Drupal isn’t the only CMS out there – far from it! There are countless others, ranging from simple blog applications to enterprise level solutions. They range from free, and open source (meaning you can see and edit the code that runs the CMS) to six-figure, hosted or licensed solutions. Drupal is free (no cost) and open source. It is coded using the programming language, PHP.
Drupal out of the box (often referred to as “core”) does a lot – forums, blogs, organization of content using categories or tags, file uploads, user profiles, searching, and so on – but its real strength lies in the thousands of developers who create and share modules that extend Drupal’s functionality.
A few more things we love (that we think you’ll love too):
- Drupal has a great support community, with very active forums, chat support, and a welcoming vibe
- Drupal has amazing leaders
- Drupal is strong and cohesive
- Drupal is constantly improving, with regular new releases and active development
- Drupal is great in particular for multilingual websites, building hyper-dynamic websites that go beyond a basic blog or community site, e-commerce, and complex user permissions or workflow
