Drupal Hosting: Not Just for Techies
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 06, 2009 in "Web Hosting Types"
As a website grows larger and more complex, many webmasters discover that static HTML pages make it much harder to update and keep track of the content it contains. At the same time, several webmasters assume that keeping up with a dynamic site is such a challenge that it can only be maintained by technical geniuses. This is especially true if you own a large site with a lot of content. Although managing such a site requires some level of skill, the curve of complexity can be shortened significantly with a software package like the Drupal CMS.
A CMS (content management system) is a specialize piece of software that allows you to efficiently maintain and update all the contents of your website. Drupal is one of the very best at this, offering tremendous out of the box functionality along with support for a number of additional modules that can be used to extend its default capabilities. Being an open-source software application, a community of users have contributed many components and modules for the overall betterment of the project.
Easy to Install and Set Up
Installing Drupal on your web hosting account is simple, especially when using an easy to use application installer such as Fantastico. After installing the program, you can go through the process of designing your site and select from the array of content types that it will be compromised of. A comprehensive wizard is available to walk you through the entire process and when setting things up, you are able to see a preview of what your site will look like when it is done. This gives you the luxury to go back and make edits at any point during the design process. Learning how to master the basic functions and options of Drupal is something that can literally be done in a matter of minutes.
The Benefits of Drupal Hosting
Due to its soaring popularity, Drupal has become a mainstay on the hosting market as several hosts now offer the software in their service plans at no additional cost. Even though it has a reputation for being more complex than similar packages such as Joomla, all it takes is a basic level of technical skills to create a powerful and professional Drupal site. In fact, if you can work with a simple word processing application and web browser, you can excel from the default functionality this dynamic CMS has to offer. Drupal requires no programming knowledge of PHP or HTML to either create, maintain or update your website.
Conclusion
Drupal is a robust software package that offers the ability to create, manage and update various types of content. It is primed for Web 2.0 applications so you can easily implement desirable features such blogs, forums and much more. There are many CMS hosting solutions on the market and honestly, Drupal may not be suited for your needs. For this reason, you should evaluate this product in and out to determine if it can meet your content management requirements.
