By Dash 7 on

I just registered a domain name with Go Daddy yesterday and have been trying to decide on a CMS to use for building the new website. I'm completely new to websites development (although pretty tech/web savvy). I've looked around at multiple free/opensource CMSs Drupal, Joombla, Mombo as well as commercial ones like Dreamweaver and FrontPage and decided I'd try Drupal (liked the capabilities, style and available support). However I just noticed that 5.0 Beta is available (and getting great reviews).

My question is, would it be better to use an older 'more stable' version to learn or should I jump in to 5.0 with both feet? Also, is there anything special I need to know about hosting on Go Daddy? Or is it pretty straight forward?

Thanks in advance! Look forward to learning Drupal (either version)!

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Michelle
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The biggest problem you'll run into with using the beta is that most of the contrib modules won't be updated until at least RC1, and many much later. Take a look at this thread to give you an idea of when modules you may be interested in will be ready:

http://drupal.org/node/82257

Michelle

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Gman commented

I agree. If you are working toward a fully setup site, with many contrib modules, in a short order, then 4.7.4 is what you need. There will be a dedicated upgrade path for the core, and many modules will get updated eventually.

But, if you have a little longer of a timetable, and you really want to get the inner working and comprehend the power of drupal, then 5.0 is a great place to begin. The new core features and the new theme, really are going to give drupal a boost.

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