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Drupal is a
free software package that allows anyone to easily publish, manage and
organize a wide variety of content on a website. Hundreds of thousands
of people and organizations are using Drupal to power an endless variety
of sites.
Drupal Content Management Features
Build internal and external-facing websites in a matter of
hours, with no custom programming. No need to start from scratch every
time you build a new site, either. You can utilize a multi-site
configuration or choose a Drupal distribution (installation profile).
These provide a pre-defined configuration of site features and functions
for a specific purpose or type of site, available as a single download.
Manage content with an easy-to-use web interface. Drupal's
flexibility handles countless content types including video, text, blog,
podcasts, and polls with robust user management, menu handling,
real-time statistics and optional revision control.
Drupal comes with great options for new user accounts and user
permissions. Users can be assigned one or more roles, and each role can
be set up with fine-grained permissions allowing users view and create
only what the administrator permits. The Drupal 7 admin theme makes
administering a site easier than ever.
Drupal's presentation layer allows designers to create highly
usable, interactive experiences that engage users and increase traffic.
Use an existing Drupal theme for your site, giving it an instant
identity! If you can't find one you like, try designing your own which
others can use, too.
Drupal comes with many tools to help you organize, structure,
find and re-use your content. Categorize with taxonomy, automatically
create friendly path urls, create custom lists, associate content with
other content on your site, and create smart defaults for content
creators.
With more than 6000 available modules, the vast majority of
your site's requirements can be addressed with Drupal core and available
add-on modules. Focus your efforts on building great web sites, not
re-creating features available elsewhere. You can even contribute modules for others to use.
Drupal's focus on social publishing can help you create sites
and applications to help your users express their opinions and engage
with one another. You can have tight control over who can create, view,
administer, publish and otherwise interact with content on your site.
Drupal makes it easy to connect your website to other sites and
services across the web, using aggregation, feeds, and search engine
connection capabilities. Social networking integration is also widely
supported to help you engage with a wider audience. Drupal also offers
your site easy ways to interact with external media and file services.
Drupal is Open Source
Drupal is open source software maintained and developed by a
community of hundreds of thousands of users and developers. It's
distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (or "GPL"), which means anyone is free to download it, share it with others, and contribute
back to the project. This open development model means that people are
constantly working to make sure Drupal is a cutting-edge platform that
supports the latest technologies that the Web has to offer.
Community Support
The passionate Drupal community is on hand to give support via various vibrant IRC channels, in the forums, and face to face at Drupal events. The community has also created Documentation
for Drupal, which covers installation, site building, module building,
theming, and many other topics. The worldwide community drives the
innovation that makes Drupal the preferred choice for web developers and
site owners. Drupal is open source, meaning everybody can get involved and make a difference.
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