Good Web Practices has a new post comparing three of everyone's favorite content management systems, Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal. The comparisons the author makes between the three CMS are fair as he weighs out the positives and negatives of each CMS. Those that "get" open source will also like the way he concludes his article.
There is not just one system available for us to build our websites with, and so we should never limit ourselves to just one either. With so many different uses and ideas and opportunities that can be found in each, why should we anyone try so hard to make those CMS's that they dislike seem worst than their own. I remember at an event two years ago that both a Joomla and Drupal team went to, and the members of the teams actually swapped shirts - with the Drupal team wearing Joomla shirts and vice-versa.
I've placed the above article as a reference to a two-year old comparision I did between Drupal and Joomla. My Drupal and Joomla comparision gets referred quite a bit among CMS circles and by the various search engines,. Unfortunately, my article is rather dated so I have no issue with recommending people to also read fine articles like this found elsewhere.
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Thanks for the link love
Hey Bryan,
Thanks for the link love! It's encouraging to see a CMS expert like yourself approving the article that was written. Hope to bring you more soon. :)
Cheers,
CMS expert?
You're quite welcome for the post. Though, I'm not sure I'm a CMS expert. I'm starting to realize there is a benefit to being considered a CMS amateur. There are too many self-labeled experts in the field these days if you know what I mean.
Too may experts
I completely understand and respect that. Seems everyone wants to be known as a master or expert at something these days. :)
Unfortunately, a lot of them get away with it and there's really not too much we can do.
So where to find out?
Ok, so where can I as a novice find out about CMS software on a fairly objective reviews on their individual strength, weaknesses, suitability?
Pls advice
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Research and time.
I have a list of sites that I feel are good CMS resources http://cmsreport.com/recommended-cms-res... . Besides doing your own personal research, the best is to just ask around. I found most site developers are more than willing to talk about what they have found works for them and their clients.
If you do plan on hiring a developer and still not sure which CMS is best for you, I'd recommend you select a development company that has quality experience in multiple CMS platforms. Don't get me wrong, development companies that only build with one platform can be very good at what they do and I have recommended them. But when unsure of the direction you want go, I'd rather hear from a "jack of all trades, expert in some" development company.