Drupal Kick Butt

10 reasons why Drupal (might) kick your CMS’s a**

I love my CMS

Lots of CMS’s, they can’t be all bad ... (your CMS here)

#1 - The Community

#1 - The Community •Local User Groups

#1 - The Community •Local User Groups •Unassuming, positive leadership

#1 - The Community •Local User Groups •Unassuming, positive leadership •No forking

#1 - The Community •Local User Groups •Unassuming, positive leadership •No forking •Extremely active IRC channels

#1 - The Community •Local User Groups •Unassuming, positive leadership •No forking •Extremely active IRC channels •Regional camps, national and international conferences

#2 - Central module repository

#2 - Central module repository •Easy to search (relatively)

#2 - Central module repository •Easy to search (relatively) •No hoopla about commercial licensing

#2 - Central module repository •Easy to search (relatively) •No hoopla about commercial licensing •Standard version control

#2 - Central module repository •Easy to search (relatively) •No hoopla about commercial licensing •Standard version control •Standard release process

#2 - Central module repository •Easy to search (relatively) •No hoopla about commercial licensing •Standard version control •Standard release process •Command line utilities for checkout and updating

#3 - Drupal is a framework

#3 - Drupal is a framework •Flexible hook system means no hacking required

#3 - Drupal is a framework •Flexible hook system means no hacking required •Powerful APIs for themes, menus, forms, ﬁles, search

#3 - Drupal is a framework •Flexible hook system means no hacking required •Powerful APIs for themes, menus, forms, ﬁles, search •Developer-friendly architecture - encourages good coding practices

#3 - Drupal is a framework •Flexible hook system means no hacking required •Powerful APIs for themes, menus, forms, ﬁles, search •Developer-friendly architecture - encourages good coding practices •Helpful utility functions

#4 - Drupal is mature

#4 - Drupal is mature •8 years in the making

#4 - Drupal is mature •8 years in the making •Lots of high-trafﬁc sites using Drupal

#4 - Drupal is mature •8 years in the making •Lots of high-trafﬁc sites using Drupal •Well-established security team and vulnerability workﬂow

#5 - Flexible data structures

#5 - Flexible data structures •Create a data structure without touching the database

#5 - Flexible data structures •Create a data structure without touching the database •Full CRUD

#5 - Flexible data structures •Create a data structure without touching the database •Full CRUD •In Drupal 7, all data is ﬂexible

#6 - Flexible content feed output

#6 - Flexible content feed output •Determine multiple factors that inﬂuence the inclusion of content in a feed.

#6 - Flexible content feed output •Determine multiple factors that inﬂuence the inclusion of content in a feed. •No SQL needed, pure conﬁguration

#6 - Flexible content feed output •Determine multiple factors that influence the inclusion of content in a feed. •No SQL needed, pure configuration •Pass filters via the URL

#6 - Flexible content feed output •Determine multiple factors that influence the inclusion of content in a feed. •No SQL needed, pure configuration •Pass filters via the URL •Inline filtering built-in

#6 - Flexible content feed output •Determine multiple factors that influence the inclusion of content in a feed. •No SQL needed, pure configuration •Pass filters via the URL •Inline filtering built-in •RSS format built-in

#7 - Flexible path aliasing

#7 - Flexible path aliasing •No query strings by default

#7 - Flexible path aliasing •No query strings by default •Use tokens in URLs

#7 - Flexible path aliasing •No query strings by default •Use tokens in URLs •Determine path settings per content type

#7 - Flexible path aliasing •No query strings by default •Use tokens in URLs •Determine path settings per content type •Redirect all aliases via 301 to original alias

#8 - Multi-language support

#8 - Multi-language support •Fairly simple to implement

#8 - Multi-language support •Fairly simple to implement •Javascript text support

#8 - Multi-language support •Fairly simple to implement •Javascript text support •Community-based translations

#8 - Multi-language support •Fairly simple to implement •Javascript text support •Community-based translations •Language overrides even within a single language

#9 - Making forms is a breeze

#9 - Making forms is a breeze •Conﬁgurable web forms - no code

#9 - Making forms is a breeze •Conﬁgurable web forms - no code •Programmatic web forms - minimal code

#9 - Making forms is a breeze •Conﬁgurable web forms - no code •Programmatic web forms - minimal code •Utilities for module settings forms

#9 - Making forms is a breeze •Conﬁgurable web forms - no code •Programmatic web forms - minimal code •Utilities for module settings forms •Forms are secure

#10 - Lots of other stuff

#10 - Lots of other stuff •Distributions for intranets, social aggregation and more •Cross-database compatibility •Active usability team •Hierarchical taxonomy •Full content layout through conﬁguration •Powerful theme layer •AJAX framework

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Drupal Kick Butt

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