subject: CMS development services: Drupal and Joomla [print this page] CMS development services: Drupal and Joomla
Content Management systems as the very name suggests, are used to manage website contents efficiently. For websites containing large amount of data, it becomes cumbersome to update/ edit contents. If your site has a CMS, it becomes easier for you to add in or remove contents easily without having to seek the services of a developer. Nowadays, choosing a suitable CMS development service becomes a heavy task. First of all there are a number of CMSs available in the market. Choosing the right one among these based on your requirements is very important and is also a process that calls for inputs from a lot of resources.
Drupal and Joomla are two of the most popular open source CMSs available, and much efforts are being spent on scrutinizing the suitability of both for specific type of requirements. There are various factors to be considered while opting for a Drupal development service or Joomla development service. Some of them are elaborated below:
- When it comes to the development part, Joomla suits beginners well. Drupal development requires extensive technical knowledge and know-how. Joomla development in this angle, is easier, since it is possible for beginners to get accustomed to the CMS, learn it, create new functionalities, maintain their site and also to train others on using it. Yet, those that are accustomed to Drupal development, would definitely find no problems in working on it.
- Drupal comes with a good documentation of processes and bugs. Drupal is indeed good when it comes to seamlessly integrating add-on modules to the core structure. Drupal development services are extensively available for developing websites on E-Commerce, News Publishing, Community Portals, Corporate Websites, Education, Media and Art, Social Networking, Resource Directories etc. Joomla also, as a competent CMS offers a wide variety of modules including RSS feeds, polls, language internationalization etc.
- Joomla gets an edge when it comes to having an attractive and intuitive graphical interface while Drupal is characterized for its robustness and solid platform. Also, Joomla includes a variety of designs to choose from.
- When it comes to having a WYSIWYG editor, Joomla scores better since it comes with an editor, while Drupal doesn't have one.
- For capabilities such as Multimedia, event calenders, document management etc, Joomla scores well with a number of extensions for these. User permissions and multisite management capabilities are Drupal's strengths.
To wind up, it would be proper to put across that there is not much room for a blunt comparison, because both the CMSs are made for the specific purposes they are built for and both are PHP-MySQL applications. While Joomla is the best visually appealing and easy to use system, Drupal is best in terms of stability and extensibility.
Whether you should opt for a Drupal development service or a Joomla development service depends on what aspect of the CMS you would give priority for and also on your comfort level of using/developing any of them. Both of-course, is backed by large and active community of users.
