Drupal Planet

Ask Freelock: Drupal vs Word Press?
Mike asks,
I came across your site as i'm a member of NWEN. My current site is built on a wordpress template and I want to change it as it's pretty rough. What are the pros/cons of having a site built with Drupal vs. word press?
Copying a node to a new type
Drupal provides powerful tools that makes it easy to do all sorts of changes to your web site, but one change is difficult: changing the content type of a node after you've created it.
Ask Freelock: Why would I choose Drupal over Expression Web?
Mel asks:
Why would I use Drupal instead of Microsoft Expression Web to create a website?
Using a File Field with imported files in Drupal: Drush to the rescue!
We regularly import content from old web sites and systems.
How URLs work in Drupal
URLs are a critical part of all web sites, not just Drupal. However, in Drupal, the URL of a page determines a lot about how the page is built.
Recurring payments with Ubercart and Drupal
Damon Cortesi ( @dacort ) over at Untitled Startup recently wrote up a summary of recurring payment services provided for startups.
Migrating to Drupal: Zen Cart to Ubercart
Well, we finally put the foot down with some of our clients who are clinging to their aging Zen Cart sites this past month, and convinced several to pack their bags for the bigger and brighter lights of Ubercart.
Drupal: Triumph of hope over experience?
Chris Wilson over at Slate claims that the new Whitehouse.gov move to the Drupal content management system is the "triumph of hope over experience," basically slamming Drupal as not u
Why Drupal? What's a Framework?
I get this question all the time: What's the difference between Drupal and Ruby on Rails, or another framework?
Is Your Business Ready for a (non-Twitter) Community?
After receiving multiple requests for a follow-up to my anti-Twitter rant a few months back, I've decided to try and do just that.
A Crossroad in the Future of Drupal
As the dust begins to settle across the tech industry from the recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems by rival Oracle, a number of projects in the Open Source community, including Drupal, will have major strategic decisions to make that could deeply impact their future success.