Why drupal should power your next web project

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Why Drupal Should Power Your Next Web Project
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Introduction

• In this presentation, I will discuss Drupal,
  a very popular CMS created by Dries Buytaert. It
  powers, popular websites such as The White House,
  Grammys, Lamborghini etc.
• In the following Slides are the main reasons
  why Drupal should power your next project

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1) Out-of-the-box functionality

• Drupal offers a powerful out-of-the-box
  solution because a number of useful user-created
  features have been packaged into the core
  distribution of the CMS. This means that all the
  basic functionality is available right after you
  finish installing Drupal. In practical terms,
  this allows users to create a blogging or news
  website without additional modules.

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2) Extreme Customization

• Drupal is one of the most, if not the most
  customizable CMS available today. In fact, Drupal
  is often referred to as a Content Management
  Framework rather than a Content Management System
  because of its extensive customizability. A
  skilled Drupal developer could tweak every
  component and aspect of the CMS and add custom
  functionalities such as custom content types,
  custom nodes, and fields. The layout of a Drupal
  website could be completely customized and
  extended through the addition of custom blocks.

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3) Huge Module Repository

• Ok, so weve established that Drupal has
  almost everything you need out-of-the-box. But
  more often than not, you need a functionality
  that is not a part of the Drupal core yet.To
  fulfill that need, you need modules. Modules are
  packages of code that can add or extend the
  functionality of Drupal websites. There are loads
  and loads of modules available for Drupal.
  Installing these modules is a breeze, and the
  extendability they offer is often the very thing
  your website needs.

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4) Mobile Ready

• Gone are the days when a monitor on a desk
  was your only gateway to the digital world. Today
  people use screens and devices of all
  descriptions to access the internet. This poses a
  problem for web developers since the websites
  designed just a decade ago were only required to
  run on screens with minimum variations in size.
  The great thing about Drupal is that web
  developers dont have to worry about this issue
  since Drupal is fully responsive and thus mobile
  ready, right out of the box. Drupal powered
  websites automatically scale beautifully for
  every screen type automatically.

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5) Advanced Administrator Controls

• As your website grows, you will inevitably
  involve more people in the administration
  activities. When you have a team of people
  working on your site, you wouldnt want to give
  everyone the complete control of your site. To
  solve this problem, Drupal offers an excellent
  administrator controls system. You can add and
  customize permissions for each individual user
  independently without worrying about security
  issues.

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6) Speed

• In keeping with the need for speed I mentioned
  in the introduction of this blog, Drupal has
  evolved to be one of the fastest CMS out there. A
  fast website offers a lot of advantages including
  happy visitors and high rankings in SERP. To
  further increase the speed of your Drupal
  website, check out this blog post 10 Tips To
  Speed Up Your Drupal Website

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7) Streamlined Organization of Content

• So youve got a huge website with millions of
  visitors every month. Your website has loads of
  content now and that is great!
• But wait, what if you want to find a
  particular blog you posted 2 years, 4 months and
   28 days ago?  Fortunately, Drupal offers several
  ways of organizing content such as URL, tags,
  taxonomy and custom lists. In addition, you can
  also integrate various search engines such as
  Elasticsearch quite easily in your Drupal site to
  find content readily.

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8) Ironclad Security

• Security the area where Drupal trumps all
  other CMS. Unlike other CMS, security is built
  into the core distribution of the CMS. This is
  why Drupal is the number one choice for
  government websites around the world such as The
  White House, Bostons official website, see
  this comprehensive list of Drupal powered
  government websites. Here are the security
  measures that further fortify your Drupal
  websites security.

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9) SEO Friendly

• In this very competitive world, the position
  in Googles SERP determines the profitability of
  the business. Drupal ensures that your websites
  have a very fair chance of ranking high in search
  engines. In particular, the clean URL structure,
  fast speed and a host of under-the-hood features
  ensure that all search engines give preference to
  Drupal powered websites. To further improve the
  SEO of your Drupal website see my blog post
  on Drupal 8 SEO Tips For Optimizing Your
  Websites Reach And Traffic.

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10) Easily Modifiable Clean Code

• The beauty of Drupal is that it caters to all
  types of users. So, if you are a developer and do
  not a particular feature of your Drupal website,
  you could dive into the core code and tweak it to
  your satisfaction. Clean and well-organized code
  lies at the heart of Drupal so that anyone can
  tinker with it and modify the platform to their
  particular needs.

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11) Open Source

• Being open source is perhaps the strongest
  point of Drupal. Since everyone could see and
  change the code of an open source software, the
  software could be easily modified to fit the
  particular user requirements. Anyone from
  anywhere in the world can become a contributor
  for Drupal and fix any bug. Similarly, anyone can
  code a patch for Drupal and help make Drupal
  better.

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12) Friendly Community

• Another great aspect of Drupal is the vibrant
  community around it. Whenever you get stuck
  during Drupal development, just ask the excellent
  Drupal community about it and you will get
  several solutions. There are hundreds of meetups
  around the world centered around Drupal, with
  thousands of attendees and tens of thousand of
  ideas. As the Drupal community grows, so does
  Drupal and every new member, regardless of the
  skill level, receives an equal treatment!

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13) Support

• Drupal has an excellent documentation at its
  official site. Most of the times, any problem you
  come across can be easily solved by going through
  this documentation. In addition, there are a very
  helpful tutorial and blogs that cover all aspects
  of Drupal development.

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Finally Conclusion

• With so many great points, it is easy to see
  why people all over the world opt for Drupal for
  their web projects. Drupal does have a steeper
  learning curve than other CMSs but the fruits of
  your labor are so much sweeter. For the Drupal
  community, it is not just a CMS, it is a
  lifestyle ). And you are welcome to join this
  lifestyle anytime you wish.

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