Wordpress or Typo3

WordPress and Typo3 are the most popular content management systems, which are constantly in competition with each other and thus cause a lot of uncertainty in deciding which of the two systems optimally supports your business model. However, this depends on the requirements placed on the website. While Typo3 is more suitable for the larger companies that work with extensive projects and large amounts of data, WordPress is more the ideal solution for the small companies.

Since the internet presence is a decisive part of the success, a content management system, CMS for short, is necessary. Not only must information be quickly accessible to users, there must also be continuous adaptation to the wishes of the target group. Without a CMS, good programming skills and time would be needed, as the source code would have to be rewritten.

The CMS is a content management system that can be used not only to create different forms of media, but also to edit and manage digital content. There are numerous time-saving possibilities here to either add and replace content or to renew it completely. For this purpose, Wordpress is the most popular and also the most widely used worldwide, as there are a large number of free extensions. Only when it comes to the criteria of maintenance, updates and technical errors, should an internet agency with experience be consulted. You can find good information on the advantages and disadvantages of Typo3 over at werbeagentur.de (in German).

Features of Typo3 and WordPress

The operation, care and maintenance show the first clear differences between the two systems. While Typo3 is more elaborate and requires specialist knowledge, WordPress only requires a short training period so that these tasks can be solved internally. Here, a short tutorial or blog post provides information.

User administration

TYPO3 provides an extensive user administration. This means that different users have different rights in the CMS. This is what TYPO3 can do:

• Differentiation between read and write rights

• Pinpoint access rights for individual data sets, modules and folders

• Inheritance of user rights between individual user groups

• For large web projects with many participants, this rights management is a real bonus. Here, we can respond precisely to customer wishes and customize access rights down to the smallest detail.

With WordPress, unfortunately, there are no comparable settings - at least not to this extent. WordPress can be extended by user management through plugins, but unfortunately there is no rights management on page level.

WordPress is easily accessible

Changes and updates are very secure with Typo3 and because they are less widespread, a hacker attack is less likely. The high stability and help from a support team is also a big advantage. With WordPress, this area is much more susceptible to hacker attacks because, in addition to the high prevalence, there are countless extensions with possible security vulnerabilities and the risk increases with the number of plugins that are used. The expandability of Typo3 is excellent, as the system is made for high data loads and can process large amounts of data without difficulty. WordPress, on the other hand, shows problems with high data loads and can crash if too many plugins are used.

Security is a factor that usually requires a professional with Typo3, whereas with WordPress much can be done internally, as updates are also straightforward. High data loads are customisable with Typo3 and can also be adapted to special requirements. With WordPress, there is an extensive selection of ready-made extensions and a large choice of themes. This means that individualisation is hardly possible. With Typo3, the measures for a better ranking are more elaborate. With WordPress, on the other hand, there are many options for SEO.

In conclusion, Typo3 offers medium-sized and larger companies many advantages for complex tasks, projects and an individualised web presence. WordPress, on the other hand, is easier to use, has an exceptionally wide range of functions and is simple and inexpensive to implement.