joomla vs. drupal and other cmss

THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION:What Joomla Implementers Should Know about Drupal/Wordpress
(and other CMSs)

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Enterprise CMS


Enterprise CMS ECM and WCM



The big boys



The big boys

Gartner 2012 CMS Company AnalysisLeaders: Oracle, Adobe, SDL, Sitecore, OpenText, HP(Autonomy), Ektron



The big boys

Gartner 2012 CMS Company AnalysisLeaders: Oracle, Adobe, SDL, Sitecore, OpenText, HP(Autonomy), Ektron

Acquia makes visionary quadrant


Other Open Source CMSs



Many options



Many options

Top Three in the Open Source Market:



Many options

Top Three in the Open Source Market:

Wordpress (wordpress.org)

Joomla (joomla.org)

Drupal (drupal.org)


Wordpress ...


Wordpress ...

Y U So Popular????


Wordpress ...

Y U So Popular????

Best available blogging platform


Wordpress ...

Y U So Popular????

Best available blogging platform

Not a real CMS


Wordpress


Wordpress

Your thoughts?


Drupal !


Drupal !

Most often compared to each other


Drupal !


Focus of tonight's presentation


Drupal !



Your presenter: Caveat Emptor


Drupal !



Your presenter: Caveat Emptor

Tonight's Guest Expert:
Cody Carlson
[email protected] | www.phamilydev.net

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Some well-known similarities:LAMP preference/origins

Open Source

Community-driven

Market-proven

Very good at content management


Some well-known differences:Dries vs. Mambo fork

Acquia vs. Open Source Matters

Control panel overlay vs.
separate back end


Some well-known differences:Dries vs. Mambo fork

Acquia vs. Open Source Matters

Control panel overlay vs.
separate back end

Conventional wisdomDrupal for big/complicated sites

Joomla for simpler/easier sites


How to best compare?


How to best compare?

Break down into project phases/platform capabilities


Setup and installation



Hosting environment setup




Development environment




Development environment

CMS installation and initial config


Content Types and Structures


Content Types and Structures JoomlaCore content types

Nested Category system

Third-party extensions


Content Types and Structures Drupal


Content Types and Structures DrupalCustom Content Types



Fields in Content Types




Vocabularies + Taxonomy





Views





Views

Node


Site Navigation


Site Navigation JoomlaMenu Manager

Menus + Menu Items

Menu Item Types + Parameters


Site Navigation Drupal


Site Navigation DrupalMenu Module



Menu Items + Menu Blocks




Add Item from Node edit screen, or input Drupal-specific path into menu




Add Item from Node edit screen, or input Drupal-specific path into menu

Menu association with Content Type


Site Design and Layout


Site Design and Layout JoomlaTemplates and Template Styles

Template parameters

Template association w. Menu Item(s)

index.php + template xml file +

Template defines layout Positions


Site Design and Layout Drupal


Site Design and Layout DrupalThemes



Collection of files/folders (like Joomla)




Nested code structure





*.info file + *.tpl.php files +





*.info file + *.tpl.php files +

Themes define layout Regions


Site Design and Layout DrupalSupport for Sub-Themes

Support for output overrides

Inclusion of presentation/function logic

Themes can include control panel features

Panels Module


Editorial Tools


Editorial Tools WYSIWYG editor



Publishing controls (embargo/expiry/etc.)




Versioning




Versioning

Workflow


Site Access and Membership


Site Access and Membership Both have:Default support for admin and production access

Basic account signup and members' self administration

Framework for access control structures


Site Access and Membership JoomlaUsers assigned to Groups

Access Levels for front end

Initial default Groups and ACL

Permissions inherit and propagate to
Component > Category > Content Item

Universal, enhanced CRUD


Site Access and Membership Drupal


Site Access and Membership DrupalTwo initial Roles: anonymous and authenticated



Roles tie into permissions options for Modules (and display options for Blocks)




Modules are not CRUDdy




Modules are not CRUDdy

Permissions granular to the Field level


Site Access and Membership DrupalNo mandated/preferred method for defining this all: Up to developer



Developer recipes



Developer recipes

Drupal Distros



Developer recipes

Drupal Distros

Families of specialized Modules


Search Engine Optimization (SEO)


Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Template/Theme-specificProper HTML markup structure

Source ordering of content


Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Template/Theme-specificProper HTML markup structure

Source ordering of content

Operator/producer-specificFile naming conventions

Entry of supporting data (alt tags)


Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Shared/Similar capabilities


Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Shared/Similar capabilitiesMeta tags

Sitemaps

HTML page titles et al

Redirect component


Search Engine Optimization (SEO)SEF URLs


Search Engine Optimization (SEO)SEF URLsJoomla: Global config setting + aliases


Search Engine Optimization (SEO)SEF URLsJoomla: Global config setting + aliases

Drupal: Clean URLs setting
but results in non-ideal syntax

Drupal requires extra Module plus lots of extra config.


Site Performance


Site Performance Both benefit from common performance enhancementsCDN, efficient HTML, fast hosting

Site caching mechanisms and controls




Drupal includes CSS/Javascript aggregator




Drupal includes CSS/Javascript aggregator

Different approaches to caching


Site Performance Joomla cachingGlobal cache settings + some Module caching

Time-based


Site Performance Drupal caching


Site Performance Drupal cachingGlobal cache settings; can be enhanced by more Modules



Caching options propagate throughout Drupal (Modules, Blocks, Panels, etc.)




Time-based and logic-based caching




Time-based and logic-based caching

Some tie-ins to server-level caching


Software Engineering


Software Engineering Joomla


Software Engineering JoomlaExtensions system (and ecosystem): Components, Modules and Plugins



Object-oriented design as default




Model-View-Controller





Separation of CMS from Platform





Separation of CMS from Platform

Well-established, directed development


Software Engineering Drupal


Software Engineering DrupalSelf-built structures and architecture



System elements communicate via hooks




Extensive API




Extensive API

Full database abstraction layer




Extensive API

Full database abstraction layer

No mandated software design patterns


Software Engineering Key Differences


Software Engineering Key DifferencesJoomla works (mostly) from core + third-party extensions; Drupal is build from roof down


Software Engineering Key DifferencesJoomla works (mostly) from core + third-party extensions; Drupal is build from roof down

Joomla silos its information and capabilities; Drupal integrates throughout system areas


Maintenance and Support


Maintenance and Support Joomla


Maintenance and Support JoomlaPretty easy to hand off between developers



Exposes controls to content managers and producers




One-click incremental upgrades




One-click incremental upgrades

Path for major version upgrades


Maintenance and Support Drupal


Maintenance and Support DrupalDifficult to hand off between developers



Ideally, interface and options streamlined for user Role




Incremental upgrades slightly harder




Incremental upgrades slightly harder

No effective way to upgrade between major versions


Comparison of Nomenclature


JoomlaComponent

Module

Template

Position

Categories

Tags (third-party)

Single Content Item

DrupalModule

Block

Theme

Region

Taxonomy

Vocabularies

Node

Comparison of Nomenclature

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