WordPress
WordPress is the most widely used CMS on the web. When it's the right choice, how I set it up to stay fast and secure, and what to watch out for.
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WordPress runs a large share of all websites. It combines content editing, design and website in one system and has a huge ecosystem of themes and plugins. Many people already know how to use it.
Strengths: what it’s good at
- Familiar editing: the block editor is known to many editors and agencies.
- Ecosystem: plugins for almost every feature, from forms to shops and memberships.
- Hosting choice: runs on almost any PHP host, with no lock-in to one provider.
- Content ownership: open source, with your data in your own database.
Care: what it needs
WordPress runs on a server with a database and needs regular updates of core, themes and plugins. Plugins are its most common weak point, so I keep the list short, prefer well-maintained ones and build small features as custom code instead.
Use: when I choose it
For content-heavy sites with several editors, for teams that already work with WordPress, and for projects that need plugins such as memberships or multilingual setups. I build custom block themes instead of page builders, so the site stays fast and the design consistent.
