Laravel vs CMS , SEO

Hi guys,

How are you?

I was wondering if you could help choose what would be the best option for me and the best place to start learning. I would like to make a website for my new business. It will be a simple business website without e commerce, the usual website with a contact form and a blog that I will update weekly.

The priorities are:

Great and easy SEO out of the box, sitemap, friendly Urls and a system that can handle all SEO related issues, including the site updates. When the website grows with posts, the solution should handle all the new links, updates for SEO purposes.
Easy to update and maintain. I don't mind using a framework like Laravel but the item above will create too much work if the site grows, do you agree? Is there a universal tool to take care of all SEO related issues updating the website?
Fast, Secure(out of the box) and reliable. DB solutions like Drupal or WP, are fast as fast as frameworks like Laravel? As you know, Google likes fast websites.
Do I really need an ADMIN area to update and release new content to the website vs updating with a MVC framework? Is there a big difference in timing/work to do that, even if only me with the doing those things?

What would be the easier to maintain, update with posts and other content and needs to have awesome and easy SEO to set up and maintain with the updates.

CMS Drupal , WP ou a MVC Laravel?

Thanks.

connorhood

9 years ago

Level 3

A custom WordPress theme would be best for your use case. Install the Yoast SEO plugin as well.

If you really wanted something that was Laravel-based, you could consider using this: https://statamic.com

XXX

9 years ago

Best Answer

Level 5

Personally I find this a odd comparison. You cannot compare Laravel to Wordpress or any existing CMS system. If you would like the features of Wordpress you should completely write it yourself. (with the help of Laravel).

1. Great and easy SEO out of the box, sitemap, friendly Urls and a system that can handle all SEO related issues, including the site updates. When the website grows with posts, the solution should handle all the new links, updates for SEO purposes.

Laravel has the tools for friendly URL's etc but it's not like Wordpress installing some SEO plugin.

2. Easy to update and maintain. I don't mind using a framework like Laravel but the item above will create too much work if the site grows, do you agree? Is there a universal tool to take care of all SEO related issues updating the website?

Easy to update and maintain is a factor of the developer. If you develop well in Laravel the website will be easy to update and maintain. On platforms like Wordpress there are easy tools to take care of all SEO related issues.

3. Fast, Secure(out of the box) and reliable. DB solutions like Drupal or WP, are fast as fast as frameworks like Laravel? As you know, Google likes fast websites.

They both are pretty quick. Besides that it kinda depend on the developer himself. (Laravel/Other platforms)

4. Do I really need an ADMIN area to update and release new content to the website vs updating with a MVC framework? Is there a big difference in timing/work to do that, even if only me with the doing those things?

Depends on your own needs. You don't need some secured admin panel for your content, you can use your database or put the content statically in your website. It's a matter of your personal preferences - and for example - if someone without any code/database knowledge should be able to update content.

cseric

9 years ago

Level 1

Thanks guys you are really helping me to decide.

So, let's see if I understand correctly.

For SEO features and maintaining those SEO capabilities with future updates, posts, the CMS like WP or Drupal will handle that better, right?

I like to code, I am leading towards Drupal 8, what do you think?

I saw some tutorials about Laravel and everything looks so easy and pleasurable to code.

However I really need a solution that will give me a first page at Google, that's really the key for me, right now.

I wish there were a tool that could handle all SEO problems with Laravel, just like the WP plugins.

Thanks again.

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