Drupal User Reviews
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"Best for those who don't want to waste time figuring something complex out"
Version: Drupal 4.5
Summary
Cons:
- Installation requires more knowledge than the average user would know -- however the install instructions are thier and relativly easy to follow. Create a MysQL database and giving it a user for Drupal is the most complex part. Not very difficult for most Linux users, but perhaps more difficult than the average user.
- Permission restrictions are in a module and not part of the core (yet) and are still sorda in beta stage. They do work and occasionally have a bug or two. I use it for my personal website and trust it enough but have had my issues with it once or twice.
- Writting your own modules and themes is still a pretty hairy. The documentation is growing and looking better and better. Writting a basic module is pretty easy, but if you write anything more complex than a node type, your asking for some trouble. I've seeked out this trouble and am currently trying to tackle them.
Pros:
- Aside from MySQL complexity (if you call that a complexity) getting your Drupal instal is, by far, the simplest CMS program that I've ever used.
- I recieved excellent support with my permissions issues.
- A plethora of modules exists. A few themes exists as well, but not very many for the latest version (which was released not too too long ago, perhaps a month or so).
- Getting a module installed is simple, assuming you know MySQL. It's as simple as import a mysql file into your drupal DB and copy a .module file to your modules folder, enabling the module through Drupal and going about what you need to do (settings, adding nodes, etc).
Terms:
Node - A node is a single entry in a database to which you associte to. Perhaps a story article, blog entry, event, etc.
Theme - How your site looks. Relate this to skins for a program. -
"excellent Content manager & community dev. tool + members/exclusive area management."
Version: Drupal 4.5
Summary
I haven't found another product that compares to Drupal. Ideal for people not expert at php, sql etc who just want a scaleable "engine" to build that community/members site. Fully scaleable with a lot of optional add-ons and modules.
Vibrant community and support.
only minor area for improvement is the documentation which is undergoing improvement in dec 2004/jan 2005.
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"Good option for advanced publishing"
Version: Drupal 4.5
Summary
I really love the features in this soft, specially those about multi-user functions.
Just a negative point: it's very hard to create your own templates for this system. You need to stick up to the default themes or search another ones in the web that more or less you'd like. -
"This is THE BEST website framework on the planet."
Version: Drupal 4.5
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"Sweet"
Version: Drupal 4.5
Summary
Nice Ill support it
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