slide 1: Magento Versus WordPress:
Which Is The Better
Platform
Magento and WordPress are two of the most popular Content Management Systems
CMS in the world today. Read on to know which the better platform is.
In the era of digitization Magento and WordPress has emerged as most famous
platforms for constructing thriving online webstores. One of the most frequently asked
question around the globe is which is the better platform between Magento and
WordPress
Comparing Magento with WordPress is like comparing apple to oranges because these
are two extremes that cannot be compared. Both of them are equally good and discussed
a lot in the world of Website development.
When we start peeping in the hole we come across many similarities differences and
some limitations that are related to Magneto and WordPress.
What Are Magento And WordPress
Magento is a powerful open-source e-commerce solution. It is designed to customize
manage set-up and run your online portal. It provides maximum flexibility scalability
and control.
WordPress is an online open source website creation tool written in PHP. It is probably
the easiest and most powerful blogging and website content management system or
CMS in existence today. It allows you to create a beautiful website that truly represents
your business.
slide 2: Also WordPress emerged as the most widely used blogging platform. It still is But now
it has also emerged as a leading content management system that supports much
compliance and delivers optimal performance in various scenarios.
WordPress Vs Magento ---- Similarities
On the surface level these two platforms might seem to be very similar as they both are
very SEO friendly highly customizable can be extensively themed and provides a
strong online support community. In addition to all this both Magento and WordPress
are a content management system that enables addition modification and management
of the content in simple yet highly effective manner.
Magento Vs WordPress ----- Differences
When we analyze in more depth we come across many vivid differences between
Magento and WordPress that are key deciding factors when we make a choice between
them…
1 Difference Based On Programming Language: WordPress is an open
source website tool that has its programming contained within a set of sequenced PHP
scripts while Magento is specifically developed for e-commerce and is object-oriented. It
is spread across a great number of files and folders.
2 Security: Magento is also more secure than using WordPress third party plugins.
3 Development Scenario: Magento files are set up across a number of files and
folders that share the same name. Where in WordPress all the files are largely contained
within the same folder but have a unique naming convention. WordPress has its famed
“Widgets” – objects that control the structural elements and design within a template.
Magento has both CMS static blocks and widgets – while widgets offer a higher level of
overall functionality.
4 E-commerce Plugins: Magento was developed specifically for eCommerce.
Just by navigating through the Magento Admin Panel you’ll notice that an overwhelming
majority of it is devoted to eCommerce capabilities like shipping options payment
integration inventory price management gift cards or order fulfillment whereas for
WordPress e-Commerce plug-ins are limited.
5 Based On Selling Of Products: If the sole purpose of your website is for
blogging and content management and you are not intended to sell more than 20 to 25
products then the suitable platform for you is WordPress whereas if your goal is to sell
products then using Magento is highly recommended.
Conclusion
It is purely dependent on user’s requirements which platform to use. If the sole purpose
of the website is just content management and blogging then WordPress is the one-stop
solution. If the purpose of the website is purely buying and selling of goods then and you
slide 3: have a large number of products on your website then Magento is the best solution.
Using Magento for your business is beneficial as Magento is more robust.