As of release 3.0, WordPress is ready to serve small government websites. Communities could save thousands of dollars per year opting for WordPress over other choices for their site's content management system.

1. WordPress for Government Websites?!

12. Joomla Textpattern Cushy Silverstripe Frog etc., etc... etc., etc... etc., etc... etc., etc... etc., etc... etc., etc... Open Source CMS choices for government

13. Open Source CMS choices for government Sometimes, you just need a kitten. vs.

14. By the numbers: market share

15. By the numbers: usable hooks* *hook = function endpoint for integrating extensions WordPress exposed hooks from v 1.2.1 to v 3.1 Drupal 7: 267 WordPress 3.1: 1469 http://adambrown.info/p/wp_hooks http://bit.ly/dIPaBFg Graph Source: http://adambrown.info/p/wp_hooks

16. By the numbers: installations Graph Source: Jen Lampton, “Why WordPress is Better Than Drupal, Developers Take Note” (July, 2010) http://slidesha.re/917HF0 (excludes WP.com)

17. By the numbers: registered extensions Graph Source: Jen Lampton, “Why WordPress is Better Than Drupal, Developers Take Note” (July, 2010) http://slidesha.re/917HF0

18. By the numbers: registered themes Graph Source: Jen Lampton, “Why WordPress is Better Than Drupal, Developers Take Note” (July, 2010) http://slidesha.re/917HF0

19. By the numbers: community size Graph Source: Jen Lampton, “Why WordPress is Better Than Drupal, Developers Take Note” (July, 2010) http://slidesha.re/917HF0 # of people in the community

20. Still a kitten?