Most Popular Content Management Systems

Introduction• The number of websites that are launched every

year is growing and the figures are staggering.• While many businesses opt to hire a web designer

for building their websites, they fail to consider the many options that they can use to set up a decent website on their own.

• The most popular way of setting up websites is to use Content Management Systems (CMS).

• CMS software allows you to set up your website without having to commit a single pixel or line of code.

Introduction• If you have the time and energy, then CMS is the

perfect option for you• It can be pretty economical for small and medium

businesses and also for professional freelancers• Globally, the most popular CMS providers are– WordPress– Joomla – Drupal

WordPress• WordPress released by Matt Mullenwegg

in 2003• WordPress has become the most popular

CMS provider in the world and is widely used by small-to-medium businesses

• More than 12 million websites are powered by WordPress and the software has had more than140 million downloads.

• WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

• WordPress is open source software and can be downloaded for free.

WordPress• It is extremely customizable with 2000+

themes and 27000+ plugins. • Installation is easy and does not take

more than ten minutes for the average user.

• It is also quite user-friendly - users with limited computer knowledge can operate the software without any hassles.

• All these features combined to make WordPress one of the most popular content management systems in the world

Joomla• Joomla was first released in 2005 as a fork of

Mambo, an open source CMS development project• Joomla is written in PHP. • It is the most preferred CMS for e-commerce and

social networking sites• In 2016, more than 2 million websites are

managed using Joomla• Joomla is an award-winning content management

system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications.

• Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular website software available.

Joomla• Joomla is open source and freely downloadable. • It has been downloaded more than 30 million

times, second only to WordPress, and is used by companies like The Hill and Harvard University

• Joomla has about 900+ free themes and 7000+ plugins to choose from

• Similar to WordPress, Joomla can be installed with a single click and the installation procedure will not take more than 10 minutes

• However, it is not as user friendly as WordPress and requires a bit of technical know-how to operate

Drupal• Released in 2001 by Dries Buytaert, Drupal is less

popular than WordPress and Joomla. Like its competitors, Drupal is also written in PHP

• The Drupal CMS follows the “one size fits all” principal and can be used by all kinds of businesses, whatever their requirements may be

• More than 600,000 websites in 2016 are managed using Drupal

• Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications.

• It’s built, used and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world.

Drupal• Like its competitors, Drupal can be

downloaded for free• It has been downloaded more than 15 million

times and is used by Linux, The White House and The Warner Brothers for their websites

• There over 1800 themes to choose from as well as 24000+ plugins

• Although Drupal is user friendly, it is harder to install and customize compared to WordPress

Contact Us• Depending on your requirements, any of

these content management systems will serve their purpose powering a decent website that communicates with your audience.

• If you want to set up a CMS provider for your business and require some assistance for the same, contact us at http://www.globalmediainsight.com/web-design-development