I’m quite familiar with WordPress, but have just minimal experience with PHP frameworks such as Codeigniter. When building a custom application, say for example an invoicing system or time management app for my company, does it make sense to use WordPress as a framework, or would it be more advisable to use something like Codeigniter? What are the main differences in these two approaches?
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Most frameworks are specifically designed to easily handle a large range of applications, while WordPress is quite limited when it comes to using its API to create applications like the one you mentioned. If you want to compare WordPress as a PHP framework with existing popular frameworks, think of it as one of the worst options.
It’s not that you can’t implement certain functionality in WordPress, it’s just that you will do it by writing more and less maintanable code than in Yii, Cakephp, codeigniter etc.
My suggestion is to use whatever you feel more comfortable with. If you’re willing to spend time learning to work with Codeigniter, go with Codeigniter, but if don’t have that time you should probably stick to WordPress.
