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Drupal is a free and open-source web content management system (CMS) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Drupal provides an open-source back-end framework for at least 14% of the top 10,000 websites worldwide and 0.6% of all websites as of October 2026—ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and government sites. Drupal can also be used for knowledge management and for business collaboration. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: DrupalA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Migración de sitios web de la plataforma Drupal 7 a BackdropInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Drupal For DummiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Variability testing in the wild: the Drupal case studyCited 41 times
- Go sideways: CMS Made SimpleA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Plone (software)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Adjective drupaceous
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Variability testing in the wild: the Drupal case study
"Performance Analysis of Content Management Systems Joomla, Drupal and WordPress"
The GMOD Drupal Bioinformatic Server Framework
Microblogging in Open Source Software Development: The Case of Drupal and Twitter
Gestión de contenidos con <i>Drupal</i>: revisión de módulos específicos para bibliotecas, archivos y museos
Talk Is Silver, Code Is Gold? Beyond Traditional Notions of Contribution in Peer Production: The Case of Drupal
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF POPULAR CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - WORDPRESS VS DRUPAL VS JOOMLA
DigitalOcean: building a platform for scientific collaboration and social and media sharing on the Drupal content management system
🆕 Influential since 2022
Migración de sitios web de la plataforma Drupal 7 a Backdrop
Using Performance Metrics to Guide the Selection of a Website Content Management System -The Case of Joomla, Drupal and WordPress
ІНТЕГРАЦІЯ DRUPAL REST API З СИСТЕМОЮ УПРАВЛІННЯ ПРОЄКТАМИ REDMINE: ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ І ПРАКТИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ
Integration of continuous testing into the development lifecycle of corporate web systems using the example of Drupal
Diseño centrado en el usuario en un proyecto global de código abierto como Drupal
📚 Books worth reading
Drupal For DummiesLynn Beighley · 2010
Using DrupalAngela Byron · 2008
Drupal 5 themesRic Shreves · 2007
DrupalCindy McCourt · 2011
Mapping with DrupalAlan Palazzolo · 2011- 📕Programmer's Guide to DrupalJennifer Hodgdon · 2012
Beginning DrupalJacob Redding · 2010
Design and prototyping for DrupalDani Nordin · 2011
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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