CMS Preferences: Drupal or Joomla!?
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I already have some experience with WordPress, but for a new site I want to use a different CMS. Anyone care to weigh-in on the pros and cons of Drupal or Joomla!?
Thanks,
Joe
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Thanks for the response, Ryan. I'm leaning towards Joomla! as they seem to have more options for each feature and a more supportive community, which I will certainly need.
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I just recently was faced with this exact decision. At first I decided to go with Drupal because I considered both CMS' to be equivalent. I installed Drupal and then had some very basic questions which I posted on the forums and did not receive any answers.
My next issue was related to the CCK features I required. I needed to create a basic form to allow users to enter data (company names and info) then for that info to be used to offer a formatted page using that information. I was told the only Drupal CCK solution would not work to meet my needs. I found that hard to believe but others confirmed the statement, and another person with the same issue had their forum request for help go unanswered for months.
I tried installing Joomla and have been very happy so far. They just released the latest version, 1.7 about a week ago. They have 4 CCK add-on solutions, and they seem to be working in various needed features into the core so extensions are less necessary. If you decide to go with Joomla I found an excellent template designer which I would recommend. Otherwise I am still getting up to speed with the software myself so I can't really comment further.
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