By maxuser on

I am an new user to drupal, could any one plz let me know why we are using drupal for making webpages in a website. In the market there are different packages available for this. why we opt to drupal.

I started working on the drupal, could you please suggest me the basic steps to be followed, so that i want to be an efficient user in the drupal.

Thank u

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bawoor’s picture

bawoor commented

Drupal have many benefits
- Drupal is Framework, so you can extend Drupal as far you can depend on your programming skill.
- Wide database type support, MySql, Postgre, SQlite, MariaDB, Oracle,
- Different server support, Apache, IIS, Nginx, Lightpd
- Multisite, one installation for many subdomain sites
- Multilanguages
- Unlimited User roles, Admin, authentic and Custom roles for specific module, content and field.
- Unlimited Tagging
- Unlimited Content Type, Blog, Article, Page, Forum, Custom type
- Built-in Forum Engine
- Import data from other CMS. Joomla to Drupal, WP to Drupal, Native HTML to Drupal, Blogspot to Drupal, Feed to Drupal, XML to Drupal, Twitter to Drupal and Native database to Drupal so you can migration to Drupal without losing your Data before.
- tons of modules
- Free
- and more .....

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nathanjo commented

I will start here http://drupal.org/documentation ;)

SomersetScott’s picture

SomersetScott commented

Thanks

khurram.drupak’s picture

khurram.drupak commented

Precisely;
Q:Why Drupal?
A:Time effective, resource efficient, flexible, extendable, conclusive, wide database, tons of Modules, unlimited content, unlimited tagging, even some people believe “it is more of ‘CMF’ than ‘CMS’.

Q:How to get into drupal easily?
A:There are many points which needs to be covered before getting into drupal, but they (drupal geeks) say if your 'php' is good then drupal is not a big deal.

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David910 commented

1- It is open source software: In Drupal, core software, contributed modules, and a large number of themes are free, which help businesspersons reduce web development cost significantly.
2- It is customizable: In terms of features, operation, layout, and design, Drupal is highly customizable, which provides loads of choice to developers and designers for addressing clients’ requirements.
3- It facilitates rapid deployment: Drupal enables companies to deploy core features and functionality rapidly. As a true ‘Web 2.0’ style, developers can make customizations after deployment of a Drupal site. Companies can go for customizations as per feedback and business requirements after making their sites live on the web.
4- It is enterprise-class software: In terms of scalability, flexibility, reliability, manageability, security, interoperability, and availability of resources; Drupal is an enterprise-class CMS. Developers can readily integrate it with other applications like SAP, phpBB, etc.
5- It has an extensive API support: Facebook, Twitter, Google Apps, Google Analytics, YouTube, etc. provide an extensive API support for Drupal. Developers can create own custom modules by using such well-documented API.
6- It is SEO-friendly: As SEO plays a vital role in any company’s online marketing strategies, Drupal enables companies to come forward with SEO-friendly websites. It has enormous flexibility to display content in a way that search engines like.
7- It is mobile-ready: Increasing spread of smart devices opens the doors for new marketing platform for the companies. Smart devices’ users can also view the Drupal website the same as that of the desktop users. Small businesses can rely on this feature in order to generate more leads.

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katherinwatsonjr commented

Hi all

I recently found out about drupal. I haven't used but I am willing to learn if it is needed for my site.

Do I need to study coding to use drupal?

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Utkarsh Harshit commented

Hi,
As per CMS is concerned it is not much required but yes for understanding that how modules works in it and what is the process behind it, you have to go through coding,I will suggest you to be strong in PHP,CSS,MySQL,somewhat javascript etc to experience the best of Drupal.
Understanding before using give rise to better performance.

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Dharti Pandey commented

Drupal have many benefits.....

1. Drupal is flexible and easy to extend.
2. Drupal is reliable,efficient and robust.
3. It provides a powerful,scalable,low cost,high value solution.
4. No licence fees and no vendor log in.
5. Free access to future upgrades and security inhancements.