| Features |
Drupal |
Joomla |
Wordpress |
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| Installation |
Fairly easy. However requires some technical expertise. |
Easy |
Easy |
| Ease of use |
Drupal is usually more oriented towards developers and web-masters. |
Easy to use |
Easy to use |
| Administration |
Variety of functions with many controls |
Graphical and Intuitive |
Easy to administer the site |
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| Search engine Optimization: |
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| SEO Friendly URL Structure |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Meta Tags |
SEO Standard |
SEO Standard |
SEO Standard |
| URL Rewrite |
Easy to rewirte |
Easy to rewirte |
Easy to rewirte |
| Site map |
Extension |
Extension |
Extension |
| RSS Syndication |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Multi-User Publishing |
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| Customizable content types, categories, and organizational logic |
Yes |
Limited |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG rich text editors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create and edit pages through front and back end |
Yes! All in one interface |
Yes |
Depends on template |
| Workflow system |
Basic, Extendable |
Basic, Extendable |
Basic, Extendable |
| Revision tracking |
Extendable |
Extendable with limited options |
Yes, new in Wordpress 2.6 |
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| Layout & Design |
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| Themes |
Decent |
Good selection of themes |
Excellent, large theme selection |
| Edit templates from within the administrative interface |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Use multiple templates |
Limited |
Yes |
Limited |
| Assign modules/blocks/widgets to any page from within the administrative interface |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Create and manage menus within the administrative interface |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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| Internationalization and Localization |
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| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RTL character support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Language packs/Translations for the user interface |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| System Requirement |
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| Application Server |
PHP 4.3.5 |
Any server that supports PHP(Apache recommended),PHP 4.2.x or above |
Apache recommended ,any Server that supports PHP 4.3 or above, MYSQL |
| Approximate Cost |
Free |
Free |
Free |
| Database |
MYSQL Postgres |
MYSQL |
MYSQL 4.0 version |
| Operating Sysystem |
Any |
Any |
Os independent |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
PHP |
PHP versions |
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| General Features |
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| Security |
Good |
Good |
Good |
| Blogs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Forums |
Decent, functional forum |
SimpleMachines integrates well |
No |
| Ecommerce |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, with plugins |
| Video |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Audio |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Web 2.0 Functionality |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Speed |
Fast |
Fast |
Fast |
| Integrated Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Subscriptions |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Comments |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
