Drupal
Drupal is a content management system (CMS) akin to WordPress and Joomla that is used for creation of web pages like blogs and social networking sites. For start-up in web designing and creation, the following pros and cons will determine if you will use this platform or its competitor
Benefits and limitations of using Drupal themes and system.
- Just like WordPress, Drupal is free.
- Designers opt for Drupal as compared to other CMS as it allows creative minds come up with extraordinary designs. With this platform you can dream of a design and create it. This shows the prowess of Drupal.
- You benefit from extendable and powerful modules provided by this type of CMS. If your interest is creation of web pages like social networking sites that expand and develop with time, then Drupal themes.will be very useful.
- User roles in Drupal, unlike other CMS platforms, can be customized. Such is important for those interested in the creation of complicated site. Users of this platform attest to the ease that fresh information types can be created and extended with no hiccups, especially for those who are well conversant with Drupal themes. This CMS platform is a must for those intending to manage sites with several types of media.
- The template system of this content management system is very powerful for it can convert any XHTML or CSS template easily.
- The API is of high quality code and it’s easily integrated with other solutions.
Drupal has the following disadvantages:
- The themes lack the attractiveness evident in WordPress.
- Users attest to the fact that managing a site using Drupal is time consuming and may as well be as a full time job.
- Many users admit that Drupal as a platform is hard to use.
- Image handling is a weak feature of CMS type.
- Many people using this platform find it cumbersome and time consuming to migrate to word press. On the other hand, it’s easy to migrate to other platform when using Word press.
- You have to add a rich-text editor as Drupal does not contain this module.
- The following are some of Drupal features
System Requirements:
- Drupal works with Postgre and MySQL. This platform is also known to support Apache or IIS. These system requirements are what distinguishes from other platforms like Joomla that only work with MySQL.
Site Management
- Workflow management of Drupal has free Add on.
- Drupal comes with an inbuilt translation manager.
- The granular privilege management in Drupal is more.
Interoperability
- Drupal is supported by iCal (add on)
- Drupal is complaint to XHTML.
- The versioning and Audit trail of Drupal is excellent, which are lacking in other platforms
The popularity of Drupal can be seen from the high profile sites that utilize this platform. e.g MTV UK, Nasa, New York observer, Greenpeace UK and BBC
In summation Drupal architectural superiority is like no other and is very Search Engine Optimization (SEO) friendly. The platform can be used as a large visitor site or for a simple FAQ site depending on your preferences.
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