Hi-ya, dear reader! You are officially reading the fourth article in our series How to Get Your Business Started. This series is dedicated to explaining the most comfortable way(s) to start a business with no money. To help you with that process, we chose to write about three Content Management Systems and compare them. We hope you find this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison helpful. Enjoy!
If you are looking for a quick way to create a website, there are two options you can choose from: a building platform (a Content Management System) or a drag-n-drop website builder.
Although it may seem like a good idea to just drag and drop content to your future website, you might want to stop and think for a minute.
Sure, these website builders work wonders for one-page sites you are not planning on customizing that much. However, if you want a fast loading website or a polished site design, worthy of your visitors’ attention you should stay away from them. Don’t believe us? Check our previous article in which we explained the three ways you can build a website.
Now, before you actually start building a website using a CMS, you need to choose the right platform.
To help you choose the platform that fits your needs the best, we decided to compare top three website building platforms 一 the ones that have the highest market shares and are open-source (free to download). These CMSs are WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.
But, before we can move onto the WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, let’s name all the parameters we are going to set side by side. These parameters are:
How easy to install the platform is
You don’t need a platform that is complicated to install, let alone edit. The right platform for you is the one that is well-adjusted for beginners needs. Your needs.
Installing a platform should be done quickly, in just a few clicks.
How much it costs
Because you are just starting a business with no initial funds, costs can play a significant part in choosing the best platform for your business website.
As we mentioned before, these three platforms are open-source. That means the code of these content management systems is open (for modifying) to anyone who has programming skills.
For you, as a user with no programming skills, this means that you can download these platforms for free.
So, why did we mention costs? Well, if you want to get the most out of your website, you will need to invest a bit of money in templates, themes, and plugins. We will explain the costs of each website building platform when we get there.
How developed the community is
Spoiler alert: since these CMSs are the three most used platforms they have pretty developed and active communities. There’s no WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal battle here.
But, what does this information mean for you?
Well, having an active community means that you can easily access all the documentation you need regarding a particular CMS. An active community is also the one that offers forums and groups in which users can comment, discuss and overall help each other.
How scalable and secure the platform Is
You want your business website to work fast, don’t you? Well, that is why it is essential for a platform to ensure you high performance and security.
Why is having an impeccable performance that important? Because even if you have excellent website content (photos, copy, blog posts, videos, etc) no one will actually stay long enough to see it if your site has a high page loading time. Bear in mind that a two-second delay in page load results in a four percent loss in revenue per visitor.
Performance is one of the factors we decided to cover this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison. When it comes to performance, you have to remember that sites act differently when built on different platforms.
Now, let’s talk about security for a moment. Content management systems have some trouble with security.
The main reason is the fact that we are talking about open-source content management systems. This automatically makes them vulnerable and open to attacks. But, don’t worry. All these CMSs found a reliable way to protect themselves. However, be sure to pay attention to your site’s security because if you are not careful, you can end up being blacklisted by multiple search engines. Imagine how that can affect your business!
The number of user groups
A number of user groups is not that significant parameter in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison. It is, however, good to know what each of the content management systems offers and here’s why.
If you are planning on building a website by yourself, you are probably going to do most of the work. When we say working on developing a site, we mean that you are going to choose the platform, install it and do the initial customization of your website. However, when it comes to creating and adding content, you might want to leave this part up to someone else. This is why it is crucial that your content management system has several different user roles.
Having multiple user groups (user roles) means that you can manage what users view or edit on a particular part of your website.
The good thing about CMSs in the WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison is that they all offer more than a couple of levels of user groups.
Customization
Sure, choosing a template, a CMS theme, is a quick and easy process. But, what you want and need is to be able to customize it as much as possible. You want to be able to add your own copy, logo, header, widgets, colors, etc.
SEO-friendliness
In our previous blog post, we mentioned that you should choose a content management system very carefully and that there are many parameters you should pay attention to. One of those factors was that the platform you choose has to be SEO-friendly.
What does being SEO-friendly mean?
SEO, an acronym of Search Engine Optimization, is a method of website optimization in which you use several actions that can help you drive traffic to your website. When using SEO method, you are driving the traffic organically, with no costs, no paid ads. If you are still not sure what we are trying to say, think of SEO as a way to help search engines recognize your website and its content.
If you are interested in learning more, check out Moz’s beginners guide to SEO.
Let’s compare!
Now that we listed and explained all the parameters you should keep in mind when choosing the right CMS, WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison can officially begin.
Let the games begin!
WordPress
WordPress was created as a project a decade and a half ago, in 2003. It runs on PHP with an SQL database in the background. Since WordPress is open-source software, it is it made by millions of contributors, especially nowadays. The best thing about it is the fact that you don’t need to know how to code to use it.
Since 2003, WordPress has come a long way. Nowadays, 32,2% of all websites use WordPress. That’s a massive amount of sites! Among other WordPress users are many Fortune 500 companies and celebrities. So, if you wanna be cool like the Rolling Stones, we suggest you jump into the bandwagon right now. Not to mention BBC America, Time and even Beyonce trust WordPress for their sites. As you can see, if WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison revolved around popularity, WordPress would be, without a doubt, the ultimate winner.
All jokes aside, why do so many sites use this CMS? There are two main reasons ー it’s so easy to use and is universal. While easy to use is self-explanatory, when we say universal, we mean that you can use it to create pretty much any type of website ー from business websites and e-commerce shops to blogs and portfolios, résumés, etc.
Now, before you get to know why WordPress has almost 60% of market share, let us explain the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.
On the one hand, there is WordPress.org, a self-hosted software that you install on a web server to create a website from scratch, that is completely your own. This means that you set up your own hosting provider. In fact, to use Themes Kingdom premium themes, you need to install WordPress, as well.
WordPress.com, on the other, is based on WordPress.org software but doesn’t require installing the software and self-hosting. This means that you can sign up for WordPress.com and have your website working immediately.
Now that you know some basic information about WordPress let’s move on to the pros and cons of using this CMS.
Pros of using WordPress
The first advantage of using WordPress is the fact that it is so easy to install. Although it might seem like a lot, installing WordPress literally takes five minutes.
Second, it is open-source software, which means you don’t have to pay to use it. You do, however, need to pay for hosting, but that’s it. The only thing you might want to spend your money on are premium themes and plugins, but we will get to that part later.
Easy to use
One of the most crucial factors in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison is how easy to use these platforms are.
The platform is very intuitive ー WordPress guides you through the whole process. The best thing about it is that you can do almost anything in WordPress. From changing header, footer, color schemes, menus, backgrounds, widgets ー you have the world in your hands. Not to mention, there are multiple plugins which can help you customize your theme even better.
Multiple options for customization
Now comes the fun part.
As you probably know, WordPress works with WP themes to help you create a website worthy of your competitors. When it comes to WordPress themes, there are multiple options to choose from ー from free to the premium ones.
When choosing a theme, bear in mind that it is the base of your future website. You need a theme that is reliable, well-designed and responsive. Having that in mind, is it better to go with the free or the premium one? Well, we would advise you to choose the premium ones and here’s why:
- many free themes don’t support WordPress extra features,
- when choosing a free theme, your site can end up looking like just another look-alike, since a lot of blogs and sites use free themes,
- there is no warranty when it comes to free themes so if something goes wrong, you will be the only one that can fix the problem.
Additionally, there are plugins. Plugins are software that can change your site’s functionality and features. There are over 50,000 WordPress plugins. If you want to know more about them, check out the list of top WordPress plugins for business websites.
Active WordPress community
Although WordPress is pretty easy to use, you are probably going to experience some uncertainties. Fortunately, there is nothing to worry about. Not only do you have access to all the documentation you need and the help from official WordPress community, but you can also find multiple blog posts and tutorial on how to get started with WordPress. Our advice is to check the WPBeginner for additional information.
There’s one more benefit of being the most popular CMS ー companies offer “a special treatment” for WordPress sites. One of the examples is BlueHost, a hosting provider, which provides 1-click install for WP sites. You can find this quick install on Namecheap.com, as well.
Note: Themes Kingdom team is not affiliated with the previously mentioned providers nor do we make a commission if you end up purchasing BlueHost or NameCheap through referral links in this blog post. We simply wanted to name the two web hosting providers that offer easy install for WordPress based sites.
That all being said, is an active and large community the reason why you should choose WordPress over Joomla or Drupal? Probably not. But, it is, however, a significant factor in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison.
Performance issues
Well, not exactly. Although WordPress is always under the microscope when it comes to this matter, we have to mention that this CMS’s performance has always been the talk of the town. There are several reasons for that:
- WordPress site overloading a server when the pages aren’t cached.
- Images on a site are not properly optimized.
- Using too many plugins and using poorly-coded ones.
- Using too many ads.
Now, before you start thinking that WordPress is of no use, hang on. This platform had trouble with performance in the previous versions. However, since the release of PHP 7.0 in 2015, WordPress has been faster and more proactive when it comes to error handling.
If you ever doubt WordPress’ performance again, keep in mind that it runs on 32% of all sites just fine and that you probably haven’t had any issues when visiting those websites.
SEO
The one feature no one can argue about is that WordPress is SEO-friendly.
If you type in the Google search bar “wordpress seo”, the first search result that is going to pop up is Yoast, the number one WP SEO plugin. With this plugin, you can modify multiple parameters, like the snippet, keyword density, adjust titles of blog posts, do a readability check, etc. There is also a All-In-One SEO Pack, which can serve as a guide to making your website SEO-friendly.
User levels and administrator privileges
When it comes to users roles in the battle of WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal, we must say all three CMS have well-created user groups.
Since you are probably going to have several users on your website, WordPress created six different roles, which have different rights, depending on what hierarchy level they are.
The first is you, the creator of the website or the Administrator. You can see every part of the website ー manage theme and content, edit code, add and delete other users’ accounts.
The next one is an Editor of the site which creates, publishes and deletes content on Pages and Posts. Unlike Editor, an Author is a person in charge of only creating, editing and deleting content in the Posts section. This means that an Author can only create content, nothing more.
If you have a new author, it might be a good idea to limit his/her access before you officially give the Author privileges. That’s why the role of Contributor is created. A Contributor can only read posts from other users but can create, edit and delete his/her own posts.
The last role is the role of Subscriber which doesn’t offer that many privileges. Additionally, not every WordPress site has this role, just the subscription-based ones. In theory, a Subscriber can only view written posts and nothing more.
Cons of using WordPress
Being the most popular CMS in the world has its disadvantages, believe it or not.
WordPress is often a target of multiple hack attacks. The good news is that WP acknowledged that fact and decided to do something about it. WordPress overcame this security challenge by making security updates that go automatically. That is if you are using 3.7 version of WordPress or higher.
But, one cannot help but wonder why WordPress is such an easy target for hackers.
One of the reasons is user login and the fact that you can log in into any WordPress site just by adding “/wp-admin”. So, if not updated from time to time, user logins can easily be cracked by persistent programmers. The three easiest thing you can do protect user login from getting attacked is to:
- choose wisely to whom you are giving access to,
- update the WordPress version and plugins when you are required to and
- make the login information hacker-proof.
So, what do you think? Does WordPress have a chance to be the winner of WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison? Let’s move on with the text and let the winner reveal itself.
Joomla
Joomla is a CMS that is pretty similar to WordPress. In fact, apart from the user interface, when it comes to performance and some other factors, you probably won’t be able to tell the difference between these two CMSs.
So, what is Joomla?
Joomla is a content management system that is two years younger than WP ー it was created in 2005. The technologies behind Joomla are MySQLi, MySQL, or PostgreSQL databases which are connected to your website, making content management and delivery process much more comfortable. Joomla is, just like WordPress, an open-source project, which means there are a couple of million contributors.
The most significant difference between Joomla and WordPress is the fact the Joomla is not as “famous” as WordPress. However, some major organizations, like NCA (National Crime Agency) and United Nation Regional Information Center for Western Europe (UNRIC) decided to trust Joomla to be their content management system.
Note: If you google which popular brands decided to choose Joomla to build their websites, you will find that some of these answers include Harvard, Linux, MTV, and The Hill. This is false information, all of the mentioned brands use Drupal as their CMS.
Just like WordPress, Joomla is useful to manage content for different types of websites. This platform is mostly used for government organizations. But, it can also be used for blogs, e-commerce sites. We have to mention another great usage of Joomla ー to build a social network. Joomla users had a fantastic experience when it comes to creating a social network with this CMS.
In the ultimate battle of WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal, is there a chance for Joomla to win? Let’s see.
Pros of using Joomla
Let’s first talk about usability. Joomla has an amazing user experience and is an excellent choice for a beginner. Just like with WordPress, you really don’t need to know anything about programming to set up and customize Joomla templates.
If you worry about installing Joomla, don’t. All you need to do is download software, upload it to your server and run the installation script. Of course, there is a guide which leads you through the whole process.
Joomla’s Templates
As we mentioned before, it’s an open-source software which means it’s completely free. However, if you want a professional-looking website, you need to invest in premium templates and plugins.
As you might have noticed, we mentioned “templates”, not themes. Templates in Joomla are the same thing as themes in WordPress.
There are several sites from which you can choose templates. Just like in the case of WordPress, keep in mind a good template is the base of a professionally created website.
Finally, let’s get to costs. What is the price of a Joomla template? Well, that depends on which template creator you chose to go with. The price can go anywhere between $99 per year or $299 for a lifetime. Our advice is if you decide to use Joomla as your CMS, to find all the premium template creators and their templates and choose the one that fits the best your needs.
Active community
Just like WordPress, Joomla has amazing support. To be honest, the community is not as big as the WordPress one, but there are many forums (including the official Joomla forum), blog posts and tutorials that can help you get started.
Customization
Before we can move onto explaining the customization property of Joomla, let’s first name what the basic elements of Joomla CMS are.
As we mentioned before, WordPress has themes and plugins, while Joomla has the same elements under a different name.
An extension is a generic name for all Joomla templates, modules, components, and plugins. As the name suggests, extensions add functionality to a Joomla website. Currently, there are over 8,000 extensions on the official Joomla website. If you are interested to know more about these components, be sure to visit Joomla.org.
At first sight, you might have noticed that Joomla has more than a couple of additional functionalities, while WordPress has just three (themes, plugins, language). However, having more elements doesn’t affect the process of customization.
Truth be told, you will have to know the basics of HTML and CSS to customize Joomla. But, don’t panic, it’s not as complicated as it sounds. In fact, if you want to see what it’s like to customize a Joomla template, be sure to check Themexpert’s article.
The battle between the three most popular CMSs, WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal continues!
Performance and security
Joomla is well-known for its high performance, and that is because it has built-in features for boosting sites’ execution.
However, if you compare Joomla to WordPress, you will notice that Joomla doesn’t have a self-managed hosting that can improve sites’ speed. In reality, it doesn’t need one. Basically, all you need to do to boost performance is to minimize the number of plugins and optimize images.
Keeping a high-security level for sites built on Joomla is extremely easy, mainly because the platform itself provides you with Security Checklist which gives you an insight on what potential security issues are and how you can take care of them.
In this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, is Joomla the most secure one? Definitely not. But it is reliable and safe.
Number of users and user permission
Unlike WordPress, Joomla offers more complex user levels.
There are seven user levels:
- Registered,
- Author,
- Editor,
- Publisher,
- Manager,
- Administrator and
- Super Administrator.
A Registered is a user who can just look at the front-end interface of a website. This user has no permissions to edit, delete or make any kinds of changes.
An Author is a user that can write content but is not allowed to publish it. The content an Author creates is submitted for a review, for a Publisher to post.
An Editor is a user that can add content and edit it, without publishing. Just like in the case of Author, only Publisher can make it official.
A Manager is the first type of user from the Administration section. Managers can create new Categories, Menus, and Sections. However, they can only do content management, without managing extensions.
Finally, there are an Administrator and Super Administrator. An Administrator is a user that manages content, user accounts, modules, site statistics, etc. Above administrator is only a Super Admin that can modify all parts of a website. In addition to that, just the Super Admin can create, edit and delete another Super Admin account.
Note: As you will be able to see in the text below, in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, number of users really doesn’t play that much of a role. All these platforms have several different user levels which are more than enough.
SEO
There is no secret that Joomla is not as easily optimized and search-engine-ready as WordPress is. However, if you decide to choose Joomla as your website building platform, it shouldn’t stop you from having an optimized site.
When working on Joomla, you have to remember that anything can be done with a bit of struggle, but it can. Joomla can be SEO-friendly, but this step is just going to be a bit harder to implement.
This platform contains the basic functionalities of SEO which is not nearly enough to rank you in the top ten results. The good news is, however, that you can extend this option with the help of experienced, developers’ hands. In Joomla, you can add:
- URL rewriting,
- URL suffixes,
- meta description, meta tags, and meta keywords.
If you want to do it yourself, however, be patient, my friend. You’ll need a bit of time, especially if you are new to SEO and Joomla. There is no one-click on-site optimization. In the end, it will all be worth it. If you need any help with SEO on Joomla, check out the article 6 Helpful Joomla SEO Tips to Improve Search Rankings.
Cons of using Joomla
In the end, it all comes down to one sentence: Joomla can do anything, just like WordPress can, but you’ll need to put effort into it.
Does Joomla get a passing grade? It sure does! The only disadvantage of using this content management system is that it is a bit more challenging than the previously mentioned website building platform. So, if you decide to with Joomla, the help of a web designer friend might come in handy.
Ha, who knew that Joomla was going to have such amazing results in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison?
Drupal
Out of these three CMSs, Drupal is by far the oldest and the most complex one. It is a powerful content management system that requires some user adjustments and time to learn it properly.
How does Drupal’s story begin?
Drupal was started in 2000, as a Dries Buytaert’s project. In the beginning, it was just a tool Buytaert and his friends used to talk about plans and share stories from their lives. Soon, a lot of people became interested in Drupal and the community grew. It grew so much that today Drupal is the third most used content management system.
What is so unique about Drupal is not it’s complexity but the way it works. Its core concept consists of nodes and modules.
On the one hand, there is a node which is a synonym for content. Anything can be a node 一 an article, a page, a video. A module, on the other hand, is an extension that improves the functionality of Drupal. Just like other CMSs have plugins or extensions, Drupal has modules. But, modules are far more superior than plugins. Unlike plugins, modules are not built for a specific type of content. They are connected to the whole system and you can mix them as you like. This is one of the most significant advantages of Drupal. However, there a catch.
Drupal’s complexity lies in the modules. Sure, you can install and uninstall them, but you need to remove data and configuration before you do so, which isn’t the case with WordPress plugins. Not to mention “removing data” does not work just by selecting the area you want to delete and pressing Backspace.
The best thing about Drupal? It’s universal which makes it suitable for any type of website. No matter if you are building a blog, an e-commerce website or a forum, Drupal has you back. That why names like Harvard, Linux and The Hill decided to trust it. It can handle a large amount of traffic, which is why many eCommerce sites chose precisely this CMS. The only issue is the fact that Drupal has your back if you have the time to spend on learning it.
If Drupal is by far the most complex platform in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, does it mean it’s hard to use and completely secure? Let’s see.
Pros of using Drupal
Yes, Drupal may be more complex other two mentioned CMSs, but it is not that difficult to install. In fact, setting up a Drupal core can take about 15 minutes. To help you go through this process, there is a full documentation on how to install Drupal. There have been some complaints regarding errors that occurred when installing versions from the series 8, but that was two years ago, so you have nothing to worry about.
As it usually goes with Drupal, there is a catch.
If you read the text carefully, we mentioned that setting up a Drupal CORE takes 15 minutes. That’s right ー in more than 10 minutes, you installed the simplest version of Drupal, with just a few features. To improve your Drupal website you need to add modules. As you can see, the thing that makes Drupal so tricky to use and learn is the fact that anything can be added, edited and modified. That is why having a developer friend is a good option.
Drupal’s community
When it comes to installing Drupal, if you google “how long does it take to install drupal”, search results on the first page only lead to Drupal’s official site and forum. This is a good thing because the results that are displayed are credible and legit. However, one cannot help but wonder why there aren’t any questions on other Q&A sites, like Reddit or Quora. There’s only one answer to this question ーDrupal community is not THAT developed, but it’s large.
Drupal’s community is definitely active and offers detailed documentation and support in the form of a user group. Although it is significantly smaller than the other two communities if you ask a question you will, almost immediately, get an answer.
When it comes to communities of the platforms in this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, it’s definitely a tie.
Users and permissions
As with other CMSs, there are different groups of user roles.
When it comes to Drupal, each visitor on a website is considered to be a user and gets an ID. Keep in mind that no matter if a user can log in or not, they still get an ID.
Drupal has three types of users:
- Master Administrator,
- Logged In,
- Anonymous.
A Master Administrator is a user who installs Drupal and has the permission to do create, edit and delete anything on a website.
Logged In users are the ones that have ID and which provided their names and emails. Their use of Drupal’s platform is limited.
Anonymous are all users that visit a site, without logging in. These users all get an ID of zero.
Drupal’s performance and security
When it comes to security, we have to mention that in the WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, the third one is the safest platform out there.
Drupal decided to boost its security after the great attack in 2014 in which almost 12 million sites got compromised.
Nowadays, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to Drupal’s security, and there are several reasons for that:
- Drupal meets OWASP standards.
- Drupal has a Security Team.
- There is a password and database encryption.
OWASP, Open Web Application Security Project, is an organization that focuses on improving security on software. Everyone is welcome to participate in this project, and OWASP even offers materials that are available as a free and open software license. Drupal, as you can see, meets these standards.
Drupal’s Security Team exists since 2005. It consists of 40 experts across the world who analyze all security vulnerabilities of this CMS and provide solutions to these mishaps, posting them publicly in the Drupal community.
The last two things that make Drupal so secure are password and database encryption. What does it all mean? It means that you don’t have to worry about your data being compromised.
When you are installing Drupal, you don’t have to worry about your passwords since all the passwords that are in the database are encrypted. Additionally, not only are all passwords encrypted, but Drupal can also be configured to make all databases or some parts of databases encrypted, as well. Not to mention that even alongside these “security guards”, Drupal community is continually working on updating Security Advisories.
SEO friendliness
As we mentioned in the text above, Drupal’s performance is impeccable and this statement translates into it being responsive. Not all themes are optimized for smartphones and tablets but are many from which you can choose from.
When it comes to being SEO-friendly, we have to mention Drupal really made an effort to make this process easy to implement. When it comes to SEO friendliness and WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal comparison, you’ll see that Drupal works pretty much the same as the first two. In Drupal you can:
- set URLs to show the right content even when you are making changes,
- edit meta tags and snippets,
- create an XML sitemap,
- speed up the performance of your website.
So, where to start from? Our advice is first take a look at SEO Checklist, move to SEO Tools and then find SEO modules that can work best for your website.
If some of these terms don’t sound familiar to you, trust us, it will all be clear once you get started.
Cons of using Drupal
As we previously mentioned, Drupal is, compared to WordPress and Joomla, pretty challenging to learn.
If you are interested to know how much time will it take for you to learn how to use Drupal properly, we can’t give you an answer to this one. According to a post on Drupal forum, it can take a few months if you invest at least a couple of hours a day. Keep in mind that if you want to make changes on a website created on Drupal you need to know the basics of HTML and PHP. That is why using this platform will require professional help if you want to build a business website in no time.
So, why is Drupal so tricky to use? Well, its complexity comes from the fact that it is a CMS created explicitly for building custom websites. A huge emphasis is put on the custom part. Sure, there are free themes and the ones you have to pay for. The tricky part is customizing these themes.
Drupal’s themes
If there is one section of this WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal battle we would call it a tie, it’s this one. Just like in the case of previously mentioned platforms, you will have to pay for premium themes if you want a beautifully designed website.
When it comes to Drupal themes, there are multiple online shops you can choose from. Just type in the search bar “drupal themes” and you’ll see.
WordPress vs. Joomla vs. Drupal – Which one’s for you?
If you read the whole text, first off, congratulations! Second, we imagine you must be pretty swamped with all these information so we will get straight to the point.
Which of these CMS is the best for you? Well, we can’t give you an answer to this question but we can give you a summary of all the pros and cons that were previously mentioned and let you decide for yourself.
With the risk of sounding too biased, we genuinely believe WordPress is excellent for beginners, for those who don’t have the time to put too much effort into building a website.
Joomla is somewhere in the middle, between WordPress and Drupal, not that easy to customize but generally easy to work with. If you’d like to challenge yourself, Joomla is the way to go. It is mostly used for creating social media networks but can serve well for eCommerce websites.
Drupal is the least beginner-friendly CMS for sure. If you have the time and the nerves to play with it then go for it. Just keep in mind it is mostly used to create websites for large corporations.
So, what’s it gonna be? WordPress, Joomla or Drupal? Share with us your decision in the comment section, down below.
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