Enough of the Joomla is the best gaga out there. Let’s now talk about some serious stuff and see how better Joomla is when compared to Drupal. This doesn’t mean I am moving to Drupal or have stopped saying that Joomla is the best. But I have decided to lay down the differenced between the both so that new website developers may get a clearer picture.
Let’s start with comparing the interface. Drupal’s interface is quiet simpler when compared with Joomla 1.5. It is thus more easily customizable. But Joomla 1.5’s admin interface is far more intuitive once understood properly.
Unfortunately the SEO modules of Drupal are quiet better than the ones offered by Joomla currently. The only drawback in using SEO modules by Joomla is that the website developer may have to compromise on security issues while being search engine friendly. This however is not the case and security is not at all on stake with Drupal.
While considering installation, Drupal can never beat Joomla. Joomla is quiet easy to install when compared to Drupal. The reason is that Drupal requires higher privileges at the server end.
When talking about community support Joomla 1.5 is again the winner. There is a large community support available for Joomla online and even offline. Add ons like modules and themes are also largely available for Joomla.
The best advantage I would say Drupal has over Joomla is with its feature of Taxonomy. In Joomla or even Mambo the developer has to add content using the content structure. This may sometimes cause problems when users are navigating the website. However in Drupal the Taxonomy feature allows the developers to cross categorize all the content on the website globally. Therefore the content is auto classified in a number of ways.
If you still find your self confused between Drupal and Joomla 1.5. I would suggest you to first try BOTH of them on an open source website. Once you try both the content management systems you will then be able to decide which one you like the best. It all depends on how you want to use you content management systems while selecting between Joomla 1.5 and Drupal.
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