Ghost vs. WordPress: Which is Better for Blogging

Mika

VIP Contributor
WordPress might be the most use content management system, however, a lot of open source content management systems are evolving and Ghost is one of them. Both of these content management systems can be used to build different kinds of sites and they have their own strengths and use cases.

Ghost is a lightweight, however, WordPress is a flexible. Ghost is basically focused on blogging and publishing, whereas WordPress is used for a many purposes, including blogging, e-commerce, and business websites. Ghost has a minimalist interface, however, WordPress has more advanced customization options, it can be somewhat complex for fist time users and newbies.

Ghost is designed for speed, it is an ideal platform for writers. It also has built-in SEO features that will help the website rank on search engine faster. Ghost is also optimized for mobile devices.

WordPress has a huge community of developers, therefore, you will have better access to themes and plugins, which makes customization easy.

If you want a publishing platform, for instance a blog or a content site, Ghost might be a good choice as it is simple and more streamlined. However, if you want a site that you want to customize extensively, for instance running a blog and a shop on the same site, or multi user site, WordPress may be the better choice.
 
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