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Drupal: Of all the mentioned systems Drupal is probably the more popular and gets the most attention. I know of many more bigger websites running Drupal than the other open source systems. Drupal is good for having a homegrown forum but that forum is pretty light on features.
Cons: Very difficult to style. The system does not have a great templating system. Out of the box, Drupal does not have seperation betwen the backend and the user facing pages. When you install a template, it applies to the whole shebang. This is a huge PITA but it can be changed. The Civic Space flavor of Drupal does fix this but it is still not pretty to deal with.
One of the best Drupal websites I have seen the the Flock site. The Designer had a quote on his website about Drupal.
A lot of the site was already finished when I came in, I just had to apply the new color scheme. It was also my first chance to play with [Drupal][5]. Unfortunately, although it’s a very powerful CMS, I didn’t have the greatest time with it as it came to be one of _the most cumbersome_ and roundabout pieces of software I’ve ever worked with. Maybe, I’m just too used to how WordPress works. But if you’re looking at applying a theme to a Drupal installation, remember that there’s quite a learning curve when trying to conquer those quirky nodes and blocks.
Joomla: This is a great system for putting something together quick and being ready to go. All the features are right there and easy to implement. The control panel is seperated from the rest of the site and looks good. The problem with Joomla is that I find it to be very rigid. Templates are alot of work to put together.
Wordpress: This system really doesn’t really compare to EE, Drupal and Joomla. Wordpress is much more specialized as a blogging engine rather than a general purpose CMS. I think Wordpress has a much better templating system than Joomla and Drupal and is easier to customize because of this.
One huge problem with Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress is that each seems to have regular updates due to security bugs. I think EE has only had one security bulletin.
EE blows all the other systems away in flexibility and ease of development. If you are paying someone to build a website for you then you would most likely save a bundle using EE even though you would have to pay for the system itself. With EE you also get a dedicated support staff and developers that make their bread by creating the best system possible to drive your website.
Personally I think developing in those other systems is about as fun as poking my eyes out.
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