Introduction

CA274 - Web Content Management Systems and

Strategy*

The battle of CMS

UNDERSTADING THE WEB

Content management Systems

A content management system, or CMS, is a web application designed to make it easy for non-technical users to add, edit and manage a website. Most CMS have the following features:

• Allow for a large number of people to contribute to and share stored data

•Control access to data, based on user roles (defining which information users or user groups can view, edit, publish, etc.)

•Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data

•Reduce repetitive duplicate input

•Improve the ease of report writing

Drupal vs WordPress vs Joomla – The easy version

WordPress

WordPress

Pros •Easy to setup – 5 minutes installation•Low learning curve – Designed to simple. Ease-of-use is inherently built into the product.•+12,000 plugins – very simple and easy to extend•Big developer community – Allows for great customization•Support & Training

Cons•Security - Spammers have consistently hacked WordPress sites•Short Development Cycle - Constant need for upgrades•Scalability

Drupal

Drupal

Pros •Very Powerful: Drupal is a perfect fit for highly dynamic websites.•+7,000 modules - Extandable•Developers Den: Drupal is designed for the true geeks•Best Performance: Most techies boast about faster Drupal sites.

Cons•Cost - staff time or developer• High learning curve •Not Designer friendly

Joomla

Joomla

Pros •Relatively easy-to-use: It’s not as intuitive as WordPress, but not rocket science either.•+6,000 extensions.•Fairly scalable•Strong Tech community: Just like WordPress, Joomla also has a big tech community behind it.

Cons•Still new•Not as user-friendly

The Winner is….