DotNetNuke vs. WordPress is a question that I’ve asked several times over the past few years. I’ve been using DotNetNuke since 2006, and WordPress since sometime in 2008 or 2009.

What qualifies me to write this series?

1. I’ve used both platforms on a personal level
   — Over the years I have built websites for myself using both DNN and WordPress. The individual uses range from personal blog to self-started business or sites for friends
2. I’ve used both platforms on a professional level
   — It’s going on several years that I have had website clients. Working as a contractor for Leapwise Media, I still deploy sites for clients using either framework, dependent on their needs.
3. I still use both platforms on both a personal and professional level
   — In spite of the advantages of one platform over the other in some cases, I still use both, daily. I have clients and personal sites that I interact with on a daily basis, so I’m touching sites of both kinds regularly.
4. I have purchased and used both free and professional themes/skins and modules/plugins for both platforms.
   — I have communicated with developers and designers for each platform, many of them “rock stars” in their own right.
5. I have used professional hosting services for both platforms.
   — People hosting sites of all kinds have questions about hosting. Having used both applications in a paid hosting environment with multiple vendors gives me additional perspective.

Am I an incredible code guy? No.
Am I an amazing designer? No.
Am I a legend in either community? No.
Am I a true expert in SQL Server or MySQL or ASP.NET or PHP? No.

Here’s the key question for this series…
Am I a guy that has used these products over and over, administered sites, gotten his hands dirty with code, asked questions in public that he’s embarrassed by, and lived to tell about it all? YES

This is enough to get us started on the discussion, but I also want to leave you with the plan for this series. I’ll be taking on topical pieces to go somewhat in depth one thing at a time. The series will look something like this:

Additional topics will probably come up along the way, and if you think of something that ought to be covered, please comment on this post.

The series is meant to be an overview of each topic, not a detailed, in-depth, line-by-line examination. Feel free to voice your opinions on each post. Speak your mind, I don’t mind! 🙂

Thanks,
Chad