Drupal is a free, open source content management system (CMS) to build and maintain websites, online directories, e-commerce stores, intranets and other types of digital content. It can be used by individuals or groups of users and is a useful CMS for developers, marketers and agencies. Basically, anyone looking to structure and manage their digital content can benefit from Drupal's tools and workflows.
Drupal is suitable for developing both simple websites and complex web applications. It includes thousands of modules and themes to attract web audiences, grow brand awareness and build a community. The CMS provides an intuitive, fairly straightforward user interface (UI) to easily create and publish digital content. It accommodates unlimited content types and simple tools to create, edit, retrieve and present this content to end users. In addition, Drupal features a sophisticated user role classification and permissions system to control access to its features and content.
Drupal is known for its "what you see is what you get," or WYSIWYG, content creation and editing tools. These tools enable technical and nontechnical users to easily author, edit, preview, publish and update content. It also has a theme system to create a customized front end. In addition, Drupal's no-code layout builder includes built-in templates, layouts and a drag-and-drop interface to build pages.
Drupal's media library enables users to add media to a site. They can also update the library with items, including audio, video, images, files and remote content from sites like YouTube or Twitter. Its form builder helps users create simple forms, e.g., contact forms, and complex forms, e.g., multistep application forms.
Drupal also includes features and capabilities for the following:
Menu management.
URL management.
User profile/role/membership management.
Really Simple Syndication.
Log management.
Content scheduling.
Search engine optimization.
It is both open source and extensible. This means anyone can download and use Drupal and modify it as required.
The Drupal platform accommodates unlimited content types. It also provides highly customizable forms, simple content authoring tools and powerful editing tools to suit any kind of content application.
Drupal also includes web development functionalities. It is aligned with globally accepted object-oriented programming patterns and PHP best practices, as well as HTML5 and YAML standards, to simplify and standardize web development. Developers also get access to thousands of modules and themes to extend the functionality of their applications and get more control over application design and appearance.
Drupal is easy to install and is highly accessible. It also supports multilingual content and provides a multilingual UI. It is collaborative by design, enabling users to create content and collaborate on content creation, site administration and other tasks.
Support for create once, publish anywhere content management.
Customizable features and modules to suit many types of users and applications.
Customizable workflows, approvals and revisions that enable users to track content updates and revert to older versions at any time.
Built-in caching mechanisms to enhance application performance.
