Drupal Reviews

Views, terms, panels, and entity conception. It is a very useful and fast solution to build successful web applications.

We built a few powerful applications on D7 and it was very fast.

It requires a lot of server resources. It should be optimized.

We have been using this solution for seven years.

We had stability issues. I have a lot of 'Out of memory' issues.

We had issues with scalability.

Drupal has a very cool community, so the technical support is pretty high.

To build more powerful apps, we switched to Symfony 3.0.

The setup was easy.

It's free.

There are a lot of solutions 'in the sea'. At the time, we choose Drupal because of its flexibility.

Try it! It's free and fun.

Configuration API: Makes features configurable and easier to design custom applications. We were able to build several websites that utilize many custom content types. In other words, content that has many unique fields within the type. Drupal’s extensible nature allows me to easily integrate with third-party hosted systems and pull or push data to those systems.

Developing in Drupal is like constructing a custom-designed building from scratch, using all the raw materials and knowing how to put it all together.

Drupal 8 includes Twig for theming. Twig is PHP-based, flexible, fast, and secure. It's much easier to create more functional Drupal websites using Twig, as its templates are written in a syntax that's less complex than a PHP template or others while being more secure. Still, knowing how to tweak the core with PHP is a big advantage.

• Easier to develop custom applications by customizing the code to build and manage websites that require custom content types and workflows.
• It provides built-in, GUI-based, functionality for creating content types, workflow rules, and other custom content management requirements.
• Drupal has a strong built-in user management system that is more of a framework of GUI-based tools that allow you to quickly extend it for your requirements.
• Drupal also offers a well-developed API for extending the system. It's add-on ecosystem is also better managed then some other CMS.
• Powerful command line tools are also available to make operational management tasks.
• Using DRUSH as a command line to update and upgrade modules and security is a big plus.

This depends on whether Drupal wants to become user-friendlier toward non-developers. The GUI is still not as intuitive as WordPress. This is not an issue if you are comfortable with coding in PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML 5, and have a basic understanding of Object Oriented Programming.

Migration of Drupal 7-based modules to Drupal 8 is still lagging behind. Many of your favorite D7 modules may not be completely migrated to a D8 format. On the plus side, the Drupal community is working hard to migrate D7-based modules to D8.

I used Drupal 7 for three years, and Drupal 8 for one year.

I did not encounter any issues with stability.

I did not encounter any issues with scalability.

I would give technical support a high rating.

I used WordPress. I switched because I learned how to code in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. Drupal made it easier to customize a website by working directly with the API and the code.

The initial set up was challenging as Drupal has a very steep learning curve. Drupal 8 is easier and a little more intuitive, but it is still a steep learning curve. With Drupal 8, you also have to be somewhat familiar with Object Oriented Programming if you want to understand how to extend its functionality beyond simple plug-and-play systems. This may not be the case with people not oriented toward programming or coding. In that case, OOP and the new structure of D8 will prove overwhelming.

Drupal is open source. There is no pricing and licensing.

• MODX (PHP-based)
• Rails (based on Ruby)

Go for it! If you know how to code in PHP, CSS3, and HTML 5, your experience will be much easier and you will appreciate Drupal much more. For anyone thinking of switching to Drupal, I would recommend finding a developer or designer who is already familiar with Drupal 7 and particularly version 8.

I would rate it higher, but I also use Ruby on Rails, and MODX (PHP-based), which provide a more flexible, more code hacking, development framework. Drupal is a favorite and I will continue to support its development and will use it in situations where I feel that it will benefit a client over other solutions.

As an ASA. As a primarily back-end developer, the extensible OO architecture is the most valuable, along with the CMS and related services it provides, such as revisioning, workflow, translation, and API scaffolding.

Drupal has made it possible to address a wide breadth of web site requirements.

The current version represents a new architecture for the product: Object-oriented sitting atop Symfony 2, rather than procedural.

The kinks are still being worked out, so there is an opportunity to improve on the current state of most of it. APIs are improved, and the originals were deprecated but were left in place. Features that weren't ready for release are completed and added, such as media handling, due in 8.3.

New features that are being considered are added as experimental modules: They come disabled, but can be enabled by the admin.

Drupal, like the Enterprise, birthed new versions from the ashes of the old. Starting with D8, it improves as it journeys.

I have used Drupal for about 10 years. I used D8 since its release, for about a year and a half.

No issues with stability. It was vetted very well in beta and it has been stable.

Drupal 8 has an architecture that will scale well and better than previous versions, especially given big pipe. This will allow for scaling, even with authenticated users. This is something that was not possible in earlier versions.

Despite being open source, Drupal has a large and active community. Support, though voluntary, is rarely hard to find.

Drupal 8 can be somewhat complex to set up because of the supporting technologies that should be installed, such as Composer, Drush, and Drupal Console.

It's free.

We did not evaluate other options.

Drupal for end users is fairly straightforward. For developers, the learning curve to be proficient is about two years.

Its scalability, content management practices, security and the community are valuable features.

The product is very well-supported. Every day, the Drupal community all over the world posts new updates along with the bug fixes and security updates. So, the product is getting better and better each day.

After many years of development (it has already reached version 8), Drupal gets great content management schemes and processes. Data is well-structured and controlled from any part of the code.

In the case of the required changes in some part of the functionality, you can apply changes without rewriting the features from scratch.

Developing more profiles easily and fast would really help. With the minimum profile functionalities, there is a need for supported functions like commerce or a new website.

I have used Drupal 8 for 2 two years, I have used Drupal for more than five years.

There were some stability issues, i.e., only with the new version, the main changes are not stable. However, now it is very stable.

There were no scalability issues. You can scale any part of the project. You can replace some features if you need to.

I would rate the technical support a 9/10.

I have some experience with Java Spring MVC Framework. Drupal allows us to work much faster but as a counter part, it is slower.

The initial setup in the new version is extremely easy and fast with Drupal VM or Docker. In drupal.org you can find a lot of other possible solutions.

Drupal is open-source and free. You will pay only for the developers to get your unique project.

I have evaluated other commonly used CMS solutions such as WordPress and Magento, but Drupal has many more features and it is more scalable.

You should definitely use this product.

After so many years of development, it has already lots of developed APIs with the third products like CRM and ERP.

You can integrate it easily with your other IT infrastructure.

The ability to create a complex website with a few developments is the most valuable feature, that's what got me started. Of course, a lot of other things are valuable such as the use of Symfony as a framework, the user management system, Internationalization, community and so on.

Creating websites with Drupal allows us to meet our customer needs. It provides a tailored website by using the same CMS and framework. In the end, our goal is to give autonomy for the contributors and to make them feel it's easy to manage their website.

The UI can, probably, be improved as well as the documentation.

For the UI, as WordPress is the biggest challenger of Drupal, we can observe some sort of lacking in that domain, even though it has been largely improved over time. Although, what we have tried to do, is always to create the best UI for contribution and most of the times, the way that the fields are displayed have so much logic behind them, that there is no need for any training. That's one of our primary goals and what satisfies me in the end, is when we deliver to the client.

As it's an open-source project, sometimes it's hard to find any documentation; although it has been improved over time as well. For instance, Symfony on which Drupal 8 is based, has very good documentation. Sometimes, you just have to read the code to understand how it works or how to use an API, which is not the best way to learn for everyone.

I have been using this solution for seven years and am still counting.

We did sometimes encounter stability issues with a few modules, but hardly ever with the core of Drupal itself.

I never thought that there was anything that we couldn't do with Drupal.

Since it's an open-source solution, I'd say that you have to get involved and be able to ask the right person.

I tried WordPress but it seems too limited for me.

The learning curve is rather complex but once you reach a certain level, then there is no limit.

Just invest in a good server, you can use Drupal for free :-)

At the time I started using Drupal, I looked into Joomla, eZ Publish and WordPress.

Due to the community and orientation of Drupal (thanks to Dries Buytaert who is the creator of Drupal), it was a more reasonable choice to make.

Find the right project and just start using it. There is no other way than just jumping into Drupal to know how powerful it is and to learn how to use it. If you have any question, look into drupal.stackexchange.com. If you don't find the answer, just ask.

Frankly, besides WordPress, no other CMS can compete with Drupal.

It is a very powerful tool for the developer's hands and also, it's very easy for the content editors to use.

It's a framework integrated with CMS. The advantage of having a framework with CMS is that you make the software useful for both the developer teams and the content editors, at the same time. You can create rich experiences by allowing the developers to extend what is already provided and at the same time, making the CMS experience even richer.

Drupal 8 did a great step by integrating with the Symfony Framework. Now, the documentation is easier to read through and it's more intuitive.

There is need for better organization of the documentation on the drupal.org site.

We have been using Drupal versions 6, 7 and 8 for around eight years.

We encountered some stability issues, only when the modules/profiles/themes are on the development version (but not always).

So far, Drupal 8 has been doing an excellent job with all the integrations that it provides. So the answer is, so far, there were no scalability issues.

Technical support is a community, so it goes from the junior to senior consultants.

We have used WordPress before, but not for so long, so I can't really compare.

The setup is pretty simple and intuitive. It, of course, involves a little bit of technical knowledge, such as how to set up the DB and giving some folders a special writing permission.

It is an open-source project; it is totally free.

It was more like Drupal chose me, I was working for J&J and this was its framework.

Read about it, ask the community and NEVER EVER change the Drupal core.

• Flexibility
• A vast number of contributed modules
• Good support

Drupal CMS helped in the realization of content-rich web sites that combine article presentation with sophisticated, back-end admin functionality.

The documentation needs improvement.

I have used Drupal for one month.

We haven’t had stability issues.

There have been no scalability issues.

The technical support is good, but it needs improvement.

I didn’t use a different solution before using Drupal.

The initial setup was very complex, due to the lack of proper documentation.

Drupal CMS is an open-source product and it’s free of charge. Some of the contributed modules may use different licensing.

I didn’t evaluate other options.

You should hire an expert, or at least get familiar with the large number of Drupal based distributions.

The new component-based content management is very helpful. It is cludgy at first, but maintenance is very nice among many content contributors.

It makes it easier for multiple people to contribute content and handle who has access to what. Very few CMS systems have such granular, controllable access permissions.

I liked the configuration being more database oriented. The file-based configuration is nicer for deployment and makes it quicker. However, the other 99% of the time, it's a pain in the butt.

They drew the line between what is "config" and what is "content". What is config is file passed, is exported, pushed to the server and imported as configuration.

This make a large deployment much easier, quicker and cleaner. However, when you want to add a permission to a user role, something as simple as that checkbox, forces a config push, which annoys me.

At a certain point that takes away from what a CMS should be. I get the
file based for some basic config storage, but at a certain point it really
gets in the way of productivity.

I've been using Drupal for many years, starting with, I believe, version 5. I used version 6, for sure, and now I am getting into version 8. I am about ready to take some certification courses.

There have been no stability issues.

There have been no scalability issues.

There is no support other than the user community, which tends to be far better than most paid support.

I've used many solutions over the years. Some are easier, but they tend to be less scalable. Drupal is a great balance.

It is pretty simple to install, but more complex to configure and get going.

I have no advice. It's free!

We've always looked at many alternatives and Drupal always rises above for a large scale contributor base, general security, and lack of vulnerabilities.

Educate yourself and take your time.