There are a large number of open source content management systems available to enable you to create and manage your website effortlessly. All of them offer different functionalities and tools for easy use. The two popular CMS I have chosen to cover here are Joomla and Drupal. They are free to download and use. Each CMS has their own pros and cons and it really depends on what type of website you are creating and how experienced you are.
Let’s start with Joomla first.
Joomla is designed to work well in shared hosting packages. The look of Joomla’s installer looks much the same like the installers used for common desktop software, as well as the administrative interface that content editors use. There are a small number of entry barriers when using Joomla and it should take little time for website developers to get familiar with the system. If you need extensions to cater for your website and that are not available at extensions.joomla.org, it would not be too expensive for you to get a programmer to design one for you as Joomla is written in PHP, which is a widely recognized script language specifically designed for website development.
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