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Comparison of Top CMS Systems

Comparison of Top CMS Systems. Presented by Ryan Street rstreet@crownpartners.com www.coolryan.com @ ryanstreet. We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us. -Marshall McLuhan. Objective. Define the Top 3 CMS Systems Features Strengths and Weaknesses

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Comparison of Top CMS Systems

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  1. Comparison of Top CMS Systems Presented by Ryan Street rstreet@crownpartners.com www.coolryan.com @ryanstreet

  2. We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us. -Marshall McLuhan

  3. Objective • Define the Top 3 CMS Systems • Features • Strengths and Weaknesses • Scenarios

  4. A Word of Caution

  5. Are You a Baby Duck? You can't rationally compare alternatives with no experience in the alternatives, and software imprinting robs you of that vital experience. --”The Software Imprinting Dilemma” Jeff Atwood. 2007

  6. Top 3 CMS Systems • WordPress • Joomla • Drupal

  7. Honorable Mentions • DotNetNuke • ExpressionEngine • MediaWiki • Concrete5 • TYPO3 • LifeRay • Adobe CQ

  8. Where Did Your Data Come From? • http://trends.builtwith.com/cms • Circa 2007 • Over 90 mil. Distinct websites indexed • Quantifies data from Quantcast, Alexa, Google, Internet Retailer, and Fortune.

  9. Top 3 Stats - WordPress Top 1 mil. Top 100K Top 10K

  10. Top 3 Stats - Joomla Top 1 mil. Top 100K Top 10K

  11. Top 3 Stats - Drupal Top 1 mil. Top 100K Top 10K

  12. WordPress

  13. History • First Released in 2003 • Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little • Fork of b2/cafelog

  14. Content Structure • Pages and Posts • Custom Post Types Supported • Posts utilize categories and tags • Widgets

  15. Templates and Themes • Utilizes a fallback structure • Parent and Child Themes Supported • 1600+ available for download

  16. Plugins, Extensions, and Customization • Rich Plugin Architecture • Observer Pattern utilizing Action and Filter “Hooks” • 23,000+ available for download

  17. SEO • Utilizes URL rewriting “permalinks” • SEO Friendly Images • Internal Linking

  18. Support and Community • Good Documentation • WordPress.tv, learn.wordPress.com, etc. • Guided Tutorials Built In • 60+ WordCamps per year • ~500 WordPressMeetups

  19. Other Features • Multi-Site Capable • 5 Different Native Mobile Apps • Free WordPress Blogs hosted at WordPress.com • WordPress VIP • Sister Projects called BuddyPress, BBPress, PollDaddy, Askismet, etc.

  20. Strengths • Ease of Use • Backward Compatibility • Number of Plugins and Themes Available • Developer Following and Ease of Customization

  21. Weaknesses • Inflexible (Easy to Outgrow) • Security

  22. Joomla

  23. History • Forked Off of Mambo Project in 2005 • Won Numerous Awards including Packt Open Source Content Management System Award 3 Times

  24. Content Structure • Utilizes Article and Component Structure • Leverages Menus To Drive Content Curation and Display • Extendible through downloadable components

  25. Templates and Themes • Robust and Flexible • Utilize a Fallback Structure • Parent and Child Structure

  26. Plugins, Extensions, and Customization • 5 Different Extensions Available • Components, Modules, Plugins, Templates, & Languages • Components are ‘mini-applications’ • Modules add functionality (ex: login/search) • Plugins Extend or modify functionality of Joomla through use of events • Templates drive the look and feel • Languages allow for internationalization

  27. SEO • SEO Friendly URLS • Customizable Suffixes • Robots Information on the Menu/Content Level

  28. Support and Community • Good Documentation • Thriving Forums • Joomla Resource Directory • Joomla Magazine • Joomla Connect

  29. Other Features • Multi-Site Compatible • MVC Architecture • More Functionality Out of the Box

  30. Strengths • Community • Flexibility

  31. Weaknesses • Security • Administration is Unintuitive • Code Bloat

  32. Drupal

  33. History • Released in 2001 • Created By Dries Buytaert • Current Version: 7

  34. Content Structure • Nodes, Content Types, and Fields • Menus • Taxonomies • Views • Panels

  35. Templates and Themes • Robust and Flexible • Fallback Structure • Parent and Child Themes

  36. Plugins, Extensions, and Customization • Modules • Themes • Distributions

  37. SEO • Clean URLs • Paths and Redirects (Canonicalization) • Meta Information

  38. Support and Community • Good Documentation • 913,000 User Accounts • 22,600 Developer Accounts • 19,000+ Modules Available • DrupalCon, DrupalCamp, and DrupalGangers

  39. Other Features • Multi-Site Capable • Multiple DB Support • Multiple OS/Stack Support • Actually Referenced as a Framework

  40. Strengths • Highly Flexible • Community

  41. Weaknesses • Bad UI • Complex • Backward Compatibility

  42. When Should You Use Each One?

  43. Scenario 1: Joe’s Pizza • Sole Proprietor • Wants About, Contact, Directions and Menu Pages • Wants to be able to update site with weekly specials himself

  44. Scenario 2: Joe’s Software • Wants Standard Company Pages • Wants a knowledgebase for software • Wants a news section for latest updates and releases • Wants developers to update knowledgebase but not other pages

  45. Scenario 3: Joe’s Realty • Wants Listings of Properties • Wants Company Pages • Wants a newest listing section • Wants Realtors to log in and edit/update listings themselves

  46. Questions?

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