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10 Reasons to Use
Drupal
DECEMBER 9, 2011
1. You Want to Build a Large Website

    Drupal is very flexible and can be
    used to facilitate:
             –Blogging
             –Forums
             –Image Galleries
             –E-commerce
             –Podcasting
             –And many more! There are over 9,000
             modules to choose from!
    Balance Interactive Inc.           www.BalanceInteractive.com
2. You want an Easy-to-Use CMS

  • Drupal 7 made notable changes to
    the content editing screen to make
    content settings easier to view at a
    glance and edit.




  Balance Interactive Inc.    www.BalanceInteractive.com
3. You Want to Customize the Look and Feel of
                Your Website
         • There are over 1,000 free themes to
           choose from, and you can customize
           with some basic CSS and PHP
           knowledge.




         Balance Interactive Inc.      www.BalanceInteractive.com
Drupal Theming Examples
4. You Want a Search-Engine Friendly Site

       • Modules to send your sitemap
         to search engines regularly to
         help them find new content
       • Search Engine friendly URLs,
         which are critical to a page's
         search ranking
       • Control over the Page Title
5. You Want a Strong Support System

     • Drupal has a strong community
       of passionate developers
       constantly working on
       improvements, bugs, keeping
       Drupal secure, and offering
       technical support.



    Balance Interactive Inc.   www.BalanceInteractive.com
6. You Own the Code & Content

   • Open source means no single
     entity owns the code
   • Entire site is portable from one
     host to another
   • There is no Software License Cost
     to use Drupal


  Balance Interactive Inc.   www.BalanceInteractive.com
7. You Want a Multilingual Site

  • Drupal supports over 100
    languages including some right-to-
    left languages such as Hebrew and
    Arabic
8. You Want a Reliable & Secure Site

     • Drupal has a team of security
       professionals testing Drupal’s security
       and releasing updates whenever
       vulnerabilities are found
     • Administrators are notified of updates
       when they occur and can update pretty
       easily.
     • Secure enough to use for
       whitehouse.gov
    Balance Interactive Inc.       www.BalanceInteractive.com
9. You Want Dynamic Lists of Content

     • Most popular Drupal module is the
       Views module which offers a way
       to build dynamic lists of content
       and RSS feeds.
     • Can be used to build calendars, RSS
       feeds, slideshows, and custom
       content searches pulling content
       based on defined filters.
10. You Care About the Future of Your CMS

        • Drupal has been around since 2001
        • It has won many awards
        • It is supported by a very active and
          passionate community
        • Development for Drupal 8 is
          already under way!


       Balance Interactive Inc.    www.BalanceInteractive.com
Other Things Drupal Offers

• W3C standards compliance –
  future-proof your code
• Built-in Search
• Support for different types of users
  and permissions
• Robust taxonomy tools
• Custom Content Types
Alternatives to Drupal

• Joomla (free, plug-ins cheap)
• Plone (built on Python not PHP,
  very steep learning curve, good for
  intranets)
• Ektron (enterprise-level CMS built
  in .NET, not open source, pricey)

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10reasons to choose_drupal

  • 1. 10 Reasons to Use Drupal DECEMBER 9, 2011
  • 2. 1. You Want to Build a Large Website Drupal is very flexible and can be used to facilitate: –Blogging –Forums –Image Galleries –E-commerce –Podcasting –And many more! There are over 9,000 modules to choose from! Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 3. 2. You want an Easy-to-Use CMS • Drupal 7 made notable changes to the content editing screen to make content settings easier to view at a glance and edit. Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 4. 3. You Want to Customize the Look and Feel of Your Website • There are over 1,000 free themes to choose from, and you can customize with some basic CSS and PHP knowledge. Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. 4. You Want a Search-Engine Friendly Site • Modules to send your sitemap to search engines regularly to help them find new content • Search Engine friendly URLs, which are critical to a page's search ranking • Control over the Page Title
  • 9. 5. You Want a Strong Support System • Drupal has a strong community of passionate developers constantly working on improvements, bugs, keeping Drupal secure, and offering technical support. Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 10. 6. You Own the Code & Content • Open source means no single entity owns the code • Entire site is portable from one host to another • There is no Software License Cost to use Drupal Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 11. 7. You Want a Multilingual Site • Drupal supports over 100 languages including some right-to- left languages such as Hebrew and Arabic
  • 12. 8. You Want a Reliable & Secure Site • Drupal has a team of security professionals testing Drupal’s security and releasing updates whenever vulnerabilities are found • Administrators are notified of updates when they occur and can update pretty easily. • Secure enough to use for whitehouse.gov Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 13. 9. You Want Dynamic Lists of Content • Most popular Drupal module is the Views module which offers a way to build dynamic lists of content and RSS feeds. • Can be used to build calendars, RSS feeds, slideshows, and custom content searches pulling content based on defined filters.
  • 14. 10. You Care About the Future of Your CMS • Drupal has been around since 2001 • It has won many awards • It is supported by a very active and passionate community • Development for Drupal 8 is already under way! Balance Interactive Inc. www.BalanceInteractive.com
  • 15. Other Things Drupal Offers • W3C standards compliance – future-proof your code • Built-in Search • Support for different types of users and permissions • Robust taxonomy tools • Custom Content Types
  • 16. Alternatives to Drupal • Joomla (free, plug-ins cheap) • Plone (built on Python not PHP, very steep learning curve, good for intranets) • Ektron (enterprise-level CMS built in .NET, not open source, pricey)

Editor's Notes

  1. Talk about how before releasing Drupal 7 Drupal underwent a series of user tests to making administering Drupal sites easier. Screen shot shows Condensed per page settings so
  2. Plone Notes: With regards to Plone, it's the only CMS I've ever come across that people consistently refer to as harder to use than Drupal; many people mentioning having to learn both Zope and Plone as one obstacle, there is a paradigm shift in the way you think about websites to use Plone, you have to understand a lot more about how each layer of the system works, and from my personal experience, Plone is designed more as a developer framework than a content management system. That means that if you're a Python developer it's easy to build out your own features, but... you have to build out your own features. Drupal can be heavily customized with relative ease if need be, but it rarely needs to be. Drupal is also better-established and runs on architecture that is very widely used across the internet, making it easier to find support for it (both in terms of developers, tutorials, and hosting services). Drupal'stheming system, Views, and CCK also give it an advantage; Plone works rather more fluidly if you stick to its default content types. Plone people will tell you the next version of Plone will minimize this advantage, but Drupal 7 will widen the gap again. Zope is extremely powerful, but the security rating is misleading. FWIW, Drupal has been rated more secure than Plone by other organizations. Both communities are friendly and helpful.I also find that the default Plone installation is a little more user-friendly to beginners than Drupal's, but it's also harder to customize from the interface or with community add-ons. One of Plone's greatest historical advantages is that it has put a lot more thought into workflow (using "folders," "connections," etc.), but Drupal 6 can do the same, and Drupal 7 does actively make content management workflow as easy as Plone's.The greatest advantage of Plone for me is that by default, it is much easier for content editors to use, although the rest of it is harder for the web developer. It's the opposite in Drupal (relative to Plone): it's easier for the developer but harder for the content manager (by default; of course, Drupal can be made easier).I suppose I should add that before Open Atrium existed, Plone was the hand-down choice for intranets.One more interesting Plone vs. Drupal point: if you browse around on the internet, you will find people whohate Plone. There are very few people who truly harbor such great resentment against Drupal. On the other hand, Plone people can be pretty evangelical, and often seem to think (wrongly) that Plone is so powerful that it is the only solution for large sites, and that Drupal should be restricted to small sites. I have found that Drupal developers tend to be slightly more open-minded, although YMMV.