Know Drupal for Successful Sales 1 PRESENTED BY Milan Prajapati 

What is Drupal? Drupal is a free and open-source web Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP. Content Management System (CMS) Drupal is a CMS, which means it provides a user-friendly interface for creating, managing, and organizing digital content such as text, images, videos, and other web elements. Web Application Framework In addition to its role as a CMS, Drupal is also a web application framework. This means it can be used to build a wide range of web applications beyond traditional websites. 2 

History Drupal was originally written by Dries Buytaert as a message board for his friends to communicate in their dorms while working on his Master's degree at the University of Antwerp, Belgium around 2000. Drupal became an open-source project in 2001. From July 2007 to June 2008, the drupal.org site provided more than 1.4 million downloads of Drupal software. As of January 2017 more than 1,180,000 sites use Drupal. 3 

As of March 2022, the Drupal community had more than Provides 14% of the top 10,000 websites worldwide 1.39 million Members 124,000 Active Contributors 50,000 Free Modules 3,000 Free Themes 4 

Drupal 1.0 Released - January 2001 Features : Simple platform for creating and managing message boards Drupal 2.0 Released - March 2001 Features : Support for multiple users, roles, and permissions Drupal 3.0 Released - September 2001 Features : New theme engine, support for custom modules, and a more user-friendly interface Drupal 4.0 Released - June 2002 Features : Support for taxonomy, blogs, and RSS feeds Evolution of Drupal 5 

Drupal 5.0 Released - January 2007 Features : Support for clean URLs, user profiles, and WYSIWYG editing Drupal 6.0 Released - February 2008 Features : Support for caching, multilingual content, and integration with other popular open-source software 6 Drupal 7.0 Released - January 2011 Features : The most popular version of Drupal for many years. It was a stable and reliable platform that was used by a wide range of organizations, from small businesses to large enterprises. 

Drupal 8.0 Released - November 2015 Features : New object-oriented architecture, support for Composer, and a more user-friendly administration interface. Drupal 9.0 Released - June 2020 Features : Focused on compatibility and stability. It also introduced a new theme, Olivero. 7 Drupal 10.0 Released - December 2022 Features : New admin theme, Claro, support for CKEditor 5, and improved accessibility. 

Features of Drupal Strong Security Scalability Personalization/ Highly Customizable Access Control and Access Level Restrictions Integration with Other Popular Technologies Custom Content Models Roles and Permissions Content Flexibility Built-In Multilingual Support Version Control and Configuration Management 8 

SEO-Friendly Accessibility Compliance Mobile Responsiveness Taxonomy and Tagging E-Commerce Capabilities Content Workflow and Revision Control Community and Social Features Convenient Content Addition Quick Website Migration Easy Third-Party Integrations Large and Active Community 9 Features of Drupal 

Constant Community Support Advanced API Support Workflow Tools RSS Feed Multi-Site Support Advanced Search Access Statistics Custom Content 10 Features of Drupal 

Types of Websites Focusing on Drupal Eco-System Personal Sites Community Portal Sites Intranet/ Corporate Sites Blogs, Art, Portfolio, Music, Multimedia Sites 11 

Types of Websites Focusing on Drupal Eco-System Forums International Sites (Websites with Multi Languages) E-Commerce Sites Resource Directories 12 

Types of Websites Focusing on Drupal Eco-System Social Networking Sites University Sites Government Sites 13 

Industries According to a survey by Acquia, the following are the top industries that use Drupal: 31% Education 24% Government 20% Media & Entertainment 16% Technology 15% Non-profit 14 14% Healthcare 13% E-commerce 12% Manufacturing 11% Financial Services 

According to the survey by Acquia, the top reasons why organizations use Drupal are: 59% Flexibility 51% Scalability 49% Security 48% Open Source 47% Community Support 46% Ease of Use 15 Why Organizations use Drupal 

Tesla Nokia Oxford University Pfizer The British Royal Family Different Popular Sites in Drupal 16 

Key Areas and Strategies to Identify Potential Clients Professional Networking Online Marketplaces Social Media Referrals Content Marketing Email Marketing Cold Outreach Agency Partnerships Niche Drupal Communities 17 

Contribution to Drupal Why is it important? It allows you to meet new people It allows you to learn new things It allows you to build relationships It allows you to be seen as a leader and an expert It allows you to establish credibility 18 

Contribution to Drupal Some of the ways to contribute to the Drupal community Answer questions on the Drupal forums Write blog posts about Drupal Give presentations at Drupal events Contribute to Drupal core or contributed modules 19 

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