comparative analysis of open source content management systems word press, joomla and drupal

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Comparative study of open source CMS

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Contents Content management system ................................................................................................................... 3

PHP content management system ............................................................................................................ 3

Widely Used Open Source CMS ................................................................................................................ 4

WordPress ............................................................................................................................................... 4 WordPress Features ...................................................................................................................................... 4 WordPress Examples ..................................................................................................................................... 5 WordPress Critical Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 5

Joomla ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Joomla Features ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Joomla Examples ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Joomla Critical Analysis ................................................................................................................................. 7

Drupal ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Drupal Features ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Drupal Examples ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Drupal Critical Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 8

Statistics – Regional Interest .................................................................................................................... 9

Statistics – Market share of .NET based CMS ........................................................................................... 10

Statistics – Numbers .............................................................................................................................. 11

References ............................................................................................................................................. 12



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Content management system

1. It is a program which allows publishing, editing and modifying content from central

interface

2. It manages workflow in a collaborative environment

3. CMS has two elements:

Content management application (CMA): It allows adding, modifying and

removing content from website without the intervention of a webmaster.

Content delivery application (CDA): this element compiles and uses that

information and update the website.

4. The features of CMS system include web-based publishing, format management,

revision control, indexing and retrieval.

5. A CMS system may also provide tools for one-to-one marketing.

6. A web content management is a stand-alone application to create, manage, store and

deploy content on web pages.

7. Web content includes text and embedded graphics, photos, video, audio and code that

displays content or interacts with user.

1. CMS can provide lots of benefits such as:

Tons of third party plug-ins, themes, and extensions

Community based support

Low cost development using open-source CMS

Easy to setup and run

Better security

Flexibility and scalability

PHP content management system

1. It makes possible to need only one template for whole website

2. It allows you to provide dynamic menus with unlimited levels, and use templates and sub-

templates without a database

3. It is search engine friendly and proxy-friendly, as the pages it generates cannot be distinguished

from static HTML pages

4. PHP code can be added to any template and content file with an optional module

5. PHP based content management systems are

WordPress

Joomla

Drupal



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Widely Used Open Source CMS

WordPress

Open source blogging tool and CMS based on PHP and MySQL

It is popular blogging system in use on web at more than 60 million websites

The PHP, HTML & CSS code found in themes can be edited or added for providing

advanced features

Joomla

It is free and open source CMS for publishing web content

It is built on model view controller web application framework

Written in PHP, uses object oriented programming techniques and software design

patterns, stores data in MySQL

Drupal

It is used as back end framework for at least 2.1% of all websites worldwide

Offers sophisticated programming interface for developers

Runs on any computing platform that supports both web server running PHP and a

database

WordPress

WordPress Features

Simplicity makes it possible for you to get online and get publishing, quickly.

It is flexible and we can create any type of website

Able to publish with ease

User management and media management

Easy theme system

Full standards compliance

Extended with plug-ins

Application framework

Easy installation and upgrades

It has vibrant and supportive community

Custom content types

Customer Group and price



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WordPress Examples

Time.com

Exoclick.com

Nmisr.com

Wordpress.com

M2newmedia.com

Manta.com

Zedo.com

WordPress Critical Analysis

Pros Cons

Open Source Repeating content on author pages

We can edit PHP, HTML, CSS and make the site more professional

Highest initial investment

Same interface as wordpress.com Bit more intimidating than free platforms

Convenient to use Have to self host the blog, means need to purchase server space and domain name

It is SEO friendly Need to hire a designer to develop the website

Fast construction Incompatibility with older plug-ins



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Joomla

Joomla Features

User management and media management

Content management and web link management

Integrated help system and system features

Web services

Powerful extensibility

Syndication and newsfeed management

Rapid application framework

Access control

Renovated template system

Joomla Examples

Joomla.org

Affiliatewindow.com

Bemtele.com

W4.com

Gavick.com

Rockettheme.com



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Joomla Critical Analysis

Pros Cons

Open Source Not easy to customize the functionalities

Easy to install but not as easy as WordPress So many commercial themes with different costs available, which is very confusing

Easy to add popular and common features There are not any available and easily downloadable themes, so need to search from outside the site

Easy to administer Some learning involved

Admin interface is powerful and user friendly Lack of SEO capabilities

Extension variability Limited access control list supported

Drupal

Drupal Features

Web based publishing

Complex page layouts

Taxonomy and classification

Multiple content types

Device specific display

Highly tuned SEO

Supports online community

Tracking and statistics

Content administration

Standards compliant templating and theming

Inbuilt search includes standard or advanced modes

Thousands of free contributed modules are available

Content syndication



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Drupal Examples

Twitter.com

Go.com

Dnaindia.com

Nbc.com

Worldpay.com

Typepad.com

Battlefield.com

Taboola.com

Cj.com

Examiner.com

Drupal Critical Analysis

Pros Cons

Open Source It is somewhat hectic

Easy to install on any web server Need to add modules for each site

Extremely flexible Lack of easy to implement themes

Robust content creation and management Slow loading times

Active community willing to help Compatibility issues

Relatively easy to set up a website that is search engine optimized

Steeper learning cure

Developer friendly Website publishing could cost more time, and thus more money than WordPress



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Statistics – Search Interest

Source: (Google Trends)

Statistics – Regional Interest

WordPress



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Joomla

Drupal

Source: (Google Trends)

Statistics – Market share of .NET based CMS



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Source: builtwith.com

Statistics – Numbers

WordPress – 8,635,603+ live

Joomla – 1,712,943+ live

Drupal – 907,084+ live

WordPress – This shows the market share report of WordPress with different CMS based software’s

Joomla- This shows the market share report of joomla with different CMS based software’s

Drupal- This shows the market share report of drupal with different CMS based software’s



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References

Google Trends. (n.d.). Retrieved 05 28, 2014, from Google Trends: http://www.google.com/trends

W3 Tech CMS Survey. (n.d.). Retrieved 05 28, 2014, from W3Tech: http://www.w3techs.com/

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