Drupal The first date (going on since 2001…)

What is Drupal??? CMS C ontent M anagement S ystem Framework Free Open Source

CMS

C ontent

M anagement

S ystem

Framework

Free

Open Source

What can it do for me? Create a website for you With a forum And have registered users And an email list And reports And an e-shop And a digg-clone or just a simple humble blog And manage all of the above very well !!

Create a website for you

With a forum

And have registered users

And an email list

And reports

And an e-shop

And a digg-clone

or just a simple humble blog

And manage all of the above very well !!

What qualifications should I have? Before installing drupal: Be familiar with databases Have a web server and a database server After installing drupal: Nothing really, just common sense And a bit of server administration skills Installation is only needed once, backups and maintenance can be automated so this is not an issue

Before installing drupal:

Be familiar with databases

Have a web server and a database server

After installing drupal:

Nothing really, just common sense

And a bit of server administration skills

Installation is only needed once, backups and maintenance can be automated so this is not an issue

So… how do I start? First of all you prepare your website Find the idea Create a basic sitemap Then you go shopping for: Modules Themes Other settings (user accounts,menus, translations) And the King: Content

First of all you prepare your website

Find the idea

Create a basic sitemap

Then you go shopping for:

Modules

Themes

Other settings (user accounts,menus, translations)

And the King: Content

Benefits REALLY powerful tool (if you are a developer or skilled power user) Small choice of modules Well integrated modules Fast Browser Compatibility The greatest feature: one installation many websites

REALLY powerful tool (if you are a developer or skilled power user)

Small choice of modules

Well integrated modules

Fast

Browser Compatibility

The greatest feature: one installation many websites

Difficulties Not easy to administer Not very friendly interface Updates Frequent version changes (4  5  6  7)

Not easy to administer

Not very friendly interface

Updates

Frequent version changes (4  5  6  7)

My experience 5 websites averaging 20.000 visitors a month each 2 joomla websites (one is getting 30.000 visitors a month) MANY wordpress blogs (I don’t know) My job: hundrends of netvolution (proprietary CMS) websites (millions of visitors)

5 websites averaging 20.000 visitors a month each

2 joomla websites (one is getting 30.000 visitors a month)

MANY wordpress blogs (I don’t know)

My job: hundrends of netvolution (proprietary CMS) websites (millions of visitors)

Is drupal THE CMS for me? Probably but to be honest, it depends. Just like cars. If you can afford a Ferrari you better get the Ferrari. If you are on a budget or you want to go off-road (and have the skills) then go for the Lada Niva. If Ford Focus is THE car for you then Drupal might be THE CMS for you. Conclusion: Choosing a CMS depends on your current situation: needs, wants and can afford (not only in money)

Probably but to be honest, it depends. Just like cars.

If you can afford a Ferrari you better get the Ferrari.

If you are on a budget or you want to go off-road (and have the skills) then go for the Lada Niva.

If Ford Focus is THE car for you then Drupal might be THE CMS for you.

Conclusion: Choosing a CMS depends on your current situation: needs, wants and can afford (not only in money)

How can I learn more? First of all: LEARN MORE!! Try, experiment, compare, discuss http://www.Drupal.org Books Other websites Stay in this room, listen and talk to other people in this room !!

First of all: LEARN MORE!! Try, experiment, compare, discuss

http://www.Drupal.org

Books

Other websites

Stay in this room, listen and talk to other people in this room !!

Thank you! Panos Ladas http://twitter.com/ladas