Comments on: Thoughts on content management http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/webcomm/2008/10/04/thoughts-on-content-management/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dave Baker http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/webcomm/2008/10/04/thoughts-on-content-management/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dave Baker Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:27:55 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/ua/webcomm/blog/?p=53#comment-2 Hi John…Drupal has similar pluses and minuses to other content management systems. Much of the complaints come from having to make a change…any change…in the first place. Then there’s also an issue with design for Drupal. It is different from other systems. Its approach to templating is distinct from similar tools…so there is a learning curve for the designer. A savvy CSS designer with strong HTML might be thrown by having to move into Drupal. For them it will be easier to design a static site. But Drupal isn’t for them…its for the end users and content contributors. If a designer is going to have to do only one Drupal project, it will be frustrating. If that designer will be working with many Drupal sites, they will find it easier and easier with every site.

From an end-user perspective, it’s very nice. It has a lot of features.

For small sites, or for blog-style applications or magazine-style layouts, WordPress is tough to beat.

But for massive sites, Drupal is a good tool.

]]> By: John A http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/webcomm/2008/10/04/thoughts-on-content-management/comment-page-1/#comment-3 John A Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:48:47 +0000 http://oregonstate.edu/ua/webcomm/blog/?p=53#comment-3 I’m evaluating Drupal as a CMS system for one of my clients. I’m curious why some people consider it a “four-letter word.” All CMS systems have a few negatives, but is there a common denominator to people’s complaints about Drupal?

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