Joomla is Getting WordPress-Friendly

Below are the three high-rated Joomla extensions that integrate WordPress blogging into Joomla.

WP4J

WP4J fully integrates into Joomla. It claims that it is not a bridge (daunting one of its competitors). It is WordPress running as a fully integrated Joomla component with all the capabilities of both systems at the tip of your fingers.

Features:

• Share blogs to virtually every other platform such as Facebook, Google+, etc. via plugins
• Native Comment support and the ability to add Facebook Comments, Disqus and dozens of others via plugins
• Integrates seamlessly with all templates
• Updates and plugin installation via WordPress Admin console
• Administration toolbar via the frontend extremely easy to use
• Import blogs from existing WordPress sites
• Media management system with the ability to add Galleries, Videos, and other files to blog posts
• Automatic role conversion to Joomla ACL

WP4J was added to the Joomla! Extensions Directory on April 22, 2013. The last update, version 1.1.4, was released on June 28, 2013. It is compatible with Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.x. License type is Commercial (GPLv2 or later). It currently has a flawless rating of 5 out of 5 from 5 users.

WordBridge

WordBridge allows you to use WordPress.com to write and manage your blogs, and then publish them automatically to a Joomla website using this easy-to-configure component. Simply configure WordBridge with your wordpress.com blog address and then all your WordPress edits and posts appear directly on your Joomla site. There's no need for a one-off migration, export or conversion from WordPress.

Features:

• It uses SEO-friendly URL links
• Allows you to use WordPress to write and manage your blogs
• You can even merge different WordPress blogs into one site
• It supports all the links that your WordPress blog provides, such as add comment, like on Facebook, send a Tweet and so on
• You don't have to use an unfamiliar blog editing tool or a tool in Joomla that resembles WordPress
• It can make direct calls to WordPress tools to display by category or tag

WordBridge was added to the Joomla! Extensions Directory on May 28, 2011. It was last updated on February 27, 2012, version 0.5. It is compatible with Joomla 2.5. License type is Non-Commercial (AGPL). It currently has a rating of 4.9 out of 5 from 10 users.

WordPress Blog for Joomla

The developers of WordPress Blog for Joomla combined the most popular blogging platform WordPress 3.0 with the most popular CMS Joomla to create a powerful blogging component made for Joomla. You can SAVE 15% on your next order at 'corePHP' with discount code ' JED.'

Features:

• Includes built-in commenting, trackbacks, and pingbacks
• Integrates with JomSocial – one of the leading community-creation Software for Joomla
• Powerful Social plugins at your fingers tips
• Can import “MyBlog” posts into your new WordPress for Joomla blog, so switching is easy
• Can power multiple blogs on your site from multiple authors
• Supports Ping-O-Matic, which helps you promote your blog by pinging popular sites every time you post a new entry
• Comes with 8 exclusive Joomla modules that will broadcast your latest WordPress blogs (multi-users), latest blog posts, recent blog comments & more throughout your entire Joomla site.

WordPress Blog for Joomla was added on Joomla! Extensions Directory on December 3, 2008. Last update done was on June 10, 2013, version 3.5.3. It is compatible with Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.x. License type is Commercial (GPLv2 or later). It currently has a rating of 4.71 out of 5 from 24 users.