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Comparison of various content-management systems for a multilingual blogging site #2

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fsheikh commented 3 months ago

Document a comparison of a least three content management systems as backend for a multilingual blogging website under: https://github.com/fsheikh/sample_code/wiki/Deurdu:-A-multilingual-blogging-website. Two system that should be looked at are:

MuhammadTaha01 commented 3 months ago

CMS Comparison: WordPress vs. Drupal

This document provides a comparison between two popular Content Management Systems (CMS): WordPress and Drupal.

Feature WordPress Drupal
User Friendly Yes Yes
Ease of Use Easy Difficult, requires some coding knowledge
Beginner Friendly Yes No, requires some coding skills
Available Plugins 55,000+ 44,000+
CMS Market Share 69.5% (as per Google stats) 2.3% (as per Google stats)
One-Click Availability Yes Yes
Free Themes 6800+ 2800+
Security No (not a good choice for large websites) Yes (good choice for large websites)

Conclusion

Both WordPress and Drupal are robust CMS platforms, each with its strengths and ideal use cases. WordPress stands out for its user-friendliness and extensive plugin ecosystem, making it a great choice for beginners and small to medium-sized websites. Drupal, on the other hand, offers more flexibility and power, suitable for larger, more complex sites but requires more technical expertise.

MuhammadTaha01 commented 3 months ago

I have studied about these 2 major CMS Systems (Wordpress and Drupal) on google, and I have found out that there is much more helping material of Wordpress on Google, Youtube and other platforms as compare to Drupal. Also we are making the blogging website, so therefore I think that Wordpress will be a good choice for it.

What's your opinion on it?

fsheikh commented 3 months ago

What's your opinion on it?

I used wordpress some years ago and found it not very programmer friendly. May be that has changed meanwhile, but lets please include Node JS in the comparison above.

MuhammadTaha01 commented 2 months ago

Comparison: Node.js vs. WordPress

This document provides a comparison between using Node.js and WordPress as backends for a blogging website.

Feature Node.js WordPress
User Friendly No, requires coding knowledge Yes
Ease of Use Moderate, requires JavaScript/Node.js skills Easy, minimal coding required
Beginner Friendly No, better for experienced developers Yes, ideal for beginners
Available Plugins Thousands via npm 58,000+
Community Support Strong, active JavaScript community Extensive WordPress community
Customization Highly customizable, full control over backend Customizable with plugins and themes
Scalability High, handles real-time data well Moderate, may need optimization for high traffic
Security High, but depends on developer's implementation Good, but needs regular updates and security measures
Performance High, non-blocking, event-driven Moderate, may need caching and optimization
Database Flexibility Works well with both SQL and NoSQL databases Primarily uses MySQL
Multilingual Support Requires implementation with libraries like i18n Built-in support with plugins
Real-Time Capabilities Excellent for real-time applications Limited, mainly static content
Hosting Options Flexible, can be hosted anywhere Typically hosted on WordPress-specific hosts

Conclusion

Is Node.js a Good Choice for a Blogging Website?

Node.js can be a good choice for a blogging website as we will be needing high performance, scalability, and real-time capabilities. It offers flexibility in terms of customization and database options. However, it requires a higher level of technical expertise compared to WordPress.

fsheikh commented 2 months ago

sounds good. Lets stick with Node js then at least to start with

MuhammadTaha01 commented 2 months ago

Aoa Faheem Bhai, As you said in the mail earlier, to use Sqlite database, I have searched and studied about it, also the people on Youtube and google etc.. have used Sqlite for smaller projects. It's also said on their website (https://www.sqlite.org/whentouse.html) you may check it.

But however, i have made a tabular comparison of both databases. So that the picture will be clear for us, that which will be good for our blogging website.

Comparison of mySQL or SQLITE : Which database will be better for blogging website?

Feature MySQL SQLite
Type Server-based RDBMS Server less, embedded RDBMS
Setup Complexity High Low
Scalability High Limited
Multi-User Support Excellent Limited
Concurrency Handles high concurrency well Limited concurrent writes
Performance Good for large-scale applications Excellent for small to medium datasets
Security Robust security features Basic security features
Replication Supports master-slave replication Not available
ACID Compliance Yes Yes
Resource Usage Resource intensive Lightweight
Portability Server-dependent Highly portable (single file)
Maintenance Requires regular maintenance Minimal maintenance required
Community Support Extensive Good

Conclusion

mySQL will be a good choice as our blogging website is not a small project, it's a full stack project and for full stack project, mySQL is a good choice. If our blogging website expects high traffic, multiple concurrent users, and requires robust security and scalability features. MySQL will handle the demands of a growing user base and the need for complex queries.

This was my side of perspective, I would also like to know your opinion too.

fsheikh commented 2 months ago

We can always scale up if needed, lets start with SQLite