Introduction
Now is the time when every business needs a website. If some time ago it was necessary to know the programming languages, now content management systems (CMS) give you many opportunities to make a website by yourself and even for free.
What is a CMS?
A CMS is an open-source software that allows you to create a website and manage its content. The CMS helps you to create a website out of blocks like a builder. It’s convenient because the CMS has many modules and plugins. Depending on the goals of your project you choose features you need. Now the CMS is used not only for blogs but for any type of a project.
Main CMS advantages
- It's free. If you need a simple website with a standard set of features, you can create it by yourself. But be aware, there are some plugins, modules, and themes which need to be paid for.
- You can edit the content on a website without the developer's help.
- It's fast. It takes several days or months, depending on the complexity of a website.
- It's easy to understand how to use the platform. The CMS offers a large selection of modules, themes, and plugins. For creating a gallery of photos, calendars, coupons, menus, tags clouds and many different blocks of information, you just need to find the appropriate module or plugin for your CMS.
- It’s simple to solve the problem emerged on a website. The CMS is a popular tool, there is a big community of developers, so you can always get advice from them.
What is the best CMS?
Because of many variations of CMSs, choosing the best can be quite difficult in 2019. The market offers hundreds of different platforms for creating websites.
In this article, we give a comparison of Drupal and Wordpress. Below you’ll find out about their advantages and differences, so it’ll be easier to choose the best CMS for you.
Ease of use
Wordpress
There are quick 2 steps before starting work:
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Installation in one click
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Choosing suitable plugins
WP offers 5000 free themes and 53 000 free plugins.
Disadvantage: not all ideas can be implemented on WP.
Drupal
Easy to install, a bit harder to manage. There are the same 2 steps before starting to work as in WP. Drupal offers more than 2 500 free themes and 39 000 free modules.
Be aware, if you need an advanced set of features or a custom design for your project, you may face some problems if you don't have technical skills.
Advantage: with Drupal, you can implement any idea which comes to your mind.
Speed
Wordpress
Speed can be either very slow or lightning fast. It depends on the webmaster, hosting, and proper optimization.
The good news: even beginners can easily optimize their websites in WordPress to increase productivity.
Drupal
Drupal provides fast response speed.
Advantage: the Drupal CMS offers all the possibilities for website optimization.
Security
Wordpress
WP is the most frequently hacked CMS.
The main security problem with WP websites is related to the vulnerability that occurs when you download third-party plugins. Whenever a plugin is uploaded to WP, the site becomes vulnerable to malicious hacking.
Drupal
The Drupal CMS is one of the most secure CMSs.
Advantage: the Drupal security team constantly tests the performance of new modules and helps developers to fix errors in the code.
Note: Drupal is used to host government websites such as a website of the Prime Minister of Canada or a website of the French government.
System update
Wordpress
A WP system update can be done in a few clicks from the WordPress control panels.
Advantage: the massive WP community will help to resolve any issue.
Drupal
An update of this system can be difficult if you are not a website developer.
Note: You will not be able to update Drupal from the user interface, you will have to find a professional specialist for help.
What kind of websites can be made on each platform
Wordpress
Personal branding websites, websites for freelancers and bloggers, small businesses, consulting services (finance, marketing, advertisement), etc.
Drupal
Digital service providers, travel and tourism websites, websites for creative agencies, educational websites and e-learning platforms, governmental websites, news and entertainment websites, healthcare websites.
Here is a tip! Make sure you know the exact goals of your business website, learn essential information about platforms under consideration, and then make a decision which platform to use.
Conclusion
Drupal is a multifunctional and secure CMS. It is translated into 110 languages and allows you to implement any project you may think of. E-commerce websites, social networks, large corporate sites have been successfully created on Drupal. Drupal was created by professionals for professionals. You can create large projects with a unique set of functions, but you will have to spend time learning or finding a web developer for help.
If you don’t want to waste time learning, WordPress will be the best choice for building your first website. The WordPress platform is available for users with any level of knowledge. Just find the right combination of plugins, choose a theme and high-quality hosting, then you can create large and customizable websites, but do not forget about security, especially if you plan to create a website for your business.
To learn more about Drupal, we recommend you to read Why you should migrate your site to Drupal
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