1. WordPress
WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that allows you to easily create and manage websites. It was created in 2003 by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little as a blogging platform, but over the years it has grown into a powerful content management system suitable for any type of website. WordPress is written in the PHP programming language and uses MySQL or MariaDB databases.
WordPress is used to create a variety of websites. Here are some examples of where this system is applied:
- E-commerce: Using the WooCommerce plugin, WordPress can become a powerful trading platform for products or services.
- Portfolio: Artists, photographers, designers and others who want to present their work use the WordPress platform.
- Informational websites: Small and medium-sized businesses use WordPress to create their business websites.
- News portals: WordPress is suitable for news and media websites due to its simplicity and flexibility.
WordPress advantages
- Flexibility: WordPress can be used for any type of website.
- Easy to use: The intuitive system makes it easy to manage content without programming knowledge. With a few clicks of a button, you can adjust photos, texts, links, etc.
- SEO friendly: Plugin and optimization options help you achieve better positions in search results.
- Large community: Numerous resources, forums, and help sources.
2. Joomla
The history of this system is quite interesting. It was born from another popular CMS - Mambo. The creators of the latter system decided to turn their own, and in 2005, on the basis of the latest version of Mambo, they created the first version of Joomla 1.0.0, which almost immediately attracted the attention of users.
From the most popular WordPress, Joomla differs in its wider range of use - this system is designed only for blogging, but has functionality that allows you to create various types of websites - from your personal website to a full-fledged portal with a bunch of features. Joomla has many templates and modules (plugins), which make this CMS even more attractive.
3. Drupal
The first version of Drupal was released in 2000, so it can also be considered a veteran open source CMS. Like other CMSs, it has many additional modules, the most important of which are forums, news boards, image galleries, file upload and download modules, and countless others.
The standard Drupal edition, known as "Drupal Core", has the basic features of most CMSs. These include registration based on individual user accounts, an administration menu, RSS feeds, customizable layouts, a flexible user privilege system, a blog system, an online forum, and the ability to create a classic business website or an interactive community page.
Drupal was also designed to allow for the addition of new features, and non-standard Drupal behavior must be added by third parties. For this reason, Drupal is sometimes described as a "content management framework".
4. OpenCart
This content management system is a great choice for small or medium-sized businesses with limited budgets and human resources. The platform is based on open source, so it is completely free - it will not cost you anything to install or use it, and no less important is that you will save money on the operation of the online store, since the system does not charge for changes and improvements made in the process.
No less important is the aspect of limited human resources - if you do not have the opportunity to appoint a person responsible for the administration of the online store, with the help of OpenCart you can easily manage it yourself. The administrator panel is designed so that you can cover all the important information about the processes taking place in your store at a glance - here you can see an overview of its activity, the total number of orders, sales and customers, sales analysis, etc.