http://605peacock.disqus.com/enMon, 18 May 2009 12:31:28 -0000http://blog.jpmaxman.com/2009/05/wordpress-as-a-cms-to-energize-mainstreet/#comment-9500004<p>Yeah, I've checked that out. I think it misses a lot of the beauty of WordPress which lies in the large number of plugins to extend the functionality and/or allow you to extend the functionality without modifying the core files, thereby retaining the upgrade path of the core system. I realize that Drupal also has a plugin architecture and that many things can be done using it especially w/ the CCK; however, I feel that you can more quickly build more functional and usable plugins for Wordpress.</p><p>Have a look at <a href="http://flutter.freshout.us/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://flutter.freshout.us/">Flutter</a> - extremely powerful for managing many types of content.</p><p>In addition, I think WordPress (v 2.7+) has a much, much better admin interface out of the box than any other system. It is very intuitive and usability is great. This same usability is carried through w/ many of the plugins. In addition, things like the all-in-one SEO plugin, google site-map plugin, etc give you extreme search engine optimization with a lot less effort.</p><p>I think it's very much a case of the right tool for the job - in this case we mostly target WordPress at small to medium sized organizations that need a sophisticated content management system. However, I do think that WordPress is making large strides toward being able to handle a content system of any size.</p><p>Not to mention, this comment system Disqus, which is a great add on and easily available as a WP plugin.</p>JPMon, 18 May 2009 12:31:28 -0000http://blog.jpmaxman.com/2009/05/wordpress-as-a-cms-to-energize-mainstreet/#comment-9497372<p>Do I remember correctly that you guys used to use Drupal, or did I imagine that? If so, any reason why the switch to Wordpress? I've been using Drupal a lot lately at work, and we went through a review of the three major CMS's: drupal, wordpress, joomla . . . finding drupal to be the most customizable.</p><p>There was a cool panel on the debate at SXSW recently. Check it out:</p><p> <a href="http://cmsshowdown.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://cmsshowdown.com">http://cmsshowdown.com</a></p><p></p>Tony BuckinghamMon, 18 May 2009 11:59:25 -0000