Why are we using wordpress again?

[CPANathan]

I'm only using Wordpress as most clients I'd be sent to are using Wordpress :|

 

[daigovo]

because the wordpress is very popular. there has a ton of plugin and theme. We can do any website without coding.

 

[dripshelf]

Been here for quite some time now... I joined BHW when i didnt even know what hosting or domain means.

I learned a lot despite this forum not being so noob friendly. hehe

I seemed to go with the flow with what everyone seems to be doing here. hosting, domain, cpanel, wordpress...

Why do we revolve around using wordpress only again?

Wordpres is just so easy to operate and manage and always has good SEO . Or that has been my experience of using it at least

 

[code API]

I have a few custom coded ones that I hired someone to make
However, they are annoying & costly to maintain and update.
Also, despite the disadvantages Wordpress does present, it is still the most convenient & friendly out of all the known platforms currently.

Solid point!

 

[macdonjo3]

To be honest, wp sucks. I dunno how millions of people cope up with the stupid dev experience that wp gives you. :/

I swear WordPress is like the last pillar holding up PHP from losing more market share than it already has.

 

[Gogol]

I swear WordPress is like the last pillar holding up PHP from losing more market share than it already has.

I understand that for sure. The problem is, wp has a few issues if you are going to talk about performance and dev time/experience.

1) It's a coding hotchpotch. It does not have the structure that a mvc/hmvc framework would have. It's much easier for an experienced dev to work on an mvc framework than trying to use filters and hooks (or whatever those are called these days).

2) WP does not have CRUD generation, Controller Generation, Model generation etc which slows things down. You might think you are saving time with wp, but trust me; you are losing time.

3) Everything in wp is always "loaded" in memory. So, it's a resource hog.


I could go on and on... Been on both the sides (if you don't believe me.. send me a pm, I will send u my sof post on wp from as early as 2013). WP is really the worst in terms of dev experience. Those who don't believe my words, may be try the alternative first; then blame me lol.

 

[OccultKingdoms]

I understand that for sure. The problem is, wp has a few issues if you are going to talk about performance and dev time/experience.

1) It's a coding hotchpotch. It does not have the structure that a mvc/hmvc framework would have. It's much easier for an experienced dev to work on an mvc framework than trying to use filters and hooks (or whatever those are called these days).

2) WP does not have CRUD generation, Controller Generation, Model generation etc which slows things down. You might think you are saving time with wp, but trust me; you are losing time.

3) Everything in wp is always "loaded" in memory. So, it's a resource hog.


I could go on and on... Been on both the sides (if you don't believe me.. send me a pm, I will send u my sof post on wp from as early as 2013). WP is really the worst in terms of dev experience. Those who don't believe my words, may be try the alternative first; then blame me lol.

Laravel is much benign in terms of hassle and the payment is similar, but projects are much more advanced, yet they are more pleasant to develop.

 

[rapidseedbox]

Wordpress has a huge community. Without plugins it wouldn't be very popular, but thanks to the plugins, you can do whatever you want with little to no experience.

 

[OccultKingdoms]

Wordpress has a huge community. Without plugins it wouldn't be very popular, but thanks to the plugins, you can do whatever you want with little to no experience.

Not really. You have to pay about $100 for plugins to make something out of it. 99% of themes are junk.

 

[Dr. SEO]

WordPress is most popular for CMS and SEO

It is an Open Source

Easy Customizable and User friendly

Anyone can design without coding knowledge

And finally, it saves a lot of time

 

[rapidseedbox]

Not really. You have to pay about $100 for plugins to make something out of it. 99% of themes are junk.

Themes don't mean much. There is a lot of free themes that gives you a lot of freedom, and free plugins as well. It depends how you build, but if you know your way around the code and know how to use gutenberg properly, i guarantee you you can achieve a lot.

 

[yogib34r]

For something unusual I would build in Laravel or NodeJS with Express for the back and either React or Angular for the front (plenty of other options many likely better) but for the little affiliate sites or even the pretty large authority site I use WordPress. It gets the job done, its easy and no one but other devs think I'm crazy. Less training for the writers to upload stuff which is a bonus.

 

[scorpiojk]

Been here for quite some time now... I joined BHW when i didnt even know what hosting or domain means.

I learned a lot despite this forum not being so noob friendly. hehe

I seemed to go with the flow with what everyone seems to be doing here. hosting, domain, cpanel, wordpress...

Why do we revolve around using wordpress only again?

Working with WP is a pain in the ass, it's slow, ugly. But at the end of the day it's got an ecosystem that nothing else beats. I tried using some different products and they're absolute garbage. If there is anything better I'd really love to know.

 

[CyberHour]

Reason 1: WordPress = Noob friendly.
Reason 2: Themes and Plugins devs are marketing it well.
Reason 4: "Pro" Web developers are "coding" websites with 3 clicks..
Reason 5: Affiliates are cashing big around WordPress.

Image this.. We have Mr.Average Joe.. he want to create a website, he have heard from his grandma that in order to rank in Google he need to follow good SEO practices.

Mr.Average Joe Googles :

" How to make the next amazon like website in 15min" + "What are the best SEO practices for new website".

He click on the first result and lands on Mr.Kumar blog post tutorial...

In the article Mr.Kumar is promoting WordPress + the """"" MUST """"" have Yoast SEO ( of course affiliate link) + the "best wordpress theme" (themeforest affiliate link) + the shittiest "WordPress hosting" (but with the higher PPR ) .

The outcome?
Mr.Average Joe have spend $250.00 for a basic website.


Mr.Kumar cashed ~ 300$ from PPRs

 

[OccultKingdoms]

Reason 1: WordPress = Noob friendly.
Reason 2: Themes and Plugins devs are marketing it well.
Reason 4: "Pro" Web developers are "coding" websites with 3 clicks..
Reason 5: Affiliates are cashing big around WordPress.

Image this.. We have Mr.Average Joe.. he want to create a website, he have heard from his grandma that in order to rank in Google he need to follow good SEO practices.

Mr.Average Joe Googles :

" How to make the next amazon like website in 15min" + "What are the best SEO practices for new website".

He click on the first result and lands on Mr.Kumar blog post tutorial...

In the article Mr.Kumar is promoting WordPress + the """"" MUST """"" have Yoast SEO ( of course affiliate link) + the "best wordpress theme" (themeforest affiliate link) + the shittiest "WordPress hosting" (but with the higher PPR ) .

The outcome?
Mr.Average Joe have spend $250.00 for a basic website.


Mr.Kumar cashed ~ 300$ from PPRs

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[CyberHour]

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#StayPositive

 

[VortexAlpha]

I guess because it's easy to add new articles or do some modifications, it's especially suitable for bloggers. But the platform itself is far from ideal, it can be pretty slow, limited, plugins are the best ones, it's based on a pretty old technique... I hope it will be replaced in the coming years with some more modern solution.

 

[M4dDy11]

Been here for quite some time now... I joined BHW when i didnt even know what hosting or domain means.

I learned a lot despite this forum not being so noob friendly. hehe

I seemed to go with the flow with what everyone seems to be doing here. hosting, domain, cpanel, wordpress...

Why do we revolve around using wordpress only again?

Wp is simple and quite easy to use. It is user friendly and beginners can also work on it with lesser difficulty.

 

[starcity83]

I switched to WordPress when I downloaded every phone number in USA on my website back in 2005. I have been using it since then.