The top 5 content management sites as of June 2020
- WordPress
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Squarespace
- Wix
WordPress- Began popularity with bloggers and has since grown to allow many different uses. There is a free option as well as a paid option. Users are able to customize the look and feel of their website as well as how things look and flow on the back end. There are many plugins available to further create a website that works for what a site needs are. However, there are some issues with security and should be updated often.
Drupal- Though also free this CMS is of a more advanced nature and would not be well suited for a beginner. Though it can be used for blogs, forums, or other common sites it has abilities that put it in a position to work best for larger scaled work. It has security features, multilingual abilities, and custom post creation which can contribute to some difficulties if the user doesn’t have experience in web development.
Joomla-Similar to WordPress and Drupal this is a free CMS. Like Drupal it is not beginner friendly however have a user manual and training videos to aid those with less web development experience. There are many templates available to customize sites as well as being mobile friendly, multilingual, and can support multi- level permissions.
Squarespace-Unlike the previously mentioned, this CMS does cost $16 per month to start and there are subscription options for businesses and other tiers in order to achieve certain desires of a site. This CMS allows for a kind of one place for it all for smaller businesses and entrepreneurs. Very little web development experience is needed to create an appealing, easy to use site. For individuals choosing to, there are themes that can be modified with CSS. This CMS is great for a beginner and small website but as needs become bigger it is possible there will become a need to find a different CMS.
Wix-Like Squarespace this CMS has payment plans of varying degrees. The starting point is $13 per month and can be as high as $500 per month. The abilities and creation are also similar to Squarespace. Beginners are able to design a site with basic drag-and-drop techniques and have a domain name, email, web hosting analytics, and SSL certificate. Wix caters to many different kinds of sites for business allowing real-time tracking for online stores, online menus for catering or restaurants.
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