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           3 Best CMS                                                                                                        isn’t largely based on text     necessarily a dealbreaker,     •  Provides advanced
                                                                                                                                                                                                post creation and
                                                                                                                             content. The platform also
                                                                                                                                                                                                management system.
                                                                                                                                                             but it does mean that there
                                                                                                                             offers a lot more options
                                                                                                                                                             are some features you
           Options for 2019                                                                                                  when it comes to user           may need to implement              user management and
                                                                                                                                                                                                permission settings.
                                                                                                                             management. This makes
                                                                                                                                                             manually, making this a
                                                                                                                             it a fantastic option for       good fit for those             •  Includes support for
           Here is a list of the 3 best free CMS options available in 2019 ordered by popularity                             membership-based sites,         who have modest                    multilingual sites out of
           and features:                                                                                                     for example.                    development experience.            the box.
                                                                                                                                                                                            •  Has a detailed
                                                                                                                             On top of that, Joomla          3) Drupal                          taxonomy system.
                                                                                                                             also includes multilingual      Drupal is another name         •  Boasts top-notch
                                                                                                                             support out of the box.         that carries a lot of weight       security for
                                                                                                                             That means you don’t            in discussions about the             your website.
                                                                                                                             need to use plugins or          best open source CMS.
                                                                                                                             extensions to add more          While it lags behind           You can build almost any
                                                                                                                             languages to your site.         WordPress and Joomla in        type of website you want
                                                                                                                             Finally, Joomla also            market share, that doesn’t     using the ‘big three’ CMS
                                                                                                                             enables you to use multiple  make it any less notable.         platforms, which include
                                                                                                                             templates or themes at                                         WordPress, Joomla, and

           1) WordPress                    your content. Moreover,         to your site. There are                           once, for different types       In practice, Drupal shines     Drupal. However, Drupal is
                                                                                                                             of content.
                                                                                                                                                                                            renown for its scalability
                                                                                                                                                             in a lot of the same areas
           Wordpress CMS boasts            the platform also supports      also other CMS options                                                            Joomla does. For example,      and security, which often
           the largest market share        user registration, gets         that provide a more                               Key Features:                   it offers a very flexible      makes it a better option
           among its competitors by        regular updates, and            streamlined blogging                              •  Offers excellent support  system for dealing with            for enterprise and
           far, and it’s easy to           features a large and            experience, although they                            for custom post types.       custom post types. It also     business sites.
           see why.                        helpful community.              can’t match WordPress’
                                                                           customizability.                                  •  Provides advanced user  gives you a high degree
                                                                                                                                management options.
           Although WordPress was          Key Features:                                                                     •  Includes multilingual        of control over your users     It does, however, feature
                                                                                                                                                                                            a steep learning curve. In
                                                                                                                                                             and their permissions,
           conceived as a blogging         •  Includes intuitive           2) Joomla!                                           support out of the box.      and it can even handle         most cases, we wouldn’t
           platform, it’s grown far            publishing and content      When people debate                                •  Supports using unique        multilingual sites out         recommend that you
           beyond that point. The              management options.         which is the best CMS                                templates for each           of the box.                    use Drupal unless you
           platform is easy to use,        •  Provides a powerful          software, Joomla is one                              page type.                                                  have web development
           and you can customize               editor that enables you     of the names that comes                                                           However, there are other       experience. However, if
           it to your heart’s content          to format your content      up most often alongside                           In paper, Joomla sounds         areas where Drupal is          you are comfortable with
           using plugins and themes            with ease.                  WordPress. The general                            amazing, and it is a strong     in a class of its own.         development, this is one
           (of which you have              •  Is highly customizable,      consensus is that while                           pick. However, it’s not         Its taxonomy system,           of the best CMS options
           thousands to                        thanks to thousands of      Joomla may not be as                              as beginner-friendly as         for example, is much           available today.
           choose from).                       plugins and themes.         beginner-friendly as
                                           •  Has a strong and             WordPress, it can be more                         WordPress, so it may take       more powerful than its
           When it comes to content            vibrant community.          flexible in some aspects.                         you longer to learn how to      competitors. In addition,
                                                                                                                             run a website using
                                                                                                                                                             Drupal is considered to be
           management, WordPress                                                                                             this CMS.                       a more secure platform
           also provides a top-notch       The only downside to            For example, Joomla                                                               than both WordPress
           experience. Publishing          using WordPress is that         is a great option if you                          It also doesn’t offer as        and Joomla.
           new posts and pages             sometimes you’ll need to        need to manage a lot of                           many extensions or
           is simple, and you have         mix and match a lot of          ‘custom post types’. That                         templates as some of its        Key Features:
           access to a powerful editor     plugins to add the precise      is to say, it’s ideal if you                      competitors. That’s not         •  Offers a flexible custom
           that enables you to format      functionality you need          want to run a website that                                                                                                           Vinay PN
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