After running this website on Drupal 7 for over a decade, I’ve now migrated it to WordPress. This change was prompted by the official end-of-life for Drupal 7 in January of this year.
I considered upgrading to Drupal 10, but ultimately chose WordPress for several reasons:
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Popularity and Ecosystem: WordPress is the most widely used CMS globally, with an extensive ecosystem of plugins and themes. This makes it much easier to configure and customize the site exactly how I want it—without reinventing the wheel.
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Simpler Maintenance: My hosting server runs on Debian, which provides native WordPress packages. This makes ongoing updates, especially security patches, smoother and less labour-intensive.
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Upgrade Path: Major version upgrades in Drupal often involve significant database schema changes, making transitions between versions more complex. WordPress upgrades tend to be far less disruptive.
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Platform Evolution: WordPress has matured from a simple blogging tool into a full-fledged CMS. Meanwhile, Drupal has increasingly become a framework aimed at building complex, enterprise-level applications. While it’s still capable of powering simpler sites, WordPress aligns better with the straightforward needs of this blog.
Because of all these factors, moving to WordPress felt like the right choice. The new site is still a bit minimal in appearance, but I’ve successfully carried over all the key functionality from the old Drupal version. I’d also like to make a special mention of FG Drupal to WordPress plugin (premium version) which has considerably reduced my effort involved with this migration.
I appreciate your patience during this transition. If you notice anything that seems broken or missing, feel free to reach out. I’m excited about the flexibility WordPress offers and look forward to using it to share more content with you in the days ahead.
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