diff --git a/small-sites/abstract-small-sites-drupal.md b/small-sites/abstract-small-sites-drupal.md index 18696a5..fc20068 100644 --- a/small-sites/abstract-small-sites-drupal.md +++ b/small-sites/abstract-small-sites-drupal.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ In January's meeting, we learned about Drupal for big projects. Is there still a Yes. The same features that make Drupal projects consistent, repeatable and maintainable for large corporations can contribute to an affordable and independent offering for much smaller websites. -Benjamin Melançon from Agaric will tell us all about Drutopia, an ecosystem of Drupal distributions. The project is at a crossroads of the two ways to make the power of Drupal accessible to grassroots groups— solely as a quick-start distribution, or as a cooperative platform that offer an alternative to services like Squarespace or Wix without the black-box, proprietary code business model and vendor lock-in. +Benjamin Melançon from Agaric will tell us all about Drutopia, an ecosystem of Drupal distributions. The project is at a crossroads of the two ways to make the power of Drupal accessible to grassroots groups— solely as a quick-start distribution, or as a cooperative platform that offers an alternative to services like Squarespace or Wix without the black-box, proprietary code business model and vendor lock-in. Initial description from https://www.meetup.com/Twin-Cities-Drupal-Group/events/267069414/ @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ First question of course is why? We're cold, calculating professionals, every o Why not WordPress or Backdrop or Ghost or Grav or Jekyll or Hugo? Why not Ruby on Rails or Django? Why not SquareSpace or Wix, for that matter? +Here are some reasons you may want to use Drupal: + * Webforms * Structured content * Faceted search @@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ Why not WordPress or Backdrop or Ghost or Grav or Jekyll or Hugo? Why not Ruby * Development workflow that's not just editing configuration on live * The possibility of building most any functionality into the site * The ability to both read and write to APIs, cognizant of your data model + * It's in your control: Libre software and you can choose where to host * Use what you know What are your reasons?