A Good Introduction to Drupal
If you're new to the Drupal Content Management System (CMS), Jason Norwood-Young of Tectonic, has just written a good introductory article to Drupal entitled Do-it-all CMS Drupal. He explains some key terminologies and tells you what to expect if you plan on using the popular CMS.
Here's his conclusion:
There have been some nay-sayers that note that Drupal is a framework, and as such doesn't lend itself to highly customised sites. I'd say that this is true to a degree – Drupal will not work for every web site in the world. But it will fit many a need quite comfortably. Certainly the next time I need a web site up quickly and easily, and the requirements of the site are not too specific, I'll use Drupal.
I think I should qualify this statement. Actually Drupal is really very flexible, that you can bend and mold it according to your vision or the needs of your site. If the add-ons or modules that you need do not exist, you can create your own if you have the programming skills or hire a programmer to do it for you.
