Web Design Firm

Since a CMS stores the content of site to database, keep separately the design of site from content and modularized CMS s are highly scalable. So if someone builds a search engine friendly web site, mostly it’s better to use a content management system rather than building sites with plain HTML pages or Dreamweaver templates. So “What will be the best CMS? ” is a common question raised from developers for their products. From CMS s’ Drupal and Joomla are most leading CMS that used for development.

These are some pros and cons on these two CMS s.

Joomla:

• Easy install & setup
• Content editing is simple
• Easy modules addition
• Versioning is available
• Easy learning curve
• Only one site per installation
• More intuitive administration user interface
• Some not much important modules like calendars, polls, etc.
• Limited roles and permission allowances
• Modules cost you money.

 Drupal:

• One installation for several sites.
• Learning curve is still a lot more challenging.
• Content editing is simple
• Versioning is available
• Administration area is clunky
• Powerful templating system
• More user groups & user permissions
• Human readable URLs
• Flexible in its configuration
• Adding a visual theme get more time.

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