Choosing the right content management system (CMS) for your online needs is a tough decision. Most people are not very well-versed in all the technicalities each CMS offers, and trying to differentiate between one CMS and the other is often difficult and confusing. The main CMS’s on offer are WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla, and making sure you choose the one that is right for you can mean the difference between whether your website succeeds in the online world or becomes just one of millions of other sites lost in internet obscurity. Below we will run through the advantages and disadvantages of each CMS so you can choose which one fits best with what you’re looking to accomplish online.
Drupal
Drupal is comparatively small compared with the other two CMS platforms, hosting both the smallest number of users and receiving the smallest number of Google searches. A number of advantages exist with Drupal, however. The main benefit to Drupal is that it allows a high degree of complexity that other CMS’s do not, and thus has a certain appeal to large businesses that want to make sure their online presence is unique. Furthermore, while the number of add-ons and plugins available from Drupal are small, they have the advantage of maintaining a consistently high-quality.
On the other hand, Drupal’s complexity is also its main drawback. Unless you are well-versed in web development, you will likely find Drupal to be infuriatingly difficult to use. This lack of access is also the main reason why its growth has been so limited. This limit poses a further drawback as it means that you will have far less exposure to a large audience, as well as lack of brand recognition behind your site that a bigger CMS can offer.
Joomla
Like Drupal, Joomla is a fairly small player in the CMS world, garnering only a tiny fraction of all CMS users and Google searches. That said, in terms of user-friendliness, it is definitely an improvement over Drupal, and most people find its interface fairly easy to use, although there is certainly room for improvement. Also, Joomla features good localization support, and is usually capable of running many different components on one site without that site’s performance being adversely affected.
On the downside, Joomla suffers from all the drawbacks that Drupal does from being such a small player in the CMS world, such as offering its users limited exposure and a lack of brand recognition. Furthermore, Joomla, unlike Drupal, is known for its highly rigid structure, as well as its lack of support from a single community (due, primarily, to the number of different versions of Joomla on offer).
WordPress
WordPress is by far the big player in the CMS world, far outstripping both Drupal and Joomla in users, Google searches, resources, and offerings. For those that are looking for a CMS that is easy to use, like Joomla, but with all the flexibility of Drupal, they would be hard-pressed to find a better option than WordPress. Furthermore, because of its sheer size, WordPress is able to offer a vast array of add-ons and plugins, as well as a large and diverse community for support and exposure.
While some have complained that WordPress is really only for bloggers, this conception is largely a thing of the past. Nowadays, WordPress serves more than just the private blogger typing away in his or her bed, and has become the CMS of choice for thousands of entities, including small businesses and major corporations.
While at first glance there may not appear to be much difference between one CMS and the other, upon closer inspection, each CMS reveals its own advantages and disadvantages that could either help or hinder your success on the web. While Joomla and Drupal each have their own draws, it is clear from the above comparison that for the best all-around offerings, regardless of your website’s needs, WordPress will be your best option.
Michael Keeler has extensive experience working with different CMS. His articles mainly appear on WordPress blogs. Check out the clear coverage area link for information about fast internet.
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