This slide show accompanies the presentation at the Jan. 24, 2013, JoomlaChicago meeting, which focused on comparing the Joomla content management system against Drupal, Wordpress and other CMS options.

1. THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION:
What Joomla Implementers
Should Know about
Drupal/Wordpress
(and other CMSs)

2. ALUENTGROUP
web development | content management | e-
commerce | mobile
www.aluent.com ALUENTGROUP

3. ALUENTGROUP
web development | content management | e-
commerce | mobile
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Justin Kerr @aluent
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4. Joomla and ...
What Joomla Implementers Should Know About Other CMSs ALUENTGROUP

5. Joomla and ...
• Enterprise CMS …
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6. Joomla and ...
• Enterprise CMS …
– “ECM” and “WCM”
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7. Joomla and ...
• Enterprise CMS …
– “ECM” and “WCM”
– The “big boys”
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8. Joomla and ...
• Enterprise CMS …
– “ECM” and “WCM”
– The “big boys”
• Gartner 2012 CMS Company Analysis
– “Leaders”: Oracle, Adobe, SDL, Sitecore,
OpenText, HP(Autonomy), Ektron
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9. Joomla and ...
• Enterprise CMS …
– “ECM” and “WCM”
– The “big boys”
• Gartner 2012 CMS Company Analysis
– “Leaders”: Oracle, Adobe, SDL, Sitecore,
OpenText, HP(Autonomy), Ektron
– Acquia makes “visionary” quadrant
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10. Joomla and ...
• Other Open Source CMSs
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11. Joomla and ...
• Other Open Source CMSs
• Many options …
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12. Joomla and ...
• Other Open Source CMSs
• Many options …
• Top Three in the Open Source Market:
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13. Joomla and ...
• Other Open Source CMSs
• Many options …
• Top Three in the Open Source Market:
1. Wordpress (wordpress.org)
2. Joomla (joomla.org)
3. Drupal (drupal.org)
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14. Joomla and ...
• Wordpress ...
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15. Joomla and ...
• Wordpress ...
• Y U So Popular????
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16. Joomla and ...
• Wordpress ...
• Y U So Popular????
• Best available blogging platform
What Joomla Implementers Should Know About Other CMSs ALUENTGROUP

17. Joomla and ...
• Wordpress ...
• Y U So Popular????
• Best available blogging platform
• Not a “real” CMS
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18. Joomla and ...
• Wordpress …
What Joomla Implementers Should Know About Other CMSs ALUENTGROUP

19. Joomla and ...
• Wordpress …
• Your thoughts?
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20. Joomla and ...
• Drupal !
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21. Joomla and ...
• Drupal !
• Most often compared to each other
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22. Joomla and ...
• Drupal !
• Most often compared to each other
• Focus of tonight's presentation
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23. Joomla and ...
• Drupal !
• Most often compared to each other
• Focus of tonight's presentation
• Your presenter: Caveat Emptor
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24. Joomla and ...
• Drupal !
• Most often compared to each other
• Focus of tonight's presentation
• Your presenter: Caveat Emptor
• Tonight's Guest Expert:
Cody Carlson
cody@phamilydev.net | www.phamilydev.net
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25. Joomla vs. Drupal
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26. Joomla vs. Drupal
• Some well-known similarities:
– LAMP preference/origins
– Open Source
– Community-driven
– Market-proven
– Very good at “content management”
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27. Joomla vs. Drupal
• Some well-known differences:
– Dries vs. Mambo fork
– Acquia vs. Open Source Matters
– Control panel overlay vs.
separate back end
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28. Joomla vs. Drupal
• Some well-known differences:
– Dries vs. Mambo fork
– Acquia vs. Open Source Matters
– Control panel overlay vs.
separate back end
• Conventional wisdom
– Drupalfor big/complicated sites
– Joomla for simpler/easier sites
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29. Joomla vs. Drupal
• How to best compare?
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30. Joomla vs. Drupal
• How to best compare?
• Break down into project phases/platform
capabilities
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31. Joomla vs. Drupal
Setup and installation
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32. Joomla vs. Drupal
Setup and installation
– Hosting environment setup
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33. Joomla vs. Drupal
Setup and installation
– Hostingenvironment setup
– Development environment
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34. Joomla vs. Drupal
Setup and installation
– Hostingenvironment setup
– Development environment
– CMS installation and initial config
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35. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
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36. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Joomla
– “Core” content types
– Nested Category system
– Third-party extensions
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37. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Drupal
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38. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Drupal
– Custom Content Types
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39. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Drupal
– Custom Content Types
– Fields in Content Types
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40. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Drupal
– Custom Content Types
– Fields in Content Types
– Vocabularies + Taxonomy
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41. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Drupal
– Custom Content Types
– Fields in Content Types
– Vocabularies + Taxonomy
– Views
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42. Joomla vs. Drupal
Content Types and Structures
• Drupal
– Custom Content Types
– Fields in Content Types
– Vocabularies + Taxonomy
– Views
– Node
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43. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
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44. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
• Joomla
– Menu Manager
– Menus + Menu Items
– Menu Item Types + Parameters
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45. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
• Drupal
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46. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
• Drupal
– Menu Module
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47. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
• Drupal
– Menu Module
– Menu Items + Menu “Blocks”
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48. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
• Drupal
– Menu Module
– Menu Items + Menu “Blocks”
– Add Item from Node edit screen, or input
Drupal-specific path into menu
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49. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Navigation
• Drupal
– Menu Module
– Menu Items + Menu “Blocks”
– Add Item from Node edit screen, or input
Drupal-specific path into menu
– Menu association with Content Type
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50. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
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51. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Joomla
– Templates and Template Styles
– Template parameters
– Template association w. Menu Item(s)
– index.php + template xml file + …
– Template defines layout “Positions”
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52. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
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53. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
– “Themes”
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54. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
– “Themes”
– Collection of files/folders (like Joomla)
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55. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
– “Themes”
– Collection of files/folders (like Joomla)
– Nested code structure
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56. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
– “Themes”
– Collection of files/folders (like Joomla)
– Nested code structure
– *.info file + *.tpl.php files + …
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57. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
– “Themes”
– Collection of files/folders (like Joomla)
– Nested code structure
– *.info file + *.tpl.php files + …
– Themes define layout “Regions”
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58. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Design and Layout
• Drupal
– Support for “Sub-Themes”
– Support for output overrides
– Inclusion of presentation/function logic
– Themes can include control panel features
– Panels Module
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59. Joomla vs. Drupal
Editorial Tools
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60. Joomla vs. Drupal
Editorial Tools
• WYSIWYG editor
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61. Joomla vs. Drupal
Editorial Tools
• WYSIWYG editor
• Publishing controls (embargo/expiry/etc.)
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62. Joomla vs. Drupal
Editorial Tools
• WYSIWYG editor
• Publishing controls (embargo/expiry/etc.)
• Versioning
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63. Joomla vs. Drupal
Editorial Tools
• WYSIWYG editor
• Publishing controls (embargo/expiry/etc.)
• Versioning
• Workflow
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64. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
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65. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Both have:
– Default support for admin and production
access
– Basic account signup and members' self
administration
– Framework for access control structures
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66. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Joomla
– Users assigned to Groups
– Access Levels for front end
– Initial default Groups and ACL
– Permissions inherit and propagate to
Component > Category > Content Item
– Universal, enhanced CRUD
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67. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
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68. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– Two initial “Roles”: anonymous and
authenticated
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69. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– Two initial “Roles”: anonymous and
authenticated
– Roles tie into permissions options for
Modules (and display options for Blocks)
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70. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– Two initial “Roles”: anonymous and
authenticated
– Roles tie into permissions options for
Modules (and display options for Blocks)
– Modules are not CRUDdy
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71. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– Two initial “Roles”: anonymous and
authenticated
– Roles tie into permissions options for
Modules (and display options for Blocks)
– Modules are not CRUDdy
– Permissions granular to the Field level
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72. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– No mandated/preferred method for defining
this all: Up to developer
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73. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– No mandated/preferred method for defining
this all: Up to developer
– Developer recipes
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74. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– No mandated/preferred method for defining
this all: Up to developer
– Developer recipes
– Drupal “Distros”
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75. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Access and Membership
• Drupal
– No mandated/preferred method for defining
this all: Up to developer
– Developer recipes
– Drupal “Distros”
– “Families” of specialized Modules
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76. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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77. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Template/Theme-specific
– Proper HTML markup structure
– Source ordering of content
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78. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Template/Theme-specific
– Proper HTML markup structure
– Source ordering of content
• Operator/producer-specific
– File naming conventions
– Entry of supporting data (alt tags)
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79. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Shared/Similar capabilities
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80. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Shared/Similar capabilities
– Meta tags
– Sitemaps
– HTML page titles et al
– Redirect component
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81. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
SEF URLs
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82. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
SEF URLs
– Joomla: Global config setting + “aliases”
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83. Joomla vs. Drupal
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
SEF URLs
– Joomla: Global config setting + “aliases”
– Drupal: “Clean URLs” setting
… but results in non-ideal syntax
– Drupal requires extra Module plus lots of
extra config.
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84. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
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85. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Both benefit from common performance
enhancements
– CDN, efficient HTML, fast hosting
– Site caching mechanisms and controls
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86. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Both benefit from common performance
enhancements
– CDN, efficient HTML, fast hosting
– Site caching mechanisms and controls
• Drupal includes CSS/Javascript aggregator
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87. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Both benefit from common performance
enhancements
– CDN, efficient HTML, fast hosting
– Site caching mechanisms and controls
• Drupal includes CSS/Javascript aggregator
• Different approaches to caching
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88. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Joomla caching
– Global cache settings + some Module
caching
– Time-based
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89. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Drupal caching
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90. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Drupal caching
– Global cache settings; can be enhanced by
more Modules
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91. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Drupal caching
– Global cache settings; can be enhanced by
more Modules
– Caching options propagate throughout
Drupal (Modules, Blocks, Panels, etc.)
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92. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Drupal caching
– Global cache settings; can be enhanced by
more Modules
– Caching options propagate throughout
Drupal (Modules, Blocks, Panels, etc.)
– Time-based and logic-based caching
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93. Joomla vs. Drupal
Site Performance
• Drupal caching
– Global cache settings; can be enhanced by
more Modules
– Caching options propagate throughout Drupal
(Modules, Blocks, Panels, etc.)
– Time-based and logic-based caching
– Some tie-ins to server-level caching
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94. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
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95. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Joomla
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96. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Joomla
– Extensions system (and ecosystem):
Components, Modules and Plugins
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97. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Joomla
– Extensions system (and ecosystem):
Components, Modules and Plugins
– Object-oriented design as default
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98. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Joomla
– Extensions system (and ecosystem):
Components, Modules and Plugins
– Object-oriented design as default
– Model-View-Controller
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99. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Joomla
– Extensions system (and ecosystem):
Components, Modules and Plugins
– Object-oriented design as default
– Model-View-Controller
– Separation of CMS from Platform
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100. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Joomla
– Extensions system (and ecosystem):
Components, Modules and Plugins
– Object-oriented design as default
– Model-View-Controller
– Separation of CMS from Platform
– Well-established, directed development
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101. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Drupal
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102. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Drupal
– Self-built structures and architecture
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103. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Drupal
– Self-built structures and architecture
– System elements communicate via “hooks”
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104. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Drupal
– Self-built structures and architecture
– System elements communicate via “hooks”
– Extensive API
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105. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Drupal
– Self-built structures and architecture
– System elements communicate via “hooks”
– Extensive API
– Full database abstraction layer
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106. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Drupal
– Self-built structures and architecture
– System elements communicate via “hooks”
– Extensive API
– Full database abstraction layer
– No mandated software design patterns
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107. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Key Differences
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108. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Key Differences
– Joomla works (mostly) from core + third-
party extensions; Drupal is build from “roof
down”
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109. Joomla vs. Drupal
Software Engineering
• Key Differences
– Joomla works (mostly) from core + third-
party extensions; Drupal is build from “roof
down”
– Joomla silos its information and capabilities;
Drupal integrates throughout system areas
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110. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
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111. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Joomla
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112. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Joomla
– Pretty easy to hand off between developers
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113. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Joomla
– Pretty easy to hand off between developers
– Exposes controls to content managers and
producers
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114. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Joomla
– Pretty easy to hand off between developers
– Exposes controls to content managers and
producers
– One-click incremental upgrades
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115. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Joomla
– Pretty easy to hand off between developers
– Exposes controls to content managers and
producers
– One-click incremental upgrades
– Path for major version upgrades
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116. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Drupal
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117. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Drupal
– Difficult to hand off between developers
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118. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Drupal
– Difficult to hand off between developers
– Ideally, interface and options streamlined for
user Role
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119. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Drupal
– Difficult to hand off between developers
– Ideally, interface and options streamlined for
user Role
– Incremental upgrades slightly harder
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120. Joomla vs. Drupal
Maintenance and Support
• Drupal
– Difficult to hand off between developers
– Ideally, interface and options streamlined for
user Role
– Incremental upgrades slightly harder
– No effective way to upgrade between major
versions
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121. Joomla vs. Drupal
Comparison of Nomenclature
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122. Joomla vs. Drupal
Comparison of Nomenclature
Joomla Drupal
●
“Component” ●
“Module”
●
“Module” ●
“Block”
●
“Template” ●
“Theme”
●
“Position” ●
“Region”
●
“Categories” ●
“Taxonomy”
●
“Tags” (third-party) ●
“Vocabularies”
●
Single Content Item ●
“Node”
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123. Additional Resource
FREE ebook
Drupal and Joomla –
A Comparison of
Project Processes and Costs
Download at:
http://aluent.com/ebook
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124. Thank you and Questions
ALUENTGROUP
web development | content management | e-
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PRESENTER: TWITTER:
Justin Kerr @aluent
justin@aluent.com FACEBOOK:
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