In the never-ending comparison of Wordpress and Drupal one of the most important criteria is also one of the most often overlooked – the fit-for-purpose of any given architecture to suit the need of a particular site and its audience.

While people throw around the term “CMS” fairly loosely, there tends to be a polarization of meaning under the hood. Most often the situation at hand when discussing “Wordpress versus anything” calls for a content publishing site (or blogging site). However, some percentage of the time the site designer may be thinking of developing something a little more elaborate, such as a social or community site, or perhaps even a full-fledged web application.