The Development of Drupal

Drupal is a free and open-sourced content management framework that is usually written in the form of a PHP and later allocated under the GNU General Public License. It is normally used as a back-end system for 2.1% of all the websites around the world. You can also use it for knowledge management and in corporate partnership.

It has a standard release called a Drupal core which has the simple features that are found in the content management systems (menu organization, RSS feeds, page outline customization, etc.). In November 2012, it was made available in ninety one languages.

This core comprises of modules that can be empowered by an administrator to increase the functionality of your site. The features it provides are advanced search, user profiles, descriptive URLs, Open ID support, workflow tools, various access control restrictions among others. It also has themes that you can use to modify the appearance of your site.

Furthermore, these cores have a system of hooks and call backs that are normally accessed internally through an API (Application Programming Interface) and it permits a third-party to bring in their modules and themes. It separates the core files from the contributed modules and themes, thus, increasing flexibility and security enabling you to be able to upgrade to new leases without having to overwrite the customizations of your site.

While installing Drupal, you can use it as:

a) A brochure ware site.

b) An internet forum.

c) A community website that offers user-generated content.

d) A single- or multi-user blog.

This management framework is very convenient because even people with disabilities can use it. This is so since developments have been made in both the visitor and administrator sides, particularly in the distinction and intensity of colour, image handling, form labelling, eliminating replicating or insignificant tags, adding skip navigation to core themes and drag and drop functionality.

It has modules which are known as contributed or contrib modules that provide you with content listings, private messaging, third-party integration tools and image galleries for your site. The common ones include panels, views and Content Construction Kit (CCK).

You can make use of themes to change an appearance if you do not like it. These use formats that may be written either in the form of PHP Template or X Template engine and you can also use them as a template engine which does the work of separating HTML from PHP.

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