What’s better, ClassicPress or WordPress? A hands-on comparison.
This article provides a factual comparison between ClassicPress and WordPress, highlighting the differences in size, performance, and usability to help you choose the right CMS for your website.
Without further ado, let’s first compare the Size of the CMS you will be using. WordPress, as it stands, is a whopping 59.2 MB heavy. ClassicPress barely weighs 32MB. That is almost half the size with virtually the same features.
You might say, in today’s modern web, a size of a CMS does not matter, and you are probably right, as long you plan to serve only people who have access to privileged services. Not everyone has the money to pay for massive servers, and space is a concern. Every time WordPress loads, it will request the whole bulk of files (at least when it comes to the admin area). People on a slower or limited internet connection will feel that.
But where precisely is the difference? Well, we can see the differences in the wp-includes folder on a WordPress and ClassicPress install respectively: WordPress has several Folders more in said wp-includes folder. There is a folder called “Blocks”, another called “Block Supports”, then one more called “Assets” and finally a “Block Patterns.”
