Even web hosting beginners should be aware of the importance of user friendliness as a factor for CMSs. Thanks to its 5-minute installation and intuitive backend, WordPress has the upper hand here. This system, which was developed as a software for blogging, enables a quick, uncomplicated integration of plugins and so makes it easy for users to create their own WordPress site. Originally developed as a blog software, the system allows plugins to be quickly and easily integrated and can be upgraded to a full-fledged content management system.
Inexperienced users can quickly and comfortably install updates with the click of a button. As a result, this software is very popular among hobbyists and semiprofessional website operators. But the administration of content optimized for multiple languages and a multi-domain system is less straightforward with WordPress. It’s possible to achieve these functions through plugins, but these then quickly begin to affect the intuitive service that makes WordPress so popular in the first place.
The open source project Drupal takes an entirely different approach. This CMS offers a streamlined basic installation, but its modular structure enables users to build diverse online projects with complex page structures. Since the additional modules have to be installed manually afterwards, the configuration of the system is designed to be much more extensive than WordPress. The modular design puts further strain on update management as well, because many modules are dependent on one another and some don’t offer backwards compatibility.
Though creating a website with Drupal is a bit more difficult, website operators who work on Drupal or employ professionals to do so profit from a CMS with a very diverse range of uses. This content management system is proud to be the building block for numerous corporate websites and the online presences of public institutions.