Thousands of open source contributors have worked for over three years to bring you Drupal 7, the most flexible and easy to use version of Drupal ever. Drupal already runs hundreds of thousands of websites, including some you probably already know.
[Shows websites of The Rolling Stones, iVillage, MIT Media Lab, MTV: Music Television, and Michael Jackson dot com.]
Many different types of businesses [such as The Nation and the PGA (the Professional Golfers Association)], government agencies [such as the United States White House and the New York State Senate], nonprofits [such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch], and individuals [such as Heather Armstrong and Dries Buytaert] have all discovered that Drupal gives them the speed and power that they need in a free and easy to learn open source package [New York Public Library, Brown University, Harvard Magazine, the Cartoon Network, Grammy.com, Fast Company].
Now Drupal 7 introduces usability improvements such as a simplified installer, a toolbar and shortcut bar that keeps often-used commands close at hand, reorganized Content, Users, and Configuration screens, and much, much more. Drupal 7 also has dozens of improvements for developers and system administrators, such as a flexible new field system, better update and maintenance procedures, and ways to connect Drupal to just about any database you can find. [screen shows radio buttons to connect to MySQL, MariaDB, or the equivalent, to PostgreSQL, or to SQLite, and then modules to connect to Mongo DB and Oracle]
Drupal can be used to create a wide variety of different types of websites. Drupal Core has the ability to add new content types and add custom text, images, or file fields to content or even users. Drupal's extensive taxonomy system allows you to create flexible organization of your content based on categories or tags. With an energized and fast-growing developer community and thousands of free add-on modules to choose from, it's easy to extend Drupal with functionality such as message boards, photo galleries, audio and video management, date and calendar management, geolocation, rating systems, e-commerce, and the list goes on and on. If you've been using a previous version, download Drupal 7 now to discover all the great changes. Popular modules you've been using are probably already available or part of Drupal 7 itself. If you're using another content management system or you're thinking about setting up a new website, see how easy it can be to create your own feature-rich, highly customized website with Drupal 7. Download Drupal 7 now from drupal.org. Drupal 7 — easier and more powerful than ever.