomla Magazine. It's great for static content that doesn't need to change frequently. The component can make any site look professional.

I only have a few articles and I will be adding a few more every week. Which component is the right solution for me?

iJoomla Magazine. You'll be able to build up articles for your issue and publish each issue once you have enough articles. (We recommend at least five articles per issue.)

I want to build an archive so that my visitors see previous issues of my magazine. Which component should I choose?

iJoomla Magazine offers several modules that provide an archive-like feature: "magazines" displays a link to all the magazines; "issues" displays a link to all the magazine's issues; and the dynamic menu module displays a menu to all the magazines, all of the issues or both.

The iJoomla News Portal, however, is dynamic--the content is not organized in issues and the component does not offer any archiving features. If you need a comprehensive archive page, check out our iJoomla Search & Archive extension.

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