I will be setting up a membership site over the next few weeks and i really want to plan this well. I was wondering is there any benefits in using a CMS like drupal/joomla with a plugin and amember over just a plain html front end. Also If I wish to use a forum what are the benefits of using one with the corresponding module/plugin over just installing it within the site? Also i'll be allowing members to purchase items through the membership site once again are there benefits with using modules/plugins with oscommerce
1. You choose if you wish to use Joomla or other CMS script, or do everything in plain HTML. 2. If you use corresponding module, aMember customer will be automatically registered and logged-in into the forum. http://www.amember.com/p/Integration 3. Sorry, I don't understand last question.