Frameworks make system or website development easier, especially for small projects. PHP is a server-side programming language that may be used to develop websites, apps, customer relationship management systems, or other services. It is a popular general-purpose programming language that can be embedded in HTML. Since 2003, WordPress has become a popular framework for creating basic websites. Following that, Laravel was launched in 2011. Let us examine the contrasts and similarities of these two frameworks.
Laravel |
| WordPress |
Similarities | ||
Free open-source web technologies. | ||
Using PHP. | ||
Run on an object-oriented structure. | ||
Allowing in customization. | ||
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June, 2011 | Date release | May 27, 2003 |
9 | Latest version | 6.0 |
An open-source PHP framework that makes common tasks easier in most web projects, such as authentication, routing, sessions, and caching. | Definition | An open-source content management system (CMS) that allows to host and build websites. |
Skilled in fundamental web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP OOP. | Skills | Less or basic coding skills. |
No. | Beginner level | Yes. |
Yes. | Experiences | No. |
No. | Theme | Yes. |
Multiple eCommerce packages that required to code/customize | Packages | WooCommerce for eCommerce that is ready to use |
Requires understanding and reading. | Complexity | Simple by using a theme, write and publish easily. |
Great built-in features for basic features such as validation, authorization, DB system, etc. | Functionalities | Depending on plugins. |
Less flexible. | Flexibility | Flexible as it can edit and update the content easily. |
Required to define own routes and takes a lot of work. | SEO | Basic SEO is provided. |
For customization web pages, dealing with data management, large-scale systems, complex web pages or system. | When to use | Efficient with frequent content updates on a website, blogs, news, small to medium online stores. |
Small | Community and Availability | Large |
Example of Laravel coding
Example of WordPress