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> The problem is that clients really want WP a lot. This. I can waste my breath talking about another CMS which is better suited for the task, has cleaner data
by porker 10y ago
> The problem is that clients really want WP a lot.
This. I can waste my breath talking about another CMS which is better suited for the task, has cleaner data representation (good for 5 years' time) etc, and try to get stakeholders to buy into it. Or I can mention WordPress and have brand recognition do the work for me.
> The thing is, users seem to love it.
In my experience, the users find the admin confusing. It's the managers and above who love it. They know what they're getting and it feels safe.
It used to be "You're never fired for buying IBM". Now it's "You're never fired for buying WordPress".
- tluyben2 10y ago> In my experience, the users find the admin confusing. My 'entry' into the enterprise world was web CMSs; my previous company used to make/sell a respected web CMS. If you talk about 'confusing admins' then the web CMS world is where you should look. Boot up a Liferay (oh and check out that code by the way) or Alfresco or Sitecore or Oracle CMS and stare in disbelief. This is what these users are used to and compared with those, WP is really very simple. That's why no (?) enterprise will replace an international corporate roll-out with WP, but regional, if allowed (and it usually is as marketing simply doesn't work the same way worldwide), they will. Because of the ease and less friction; create a new content writer? Fill in paper work and ask the main IT dep vs do it yourself in 5 seconds and that kind of thing.