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>Drupal is a powerful and flexible content management system for building virtually any kind of website. Here are some examples of projects Drupal would work well for.
Drupal是一个可以建设几乎任何类型的网站功能强大、灵活的内容管理系统。这里有一些drupal做的 工作的很好的例子
>1、You need a site that is flexible enough to evolve in any direction. For example, you might start with a blog but might want the option of adding other features like a wiki, electronic commerce, forums, multiple content types, etc.
1、您需要一个灵活性很强的网站，可以进行任意的扩展。例如，您首先建设一个博客，然后添加其它功能像维基、电子商务、论坛等。
>2、You need a site that can easily be configured to interact with other sites or with other technologies.
2、您需要一个只需要简单配置就能跟其它网站或其它技术进行交互的网站。
>3、You need a site that can easily handle complex forms and workflows.
3、您需要一个容易管理的复杂论坛或工作流的网站。
>4、You need the ability to create your own content types. For example, you need to add a custom field to a page.
4、您需要创建自己的内容类型。例如，您需要在页面中添加一个自定义的字段
>5、You need the ability to quickly organize and display lists of information.
5、你需要网站有快速组织和显示信息的功能。
>6、You have needs that would be addressed by one of over 16,000 Drupal modules.
6、您需要的一个或多个Drupal贡献模块的地址。
>7、You need to quickly develop custom functionality.
7、你需要快速的定制功能
> 8、You need to create web applications and mashups using third party APIs.
8、你需要能够创建网页应用，还能提供可用的三方api
>On the other hand, for certain limited uses, Drupal may not be the best choice:
另一方面，对于某些特定用途，drupal可能不是最好的选择：
>1、If your only requirement is to write a personal blog, you may want to consider using a more specialized blogging platform like WordPress or a hosted blogging solution like Blogger. Although Drupal can serve as a blogging platform out-of-the-box, blog-specific software may have a simpler administration interface and allow for easier customization and posting.
1、如果你仅仅是需要是一个个人博客系统，你可以考虑使用更加专业的博客系统平台例如 wordpress或者或者托管的博客系统像Blogger，尽管Drupal可以作为一个博客系统拿来直接用，但是专业的博客系统可能会拥有一个更加简单的管理界面。
>2、Similarly, if your only requirement is to create a wiki, you should probably consider using dedicated wiki software like MediaWiki or a hosted wiki solution. You can certainly configure Drupal so that anyone can edit content (and even enable advanced wiki features with the help of several contributed modules like wikitools and Diff), but it may be simpler for you to use a more specialized solution.
2、同样的，如果您只是想要创建一个维基系统，您应该考虑使用专业的维基软件像MediaWiki (link is external)或者一个托管维基解决方案。当然您可以通过配置Drupal来实现所有人可以编辑内容（并且甚至可以通过安装几个贡献模块像wikitools 和Diff来启用高级维基特性），但是如果您使用一个专业维基系统可能会更容易实现
>3、If your only requirement is to host discussion forums, you will want to consider a system such as SimpleMachines or phpBB with a mature set of Forum features, or Vanilla which has many plug-ins. If you need a custom forum, however, Drupal's forum module with forum enhancement modules like Advanced Forum may be better suited to extension.
3、如果您只是想建一个论坛，您可以考虑使用SimpleMachines或者phpBB,它们都拥有一系列成熟的论坛专用功能，或者拥有好多插件的Vanilla (link is external)系统。如果您需要一个可以自定义的论坛，那么您可以使用Drupal的论坛加强模块例如Advanced Forum (link is external)来实现扩展功能。
>**Important note**: When evaluating any software the user should always do due diligence and ensure that the software is properly maintained with regular security fixes and updates. Drupal.org is not responsible for any of the above software hosted on external websites. For more about Drupal security see this page.
**重要提示**：当评估任何软件时，用户都需要注意保证软件要定期维护和升级。Drupal.org不为托管在外部网站的上述软件负责。
>With every release, Drupal is becoming easier to use; but like most powerful tools, it will always have a learning curve. Drupal takes time and commitment to learn how to use, and if you or your organization are not prepared to spend some time learning how Drupal works (or if you are not able to hire Drupal expertise), it may not be your best option.
随着Drupal的发行版的增多，它越来越容易使用；但是跟大多数功能强大的工具一样，它需要一个学习过程。如果您的组织没有准备好花费时间去学习Drupal （或者您不能雇佣Drupal专家 ），那么它可能不是您最好的选择。
