Why Did I Move To Dupal And Not Stay With !Joomla

There are a few reasons, some I mentioned earlier. The main reasons for me were control, maintenance and future expansion. Using !Joomla I was becoming very dependent on the user submitted modules, If a module ceased support for my version of !Joomla then I would be affected in any future upgrades.

You need a module to implement PHP and java-script within a !Joomla page, Drupal has this ability in its core. User management in Drupals core is also more granular, you can deny access to specific parts of the site by assigning roles, !Joomla allows a similar amount of functionality but not to the same degree. Below is quick feature comparison without any extra modules included.

Feature	!Joomla Has It ?	Drupal Has It ?
Themes	User accessible, easy to modify	Default seem technical, I have only modified the CSS.
Ease of use	Very easy.	Lots of interconnected settings. Can be confusing at times. Try and insert an image with a relative path. Once you learn the basics it becomes easy.
Easy insertion of code
Forum		The forum is there , but it isn't feature rich
Comments on posts
Tags		Uses Taxonomy a tagging system to organize content.
Uses cron
Blog	Some people say "technically no" but the functionality is there.
Modules	There are many modules but the production process focuses on individuals, not the code.  If a module isn't maintained it is rarely resumed by someone else.	The main Drupal site is also a code and development repository for modules. The development of modules is more organized, you can see when a modules maintainer passes the torch.
Community	Very friendly and helpful. A large warm and fuzzy community.	Very friendly and helpful. A large more technical community.
Does it scale ?	Unsure, the answer may be yes but I have seen very few large complex sites running !Joomla	Many large businesses and print organization's use Drupal for their web sites

To save any users time here are some modules for each platform. I have tested and used them all, these are the ones I recommend at present- 8 may 2009.

It may save you some time sifting through the vast amount available if you are just starting

!Joomla:

• Jumi - required lets you add PHP and java to article and module positions
• Lazybackup
• Missing meta
• Extravote
• ReReplacer
• Joomla PAC
• bookmarks
• K2
• Mass content

Drupal:

• CCK
• Computed field
• Views
• Voting api
• points
• vote up down
• Advanced forum
• FCKeditor
• Read more tweak

My choice to change came down to the fact that I couldn't implement what I wanted with !joomla without modifying the base code. That would mean remembering and re implementing changes from one upgrade to another. With Drupal I shouldn't need to because changes are made outside the core. All modules, CSS. themes and files can be placed separately to the installation, outside the core's file structure. This means I can update the core and fix any broken modules later . I won't have to remember an obscure fix, I will still have it but it may need to be tweaked