Does anyone happen to know when Wordpress 3.0 comes out, or Drupal 7? I've heard of both of them being in development for some time now, but have never been able to get a clear picture of when.
Thanks! ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Justin Heideman Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:27 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Drupal vs. WordPress MU as content management systems I'll chime in with the rest here and say that WordPress is really great for it's user-friendly admin UI and large community. From a technical/speed standpoint, it hasn't always been the the fastest or prettiest code in the world, but recent releases have gone a long ways in terms of improvements. One thing to keep in mind is that WordPress 3.0 is merging WordPress-mu with the regular old standalone wordpress. Meaning, WordPress 3.0 will have the ability to run multiple sites or blogs, like MU does now. WordPress 3.0 also expands on the custom post types that were added in 2.9, meaning that instead of just posts, pages and attachments, you'll be able to add "events" or "books", or whatever you want. 2.9 has this already, but 3.0 is adding a UI for it (still in development, though). This will bring it closer to Drupal's CCK, which I think is the main reason folks use Drupal. To answer your specific questions: - Traffic: As Seb mentioned, wp-super-cache is a must. With it, you can take heavy loads. - Security: WordPress isn't great in this regard. You need to lock it down pretty well, and stay on top of updates. - Plugins: I've written a few and use a lot. If the plugins use publicized hooks and filters, you're good. If they add their own tables and do funkier things, it can be dicey. - Social media: Depends on what you want to do. There's a lot of plugins that do various social media stuff, and you can roll your own feeding relatively easily with yahoo pipes and the integrated magpieRSS class. -- Justin Heideman / New Media Designer / Walker Art Center justin.heideman at walkerart.org / 612.375.7545 On Feb 22, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Eric Johnson wrote: > Hi, all-- > > Last summer was the most recent discussion I've found on MCN-L about Drupal as a content management system, and I was wondering whether anybody has done any recent comparison between Drupal and WordPress (especially WordPress MU) as a website CMS. > > We're planning on using one or the other as part of a complete site redesign: using the content we currently have as a base, but updating the overall site design and navigation; permitting content editing by multiple staffers; and providing a more sophisticated integration of social media (multiple blogs among other things). > > So we're trying to get a read on the current state of these two platforms. Along with general opinions about ease of use and the their development communities, we're interested in: > > * ability to handle heavy traffic > * security > * how well customizations roll from upgrade to upgrade > * social media integration > > Any and all opinions, pro and con, about either Drupal or WordPress MU (or both) would be most appreciated! > > I'm happy to write up a summary post of anything I hear (and to clarify if needed). > > Many thanks! > > --Eric _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
