Should a First Time Drupal User start with 5.x ?

By bigsend on 19 Jun 2008 at 01:21 UTC

I am using Dropal 6.x but I noticed all the guides I have come across were written for 5.x

With that said, would you recommend a new Drupal user use 5.x and upgrade to 6.x once I am comfortable?

If not, what advantages are there to starting off with 6.x

Comments

drupalfantwo commented 19 June 2008 at 01:36

Drupal 5.7 has a more mature code; meaning more resources for you to learn from.

Drupal 6 has cool features that are not included in the previous version.

In my experience I have to stay with 5.7 due to TAC module that is vital for my application.

my 2 cents :)

silverwing commented 19 June 2008 at 02:11

you there are some modules that you must have and they aren't available as stable releases for Drupal 6, then go with Drupal 5.

There's nothing wrong with 5, and the only problem with 6 is that many of the contributed modules have been reworked and aren't ready yet.

~silverwing - I use Drupal 5 on my sites (and am proud to say so!)

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nonprofit commented 19 June 2008 at 04:23

Hey BigSend,

Here is my two cents.

Blessings!

-NP