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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是一個可以建設幾乎任何類型的網站功能強大、靈活的內容管理系統。這里有一些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、您需要一個靈活性很強的網站，可以進行任意的擴展。例如，您首先建設一個博客，然后添加其它功能像維基、電子商務、論壇等。
>2、You need a site that can easily be configured to interact with other sites or with other technologies.
2、您需要一個只需要簡單配置就能跟其它網站或其它技術進行交互的網站。
>3、You need a site that can easily handle complex forms and workflows.
3、您需要一個容易管理的復雜論壇或工作流的網站。
>4、You need the ability to create your own content types. For example, you need to add a custom field to a page.
4、您需要創建自己的內容類型。例如，您需要在頁面中添加一個自定義的字段
>5、You need the ability to quickly organize and display lists of information.
5、你需要網站有快速組織和顯示信息的功能。
>6、You have needs that would be addressed by one of over 16,000 Drupal modules.
6、您需要的一個或多個Drupal貢獻模塊的地址。
>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、你需要能夠創建網頁應用，還能提供可用的三方api
>On the other hand, for certain limited uses, Drupal may not be the best choice:
另一方面，對于某些特定用途，drupal可能不是最好的選擇：
>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、如果你僅僅是需要是一個個人博客系統，你可以考慮使用更加專業的博客系統平臺例如 wordpress或者或者托管的博客系統像Blogger，盡管Drupal可以作為一個博客系統拿來直接用，但是專業的博客系統可能會擁有一個更加簡單的管理界面。
>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、同樣的，如果您只是想要創建一個維基系統，您應該考慮使用專業的維基軟件像MediaWiki (link is external)或者一個托管維基解決方案。當然您可以通過配置Drupal來實現所有人可以編輯內容（并且甚至可以通過安裝幾個貢獻模塊像wikitools 和Diff來啟用高級維基特性），但是如果您使用一個專業維基系統可能會更容易實現
>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、如果您只是想建一個論壇，您可以考慮使用SimpleMachines或者phpBB,它們都擁有一系列成熟的論壇專用功能，或者擁有好多插件的Vanilla (link is external)系統。如果您需要一個可以自定義的論壇，那么您可以使用Drupal的論壇加強模塊例如Advanced Forum (link is external)來實現擴展功能。
>**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**：當評估任何軟件時，用戶都需要注意保證軟件要定期維護和升級。Drupal.org不為托管在外部網站的上述軟件負責。
>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.
隨著Drupal的發行版的增多，它越來越容易使用；但是跟大多數功能強大的工具一樣，它需要一個學習過程。如果您的組織沒有準備好花費時間去學習Drupal （或者您不能雇傭Drupal專家 ），那么它可能不是您最好的選擇。
