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As a some time Drupal (http://drupal.org) implementer, I'm wondering whether other web development shops recommend content management systems to their customers. Especially if they have specific reasons for not taking the CMS (or Drupal!) route?

(I'm looking to develop a service targeted towards the Drupal user community and am just trying to assess its uptake obstacles.)

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Good question, — and thanks for the quick example from . Agencies rarely pick a CMS on brand alone; they pick for client fit, delivery speed, developer familiarity, hosting/support and long‑term maintenance. If the goal is real agency adoption of a Drupal‑focused service, remove the practical blockers agencies face instead of selling abstract feature lists.

  • Provide a ready‑to‑use install profile or distribution that bundles vetted modules, sensible defaults and a Composer‑managed project skeleton so teams get a working site fast.
  • Offer a transparent automated update/patch workflow and a clear upgrade guarantee; document how updates are tested and applied (CI/CD, staging, rollback).
  • Ship migration helpers for common platforms and a compatibility matrix showing which contrib modules/themes are tested for each release.
  • Include hosting or managed options and partner referrals; supply a prebuilt Docker image or VM for demos and staging to shorten evaluation time.
  • Publish a concise security/hardening checklist plus results from an independent scan or audit. Do not claim “more secure” without verifiable evidence.
  • Provide onboarding docs, demo templates and a low‑cost pilot or short SLA so agencies can prove value to their clients quickly.

If useful, a short five‑question outreach survey or a one‑page launch checklist can be drafted to validate which blocker matters most for your target agencies.

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paid CMS like vbulletin have got more features, more secure, easy to use.

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Thanks for taking the time to share that ithelp! A quick followup - did you evaluate Drupal and discard it in favor of vbulletin? Or was Drupal not even on your radar?

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