Drupal vs WordPress
I'm wanting a better blog now, and want to move away from the free Blogger service. I was initially going to go with WordPress, till Jammo (Ben?) suggested I go with Drupal. CB is build on Drupal?
Anyway, before I actually dive into this, there's still some time left before I set up the blog, so I thought I'd get a second opinion as to which is a better software for blogs.
Pros and cons please. Drupal or WordPress?
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If it's only a blog, I would
If it's only a blog, I would say WordPress. If it's more than that Drupal. That's the simple answer. For a more in depth answer I would need to know more details as what you expect from your blogging engine.
Even if it is just a blog,
Even if it is just a blog, Drupal is still better.
Could you please elaborate
Could you elaborate as to why Drupal is still better even if it's just a blog? Please.
Several reasons.
One - it lets you manage images and files. Some blogs use a lot of images, and you can just upload them from the browser without having to mess with FTP. Second - it's less bloated and easier to theme than WordPress. Easier to admin, too. And lots more. My suggestion is to try both and see which one works out for you.
When was the last time you use WP?
I know absolutely nothing about CSS, PHP, MySQL or any other scripting code and I found WP easy as hell to work with. I don't need an FTP app to upload images, you can do it right through the browswer with any number of plug-ins... or you can use a stand-alone client like I do (ecto) to create your posts and upload images.
Theme creation on either blog platform is rough for someone who doesn't know what they're doing, but I've had no trouble at all customizing the basic Kubrick theme the way I want in WP.
I'm not sure what you mean by easier to admin... because WP has Drupal beat hands down in that department – simply because there is so much less for you to admin to begin with.
Remeber that Drupal and Wordpress are two completely different tools. Drupal is much more in-depth than WP is, but that doesn't make it bad, that just means that WP just is what it is and doesn't try to be more. Drupal tries to be a lot, and is successful at some of it and not the rest.
They're both great tools.
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Thanks Ivan.All I'm wanting
Thanks Ivan.
All I'm wanting is a simple, yet topnotch software. I want to be able to post, edit, and do all the basics with posts easily, and also get some freedom when it comes to customising. Lots of it. Don't know really, just want something solid.
Might aswell add, it's going to be a weblog only, nothing to do with user groups and such.
Then WP is your thing...
Posting your articles is dead simple with MacJournal, I still use version 2.6, which is free and runs pretty well in Tiger.
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WordPress is by far the best
for simple blogging. While Drupal offers MUCH more in the way of features like forums, gallery, chat, etc... it's somewhat difficult for the average user to setup. I remember when we were first working on the CB version 2, Ivan had to get help with the coding from Tim. He probably could have done it himself eventually, but it was a daunting task to say the least.
The nice thing about WordPress is that it is HIGHLY configurable, there are MANY plug-ins freely available to add features and you can use other stand-alone software packages to do your posting, or use the web-based option.
I use WordPress to run CreativeGuy, but I use ecto to actually create and manage the posts.
WordPress boasts the "5-minute setup" and it is true. Of course, you have to already have your MySQL database setup on your Web server, but most Web hosts have a 1-click setup of that in their control panel.
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I use
I use pivot(http://www.pivotlog.net/) for my blog. It's all php based and highly configurable. I don't think it's as flexible as wordpress, but it's getting there. It is opensource and free to use as well, which is a plus. The support community is also very helpful with problems you might encounter. I picked it mainly because I didn't have to mess with mySQL databases to set it up.
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If you don't have to create
If you don't have to create a Mysql database where does it store the data? It writes html files?
Yes, I beleive it does, or
Yes, I beleive it does, or something to that effect. It's all php and html pages.
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Some CMS shield you
Some CMS do a pretty good job shielding you from the fact that a database is used to store the data.
PostNuke is one of them. It just pops up a wizard upon installation, and walks you thru some simple questions, but under the hood it creates the database for you.
CivicSpace, which is a Drupal distribution, does something similar. Drupal is also moving towards a more friendly installation wizard thing soon.
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The main reason to switch to
The main reason to switch to WP, I used Pivot for a month or two, was the possibility to post my messages with an app like MacJournal.
Pivot uses XML for it's archives. The concept of Pivot is pretty good, documentation and support is excellent and the fact that it doesn't require MySQL might be appealing for newbies.
Thanks to an article in CB I was enabled to get MySQL running and I never regretted my switch to WordPress.
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Drupal is more than a blog
Hi everyone
I do a considerable amount of work using Drupal, and can say this:
Drupal is not only a blog, and not even only a CMS (Content management system), it can better be described as a Content Management Framework with some community features (forums, blogs, comments, ...etc.)
I can't comment directly on Wordpress, since I have not used it, but it seems to be a popular blog application.
Drupal is infinitely customizable, very modular, very powerful. It has a strong developer team, and a good community. It is evolving all the time, with new features added every day. I use it for all my sites, and even liked it so much that I jumped in to be a developer myself, and wrote several add on modules for it.
It is not the friendliest thing to install for sure, and upgrades can be a pain. However this will change soon with an automated install/upgrade tool currently under development.
Drupal also needs themes. Its themes are more elaborate than run of the mill blog themes, since it can have so many components on one site (forums, archive, ..etc.). Since cb is mainly for graphics and css designers, I am making this appeal here. We do need themers there for sure, since the default themes are a bit plain. So if you write some themes please consider donating them to the community.
To summarize: if you think that your web site will grow to be more than a blog, then Drupal is the way to go. The effort you spend on it will pay off handsomly in the long run.
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