Tug of war between most popular CMSs – Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal

Tug of war between most popular CMSS - WordPress, Joomla and Drupal About Wordpress: Wordpress initiated as an innovative, easy to use blogging platform has now morphed into a popular frame work for websites Joomla: Joomla offers middle ground between the developer-oriented, extensive capabilities of Drupal and user-friendly but more complex site development options than Wordpress offers. Drupal: Drupal is a powerful, developer-friendly tool for building complex sites. Like most powerful tools, it requires some expertise and experience to operate. Purpose: Wordpress: Ease of use is a key benefit for experts and novices alike. It's power- ful enough for web developers or designers to efficiently build sites for clients; then, with minimal instruction, clients can take over the site management making it great for non-technical users to quickly deploy fairly simple sites. Joomla: Designed to perform as a community platform, with strong social networking features. Drupal: Known for its powerful taxonomy and ability to tag, catego- rize and organize complex content. Number of Plugins / Extensions / Modules Wordpress: 14629 14629 Joomla 8039 Drupal 7608 8039 7608 Wordpress Joomla Drupal unknown Number of Themes WordPress 1392 1392 Joomla unknown Drupal 885 885 Wordpress Joomla Drupal 2.7% Number of website using 1.6% platform WordPress 22.8% Joomla: 2.7% Drupal: 1.6% Average Setup and customization cost Wordpress: $250- $15000 Joomla: $2,000 - $20,000 Drupal: $5000 $50,000 Averaga Monthly cost Wordpress: $250 Joomla: $500 Drupal: $1500 Averaga Monthly cost Wordpress: 5/5 Joomla: 4/5 Drupal: 4/5 Documentation Drupal > Joomla > WordPress S E W Drupal: Since it's designed for developers, Drupal Jew has the better documentation Joomla: Documentation in Joomla is of mediocre level elY WordPress: WordPress has improved its documen- tation lately, but it still lags behind. ding MacBook Air Administration WordPress > Joomla > Drupal WordPress has the simplest administrator so it is the most favorable choice with novice. Joomla: Administration of Joomla is fairly easy and can be handled conveniently after looking at the tutorials provided. Drupal: Developed for techno savvier thus, administering Drupal is daunting for the beginner. Technical Expertise Drupal > Joomla > WordPress Drupal: Drupal requires the most technical expertise of the three CMSS. However, it also is capable of producing the most advanced sites. With each release, it is becoming easier to use. If you're unable to commit to learning the software or can't hire someone who knows it, it may not be the best choice. Joomla: Less complex than Drupal, more complex than Wordpress. Relatively uncomplicated installation and setup. With a relatively small investment of effort into understanding Joomla's structure and terminology, you have the ability to create fairly complex sites. WordPress: Technical experience is not necessary; it's intuitive and easy to get a simple site set up quickly. It's easy to paste text from a Microsoft Word document into a Wordpress site, but not into Joomla and Drupal sites. 22.8% %24 %24 24