Drupal CMS vs. Joomla CMS: choose your pick!

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Is the confusion between Drupal and Joomla forcing that arch in your eyebrow? Maybe a look at the comparative study below will help in dispelling all your confusion!

One of the key benefits of Joomla is that it comes equipped with a simpler user interface, which makes it easy to modify, incorporate and publish content. Joomla can support many languages and is available in different versions. With Joomla, you can easily add modules. On the other hand Drupal CMS is a bit complex as long as administration is concerned and renders a weaker support to modules. With Drupal CMS, adding visual themes can be a lengthy process and can take time.

The search engine friendly URLs make Drupal websitesscore over Joomla ones. Joomla does not own that many search engine friendly URLs, and also the Joomla modules are not easy on the pockets. With a Joomla installation, you can create a single website but Drupal installation allows creation and management of multiple websites. In case of Joomla, user roles and permissions are also limited. In Drupal, you are allowed to use the same log-in-details for different sites, which makes work easy whereas in Joomla, every site comes with its own login details.

Drupal CMS renders a strong multi-media support. It is the popular choice for designing a website meant for blogging, or a social networking site, or a community forum. Drupal offers a superior document management system, boasts of well-defined user management and permission features and has an unlimited choice of add-on that can be used to increase the functionality of a website. Thus, Drupal is the ideal choice for creating large, functionality rich sites.

However, when it comes to developing personal websites or websites promoting business on a small scale or even websites that meet non-community needs, Joomla is preferred over Drupal. Drupal is the perfect platform for publishing large websites with hundreds of pages but Joomla has its advantages in uploading smaller websites with limited number of pages.

Non techies, new to using CMS interface usually favor Joomla since deploying and managing a Joomla site calls for less work. Owing to its limited commercial themes, Drupal offers a poor choice of designs as compared to the rich and varied selection of Joomla. With a Joomla site, the number of user permission levels is restricted to three, while Drupal websites allow infinite number of user permission levels to be created and customized. Drupal can easily be converted from a basic HTML /CSS structure, whereas a Joomla site calls for extensive PHP and coding knowledge. On the other hand, Joomla has an extensive plug in and component directory, which makes it score over Drupal

Both Joomla and Drupal websites come with their share of pros and cons. Ultimately, it is up to the user to decide which one to settle for.
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