WordPress and Drupal are possibly two of the most popular content management systems being used today. Both are used as everyday blogging systems as well. The argument still rages – is one better than the other?
The two systems are like chalk and cheese. WordPress is more blog than CMS; Drupal more CMS than blog. Both have their good points and both have their negatives. Like all software -they both have many followers.
Drupal is not for the faint hearted. It can be difficult to learn and difficult to understand. If you come from a WordPress background you will either love it, or run as far away as possible. If you come to Drupal with little or no experience of blog software, you may wonder about the fuss.
WordPress on the other hand is very user friendly. Coming from Drupal to WordPress is like going from college to grade school – it is so much easier. WordPress is friendly to all users from novice to expert.
Without a doubt there are many more themes, plugins and sites offering help for WordPress. Drupal does have a good community of users there are still plenty of themes and modules (plugins) available. SEO is to easier to perform ‘out of the box’ for WordPress users. SEO can be a little messy for Drupal users.
That still doesn’t answer the question about which one is better. It is a bit like Coke or Pepsi. Truth is, neither – or both. They are both excellent blog software programs that can and do do the job well. It is a matter of taste, experience and challenge. If you like a challenge – take Drupal for a test drive. If you like user friendly then jump onto the WordPress bandwagon. As to the argument – its academic – Drupal users will remain faithfull and will WordPress users.
WordPress’s built seo has blown me away. I get easily ten times as much traffic to that than to my drupal site. I am frustrated with more general cms’s like drupal. As a web developer I feel shackled. WordPress is a blog tool – and it kicks at that. Love it.