Blogs have become quite famous nowadays. There was a blog search engine like Technorati, which has tracked more than 106 million blogs. Nowadays, more people start the blog on a separate domain name. Blogs help people to express their ideas and views related to any field. For blog hosting, some blogging tools are there based on which blog can be developed. To create a website, blogs are one of the easiest ways. The most popular platforms nowadays on which blogs can be made are WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. These are open-source software and are developed by a community. Being an open source it doesn’t mean that it is free, but new internet technologies can also improve it.

There are some basic differences between the three platforms:

WordPress is a Content Management system (CMS). Essential features include a template system and plug-in architecture. Plug-in is used to customize user’s sites according to their requirements. The range of customization is from search engine optimization to client portals, which help to display private information to log-in users. This is the most popular blogging system, with over 60 million websites. WordPress is based on PHP, and the MySQL database stores the information. Users can install and switch between themes, allowing users to change the website’s functions. Every theme should be designed using structured PHP, CSS, and HTML.

Joomla is a Content Management System (CMS) used to publish web content. It is built on a web application framework named modal-view-controller. Joomla is a web-based written in PHP that uses OOP techniques. For data storage, MySQL, MS SQL or PostgreSQL databases are used. Many features include RSS feeds, page caching, news flashes, polls, blogs and support for the language. The extensions of Joomla increase the functionality of Joomla websites. Five types of extensions are there: modules, components, templates, plug-ins, and languages. Each extension has its function.

Drupal has a standard release known as Drupal Core, which contains basic features, including user account registration and maintenance, RSS feeds, menu management, page layout customization, taxonomy and system administration. Drupal installation can serve as a single or multi-user blog, a simple website, an internet forum and a community website providing user-generated content.

Conclusion:

To summarize the above description of three platforms, we can say that WordPress is mainly used to make blogs, corporate websites, and small-medium-sized websites. Joomla is used in e-commerce and social networking sites. Drupal is used for all sizes/ types of websites.