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   Tony Yarusso
   June 3rd, 2009 - 01:31

   I pretty much vote for a “Drupal for everything” approach. I used WordPress for a while, but got frustrated with some features it lacked and some issues I had with version upgrades, which is what initially prompted me to switch. Since I’ve been rather impressed with Drupal’s overall design and capabilities. The multisite setup is rather handy by the way.

   1) If it’s a single-user blog, just use the Story content type. The blog module is really more aimed at multi-user sites.
   3) You don’t really have to do anything just to make it run, so you can look into them whenever you feel like it.

   In terms of wrapping your head around Drupal overall, I recommend reading the Drupal section of “Building Online Communities with WordPress, phpBB, and Drupal”, and the Drupal Getting Started PDF guide.
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   Noel Nuguid
   June 3rd, 2009 - 01:57

   Sir,

   I agree that Drupal offers quite a lot of flexibility. But I suggest that you only move to drupal if you need the features. but if WordPress is serving you fine then stay with it.

   cheers!
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   Andy
   June 3rd, 2009 - 04:50

   I use both of Drupal and WordPress quite a bit, and would not recommend switching a single-writer’s blog to Drupal.

   WordPress excels when the publisher and administrator are the same person.

   I truly think of Drupal as more of a framework than an application. Even getting it to resemble a blog is not easy. (Most Drupal experts would not use the built-in blog module to make a blog, as wacky as that sounds.)

   Drupal is great, and you should definitely check it out, but it might not be a good fit for this site. Though it can be used for many things, one of Drupal’s strengths is when many users of a site will all be creating content/uploading media/submitting forms/etc.

   For a blog, you will probably get more out of WP, have more themes to choose from, and more accessible documentation for the kinds of things blogs like to do.
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   Jensen
   June 3rd, 2009 - 05:40

   Although I am a true fan of Drupal and wouldn’t want to use anything else, if it’s just meant to be used as a personal blog: stick to WP. It’s faster, easier and more straight forward as a blog tool.

   Also, when switching to Drupal, I wouldn’t recommend to use the Blog module for your blog. The Blog module is designed for multiple blog and if you have only one you can simply use the story content type. More about that can be read at http://dag.wieers.com/blog/content/mistakes-made-when-using-drupal-personal-blog.
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   Marco
   June 3rd, 2009 - 05:47

   Hi Joe! I started using Drupal in January. At first I found it really difficult to configure and to understand but after a while it gets quite easy and you can do whatever you want within minutes.

   I simply love Drupal!

   A good place to start are the Learn By The Drop Videos, e.g.: http://learnbythedrop.com/gettingstarted

   Regards,
   Marco
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   matthew
   June 3rd, 2009 - 06:46

   I use Drupal on several sites, like matthewhelmke.com, and I use WP on a couple sites, like matthewhelmke.net. If all you are planning to do is blog, I recommend WP. If you have a site with more customization needs, you can’t do much better than Drupal, but it comes with complexity and a need to do some reading.

   Check these posts out for some further thoughts:
   http://matthewhelmke.net/?s=drupal
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   matthew
   June 3rd, 2009 - 06:47

   Oh, and the Drupal site I mentioned there is really simple, but I use it on some more complex ones as well, but they aren’t personal sites so I didn’t want to post the url(s). Email/PM me and I’ll send you a link or two.
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   Jack
   June 3rd, 2009 - 08:58

   I’ve played a round with drupal a hell of a lot, and I’m impressed with it’s abilities. It’s very easy to customise and code behind for. However, it is by no means a WP substitute, WP is in a different league (and game to be fair).

   WPs ease of use for developers is unmatched as far as blogs or CMSs go. Drupal is alrite for a CMS, but if you’re not gonna update it at least every week then I’d just write it out as flat HTML or layered PHP files. There’s no point filling your server up with a CMS and putting up with all the hassle if you’re not going to use it. Just grab a CSS template from somewhere and code it to your hearts content.

   Leave drupal out mate, just use [INSERT NOTEPAD CLONE HERE] on a nice template and go crazy
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   vsw
   June 3rd, 2009 - 13:41

   I use both quite a bit, both great software. If you need just a single user blog site, wordpress is likely a better match.

   IF you need the extra functionality and framework, then consider Drupal.
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    Ryan
    June 3rd, 2009 - 16:22

    I would suggest looking to see if there are other features that you will be needing to justify a move to Drupal. I have built dozens of Drupal websites, and use nothing else for CMS work. My choice is clear because of the awesomeness of Drupal and the time I have put into learning how to make it do tricks. If you want to learn a platform that you can use for everything, Drupal is a great way to go. If you want a blog that has a straightforward interface, stick with WordPress.
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    Neskie
    June 5th, 2009 - 15:25

    A module that helps move around the admin settings is admin_menu. Very useful, or you could make a custom admin_menu with nice_menus.
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    Laura Incontri
    July 15th, 2009 - 08:27

    I have been working with drupal for the last two weeks, and hava to say that it is pretty easy to customize. But for blogs the best is absolutely WP!
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    David Merrick
    February 14th, 2010 - 16:51

    Drupal’s more difficult to set up but I love it because of how flexible it is. I used the WordPress Import module to import my blog when I switched; http://drupal.org/project/wordpress_import.

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