Drupal is a free, open-source content management system (CMS). First developed in 2001, the Drupal framework is considered one of the premier PHP programming platforms. Currently there over 700 experienced programmers working on the next release of Drupal, tentatively scheduled for fourth quarter 2009.

Top 10 Reasons to Love Drupal:

1. Drupal is a powerful content management system (CMS)
   A CMS stores all of your web content into a database and keeps that content separate from the design.
2. Drupal allows for scalability
   The Drupal CMS database allows for quick and easy site-wide updates.
3. Drupal is versatile
   With the feature-rich Drupal system, developers can easily create blogs, forums, shopping cart, image galleries and more.
4. Drupal is cost-effective
   Drupal-based sites can be created multiple times faster than traditional HTML websites built from scratch.
5. Drupal creates clean URLs
   Search engines like the easy to read URLs that Drupal provides.
6. Drupal allows for custom Page Titles and Meta Tags
   Search engines like descriptive page titles and meta tags that relate to the content of each web page.
7. Drupal has flexible user management
   Drupal offers advanced user permission control so you can limit access to essential tasks.
8. Drupal is secure
   The Drupal core code is monitored and regular security updates are released as soon as a problem is found.
9. Drupal enables revision control
   A Drupal module can be deployed so a record of past web updates is maintained.
10. The Drupal Community
    The most important part of Drupal is the extensive community of developers and designers who provide quick response to questions as they arise.

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