Websites, new or old, have CMS’s for making updates quick and easy. Whether it’s updating a webpage or an entire site, a well-chosen CMS will make any website-related work cakewalk. But the real challenge comes when webmasters have to pick the right CMS for their site. A business has to make a pick from the three big names in the world of CMS. This post gives the best info on each of them so that every business/webmaster finds it quick and simple to pick a CMS.

Drupal

This is for developers. Users having enough coding experience will admire this platform. This CMS comes with a substantial learning curve, so those willing to spend some time and efforts in managing their websites properly are welcome to choose this system. Expert developers will unlock the true potential of this framework by scaling it to accommodate anything, anytime, anywhere.

The pros

• Flexibility: This platform’s adaptive nature makes it the best one for e-commerce stores and other communities having multiple users. The projects that demand powerful taxonomy and the ability to tag, organize and categorize complex content.
• Security: When compared with WordPress and Joomla, Drupal is the most secure one. Making site-related updates on the site managed by this CMS is tedious, and that makes it almost impregnable for hackers.
• Plug-ins: This platform comes with several add-ons that can enhance a site’s functionality considerably. These plug-ins are the result of an active community of Drupal developers who are constantly developing modules (add-ons/plug-ins) for literally everything that enhances a site’s usefulness.

The cons

Usability is the only downside of Drupal. That is, if someone does not know the development hacks (or coding), then they will never find this CMS appealing enough. And even if developers lack the will to learn new software and programming tactics, then they will fail to make the most of this platform.

Joomla

Like Drupal, this CMS, too, attracts developers. But this tool is not very difficult to manage for a non-developer. On average, the cost for customization, set-up and maintenance is ok; it is less than Drupal but more than WordPress.

The pros

• Dynamism: If a website has to be dynamic, this is the CMS to choose. That is, pick this site if it has many templated areas that consume a truckload of content constantly.
• An open-source platform: Joomla is an open-source platform, and that makes it nearly free to have. This platform is powered by PHP and uses MySQL for meeting its data-storage needs. As it’s an open-source framework, this platform envies developers to code and build new extensions easily.
• Simplified menu creation: The CMS world loves Joomla because it’s easy to create a menu tool here. Whether it’s the hierarchical menu or other menu items, this tool is the best in the business. Any Joomla user should have is a minimal programming experience to uncover the possibilities that this CMS brings to the table.

The cons

Once again, like Drupal, this platform is for developers. If a business is picking Joomla for its own website, then it should leverage the services of an experienced CMS development company.

WordPress

Started as a blogging platform, WordPress has become very popular in building advanced, complete websites. This CMS can be used for providing basic applications to someone who is having no prior development experience. But today there are plenty of experienced WordPress developers to build complex, large websites.

The pros

User-friendly experience: As there are countless inexpensive themes available, this platform is easy to use and web development, here, almost takes no time. So all non-developers use this platform as it is easy to create and launch a site; plus, this CMS even offers the developers a host of add-ons and plug-ins. (It is interesting to know that WordPress has the largest selection of plug-ins among the three CMS’s.)

The cons

If someone does not have any experience in using advanced functionalities, then this CMS may not be the right one. For an experienced WordPress developer, however, this CMS offers an array of bespoke plugins. One other downside of using this particular platform is that it is vulnerable and susceptible to getting hacked easily. So every leading WordPress developer will always ensure that a business site does have an admin name and a password to prevent unauthorized access. That is where this post ends. Now, every reader will know a thing or two about the most important CMS’s. Before developing a site, a business site must pick only that CMS which suits its needs to a tee.