There
is not an iota of a doubt that both DotNetNuke and WordPress are two great
content management systems however certainly if used in the right context.
Inappropriate use or implementation of the two will lead to cramped users,
discontented developers and may cause an injury to business value. The flood of
business types and to suffice them with a digital platform or a website in
order to keep up pace with changing business scenario, there exists a stout need
to look at disparate systems before humping on an indiscreet CMS. The iconic difference
between two or more systems relative to the context, typically gets evaluated
on the basis of their features which triggers some basic but primary functions.
Popularity: - WordPress is more popular among bloggers and
first time users who don’t have or require much coding knowledge than
DotNetNuke which requires comparatively more experience with coding. Market
research indicates that DotNetNuke is preferred for medium sized &
enterprise e-commerce web systems where in WordPress is favoured by small
owners like Bloggers, Artists and local businesses with a desire to go online.
Ease of use: - DotNetNuke and WordPress claim different territory corresponding to ease of use index as they have different interfaces. DotNetNuke interface has been created directly into the website design which makes it a lot easier to modify things whereas WordPress consists of an intuitive interface for an admin which can be used and managed on button click but have separate admin area to incorporate changes while adding a bit difficulty.
Theme & Plugin:- WordPress certainly scores better in this area with a voluminous array of free themes and plugins which can be easily downloaded from the official website of WordPress.org wherein DotNetNuke does not have free plugin or themes for its users. Although in DotNetNuke the functionality of these themes & plugins can be enhanced with the support of modules after retrieving it from third parties.
Platform dependency:- It’s a bit difficult to lean towards either DotNetNuke or wordPress while assessing platform dependency however it’s imperative to understand that DotNetNuke is used on the cloud or the Microsoft windows operating system whereas WordPress is cross platform. But without doubt those who work or need to work on the cloud, DNN is a superior option as more cloud operations are evolving with time.
Business value:- It’s no denying to the fact that DotNetNuke rates much higher in terms of its business uses, taking into account its ability to manage and support the web content in most effective, being its USP (Unique Selling Proposition).
User experience:- Few users may feel DotNetNuke as bulkier than WordPress and that latter is also more flexible with its inclusive plugins, likable interface and open source nature however this should be considered as a parameter only where building a mere web presence is primary fulfillment instead of enterprise web development.
Basis
their holistic offerings, WordPress and DotNetNuke are rated amidst largest CMS,
being used by the developers to build and enhance web presence, provide content
administration support in the existing web market. However WordPress scores
significantly higher market share (colossal 45.97%) in terms of top 20, 000
websites (as per the latest CMS market share research) and DotNetNuke a modest
1%; there are still strong reasons that prompts to choose DotNetNuke over
WordPress especially when there is a business attribute associated.
Key
differentiators – DotNetNuke over WordPress
Business Use:- If the need to use a content management
system on enterprise level arises, then DotNetNuke should be chosen considering
its ability to provide robust and scalable web architecture in comparison to
WordPress which is best suited for developing small, personal, blogging websites
apart from being also used at enterprise level.
Progressive: DotNetNuke is making huge strides in terms of change per every version in contrast to WordPress which although gets updated comparatively more frequently but not in terms of key features.
Development capability:- In DotNetNuke, the admin is integrated into a toolbar which saves a lot of time and effort of a developer while editing and previewing a site live, in comparison to WordPress where you need to use multiple windows for a WordPress dashboard and a site.
Layout & Skinning Engine:- DotNetNuke has its skins, default layers and modules which are constantly improving and have extremely flexible skinning engine relative to WordPress for the ease of its use to implement more robust & advanced feature while developing an enterprise website and providing controlled flexibility through granular user permissions to administrators.
Dynamic Content & Security:- DotNetNuke qualifies to be more potent to develop security groupings, access and role assignments for assigning dynamic content while either accessing or editing which is smooth, easy and most flexible among all content management application platforms. Also DotNetNuke developed websites offers more stability and security in comparison to those developed in WordPress.
Hosting:- Although its relatively much cheaper to host a WordPress website, its essential to know that hosting a growing online community or potentially growing then DNN’s built in and free social hooks will provide more power and efficiency in comparison to wordPress.
Integration & Customization:- DotNetNuke is the best CMS platform for the specific need to integrate different applications and plugins at the same time its simplest among all to customize and strong capability to empower custom app development with an open API architecture.
Gunaatita
Technology is a premier web development and design services provider using
trending technologies like .Net, Java and PHP with strong capacity in
developing DotNetNuke based web systems. We have delivered hundreds of
enterprise web projects in different domains expanding the horizon of our
expertise. We rely on assessing business impact of our solutions as part of our
strategy for continued innovation.
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