Drupal has quickly become my favorite CMS for its flexibility and feature-set. Even for a basic site or a general blog I now use Drupal. Creating pages, polls, posts and administering permissions is very easy. Out of the box Drupal does a lot very well, and with just a few adjustments, it's a powerful SEO platform.
Below is a rundown of what I typically do after a standard Drupal installation to get the most SEO value out of it, including modifications to themes, modules I install, and a few other tidbits.
Modifying the Theme
