Consider you want to build a website for a college chat room. But you are not familiar with any programming languages. You ask people who are familiar with this, but different people suggest different website building tools. Some are paid, some are free. How do you decide?
The free tools available on the internet that help you to build and manage you site or blog are known as Content Management Systems. At the moment, WordPress, Joomla and Drupal are the most popular content management systems. Although they may have similar basic functions buts they differ in a lot of technical specifications. You have to compare them and then decide with CMS is best suited for your website.
Overview
WordPress is a CMS for amateur or semi-pro bloggers. It has an easy going interface, simple but aesthetic design with a lot of themes. It is also ranked first in setup and upkeep, so there won’t be any unnecessary difficulties. If you are looking for a general news website or a blog WordPress is the way to go. Popular websites developed using WordPress are CNN, Forbes, LinkedIN etc.
Joomla on the other hand is used by web designers. It is best used for e-commerce websites or a social networking website. They are generally more complex and professional looking websites. Although its SEO ranking and friendliness has been given the ranking limited, when compared to other CMSs Joomla is the best for e-commerce websites. Website of IKEA, eBay, HolidayInn Express are developed using Joomla.
And finally, for sites that require complex data handling and organization or for platform communities with multiple users, Drupal is the best option. Web developers all over the world utilize this content management system. It provides the most alternatives in languages when compared to other CMSs. It also boasts of over 1,000,000 people in its open source community. WB, The Weather Channel, Taboola, Louvre etc. are some of the famous websites developed using Drupal.
