024 – Why WordPress is the Best CMS

May 18 2011 | 28:41 | Dustin Hartzler | Podcast

Today I have two special guests on the show from beAutomated.com and we discuss why WordPress is the best content management system.

Benefits of WordPress
1. Purpose of a CMS

Keep content/data, design and functionality code separated and globalized
Empower the webmaster to make changes themselves with ease
Connect with current and future social media and other pre-built outlets
Inherit functionality that comes from the core and from the community extras

Joomla!

Next most popular (AlexaRank)
Powerful, very complex to navigate admin area, doesn?t check for updates
Model View Controller code oriented

Drupal

Close third most popular
Powerful, reliable, more complex than WordPress to install / update / navigate
Concept of CCK versus WYSIWYG

Similarities

1. All of these popular platforms are 90% the same. They are 5% different in terms of UI and 5% different in terms of PHP objects/methods.
2. Examples:

a. WordPress Widget = Drupal Block = J! Module = CMSMS Global Content
b. Gravity Forms = Drupal Webforms Module = J! CKForms Component = CMSMS Form Builder Extension
5. WordPress

Specialization – more benefit comes from focusing and depth
Popularity -the most popular by far, evidently growing, popular with marketers
Ease of use – easy to update,frequent updates, clean interface
Customizable – countless free plugins/themes, vastAPI for custom dev

Randy W. Sandberg Reply
Hi Dustin, thanks so much for letting Sean and I be on your podcast. We were thrilled to be able to discuss with you about our favorite CMS—WordPress—and are looking forward to being on some of your upcoming shows to talk about custom WordPress plugins and other related topics such as site performance and security.
May 20, 2011

Dustin Hartzler Reply
Hey Randy, glad to have you and Sean on the show. You guys shared a ton of great information and I can’t wait until you guys are on again!
May 30, 2011