[spapas82]

Well, wordpress is a cms that, through custom work, can be used as a web framework (ie you can built other, non-cms, things with it). Django is a web framework that can be used to build a cms.

Actually there are some great cms built on top of django, for example django-cms or wagtail!

If you start from scratch and want to build a simple cms it will be easier to do it with wp, if ofcourse you tolerate php - some people won't use php for reasons that should be well known to hn readers. However, for any other web development I recommed using django (or another normal web framework).

Using wp to build non-cms stuff reminds me the "when your only tool is a hammer everything looks like a nail" argument! You may use your hammer to cut (break) wood but using your saw would be easier and safer!

[Diamons]

I've seen that line of thinking with newer devs who don't understand the right tool for the job. Unless your client specifically wants a custom solution for a custom purpose, you will spend the first week writing a CMS in Django and the next 20 recreating .1% of WP's functionality because you didn't anticipate the full list of client's needs correctly.