How to choose between Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress - Is there a best choice ?
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This document compares the popular open source content management systems Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. It discusses their histories, download numbers, extensions available, and high profile sites using each platform. Popularity trends from Google and Alexa are presented. Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress were compared based on development time, validation, page weight, and custom code required. While each CMS has its strengths, the document concludes there is no single best choice and it depends on individual tastes and needs.
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Joomla! ( jumla ) means “all together” or “as a whole”' (Swahili)
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Since 2005 (2000 for mambo)
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189,429 weekly downloads
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4.641+ extensions](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmscomparisson-100425131730-phpapp02/85/How-to-choose-between-Joomla-Drupal-and-Wordpress-Is-there-a-best-choice-3-320.jpg)
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English rendering of the Dutch word “druppel”, which means “drop”
(as in “a water droplet”).
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Since 2001
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62,500 weekly downloads
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7.274+ extensions](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmscomparisson-100425131730-phpapp02/85/How-to-choose-between-Joomla-Drupal-and-Wordpress-Is-there-a-best-choice-5-320.jpg)
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Official successor of b2/cafelog
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Since 2003
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433,767 weekly downloads
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9,157+ plugins](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmscomparisson-100425131730-phpapp02/85/How-to-choose-between-Joomla-Drupal-and-Wordpress-Is-there-a-best-choice-7-320.jpg)
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Open Source CMS Awards](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmscomparisson-100425131730-phpapp02/85/How-to-choose-between-Joomla-Drupal-and-Wordpress-Is-there-a-best-choice-16-320.jpg)
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http://www.cmsshowdown.com
March 2009](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmscomparisson-100425131730-phpapp02/85/How-to-choose-between-Joomla-Drupal-and-Wordpress-Is-there-a-best-choice-31-320.jpg)
![References
[1] Open Source CMS Market Share Report 2009
[2] Open CMS Awards
[3] Wordpress Template Hierarchy Diagram
[4] The CMS Showdown
Idealware - Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems
Survey Analysis Part 1: Developers and Documentation
Custom Post Types in Wordpress 3
Wordpress vs Joomla vs Drupal
Joomla and Drupal - Which One is Right for You? Version 2
What everybody ought to know about Joomla
Why running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster waiting to happen](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cmscomparisson-100425131730-phpapp02/85/How-to-choose-between-Joomla-Drupal-and-Wordpress-Is-there-a-best-choice-46-320.jpg)
How to choose between Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress - Is there a best choice ?
- 1. How to Choose Between Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress - Is There a Best Choice ? /MarcoBarbosa
- 3. ● Joomla! ( jumla ) means “all together” or “as a whole”' (Swahili) ● Since 2005 (2000 for mambo) [1] ● 189,429 weekly downloads ● 4.641+ extensions
- 4. ● MTV Networks Quizilla (Social networking) - (link) ● TNA Wrestling (link) ● Citibank (Financial institution intranet) - Not publicly accessible ● Linux.com (link)
- 5. ● English rendering of the Dutch word “druppel”, which means “drop” (as in “a water droplet”). ● Since 2001 [1] ● 62,500 weekly downloads ● 7.274+ extensions
- 6. ● The White House (link) ● Ubuntu (link) ● Le Figaro (link) ● OpenSource.com (link)
- 7. ● Official successor of b2/cafelog ● Since 2003 [1] ● 433,767 weekly downloads ● 9,157+ plugins
- 8. ● TechCrunch (link) ● IcanHasCheezBurger (link) ● PlayStation Official Blog (link) ● NASA’s Ames Research Center (link)
- 10. Popularity
- 11. Google trends
- 12. Joomla Sweden – All Years Wordpress Drupal
- 13. Joomla Worldwide – Past 12 months Wordpress Drupal
- 15. Traffic Rank
- 16. [2] Open Source CMS Awards
- 17. Best Open Source PHP CMS 2009 1. Drupal 2. WordPress 3. Joomla! 2008 1. Drupal 2. Joomla, CMS Made Simple 2007 1. Joomla 2. Drupal 3. e107
- 18. The Differences
- 19. User
- 20. Frontend Backend Admin Login Password LOGIN ● Template System ● Manage Content ● Displays Content ● Install Extensions Drupal supports multisites installation out of the box. Wordpress from 3.0+ or with MU Joomla must extend.
- 21. Joomla Drupal Wordpress Content Articles Pages & Stories Pages & Posts Sections & Categorization Categories Taxonomy Categories & Tags Components, Extensions Modules & Plugins Modules & Blocks Plugins & Widgets Design Positions Regions Widget areas
- 22. Design
- 23. css images html templateDetails.xml Template index.php component.php favicon.ico
- 25. [3]
- 26. Developing
- 27. Joomla Drupal Wordpress Model-View-Controller Presentation-Abstraction- Plugin Application (MVC) Control (PAC) Program Interface (API) Fair Documentation Good Documentation Great Documentation MySQL MySQL/PostgreSQL MySQL PHP 4.3+ PHP 4.4.0+ PHP 4.3+
- 28. Strengths
- 29. Joomla Drupal Wordpress Blogging Social Network E-commerce Templates Framework SEO Flexibility Resources Community Learning Curve
- 30. Wordpress S F I L M E P X L I C Joomla! I B I I L T I Y T Y Drupal
- 31. The CMS Showdown [4] http://www.cmsshowdown.com March 2009
- 33. Results
- 34. Joomla Drupal Wordpress Total Hours 57.25 79.25 90.5 Hours spent on 15 21.75 36.5 front end Html validation Yes No (8 errors) No (8 errors) CSS Validation No (1 error) No (7 errors) No (21 errors) Page weight 140K 180K 154K Lines of custom 30 220 1,808 JS/PHP code
- 35. Joomla Drupal Wordpress Total Hours 57.25 79.25 90.5 Hours spent on 15 21.75 36.5 front end Html validation Yes No (8 errors) No (8 errors) CSS Validation No (1 error) No (7 errors) No (21 errors) Page weight 140K 180K 154K Lines of custom 30 220 1,808 JS/PHP code
- 36. So..Is there a best choice?
- 37. Or, it's just a matter of taste
- 38. If a CMS would be a celebrity..
- 39. Wordpress ● Very Popular. ● Suitable for anyone. ● Stylish.
- 41. Joomla ● Easy to create attractive sites. ● “ It just works ”. ● Large market.
- 43. Drupal ● Drupal knows best. ● Deeper learning curve. ● No problems it can't solve.
- 45. Thank you! iam@marcobarbosa.com marcobarbosa.com /MarcoBarbosa
- 46. References [1] Open Source CMS Market Share Report 2009 [2] Open CMS Awards [3] Wordpress Template Hierarchy Diagram [4] The CMS Showdown Idealware - Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems Survey Analysis Part 1: Developers and Documentation Custom Post Types in Wordpress 3 Wordpress vs Joomla vs Drupal Joomla and Drupal - Which One is Right for You? Version 2 What everybody ought to know about Joomla Why running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster waiting to happen