Why for Exindru Drupal is the better choice over WordPress for your website A blog about WordPress versus Drupal

Community and ecosystem

• Drupal: 
  Provides a robust ecosystem featuring over 46,000 modules. the content management system's community is recognized for its emphasis on security and advanced customization, making it a preferred choice for the more professional and advanced websites.

• WordPress: 
  Offers an extensive ecosystem with over 58,000 plugins. Its large user base and developer community contribute to a wide range of options and resources.

Both contant management systems benefit from active communities that develop themes, plugins/modules, and provide support. Drupal's community, however, stands out for its focus on security, professional and enterprise-level solutions.

Ease of use

• Drupal: 
  Has a steeper learning curve and often requires more technical expertise, particularly for advanced customizations.

• WordPress: 
  Is generally considered more user-friendly, enabling users with little to no coding experience to set up a basic website.

While WordPress caters to beginners, Drupal's advanced capabilities make it a better option for professional and enterprise-level projects. 

Customization

• Drupal: 
  Known for its flexibility and power in handling advanced customizations.

• WordPress: 
  Provides a wide range of customization options through various themes and plugins.

Drupal's advanced customization capabilities make it the ideal choice for websites that need extensive features, scalability and flexibility.

Security

• Drupal: 
  Recognized as more secure with many robust security features. Requires less maintenance to maintain site security.

• WordPress: 
  Requires active maintenance and adherence to security best practices to ensure site security. As a more widely used platform, WordPress is a bigger target for hackers.

Drupal's robust security features and lower vulnerability make it the better option for websites that prioritize security.

User roles and permissions

• Drupal: 
  Provides several default roles, including Administrator, Editor, and Authenticated User. Additionally, the platform allows for creating custom roles directly within the CMS, ensuring a tailored experience for your unique needs. Permissions are highly granular and can be assigned on a per-role basis. Creating and assigning custom permissions is also seamless, eliminating the need for additional modules.

• WordPress:  
  Offers five predefined user roles: Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, and Subscriber. While additional roles can be created using plugins, this requires extra effort and may not be as seamless as Drupal's native functionality. Permissions are pre-assigned to each user role, and custom permissions can be created with the help of plugins. This may provide less flexibility compared to Drupal's in-built permission management system.

While WordPress is suitable for simpler websites, Drupal's advanced features and ease of customization make it a superior choice for those seeking comprehensive control over user roles and permissions. 

Our conclusion

Selecting between Drupal and WordPress depends on your website's specific requirements. Drupal is ideal for complex, highly customized websites that demand advanced features and top-notch security. On the other hand, WordPress caters more to beginners and is suitable for simpler websites and blogs. 

At Exindru, we excel in harnessing Drupal's power to create secure, highly customized, and powerful websites for our clients. And that’s why we prefer and recommend Drupal.