WordPress

Pros

I host and manage most of my sites on Wordpress as it's the most customizable while also being easy to use without needing a lot of coding knowledge or expertise.

Cons

There can be issues from time to time and plugins constantly need to be updated.

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One of the standout features of WordPress is the vast array of free and paid plugins available. These tools can significantly enhance your website's functionality, allowing you to customize it to meet your specific needs. The support community is another great asset; there are countless resources and forums where you can find help and inspiration.

Cons

That said, navigating the support community can sometimes be a challenge. With so much information available, it can feel overwhelming to find the right solution to your problem. Additionally, while WordPress is free, certain themes and plugins can come with costs that add up if you’re not careful.

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they are modified with artificial inteligence make it easier for us to develop sites

Cons

the premium plugins are need with additional purchase

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I have used Wordpress for over ten years with a separate hosting plan. It's been very versatile because of the plugins I use that make my site whatever I need it to be. With knowledge of SEO and SEO templates by Envato I have been able to get free targeted traffic over the years. Wordpress is free to use with a host other than Wordpress.

Cons

Wordpress is easy to hack. As a user I need to protect my site daily because of many hacker attacks. Many solutions were very expensive so I learned how to overcome every hacking issue with free security software and a few actions to protect my login details. Using Wordpress requires security prevention daily, so automated security is needed to save your site and time. There is no customer service when using a different host than Wordpress.

Pros

The ability to customize the platform and their repository of plugins, and the support community.

Cons

Their partnerships with other under-performing companies.

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It’s easy to set up and highly customizable, making it great for both personal and professional projects.

Cons

It’s resource-heavy, with an overwhelming number of plugins and extensions that can be distracting. Some complex theming plugins add unnecessary frustration.

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What I like most about using WordPress for my website is that it gives infinite possibilities for customization.

Cons

What I like least about WordPress is that there is a pretty big learning curve when you don't know anything about building a website yet. It could possibly be one of the least intuitive software out there.

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WordPress makes it fairly easy to build your website according to your own wishes.

Cons

WordPress is sometimes too quick to implement new developments - old beloved features (such as automatic blocks) are then hard to find.

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Our entire team can be a part of our web presence.

Cons

Occasionally there is an issue with updates that require a webmaster to fix.

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Great features, and great integrations for a very good price.

Cons

Sometimes, it feels a bit clunky to operate. Too many integrations. Sometimes the integrations don't work properly and you have to reach out to support.

Pros

Customizable branding enables users to create a unique and consistent brand identity across their website. This includes incorporating brand colors, logos, fonts, and other visual elements that help reinforce brand recognition and establish a professional online presence.

Cons

Many updates to manage
You need plugins for most things
Themes and plugins can slow your site down
Advanced customization is only possible with a developer

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WordPress gives me the most freedom out of every other website builder I have tried. There are so many ways you can make your website your own and there is so much documentation if you need support.

Cons

A knowledge of some coding is hugely helpful with WordPress. Not necessarily required, but sometimes there is some WordPress troubleshooting that can be solved easier when you know the code in the background.

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I LOVE the ability to customize and add a variety of added features without being nickeled and dimed for every additional thing. Unlike some other "easier to use" platforms out there, WP offers a lot of customization and many plugins, themes, and extra cost nothing to implement.

Cons

There is a learning curve and it's not beginner-friendly if you know nothing about installing it, etc.

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ease of use; variety of plugins; flexibility; cost

Cons

the new standard editor; default plugins; dashboard

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I like adding and editing articles, as well as scheduling them. I appreciate how seamless it is to use, especially when adding categories.

Cons

I wish to have some tools that can help me manage my articles, especially when I'm adding photos and text.

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WordPress has been an excellent tool for us as we build our website platform for an international online community.

Cons

We are heavy users of plugins and the plugins (now counting over 50 in our website structure and functionality) have made the website very heavy and slow to load. This has penalized us on Google and is a disadvantage.

Pros

We have been using WordPress for many years, it makes rolling out and managing a consistently branded website incredibly easy. The great thing is that you can customise your WordPress site as much or as little as you want. From the management of content and media to the installation of plugins or updating WordPress itself, everything works seamlessly. We have been very happy with our experience and would recommend to anyone. Another great plus

Cons

Although fairly straight forward, if you are not comfortable setting up a web application or SQL database or using PHP, installing and setting up WordPress could be tricky. Having said that there are plenty of tutorials available on the web and setup only has to be done once. Then you are free to make things as simple or as complicated as you want with the customisation of templates or the creation of your own.

Pros

WP makes it super easy to set up a professional website. It's not like back in the "old days" when you needed to learn HTML or pay a ton of money to get website set up for your business.

Cons

From time to time there are security concerns and it's important to do the updates so your site is not vulnerable to hackers.

Pros

The ability to utilise predesigned templates that are editable as well as drag and drop design themes such as elementor makes this incredibly user friendly even for non coders.

Cons

Sometimes needing paid plugins to use basic features.

Pros

I have been blogging with WordPress for over 12 years now. I enjoy the ability to build your own website or blog from scratch or using on of their themes. It is an easy platform to blog on due to the way the platform is built. For me, it’s easy to understand and easy to learn from creating blog posts to creating pages for your website that you have created. I like the fact that you get a domain with each purchase of a monthly plan.

Cons

I don’t like the monthly price for my website because it seems too high. I also did not like that. WordPress has partnered with Jetpack. The entire thing seemed confusing at first until I figured it out.

Pros

WordPress has two major "Pros", themes and plugins. To deploy an WordPress setup is a easy task, every hosting company has a WordPress installer that makes this in under 1 minute. Themes are available in large numbers, free or premium witch can transform a simple WordPress setup into a powerful shop, or everything you want. Plugins are another important features that WordPress offers, with these you can increase website, speed, functionalities and SEO.

Cons

If you want your website to be fast you will need a powerful hosting or VPS.

Pros

The fact that it's is an open-source platform and can be self-hosted (.org), it gives the flexibility to do just about any type of website build.

Cons

WordPress requires regular software updates which left unattended can lead it to become vulnerable to online attacks.

Pros

There is a lot of information in the guide materials and community, so there is no difficulty in learning.

The price is relatively cheap.

Easy to customize.

Cons

There are enough materials to learn, but it takes time to learn at first compared to other solutions.

Plug integration sometimes has errors and is complicated.

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The block editor is very convenient for my work. It's super quick to add elements, and copy-pasting from one article to another works like a charm. What's also important for me is that WordPress works well on my phone when I need to make updates on the go.

Cons

My only problem with WordPress is that it can be slow at times.

Pros

Wordpress is open source and there a lot of plugins and 3rd parties that you can use to convert your site to anything.

Cons

Some applications are not free, though it's open source.

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Wordpress is flexible and allows to build websites of any type, from the most simple to the more complex.

Cons

Begin so open and flexibile comes with a lot of complication that build up as the website grows, allowing for slowing down and cybersecurity threats

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WordPress is so easy to use, even for beginners. I love all of the different customization options that are provided for designing your website along with all of the different blocks to choose from when writing on WordPress and another thing I love about using WordPress is the ability to schedule posts which comes in handy for articles that are written in the middle of the night, I can schedule them for the next morning when more people will see them.

Cons

I can't really think of any cons with WordPress off the top of my head.

Pros

I love that it has no limitations. Wordpress gives you the option to add plugins and themes to truely make your website your own and a unique experience.

Cons

Can be tricky to customise at first. There are many tricks you learn by using the software over time. Can be quite daunting at first as of where to start or how to edit minor details.

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Pros

Free to use, open source software, tons of free plugins, and tons of free themes and templates. This software has been around for a long time, so many designers, developers, and freelancers are available to help build, fix, or otherwise help with any part of using this software. There are also videos on YouTube from different producers worldwide so you have options.

Cons

It is a free open-source software so it is also open to and vulnerable to hacking especially if left unattended or with outdated plugins and themes. This type of site is not for someone looking for an "easy" solution because it requires either time or money to keep it updated and to catch any unwanted visitors sooner rather than later.

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WordPress is a universal platform They also have many apps and plugins that you can use with the system there's a slight learning curve with WordPress it's more for advanced users but they do have plugins that allow it even newbies to get started so I love this.

Cons

I wish WordPress was a little easier to use for newbies but through their plugins system they have pretty much solved this problem.

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It has a user-friendly interface, good flexibility/customization, a large plugin library, and mobile responsiveness. Ease of use is a major factor. WordPress offers a simple, intuitive dashboard that allows even non-technical users to manage their website, create posts, and update content without developer or coding knowledge.

Cons

Although the large library pf plugins is nice to have, there can be conflict which can cause your site to slow or even break. Depending on how many plugins you install and the complexity of your site, WordPress can become resource-intensive, causing slow load times. There also always seem to be a lot of updates required.

Pros

What stands out most about WordPress is its flexibility and scalability. With its extensive library of themes and plugins, users can create virtually any type of website, from simple blogs to complex e-commerce sites. Its user-friendly interface and robust community support further enhance its appeal for both beginners and experienced developers.

Cons

One aspect of WordPress that could be improved is its performance optimization. While WordPress itself is highly customizable, some themes and plugins may impact site speed and loading times, requiring careful selection and optimization efforts. Additionally, managing updates for themes, plugins, and the core software can sometimes be cumbersome.

Pros

I like how easy it is to use, once you understand the platform. I started using WordPress in 2014 when I switched from Wix initially. I now use both platforms for different purposes.

Cons

It can be frustrating and somewhat overwhelming for someone who is new to the platform.

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Wordpress is the go-to if you plan on implementing advanced SEO into your website and if you plan to scale your business. Aside from this key aspect, I love Wordpress for it's customizability as well as features that can be accessed to make at website, blog, online shop high level.

Cons

Additional cost for customizable themes as well as challenge with setting up website and editing code if this is something you are not familiar with and prefer not to use template creator plug-ins like Elementor, etc. Elementor is amazing for this though! Wordpress is also expensive to maintain a website through with a host as after the first initial year, prices skyrocket, which can be a challenge for a brand new business. The only option to prevent this is to change hosts, however, this can create additional challenges with keeping a domain name and also additional costs to keep your existing website live through another host provider.

Pros

Very easy to deploy and configure. Thousands of themes and plugins available. Wide ranging support.

Cons

Some plugins are suspect and/or not actively supported, so you have to be picky.

Pros

Uploading content is still easy on WP and if you have a good dev build an easy to use and simply designed site, it can be a great option for people just looking to change copy and upload blogs or template pages.

Plug-ins help simplify what might be complex for new users such as analytics, tag manager or other integrations, and linking it with things such as Mailchimp and other services is easy.

Cons

Designing on WP is clunky and feels 10 years out of date now. Whilst templates can help - making design amendments or customising blocks feels like running the risk of breaking a theme- and unless you are a front end developer and marketer, is too much of an investment of time

Drag and drop editing is not intuitive (unless you have an excellent dev built theme) and you often have to lean on plugins to do jobs that are easy on other platforms.

Creating modern, interactive sites that are also easy to amend and add to is too complicated and often not possible.

Interactive elements feel like adding PowerPoint animations to your website often and take far longer than other platforms to build and test

Pros

Working as a mobile app developer, I found the mobile-friendly designs available on WordPress.com appealing. I could assure you that I am comfortable whether it is a blog or a portfolio as long as you are able to present it beautifully. Little do they know, even the blogging abilities built into the software are great – helping with writing articles and posting news.

Cons

From a developers point of view, I found the customization options a bit restrictive. There were some missing pieces when it came to micromanaging designing. Beyond this, the basic plan has many limitations on how many plugins and themes can be installed, which was somewhat annoying.

Pros

There are plugins for almost everything, the best ones are paid ones but sometimes you can find a free one that does the job. The fact that it is largely open source means that it moves with the community using it and gets upgraded and checked more than most. Once you know how to use it it is fully customiseable, the options are endless and its easy to deploy and give your users access to it with some training.

Cons

The back end interface can be tricky to teach others how to use. Sometimes solutions that you'd think would be buyilt into the core arent and you have to find a plugin to do it. free plugins arent always as secure as they could be and support can be dropped so i always end up going with Paid options from bigger companies.

Pros

The things I like at WordPress are the plugins and themes. I have added complex functions with some plugins transforming my website into a powerful online platform. The design is another important feature as you can easily build any design with different drag and drop builder or buy an already made theme. Fining a developer to improve the website is very easy as is widely used. On page SEO management for an WordPress based website is easy to made with different witch is a big thing that is worth mentioning.

Cons

I have to be careful with themes and plugins used as it can get slow if not setup correctly.

Pros

Overall best web hosting platform. Access to plugins for every solution. Lots of public documentation to learn from/use.
Lots of developers out there.
Lots of features with baseline product.

Cons

Needs a plugin for everything.
It can be very difficult to reach peak design & functionality.
Very easy to set up basic site.

Pros

Great for SEO and setting up but not always easy to do automations with and using certain themes.

Cons

Making WordPress work like I want or expect to is something that happens after buying a domain and setting up a site.

Pros

Wordpress is highly flexible and customizable, provides thousands of themes to choose.

Cons

WordPress offers many ways to customize, but it's hard to learn. Other platforms have easy drag-and-drop themes for beginners. WordPress is more complex. To change the design, users need to know coding.

Pros

I like that its open source and allows dor endless customizations, if you dream it you can host it

Cons

Wordpress isnt newbie friendly, amd should be something you really dedicate yourself to, because you have to learn your way around the software/systems

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The most I like on WordPress is that there are available themes and plugins of any kind. It is easy to choose a deigns because there are available entire markets for templates. After choosing one importing and customizing it after my needs was very easy. Plugins needs to be mentioned here, from security plugins to SEO management all can be found in the plugins directory. Something else worth mentioning are the drag and drop builders that can help you create or adding contact to pages without any programming skills.

Cons

The costs of the website increase if you need advanced themes and plugins.

Pros

A straightforward and versatile content management system. It is easy to use and customize after your needs. I like that I can change the design by myself with the help of different drag and drop builder or custom themes. With the different plugins I can add whatever functionality I need to the website or increase SEO and page load speed. The functions that can be added are limtless and somehow easy.

Cons

Because is so popular the security must be strengthen and keep updated all the plugins and themes where sometimes can appear incompatibilities and errors between them.

Pros

I've been growing with this platform as a developer and entrepreneur. It has been an amazing journey so far because it has shifted from a "blog platform" to a "do whatever you want with it" platform. In my company we've already worked with SO many different project - and some really big. The flexibility of WordPress is amazing and if we know how to work with it, this can be very powerful! I'm obviously referring to the open-source solution, not the wordpress.com version.

Cons

The well known cons are related to the way WP saves information into database and how it works with it. That's basically the biggest problem with it. But that's also something that when we know what we are doing, we can actually play with our own tables or even our separate database, Everything is possible!

Pros

So many ready to use templates to create a website.

Cons

Sometimes, too many restrictions to customize the website using a template or too simple.

Pros

WordPress makes it a breeze to create and design websites.
Content publishing and blog posting are other crucial aspects.

Cons

I acquire everything I yearn for on a daily basis.

Pros

Wordpress is a free CMS that allows you to create many kind of websites.
It has a lot of templates and plugin (both free or "premium") and you can build your website in many ways. I usually prefer using Elementor plugin.
Setup is easy, you will need an already configured database to be linked to Wordpress.
Even newbies can start producing websites, the learning curve is about one week or less.
There is a lot of documentation on internet in case of need.

Cons

Too many advertisement and reminders in every section, I always have to close them because the fill the entire page. The mobile preview may not reflect what you will really see on your tablet/smartphone

Pros

When it comes to customizability Wordpress is top notch. I can easyly update information on the website without any programing knowledge.
When i think of Wordpress i think of many themes easy to install and customize, many plugins that helps with security, speed and SEO. The administration area of Wordpress is easy to use and intuitive, making updates on the website is easy and fast.

Cons

For best performance a good host (usually a little expensive) is needed.