Hello, guys!
We are glad to announce the launch of a new category at Web Design Library. New content managment system (CMS) category includes three subcategories: Drupal, Wordpres and Joomla. These three are open source, written in PHP and offer thousands of plugins. Now you can find quality and useful tutorials by this topic on our site.
CMS is a software system that allows users with a small knowledge base of web programming or markup languages to create and manage website content with a relative ease. CMS will be of a great use for your future work giving you a chance to collect in a whole unity all the informative resources and to present them in an easy-to-use manner thus simplifying your working procedure and the fulfillment of the laborious part of the task. The CMS category will help you to find the information you are looking for in the shortest period, making the most of your time and simultaneously being the best tool for a productive cooperation. The CMS section will become your constant and irreplaceable assistant in all the spheres of your work.



In our new category you will find some advices about content management systems, new hacks, plugins and so on - everything that you will need to work with Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal. We will help you to choose CMS for your own blog or business site.
It is a difficult question what CMS to choose. Each of them have its advantages and disadvantages. We can give you some statistical data:

WordPress is Easy

WordPress is an open source blog tool and publishing platform with a database of thousands of plugins and a web template system that will be of a great help in the working procedure, making it a productive and a successful one.
There are many reasons why to choose WP: easy to setup, low learning curve, +12,000 plugins, big developer community, support and training.
WordPress is an awesome tool for managing your different kinds of sites as a CMS. Don't believe? Here you go!
Icondock

Typographica

Ugsmag

TeplateMonster.com want to make your blogging life easy! It provides quality WordPress Themes. WP theme is a skin (theme or template) for one of the WordPress.
Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP;This theme is widgetized
Author: Mercury

Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP;This theme is widgetized
Author: Hugo

Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP;This theme is widgetized
Author: Elza

Joomla is Cool

Joomla- is an easy for usage, free and open source content management system (CMS) for publishing content on the World Wide Web that will be able to simplify your working process, using object-oriented programming techniques and software design patterns
The benefits of Joomla are:relatively easy-to-use, +6,000 extensions, fairly scalable, strong tech community. Joomla adds greater flexibility, extensibility and scalability.
Below is a list of websites which use Joomla as a CMS
Midwife in Mannheim

Compagnie Antares

Duirwaigh Studios

Joomla Themes are a real gift from Template Monster for anyone who values ease of usage. And these Joomla Themes are made for installation onto the Joomla CMS platform.
Author: Delta
Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP

Author: Astra
Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP

Author: MariArti
Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP

Drupal: A Developers dream!

The Drupal category will be of a huge help during your working process, being a free and open-source content management system and content management framework and, in the same time, being easy for use, including user account registration and maintenanc
Drupal is a most technical CMS. The advantages of Drupal are: powerful, +7,000 modules, developers den, best performance.
En examples of websites on Drupal:




The Drupal templates presented by TemplateMonster.com are a perfect solution for those of you seeking beautiful design and brilliant functionality.
Author: Astra
Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP

Author: Delta
Sources Available: .PSD;.PHP

Author: Astra
Sources Available:.SWF; .PSD;.FLA;.PHP

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Laying the foundation for a search-engine-friendly Drupal site involves a high level of technique and strategy. Drupal SEO out-of-the-box is made easy with a solid groundwork for on-going optimization efforts. However, this only scrapes the surface of what you can do to optimize your site effectively.
The Basics
Site Name - Initially configuring site during installation is the first opportunity to give your site a unique name. Later on, users may modify this name via the Configuration manager. Once set, the site name will automatically appear in the header, page title, browser tabs, and system generated e-mails. Page titles should reflect the brand, and are shown in the SERP for your page. Human and robots both rely on these titles when it comes to identifying the nature of your site.
Slogan - Drupal allows for the display of a slogan next to the site name or underneath logos (along with other areas, depending on the installed theme). Slogans present as another great opportunity to mix in target keywords. This field will factor into your efforts to push ahead in the rankings, not to mention add a little flair to your page.



Adding a slogan to your website is simple:
1. Access the admin dashboard of your Drupal site.
2. Click on the Configuration link on the admin navigation menu at the top of the page.
3. In the System section of the page, click on the link labeled Site information.
4. Enter the text you want to use in the field marked Slogan. 5. Click on the Save configuration button.
Search Engine Friendly URLs
Next on the list is ensuring that your URLs are Search-Engine Friendly (SEF). Optimizing URLs is double value in making site addresses readable for crawlers and surfers. Without some love from the installer, URLs from Drupal will look something like this by default:
http://www.webcommune.com/?q=node/6
Not conducive to human engagement, and especially not helpful in terms of SEO. Much easier on the eyes and circuits alike, is this:
http://www.webcommune.com/portfolio
Luckily, Drupal has got you covered when it comes to being able to produce SEF URLs like the one just above. Clean URLs and the Path module will allow users to create custom, readable URLs. With Drupal 7, the automatic installer will attempt to apply these features during installation. With these enabled, Drupal will generate a URL alias based off the title of the page.
Clean URLs may be accessed from the dashboard by clicking Configuration>Search and MetaData>checking "Enable Clean URLs"
PathAuto may be enabled from the dashboard by clicking on Modules>Scrolling Down to "Path">checking the module>clicking on the "Save Configuration" button



Custom URLs
Plenty of SEO "experts" occupy the Earth, each with their own discrepancies when it comes to Drupal SEO and SEO in general. One thing all agree on, is how URLs influence the way search engines view and inevitably categorize a content item. With your site set to Clean URLs with the Path Module enabled, you will have total control over your URL aliases. Note than automatically generated URLs are able to be modified, and this behavior is encouraged for the purposes of Drupal SEO.
For a holistic view of URL aliases, including the option to edit them, users can click Configuration>Search and Metadata>Selecting URL Aliases. From this screen admins can make edits, and naturally, not forget to save them!



Discussed were the basics of getting your site up and running, and ready for the big leagues. Drupal SEO is an ongoing process, though these steps really set the stage for new sites. The next steps at the top of your list should be setting up Taxonomy, Tagging, Menu Attributes, and other important modules. Drupal SEO is best rounded out and completed with the SEO Checklist Module, available from Drupal.org.
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