Drupal Usability Research Report

(Interaction Design & Information Architecture, University of Baltimore)

"The following study was conducted in order to help achieve a better understanding of usability issues in regards to the administrative interface of the Drupal open source content management system. At this time, the Drupal community has user experience goals that focus on consistency, understandable language, simplifying the interface and providing informative feedback. Our study examines the following questions."

•   What are the main challenges to new Drupal users?
•   Is the language and terminology used in the administrative interface intuitive to users?
•   Is the format and language of the proposed IRT node form accessible and intuitive to users?
•   How long does it take users to perform basic web development tasks with no formal Drupal training?

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Courtesy : http://www.groups.drupal.org