Why Not WordPress?

So the question was asked of me, why is this blog not using WordPress blog script.  From a web development point of view that is a logical question.  I have standardized for now on using Drupal as the software of choice for my websites being built as content management systems.  This topic will be discussed in more detail at the SmartTechnology web site. 

If Drupal is chosen because it is the upcoming leader of content management systems, and has a well developed community, did I apply that same methodology to using Serendipity, the script being used here, as my blog software. The answer to that, is yes.  WordPress is well known, and well built, and has a good community, so why Serendipity?  As far as functionality WordPress is just a bit more than a blog, but not quite a full blown content management system.  Serendipity stacks up well as a basic bogging tool, and is one of the quickest to set up, and easiest to get up and running scripts I have ever used.  Literally within minutes I can set up a blog using Serendipity.  While the theme selection may not be quite as vast as WordPress, if the goal is simply a blog, there are plenty of nice themes to find, and with little tweaking of the style sheets, as I have here, you can match the blog to the color scheme of your others sites, or to match you liking.

I do give some thought from time to time about converting this blog to WordPress, just so from a development point of view I can say I work in WordPress, but for now that is not enough reason to change.  And quite frankly, this blog is a good example of something else other than WordPress, and for a average webmaster just looking to install something to have a blog, and learn a little bit about PHP and Style Sheets, I find it a very nice script for that.

Hope this helps to clarify that question.  If you want more information on Serendipity, check out the link to sy9 at the bottom of this page.

Happy Computing!