{"id":5492,"date":"2019-10-02T11:43:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/blog\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2019-11-20T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T12:19:50","slug":"drupal-for-beginners-pros-cons-and-how-to-get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/blog\/drupal-for-beginners-pros-cons-and-how-to-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Drupal for beginners &#8211; pros, cons and how to get started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why would anyone learn a CMS other than WordPress? With almost 60% of the world\u2019s active websites, WordPress has a huge presence. So, with less than 5% of websites, why is anyone interested in learning Drupal for beginners? Here we give some good reasons as to why Drupal may be of interest and set out the steps to get started with implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing a content management system (CMS) for a website usually begins with the 3 \u201cclassic\u201d CMSs, WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. The choice tends to be a compromise between ease of use (for development) and functionality, where WordPress is the easiest to use and Drupal has the best functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at some of the Drupal sites, it\u2019s clear that it\u2019s able to support some fantastic sites in very diverse sectors, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The University of Oxford\u2019s website which was redesigned by Torchbox. They trialled Drupal, as it\u2019s Open Source, so new modules would continue to be developed, but at a lower cost than competitors. Having set up the Wappalyzer plugin they were impressed with the quality.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Pinterest for Business  worked with Phase2 to develop a new suite for marketing, business and community. They used Pattern Lab, which facilitates the development of modern themes that adhere to a pre-defined brand and user experience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Drupal is an excellent choice for complex sites that require security, stability and performance. However, Drupal was designed by developers for developers so requires a higher level of technical know-how than, say, WordPress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drupal for beginners &#8211; install demo application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> You can quickly create a temporary Drupal application suitable for demo and familiarisation. You will need a local machine with a command-line interface and PHP 5.5.9 or later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Drupal into a new directory:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>mkdir drupal<\/li><li>cd drupal<\/li><li>Download the latest tar.gz file from the Drupal website [4] and decompress it<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install and configure Drupal using PHP:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>php core\/scripts\/drupal quick-start demo-umami<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will quickly build a working <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/\">Drupal <\/a>environment consisting of a PHP webserver, an SQLite database and the Umami profile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drupal for beginners &#8211; install Drupal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also install manually to your website. You will need a website that complies with minimum requirements and a MySQL database.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, create a \/drupal directory, download the tar.gz file from the Drupal website and decompress it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Configure the installation by firing up the URL and running the installation wizard. Choose Standard for the installation profile; this will build the Drupal environment. Finally, configure the site name and email address etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the toolbar, click on Manage to expand the toolbar and click on Content. In the Content page, click on Add Content and add an Article. Use the Editor to type the content (rich formatting is available) and add tags and an image. Use the right-hand menus to configure settings for your article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set a theme&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Drupal themes set the appearance of a website. 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