Compare and contrasting the two most popular content management systems on the web - Drupal and WordPress

1. Drupal vs WordPress
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2. Common ground
• PHP5
• Functional programming
• Open source / GPL
• Acquia / Automattic
• Multi-site

3. Jargon
Drupal WordPress
Nodes Posts
Content types Post types
Blocks Widgets
Regions Sidebars
Modules Plugins

4. Uptake
Drupal
2012
Drupal
2014
WP 2012 WP 2014
Websites 500,000 750,000 4,500,000 12,300,000
Market share
(overall)
6.2% 2.9% 54.3% 47.1%
Market share
(top 10k)
9% 13.9% 45.8% 44.6%

5. Events

6. Drupalcon
• Twice a year
• Mixed locations
• Up to 3,300 attendees (Portland 2013)

7. Wordcamp
• Multiple events
• Mixed locations
• Approx 80 per year

8. Development

9. 08 December 2010
26 June 2011
12 January 2012
30 July 2012
15 February 2013
03 September 2013
22 March 2014
Drupal 7 WordPress 3

10. Plugins / ModulesDrupal WordPress
Views N/A
Token Shortcode (core)
CCK/Fields (core) Advanced Custom Fields
Pathauto Core
XML Sitemap/Metatag WordPress SEO
Drupal Commerce WooCommerce
Webform Contact Form 7
WYSIWYG (various) TinyMCE (core)

11. Plugins Modules
30,135 14,834

12. Hello World Benchmark
Drupal WordPress
Back end 0.6 0.7
Front end 2.0 1.5

15. • Powerful modules
• Complex site building
• Scalability

17. • Rapid theme development
• Intuitive programming
• Out-the-box UI and functionality

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