The Number 1 Framework in the World, WordPress
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The World’s Number Framework
WordPress is a very popular platform for the development of Websites worldwide. It is currently the framework behind a third of all websites on the internet. That being said, there are a lot of pros and cons in developing your website using WordPress.
What are some of the benefits of using the WordPress framework?
Being such a popular choice for websites, there is a lot of love about WordPress.
Community
WordPress has a massive community of passionate and supportive users and developers. Most questions can quickly be answered by an online search, and many tutorial videos can be found for WordPress on YouTube for those who need help.
Visual & UX Design
WordPress is user-friendly when compared to most other platforms. Some themes like Divi will allow you to design visually.
Development Resources
After almost two decades and climbing to internet supremacy, WordPress has a staggering amount of resources available, both paid and free. This makes the options almost endless with design and functionality.
Easy to Update
Very easy to change the aesthetics and functionality through themes and plugins. Themes like Divi, by Elegant Themes, are mostly user-friendly and allow non-programmers to change the look and feel with relative ease.
Pros of WordPress
Easily add and update content.
WordPress is very easy to add and update content. When compared to other frameworks, WordPress allows users of varying skill levels to manage and control their website.
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Very easy to change the aesthetics and functionality through themes and plugins. Themes like Divi, by Elegant Themes are mostly user-friendly and allow non-programmers to change the look and feel with relative ease.
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What are the downsides to using WordPress?
With all the benefits of the tried and proven platform of WordPress, there are some significant downsides to using it.
Software Conflicts
For all of its ease of use, WordPress can still throw some annoying and confusing software bugs. Even for seasoned WordPress users, the platform can cause some angst. From an inability to upload themes and plugins due to server upload limits to software conflicts that cause the dreaded “White Screen of Death.”
Vulnerabilities
WordPress uses databases housed on a server. These databases can be susceptible to attacks through potential vulnerabilities in the software. Attacks can hijack the server, which can render it completely broken and your investment is gone!
SEO
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is extremely important. It can turn a website that is a virtual paperweight into a money-making machine. SEO is not just about the Key Words being used in the metadata. Server performance and speed website weight are crucially important in SEO. A website with a lot of data in the backend can really affect SEO page ranking and your revenue.
Regular Updates Required
Not proactively keeping WP updated and its various plugins can lead to vulnerabilities and conflicts in the code. This can result in bots and hackers gaining access to your site or software conflicts.
Higher Costs
The ongoing costs of running and maintaining a WordPress site can be significantly higher than other frameworks. The reason is that some hosting providers optimise for WordPress. WordPress also requires a lot more rescources for hosting.
Managing Servers
WordPress requires servers with active databases. These servers require regular backups and software updates. This process can require expeirenced server administrators.
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In Summary
WordPress is a great tool and 43% of the internet can’t be wrong. WordPress was and is a revelation to non-coding website creators and novices. It makes creating websites accessible to all. Today though there are many options for content management systems beyond WordPress that can deliver better reliability, speed and user experience.
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