---
title: "WordPress vs Drupal"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/wordpress-vs-drupal"
type: episode
date: 2016-11-10
updated: 2016-11-11
---

# WordPress vs Drupal

#  WordPress vs Drupal 

  

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Matt and Mike sit down with a number of cross-functional Drupal and WordPress developers to talk about the differences and similarities between the platforms, concepts, and communities.

##  Episode Guests 

###  Steve Persch 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/pdl4fcjx.jpg?itok=xtUbTWqo "pdl4fcjx.jpg") 

 Agency & community engineer at Pantheon, Steve has used WP back in 2006-7, but has been doing Drupal since then. 

###  Andrew Taylor 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/sf86e1ju.jpg?itok=sT4WEeO9 "sf86e1ju.jpg") 

 Agency and Community engineer at Pantheon, Andrew comes from a WordPress background, with over 8 years experience specializing in WordPress. He has worked on large sites such as the AMC Network and Frito Lay. 

###  Jonathan Daggerhart 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/pfvpgxdv.jpg?itok=osZt_AQq "pfvpgxdv.jpg") 

 Developer at Educational Partners International, Jonathan is a cross functional WordPress and Drupal developer. He started in Drupal in 2006 and has been working with WordPress since 2009. He maintains multiple WordPress plugins. 

 

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Steve and Andrew's session from Drupalcon New Orleans, "Lessons from WordPress …   ](https://events.drupal.org/neworleans2016/sessions/lessons-wordpress-core)
- [  Tim Broeker's session from Twin Cities Drupalcamp, " Drupal vs Wordpress: This …   ](http://2016.tcdrupal.org/session/drupal-vs-wordpress-not-my-beautiful-house)
- [  Article: Drupal vs WordPress: Why there are no objective comparisons   ](http://www.freelock.com/blog/john-locke/2016-10/drupal-vs-wordpress-why-there-are-no-objective-comparisons)

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- [  Drupal Development   ](/topics/drupal-development)