Just so I understand, who is the %u2018user%u2019 when you say WordPress provides a better user experience? If you%u2019re talking about the end-user who doesn%u2019t know (or care) what CMS was used to build the site, then I%u2019d like to learn more about how exactly WordPress provides a better user experience?
I%u2019ll presume you are referring to the user experience of a person or team building a website. Then, yes, without a doubt, WordPress provides unmatched ease of use to the *non-developer*. But if you need/desire customization, most developers will say they feel their hands are tied. In this sense, it is not a better user experience. In terms of features, one can add plugin after plugin to WordPress to inch it closer to Drupal%u2019s core feature set. User management is a strength of Drupal (I can%u2019t comment on the value of the user management WordPress plugins mentioned). Views and the creation of Content Types are also very powerful for custom sites. The famous Yahoo Design Pattern Library was built on Drupal using these features ( http://tinyurl.com/cdxdma ), saying %u201CUltimately, we chose Drupal because of its breadth of capabilities, powerful taxonomy, and extensibility.%u201D When we discuss %u201Cfeatures%u201D, I suspect we first think of blogs, forums, polls, etc. %u2013 but out-of-the box capabilities such as Content Types, Views, Taxomony, etc. are core Drupal features to support tailored designs. If we were to do an assessment of each tool%u2019s Administrative areas, Drupal is a better provider of tools to manage large-scale, multi-authored sites. Core User Management, Roles, Permissions, Actions, Logging and Alerts, System Performance, Load Optimization, etc. support site maintenance and performance. Drupal is a content management framework that provides the basis for building, extending, and maintaining large, multi-authored sites. It boils down to choosing the right tool for the job. If you need a %u201Cstandard%u201D site (blogs, forums, polls, profiles), WordPress is probably your answer. If your design requires customization, Drupal is more flexible; if you need to support a large, multi-authored community, Drupal provides better site maintenance and performance. I'm not married to either Drupal or WordPress. I just know each has its strengths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40227 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
