On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:28 PM, <lamp@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219685/Site_builder_shootout_Drupal_vs._Joomla_vs._WordPress > Very good article IHMO. > > >> Hi to everyone, >> I was trying to figure this out for the last week or two. I have read tons >> of articles that compare Drupal and WordPress, but I still wasn't swayed >> to either side. >> I know that they are both good, both do the job well, and both have >> advantages and disadvantages. For example, Drupal has a steeper learning >> curve, but you get more control over the website. >> Most of Drupal vs WordPress articles are "emotionally" driven and it >> reminds me of the PC vs Apple flame war. I was trying to exclude these as >> much as I could but it's hard. >> >> Is there any website/article/benchmark/test/experiment/whatever I can >> trust to be unbiased? I need a website that measures the CMS' through >> facts, not heated, emotional arguments. In which cases is it better to use >> Drupal over WordPress (and vice-versa)? I know the first two words are >> going to be "it depends", but let's talk about it in general (for small >> basic websites, more complex websites, easy customization, etc). >> >> I found this on one page: "... Drupal was built as a fine-grained >> multi-role system where you can assign different permissions to different >> roles to do different things (e.g. content editor, content reviewer, >> member, etc.) and assign users to these roles..." Does that mean that >> WordPress can't do that? Maybe it can, and the quotation is true, but it >> is kind of misleading to say that one of the programs does something, and >> then not mention the other product at all. >> >> Special points for me are (not a must, though) >> - multiple websites with single core (both CMSs have the capability but I >> got impression Drupal does it better?) because of maintenance >> - compatibility with CiviCRM >> >> Once I decide what to use, I have to stick with it for a while. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> LAMP >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > Since both Drupal and Wordpress blather about not needed to know any programming to use, I'm not much interested. I like wordpress for my blogs, drupal has never felt compelling when I've delved into it. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
