Are you considering website development and haven't decided which CMS system you want or need to use? Monkey Vision has listed the top 3 most popular CMS systems for you. Curious about the differences? Read on.
WordPress CMS system
WordPress is known as one of the most popular CMS systems to develop a website. At first, this system was mainly intended for people who wanted to keep blogs on a simple site. Nowadays, the system is much more developed and very popular among its users. It is a fine system for both beginners and experienced users to work with. You can build a website from scratch or use a template. For beginners, it can be convenient to use a template for this, so that the complexities are already done for you.
Ease of management is one of the reasons WordPress is so popular. It is easy to modify texts, photos or pages yourself. Moreover, this CMS system is updated several times a year. You can also very easily install this yourself.
Many of the websites built in WordPress are "responsive. This means that the website can be seen well on computers, tablets as well as cell phones. If too many different plug-ins are used or too many WordPress websites are running on 1 server, the website may become slower. Because of WordPress updates, it is also important to maintain a website periodically.
Pros and cons WordPress
WordPress is easy to use, is easy to learn and the tasks are easy to perform. With the advent of more and more different templates and thousands of plug-ins, a WordPress website can quickly look good. If you want a more complex and advanced website, you often need several plug-ins for this. If you use a lot of plug-ins, this is detrimental to the stability, loading speed and security of the website.
The number of updates throughout the year is of course positive, this way the developers keep the system up-to-date. However, this also requires a lot of work, because you will often have to update the system manually.
The most popular websites created with WordPress:
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BBC America
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Time Magazine
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The Rolling Stones
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Beyonce
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Monkey Vision
Drupal CMS system
Number 2 on the list is Drupal. This system works in a completely different way than WordPress or Joomla. Drupal uses a number of smaller modules, which you can put together to create new functionality. In the end, this creates a lot of possibilities and results in a better system. In addition, all modules are completely free. Drupal can be used for various types of websites, but it is best used if you want to develop a Corporate, Magazine or Community website.
Advantages and disadvantages Drupal
Drupal is a system that is widely used, by very large companies and multinationals. It is very suitable for complex websites and sites with many visitors. Moreover, with Drupal you can effectively and directly develop and manage multiple websites.
Do you work with a team of website developers? Then it is possible to assign rights and user roles to the users. Drupal is not a system that you can quickly master as a beginner. The system works quite complicated, despite having clear and good English documentation.
The most popular websites created with Drupal:
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Holiday Inn Express
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U.K National Crime Agency
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OpenVPN
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High Charts
Joomla CMS system
A while back, Joomla was one of the most widely used CMS system in the world. Although the system was not perceived as very clear, the user interface looked very friendly. This has made many people decide, to Joomla Give it a try and get to know the system better. Joomla is best used for corporate and magazine websites. However, the system is less suitable for websites, where visitors create an account with different roles attached.
Think of an intranet, for example. Joomla is also less suited to act as an ecommerce store. The interface and the system as a whole seems user-friendly at first glance. However, some parts are more difficult to manage and require more in-depth knowledge and explanation.
Pros and cons Joomla
Joomla can be seen as the oldest of the three open source systems, which we compare in this article. The system was created in 2005 by a split from Mambo CMS. It is probably good to mention though, that there is no commercial company behind it. Do you have a lot of patience in building and maintaining a website? Then Joomla may be a good option for you, as the system is relatively complex.
However, the Joomla community is very active and therefore a lot of reference material is available in Dutch. Documentation can be found both online and in print. The community is also increasingly active and that is reflected in the number of extensions and functionalities.
Joomla also offers standard templates with many features. This makes you less likely to need extra widgets or plug-ins. Joomla runs more stable and faster than ever before.
The most popular websites created with Joomla:
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Linux
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Harvard University
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GE Transportation
Each CMS system has its pros and cons. All three of the above work well, but it is about which one you work best with. A tip from us is that you should always think very carefully about what kind of website you want to develop. Think about the functionalities on the website, such as a reservation system or do you prefer just a homepage with information? All in all, there is always a CMS system that suits you and your company and meets your needs.
