CenterNetworks’ Allen Stern last year moved his blogs from Drupal to WordPress “because writing was frustrating in Drupal and is a pleasure in WordPress.”
I have to agree. It’s hard to beat the WordPress/ScribeFire combination for bloggers. On the other hand, it’s hard for me to imagine a large-scale Web site, with diverse functionality and multiple contributors running on WordPress. I’m not saying it’s not possible, I just haven’t seen much of that. In an ideal world, I would have both, Drupal for big, complex Web sites and WordPress for the individual or small group of individuals who want to get right to the business of writing and publishing.
In this recent report on InformationWeek.com, Stern, reporting from the SXSW Music and Media Conference, says he wonders whether the two CMS/publishing tools are moving closer towards each other in terms of usability and functionality. “I had the chance to meet with Drupal CMS creator Dries Buytaert at the SXSW conference last week. After the chat with Buytaert, I started to wonder if a CMS war is on the horizon,” he says.
Indeed, from a content marketing perspective, I think the publishing ease of a blog site and the structure of a CMS are starting to merge. The system that can converge ease for writers and content creators with an overall usable and manageable website will win the battle.
Good point. In the meantime, I’m happy to use both. I find with blog software like WordPress I can get up and running on my own. A CMS like Drupal requires more of a team approach, but clearly can be worth the investment in time and resources for a bigger enterprise site. It’ll be interesting to see where Drupal goes with Drupal 7 and Drupal Garden.