ProcessWire or WordPress

With the two content management systems ProcessWire and WordPress, we can offer a wide range of options. Both systems complement each other perfectly. ProcessWire is programmed for you exactly tailored to your project, with WordPress we combine ready-made templates and plug-ins from third-party providers.

A brief comparison from our perspective.

Author: Carl Erling

Summary

WordPress, the universal CMS (with themes or page builders), for:

• Websites where each page can be individually designed using defined elements and can be changed independently by design teams.
• Projects for which commercial and free templates (themes), design elements and plug-ins are sufficient.
• Clients with a limited budget for individual web development.
• Classic blogs.

ProcessWire, the special system for:

• High demands on excellent programmability, optimized data management and speed.
• Frontend with sparse code (no page builder, precise control of HTML code).
• High priority given to the security of the overall system.
• Special requests for function and design, even if these require a certain amount of programming.
• Larger teams of editors with changing employees who benefit from short training times and good control of all entries.

WordPress (with PageBuilder)

Websites without programming effort possible

1. Distribution: WordPress is the most widely used CMS system in the world. An estimated 20% of all websites run with this CMS and it is also used by the TBA for certain tasks.
2. Rapid design with low development effort: designers, editors and SEO teams can easily create new content without the need for a programmer thanks to a variety of ready-made templates and modules.
   Marketing variant tests (A/B tests) can be carried out easily, saving time and money.
3. Documentation: The wide distribution ensures extensive literature and numerous online resources that provide quick answers to almost any question.
4. Versatility: With the combination of quality themes and suitable modules, new pages can be set up quickly and in a variety of ways.
   The large number of ready-made modules and templates allows WordPress to be expanded quickly.
5. Blog: Originally designed as a blog system, WordPress already offers a perfectly integrated blog for company news in its basic version, which is often only available as an add-on module with other CMS systems.
6. Large community: Due to its widespread use, there is a huge community that can help with problems.
7. Continuous further development: regular updates and a large number of extensions. Inexpensive service contracts with the TBA offer support for this.
8. E-commerce: WordPress is also well suited for online stores thanks to plug-ins such as WooCommerce.
9. SEO-friendliness: Many SEO plug-ins available to facilitate optimization for search engines.

ProcessWire

Simple programming, full flexibility

For developers:

1. Flexibility: ProcessWire is programmed exactly according to the concept and the desired layout.
   There is no need to use complex templates from third-party providers that specify the design framework.
   ProcessWire is not only a CMS, but also a modern and elegant PHP framework that enables the programming of customized elements.
2. Fast: The lean program design and clear database structure enable fast-loading websites without superfluous code.
   A modern cache system provides additional speed.
3. Security: As far as we know, ProcessWire has never been successfully hacked.
   (However, there is never 100% protection on the Internet).
4. International: Perfectly masters real multilingualism in the front end and out-of-the-box.
5. Scalability: Even very large systems with lots of data and multiple domains can be implemented without any problems.
   Practical examples prove this impressively.
6. Good programmability: The well thought-out and customizable system behind ProcessWire facilitates programming in teams and shortens development times.
   It is easy to customize and maintain.
7. Data management: ProcessWire allows you to define any number of content areas with different properties, making it easier to plan and control the end result.
8. Content output: Software-supported data preparation is one of ProcessWire’s great strengths.
   Menus and content can be programmed and customized down to the smallest detail.
9. Documentation: After a short familiarization period, many aspects of ProcessWire are self-explanatory.
   An active and helpful Internet forum provides expert answers to almost all questions.
10. Performance: High speed thanks to lean code and efficient database queries.
11. Customizable backend user interface: The admin interface can be adapted precisely to the needs of the user.
12. Modularity: Flexible system for extending functionality with modules.
13. Advanced API: Powerful API for developers to create complex functions and integrations.

For designers and customers:

1. Freedom of design: Independence from ready-made design templates and add-ons.
   The designer has full control over all aspects of the layout.
   The simple template system enables precise design solutions.
2. International: Multilingual websites are easy to manage.
3. Assignment of rights: Rights can be set very precisely, even for individual fields.
   This protects against incorrect entries and is particularly helpful in teams with changing or untrained employees.
4. Perfect administration: The admin area can be tailored precisely to the needs of editors, making it easier to manage even complex content.
5. Easy to clean: low maintenance costs. Even though ProcessWire is considered a very secure CMS, it is advisable to keep the software, modules and templates up to date and to create regular backups.
   Favorable Inexpensive service contracts with TBA offer support for this.